Mirror Mirror on the wall who's the fairest of them all. Captain Freddie's hosts their second annual Ugliest Women Contest. 8 brave men pulled up their panty hose and powdered they're faces to see just More>>
A encroaching water of Devils Lake forced officials to start building a new school for Minnewaukan.But it's not Devils Lake water that has shut down that school this week - it's a water main break.Minnewaukan More>>
Nutrition students at Magic City Campus have opened a restaurant in the school for part of the spring semester. It's part of the Food and Nutrition Careers class where the students get hands on experience More>>
Governor Jack Dalrymple asked the head of the US Fish and Wildlife Service to begin an engineering study on raising the Lake Darling Dam.The dam is located upstream of Minot on the Mouse River.Dalrymple More>>
With less than a week left in it's fundraising calendar, the Souris Valley United Way is nearing an impressive number.The fundraising season wraps up on Tuesday -- and entering the weekend, only 22 thousand More>>
Producers filed in once again today to the State Fair Center for the final day of the annual Ag Expo...And after a rough 2011 for many...the itch to get back into the fields and erase that tough year from More>>
A former Hebron teacher faces multiple charges including sexual assault for an incident that happened last October in Hebron. 25-year-old Jennifer Schultz is charged with two counts of sexual assault, More>>
Getting a flat tire might not be as easy to fix in the future. Spare tires are no longer standard features in new vehicles. If you haven't checked the trunk of your new vehicle you may be surprised to More>>
Fargo man charged for driving recklessly on University Drive. More>>
Bismarck's downtown keeps growing with new retail shops and restaurants.Fargo-based JL Beers is set to open in downtown Bismarck by the end of May. JL Beers is known for its burgers and beer. The restaurant, More>>
Finding seed to plant a crop this year could be tricky.Especially if you want that crop to have some ears this fall.Ag Reporter Sarah Gustin has more on the corn seed shortage in the western part of the More>>
The cost of building flood protection in the Lincoln School area of Minot will be between 110 and 130 million dollars.That's the estimate of engineers designing a flood protection system to run through More>>
Western North Dakota isn't the only area growing by leaps and bounds. Bismarck Mandan is experiencing a growth spurt of its own. And the spurt is not expected to slow anytime soon.Forty two degrees in More>>
Minot's City Council is expected to vote next week on a key portion of a flood protection plan. More>>
The thousands of North Dakotans who suffered property damage from flooding in 2011 have lots of work to do.Many are repairing and rebuilding.But at the same time there's paper-work that should be done More>>
Sand stored in the heart of Minot is no threat to the public.That's what investigators from the State Health Department said today after sampling frac sand piles in bags near the 3rd Street Bridge today.The More>>
Ramstad Middle School Principal Jim Tschetter says he just about fell out of his chair when he heard the news. This week, Target announced that $100,000 will begranted to the Minot middle school that More>>
The chance of spring flooding along the Mouse River in 2012 is close to average.That's the latest assessment from the National Weather Service.Hydrologist Alan Schlag says despite the near zero snow cover More>>
BNSF Railway has completed construction of a new car shop and two new inspection tracks at Gavin Yard in Minot.General Manager Tom Albanese says the 32.5 million dollar investment demonstrates Burlington More>>
The North Dakota Department of Agriculture took time to recognize the Souris Valley Animal Shelter today for their efforts during the 2011 Mouse River flood.When the original plan to set up an emergency More>>
Expect to see some big changes here -- in the Sears court of Dakota Square Mall. Deb is closing at the end of the month -- and the two stores next door -- Nails 1st and MasterCuts will be relocating. More>>
A jury has done what no other Burleigh County jury has done in decades Twelve men and women today acquitted John Unruh of murder. Jurors found Unruh not guilty in the death of Randall Albaugh. More>>
U.S Senate Republican Candidate Duane Sand says Washington needs strong leadership that's willing to work together. Sand says one of the main issues he plans to address in Washington is Social Security. More>>
Five Chinese students have been told to leave Dickinson State University because of poor English skills.DSU President D.C. Coston sent an email to students and staff saying the blame doesn't fall on the More>>
The State Industrial Commission has OK'd an oil field waste processing facility near White Earth.The plant will separate usable crude oil from various sources such as drilling mud and sludge from oil tanks.Some More>>
Williston's superintendent is asking state legislators for help in dealing with a crush of new students.Viola LaFontaine says Williston's school population is up 480 in two years - and could grow by another More>>
Agriculture is the number one industry in the state. And YAHOO thinks it's number one as well, when it comes to useless college degrees.A recent article published on YAHOO lists useless college majors.Ag More>>
Deputy Bryan Sleeper is honored with the Sheriff's Cross Award for paying the ultimate sacrifice during duty. More>>
67.5 million dollars in community development block grant funds have now been earmarked for Minot.But where will that money be spent?City officials say Minot needs a significant amount of money to handle More>>
Loans are now available for mobile home through a flood rebuilding loan program.The legislature set aside 50-million-dollars for the program and a Bank of North Dakota representative says 5-million of More>>
A man who originally called for help with a medical condition threatened police as they arrived at his south Minot home, causing a standoff early this morning.As police and ambulance crews were heading More>>
You better get out your check book if you're planning to farm this year.Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring and Tax Commissioner Corey Fong are meeting with state agriculture organizations and commodity groups More>>
North Dakota may need to do more to encourage the construction of more gas pipelines in oil country.North Dakota Pipeline Authority Director Justin Kringstad says his agency is ordering a study of natural More>>
They are little.They are fragileThey are down right adorable.In 20 plus years of raising sheep Lyle Warner has lambed through some of the coldest winters ---like when the thermometer hit 44 below in 2009 More>>
The Minot Community Character Counts Coalition is handing out awards to 16 students from the area tonight.The group honors students who demonstrate good character with the special awards.The local Character More>>
The Unistop in north Bismarck is evacuated after someone left a suitcase near it. More>>
Roosevelt County officials say they've identified the male body found in a ditch along U.S. Highway 2 in northeastern Montana as that of a 49-year-old Brian Doyle. The Billings Gazette reports Doyle More>>
Are you sick of paying hundreds of dollars to fly out of the Bismarck airport? That could soon change if the Bismarck Mandan Chamber of Commerce is able to get a new airline to Bismarck. The Bismarck More>>
The John Unruh murder trial is now in the hands of the jury. More>>
Farming is spendy.Especially when the value of that piece of ground you've been raising a crop on is rising.
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Bismarck city commissioners are hoping a new ordinance will alleviate some parking problems downtown. Commissioners voted in favor of the ordinance, which will prohibit drivers from re-parking in the More>>
This summer's floods prompted thousands of North Dakotans to buy flood insurance policies. Many more are learning about the national flood insurance program at Horizon Middle School. Dave Kyner with More>>
After flood water receded in the region, more than one hundred homes were left destroyed.The city ordered that those homes be demolished.And this week, work to tear down those houses got into high gear.Magnum More>>
Piles of sand used in oil exploration in western North Dakota will be tested for radioactivity this week.The sand, known as "frac sand", is in bags near 3rd Street Bridge in Minot.The North Dakota Department More>>
An extradition hearing has been set for next month for two men accused of kidnapping a Sidney, Montana woman.47-year-old Lester Vann Waters, Junior and 22-year-old Michael Keith Spell of Parachute, Colorado More>>
B-52 bombers and other aircraft flying into and out of Minot Air Force base will have a new runway in the next few years.The local base is beginning a 70-million dollar runway replacement project this More>>
16 area students will receive Character Counts awards at an annual banquet tomorrow night in Minot. The Minot Community Character Counts Coalition selected six of the 16 for us to feature this More>>
A man on trial for murdering his friend takes the stand in his own defense. John Unruh testified this afternoon. He's accused of stabbing Randall Albaugh causing him to die. Donnell Preskey has more More>>
The ribbons represent the 28 people lost to suicide in 2010, between the ages of 10 and 24. More>>
North Dakota's Insurance Department has a full-time investigator on staff, and Commissioner Adam Hamm says they are aggressive in putting a stop to bad business. More>>
Some of the best photos taken this year are now hanging on the walls of the Capitol.Today the First Lady announced the 10 winners of the 2011 Governor's Photography Contest.More than 650 photos were submitted.It More>>
The city of Williston added two thousand housing units last year and Dickinson's housing inventory grew by 25-hundred.That's what a state official said at a meeting devoted to addressing the impacts of More>>
The Industrial Commission has approved new rules to reduce the number of open pits used to dump oil drilling wastes. The rules say oil companies can put dry waste materials in a pit. Liquid waste must More>>
The 2011 Mouse River Flood is a not-so-distant memory and the spring of 2012 is nearing.The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, are teaming More>>
The cost estimates for new flood control in the Mouse River Valley aren't due out for about another month.Before that is presented to the Minot City Council first city officials want the aldermen to have More>>
"Five"-- it's a kind of a magic number for any county-- new to oil.Once five rigs move in, the county is eligible for more than a million dollars from the state to go toward infrastructure.Amber Schatz More>>
The dangers of concussions have become clearer in recent years...Thanks in large part to the National Football League's focus on the brain injury -- all levels of athletics are taking much better care More>>
While some schools around the country have chosen to ban the game of dodgeball from gym, one Bismarck student has picked it first for a national topic to debate. More>>
Parking has been a problem in downtown Bismarck for years and as the city gets bigger, it seems as though the parking problems do too. Currently, drivers must move their cars 1,200 feet after their time More>>
Texas Governor Rick Perry shows he isn't too "sour" over losing a football bet with Governor Jack Dalrymple, but his gift is a little! More>>
A 22-year-old Bismarck man is arrested for incidents in Garrison and Bismarck. More>>
Some of the smallest lives in the livestock industry are being born right now. Ag Reporter Sarah Gustin takes you near Baldwin to explain how warm winter weather is adding more profit and enjoyment to More>>
One woman in Bismarck busted her ice scraper while trying to clean off her windshield. More>>
Months after the flood, the Souris Valley Animal Shelter is back to business as usual. National volunteer organizations that helped during the flood warned Director Susan Wagers that after a disaster, More>>
Denise Weeks says Sherry Arnold was the most supportive teammate you could ever have. More>>
A possible game-changer in the push for the Keystone Pipeline...A new development in Congress may allow the Keystone XL Pipeline project to move forward despite President Obama's decision earlier this More>>
Releases from Garrison Dam increased to 11,000 cfs today. The Army Corps of Engineers says it plans to continue increasing releases by 1000 cfs every couple of days until releases reach 27,000 cfs. Jody More>>
Across the ice another group hit the ice skating.....For the first Missouri River Pond Hockey Classic. 8 teams took to the rink for 3 on 3.The teams play for 50 minutes...getting to take a quick break More>>
The sport of curling is typically all about finesse and skill...unless you're out of the rink, and on the river. At the Capital Curling Club's annual Winter Bonspiel, the opposing team isn't your only More>>
Ward County is putting in a request for 14.6 million dollars of state funds for buyouts of flooded property. Commissioners this morning received information on the request from Ryan Ackerman of Ackerman-Estvold More>>
A plan to rebuild the flood-wrecked Ramstad Middle School on Minot's north hill is not winning support from FEMA. More>>
Significant water releases have begun from Rafferty and Alameda Reservoirs in Saskatchewan.
The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority announced it began releases yesterday, in an effort to make space in the reservoir for potentially-high spring snow melt and runoff. More>>
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Mirror Mirror on the wall who's the fairest of them all. Captain Freddie's hosts their second annual Ugliest Women Contest. 8 brave men pulled up their panty hose and powdered they're faces to see just More>>
A encroaching water of Devils Lake forced officials to start building a new school for Minnewaukan.But it's not Devils Lake water that has shut down that school this week - it's a water main break.Minnewaukan More>>
Nutrition students at Magic City Campus have opened a restaurant in the school for part of the spring semester. It's part of the Food and Nutrition Careers class where the students get hands on experience More>>
Governor Jack Dalrymple asked the head of the US Fish and Wildlife Service to begin an engineering study on raising the Lake Darling Dam.The dam is located upstream of Minot on the Mouse River.Dalrymple More>>
With less than a week left in it's fundraising calendar, the Souris Valley United Way is nearing an impressive number.The fundraising season wraps up on Tuesday -- and entering the weekend, only 22 thousand More>>
Producers filed in once again today to the State Fair Center for the final day of the annual Ag Expo...And after a rough 2011 for many...the itch to get back into the fields and erase that tough year from More>>
A former Hebron teacher faces multiple charges including sexual assault for an incident that happened last October in Hebron. 25-year-old Jennifer Schultz is charged with two counts of sexual assault, More>>
Getting a flat tire might not be as easy to fix in the future. Spare tires are no longer standard features in new vehicles. If you haven't checked the trunk of your new vehicle you may be surprised to More>>
Fargo man charged for driving recklessly on University Drive. More>>
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