Cleanup Underway At Bentonite Spill Near Watford City
(Watford City, ND) — An environmental cleanup is underway near Watford City after 238 barrels of bentonite spilled from a pipeline. Bentonite is a clay material used in construction as a lubricant for drilling. On Wednesday, the
North Dakota Named As Co-Defendant In Dakota Access Pipeline Suit
(Washington, DC) — A federal judge is approving North Dakota’s request to intervene in the Dakota Access Pipeline lawsuit. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe filed a suit in October accusing the Army Corps of allowing the pipeline
Bison Take On Mercer Saturday in FCS Playoffs
(Fargo, ND) — North Dakota State is gearing up for its FCS quarterfinal game tomorrow afternoon at the Fargodome. The second-seeded Bison will host the seventh-seeded Mercer Bears who are the Southern Conference champions. The Bison have
At Least a Dozen Cars Involved in Grand Forks Chain-Reaction Crashes
(Grand Forks, ND) — Grand Forks police say as many as a dozen vehicles were involved in chain-reaction crashes on the Columbia Road overpass yesterday morning. A police spokesman is framing it as three separate crashes that
4 ND High School Students Nominated for Service Academies
(Undated) — Outgoing Congressman Kelly Armstrong is nominating four North Dakota high school seniors for the U.S. Service Academies. Fargo’s Colten Rau was nominated for the U.S. Naval Academy, while Ange Asongkeng from Bismark and Cooper Fjeld
ND Pipeline Find $450K
(Undated) — The EPA is hitting a North Dakota pipeline company with a 450-thousand-dollar fine for air pollution violations. The agency announced yesterday it had reached a consent settlement with Arrow Pipeline based in Keene, North Dakota.
ND Industrial Commission Approves CO2 Storage
(Bismarck, ND) — The state’s industrial commission is clearing the way for carbon dioxide gas to be stored underground. The plan calls for Summit Carbon Solutions to build a pipeline that will collect emissions from nearly 60
Board of Regents Reacts To Noem Budget Cut
(Pierre, SD) — The South Dakota Board of Regents is speaking out about Governor Noem’s substantial funding cut. Noem’s recommended budget for the upcoming legislative session shared last week includes a ten-million-dollar budget cut to the Board
SD Rep. Dusty Johnson Leading Main Street Caucus Again
(Washington, D.C.) — South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson is adding to the state’s influence on Capitol Hill in 2025. Johnson was recently re-elected as the leader of the Main Street Caucus. It’s a group formed by house
Three Arrests In Aberdeen Shooting
(Aberdeen, SD) — One man is now facing attempted murder charges, and two others have been arrested after a shooting near an Aberdeen elementary school this week. It happened Tuesday on the eastern side of the city