North Dakota Utility Regulators Considering Battery Storage Sites
(Undated) — North Dakota utility regulators are considering building battery storage sites. These storage sites would be the first of its kind for the state and would be used as backstops for renewable energy sources. They hold
Co-Worker Chased Around Tavern In Grand Forks By Man With Knife
(Grand Forks, ND) — A Grand Forks man is facing several charges after chasing a co-worker around Denny’s Tavern with a knife. It happened just after midnight on Sunday. The victim told officers that he defended himself
Game And Fish To Monitor Bird Flu During Fall Migration
(Bismarck, ND) — North Dakota Game and Fish is monitoring sick and dead birds for avian influenza after a rise in reports from the public. The department’s wildlife veterinarian, Doctor Logan Weyand, confirmed that a highly pathogenic
Warwick Man Sentenced For Sex Crimes On Spirit Lake
(Spirit Lake, ND) — A 26-year-old Warwick man is being sentenced to prison for sex crimes on the Spirit Lake Reservation. The U.S. Attorney’s Office District of North Dakota said Jordain Smith was sentenced to 20 years
Congresswoman Fedorchak Voted To Release Epstein Files
(Bismarck, ND) — North Dakota U.S. Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak is in favor of releasing the Epstein files. She was among the 427 House members who voted yesterday in favor of the bill to force the DOJ to
DoorDash Customer Data Accessed In Security Breach
(Untitled) — South Dakota DoorDash customers may be among those who recently had some of their personal information exposed in a security breach. The food delivery app reports that one of their employees recently fell victim to
Former Sioux Falls Massage Therapist On Trial
(Sioux Falls, SD) — In Sioux Falls, the trial of a former massage therapist accused of abusing client is now underway. Defendant Kurt Smit is accused of is accused of inappropriately touching clients during massages. The jury
Convicted SD Nursing Home Owner Pardoned By Trump
(Sioux Falls, SD) — President Trump is pardoning the convicted former owner of a South Dakota nursing home company. Joseph Schwartz owned a company that acquired Golden Living Centers in January of 2017 and later pleaded guilty
Thune Rejects Johnson’s Call For Changes To Epstein Bill
(Washington DC) — In Washington, the House and Senate on Tuesday gave their approval to a bill calling on the Justice Department to release files related to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Senate’s approval of
Violent Crime Down in Pennington County
(Rapid City, SD) — Violent crime is down Pennington County. The sheriff’s office has released third-quarter numbers that show there were five fewer violent crimes from the same period last year. For the year, violent crime is