Jul 20 2009 11:12AM

Authorities are investigating the apparent accidental shooting of a Texas boy at a home in Sheyenne. Eddy County Sheriff Darrell Hager says two 13-year-old boys were home alone Friday when one found a loaded handgun in a closet. The sheriff says

Jul 20 2009 9:27AM

A former Ransom County sheriff accused of mishandling property and failing to perform his duties is to permanently surrender his North Dakota peace officer's license. In exchange, James Klinicke (KLIN'-skee) will not be prosecuted on the misdeme

Apr 16 2009 11:12AM

Another [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] community is battling the [[kxtopic:sheyenne-river:t[Sheyenne River]:t]]. [[kxtopic:ransom-county-nd:t[Ransom County]:t]] spokesman Bruce Dougherty says crews have been dumping clay to plug a lea

Apr 16 2009 11:12AM

Another [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] community is battling the [[kxtopic:sheyenne-river:t[Sheyenne River]:t]]. [[kxtopic:ransom-county-nd:t[Ransom County]:t]] spokesman Bruce Dougherty says crews have been dumping clay to plug a lea

Mar 27 2009 10:27AM

Fact Sheet - Flooding Operations 2009 As of 7 a.m. March 27, 2009; Updated information in red In response to the flooding threats posed all around North Dakota, the North Dakota National Guard has instituted 24-hour flood operations at the

Mar 27 2009 10:24AM

ND Department of Emergency Services - Updated at 7:25am, March 27th, 2009

Jan 21 2009 5:03PM

Former Ransom County sheriff Jim Klinicke (KLIN'-skee) has been charged with a pair of misdemeanors. LaMoure County State's Attorney Kim Rademacher (ROD'-ah-mock-er) says Klinicke is charged with misapplication of entrusted property and refusing

Dec 15 2008 10:17AM

Ransom County authorities say the death of a hunter who was shot on the opening day of deer season has been ruled an accident. Authorities said 53-year-old Wesley Alinder (AY'-lind-er) of Lisbon was shot northwest of the city about 90 minutes af

Nov 10 2008 11:03PM

The man who was killed just 90 minutes into the opening of deer gun season has been identified. Ransom county officials say 53-year-old Wesley Alinder of Lisbon was killed while hunting on Friday afternoon. That makes the second hunting fatality in the

Nov 10 2008 7:02PM

The man who was killed just 90 minutes into deer season has been identified. Ransom county officials say 53-year-old Wesley Alinder of Lisbon was killed while hunting on Friday afternoon. That makes the second hunting fatality in the state this year.

Nov 10 2008 9:00AM

Ransom County authorities have released the name of a man killed in a hunting accident near Lisbon. Authorities say 53-year-old Wesley Alinder (AY'-lind-er) of Lisbon was shot northwest of the city about 90 minutes after the deer season started

Nov 8 2008 1:20PM

Authorities say a man was killed in a hunting accident near Lisbon today. Ransom County Sheriff Jim Klinicke says the man was shot at about 1:30 p.m., just 90 minutes after the deer gun season opened. The man's name has not been released. Klinicke says

Nov 7 2008 6:05PM

Authorities say a man was killed in a hunting accident near Lisbon. Ransom County Sheriff Jim Klinicke says it happened at about 1:30 p.m. on Friday, just 90 minutes after the deer season opened. The man's name has not been released.

Oct 22 2008 4:35PM

A Lisbon man arrested after a collision with an on-duty Ransom County deputy sheriff has been formally charged with reckless endangerment and drunken driving resulting in injury. Authorities say 35-year-old Shane Reinhart's pickup truck sideswip

Oct 20 2008 11:20AM

A Ransom County deputy has undergone surgery at a Fargo hospital to repair serious injuries to his arm after his squad car was sideswiped. Authorities say Deputy Tracy Jund was injured Friday night in the crash south of Lisbon, on state Highway

Oct 18 2008 12:57PM

Authorities say a pickup crossed the center line of a state road and sideswiped a Ransom County deputy's squad car, seriously injuring the deputy. The Highway Patrol says Deputy Tracy Jund of Lisbon was flown to a Fargo hospital after the Friday

Oct 16 2008 10:45AM

A Ransom County deputy says a construction accident at a grain elevator in Sheldon has injured four workers, two of them seriously. Deputy Chris Sandvig says the four were putting up a pole-type building at the Plains Grain and Agronomy elevator

May 28 2008 2:43PM

The Highway Patrol says a state trooper suffered minor injuries at the end of a chase involving a drunken driving suspect in Ransom County. Patrol Sgt. Troy Hischer says the trooper was hurt and his squad car was totaled when the driver of the c

Feb 7 2008 5:44PM

Opponents of a proposed oil pipeline say it should be rerouted away from a lake and a forested river valley. The Keystone pipeline would bring oil from Alberta to Illinois and Oklahoma. The proposed line's route runs through eastern North Dakota

Nov 15 2007 7:43AM

The Ransom County sheriff's office reports that a hunter found a small meth lab this week. Officials say the lab was removed from the Mirror Pool recreation area in the eastern part of the county. No arrests have been made, and the case remains

Nov 15 2007 7:42AM

The Ransom County sheriff's office reports that a hunter found a small meth lab this week. Officials say the lab was removed from the Mirror Pool recreation area in the eastern part of the county. No arrests have been made, and the case remains

Nov 10 2007 9:34AM

The Highway Patrol has identified an Englevale woman who died when the pickup truck she was driving struck two empty anhydrous ammonia tanks being towed by another pickup in Ransom County. Nineteen-year-old Jessica Schwab died about 8:30 a.m. Fr

Nov 9 2007 2:35PM

The Highway Patrol says a teenager is dead after the pickup she was driving struck two empty anhydrous ammonia tanks being towed by another pickup in Ransom County this morning. The name of the 19-year-old victim has not yet been released.

Aug 13 2007 12:00AM

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven today requested President Bush to issue a federal presidential disaster declaration for Cass and Steele Counties seeking recovery assistance for accumulated damages to public infrastructure from severe summer st

Aug 13 2007 12:00AM

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven today requested President Bush to issue a federal presidential disaster declaration for Cass and Steele Counties seeking recovery assistance for accumulated damages to public infrastructure from severe summer st

Jul 26 2007 12:00AM

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven today issued a disaster declaration and requested a preliminary damage assessment from FEMA for impacts resulting from significant wind, hail and tornado damage from severe summer storms that occurred on Sunda

Jul 26 2007 12:00AM

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven today issued a disaster declaration and requested a preliminary damage assessment from FEMA for impacts resulting from significant wind, hail and tornado damage from severe summer storms that occurred on Sunday,

Jul 16 2007 10:42AM

The Highway Patrol says a man has died after losing control of his all-terrain vehicle in Ransom County over the weekend. The patrol says 33-year-old Daniel Anderson of Lisbon was thrown from the vehicle about a half-mile north of Sheldon. It ha

Jul 16 2007 6:54AM

Steele County communities are cleaning up this morning after storms knocked out power and damaged hundreds of trees last night. Deputy Don Huso says no injuries were reported. But he says windows were broken and garage doors were blown in. He sa

May 23 2007 8:33AM

Two southeastern North Dakota counties have issued disaster declarations. Ransom and Dickey county officials say heavy rains two weeks ago caused about 125-thousand dollars in the counties. Ransom County emergency manager Teresa Johnson say

May 9 2007 11:24AM

Flood damage is being tallied in Ransom County, and officials say they're busy repairing roads. Emergency manager Theresa Johnson says three townships each had more than 30 roads damaged from heavy rain over the past week. Johnson says most of

May 7 2007 11:18AM

Sump pumps are humming in southeastern North Dakota, after heavy rain doused several counties. Sargent County emergency manager Sandy Hanson says a number of county roads were washed out. She says areas around Cogswell and Brampton got nearly se

May 6 2007 11:16PM

Spring has certainly arrived! Parts of southeastern North Dakota are under a flood warning tongiht. And much of the central part of the state was under a tornado watch this afternoon. In fact, funnel clouds could be spotted all through the viewin

May 6 2007 10:36AM

Parts of southeastern North Dakota are under a flood warning today. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for Ransom, Richland and Sargent counties until noon tomorrow. The weather service says the heaviest rainfall of 4 to 6

Apr 13 2007 3:24PM

Senator Byron Dorgan says he's confident the new North Dakota veterans home project will have federal money late this year. Dorgan says he met today with the director of the Veterans Administration's state home construction grant program in Was

Apr 11 2007 1:54PM

A proposed new veterans home in southeastern North Dakota is close to final legislative approval. North Dakota's House voted 89 to one today to approve the new home in Lisbon in Ransom County. Supporters of the project say it will cost about 18

Jun 26 2006 12:00AM

Associated Press LISBON, N.D. - Authorities have recovered the body of a man reported missing after swimming at a nearby recreation area. Gary Homola, 27, of Lisbon, was last seen swimming near the boat dock at Dead Colt Creek Recreation Ar

Jun 23 2006 12:00AM

Associated Press LISBON, N.D. - A teenager who drove a pickup that collided with another pickup, killing a 13-year-old boy, has pleaded guilty to two charges of driving without liability insurance, a prosecutor said. Dillon Kron, 16, of End

Jun 23 2006 12:00AM

UNDATED (AP) _ An Enderlin teenager involved in a crash that killed another boy last month has pleaded guilty to two charges of driving without liability insurance. Sixteen-year old Dillon Kron appeared in Southea

May 24 2006 12:00AM

Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. - Four western North Dakota counties have more money for schools and roads, thanks to Forest Service checks covering mineral and grazing leases and oil royalty income on the Little Missouri National Grasslands.

May 20 2006 12:00AM

Associated Press ENDERLIN, N.D. - A teenager involved in a crash that killed a 13-year-old boy has been charged with failing to maintain liability insurance. Dillon Kron, 16, of Enderlin, failed to yield at an intersection near Sheldon on M

Dec 1 2005 12:00AM

Another North Dakota National Guard unit is preparing to join the war on terror. Battery 'A,' of the First Battalion of the 188th Air Defense Artillery Security Force, is heading to Afghanistan. The unit is based in Bismarck and Gran

Aug 18 2005 12:00AM

North Dakota ranchers are struggling to deal with what officials call the worst outbreak of livestock anthrax in state history. Enderlin veterinarian Andrew Peterson says some ranchers have been devastated not only by the financial l

Aug 8 2005 12:00AM

David Johnson has been confined indefinitely at the hospital to undergo counseling. Highway Patrol Captain Mark Bethke says someone cut through a security screen in a bathroom, on the first floor of the sex offenders treatment ward

Jul 3 2003 12:00AM

The P-S-C says Edward and Kathleen Walton of Engelvale had no license or bond. Commissioner Tony Clark says the bond is required to protect farmers. The P-S-C will give the Waltons a chance to have a hearing. P-S-C Executiv

Jul 6 2003 12:00AM

(AP) The state Public Service Commission has ordered a couple to stop buying beans from farmers and trying to sell them without a license. The P-S-C says Edward and Kathleen Walton of Engelvale had no license or bond. Ed Walton

Jan 29 2003 12:00AM

The reward for information in the shooting and killing of horses on Ransom County ranch is up to $7,000. Two weeks ago, someone shot 5 horses belonging to Darla and Jim Smith. Three of the horses died, one was critically inju

Jan 24 2003 12:00AM

A reward fund has been doubled for information leading to those responsible for shooting horses in Ransom County. The North Dakota Stockmen's Association says a Bismarck-area woman has donated an extra one-thousand dollars to the fun

Nov 7 2005 12:00AM

November 7, 2005 For more information contact Sara Otte Coleman, Director, Tourism Division North Dakota Department of Commerce 701-328-2525 Tourism promotion grant winners announced The North Dakota Department of Commerce Tourism Division recently named

Nov 28 2005 12:00AM

November 28, 2005 For more information contact Sara Otte Coleman, Director, Tourism Division North Dakota Department of Commerce 701-328-2525 Holiday events are taking place all across the state throughout December North Dakota's Original Old-Fashioned Co