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Valley City Declares A Winter Storm Disaster

Valley City – On December 27, 2023, Mike Bishop, Vice President of the Board of City Commissioners, acting on behalf of Mayor Dave Carlsrud, declared a winter storm disaster for the City of Valley City as a result of the ice storm that moved through the area on December 25 […]

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North Dakota National Guard Airman Killed in Shooting

MINOT, ND – A U.S. Airman assigned to 119th Wing, North Dakota National Guard, was killed during a shooting incident Dec. 24 at approximately 8 p.m. in his home. Master Sgt. Nicholas Van Pelt, of the 219th Security Forces Squadron, died during a shooting at his apartment in southwest Minot. […]

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North Dakota Weekly Gas Price Update of Dec 25

Average gasoline prices in North Dakota have fallen 2.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.82/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 493 stations in North Dakota. Prices in North Dakota are 24.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 11.5 cents per gallon lower […]

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Kidder County Rollover Injury Crash

On Christmas Eve at 10am, Donald Bitzan was traveling westbound on I-94 when he lost control of hisvehicle on icy/slush covered roads. Bitzan crossed the median and entered the eastbound lanes. Vehicle rolled multiple times in the eastbound lanes. The vehicle came to rest on its roof blocking the right […]

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Walsh County A Semi Crash One Fatality

On December 23 at 8pm, the driver, Mario Diaz; 61 yo male; Hoople, ND, of a 2019 Peterbilt pulling a coal trailer was eastbound on Walsh County Road 19 coming from Ardoch heading to Drayton with a load of coal. The driver did not negotiate the curve south, went off […]

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Semi Crash Involves NDHP SUV Near Cleveland

(NDHP) – >Early Sunday December 24 , a ND Highway Patrol vehicle was struck by a semi near Cleveland. A trooper was investigating a crash in the median of I-94 involving two commercial motor vehicles, when a third jack-knifed and struck the patrol vehicle. No one was injured in the […]

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North Dakota’s Unemployment Rate 1.4% for November

BISMARCK, N.D. – Job Service North Dakota reported that labor statistics released today showNorth Dakota’s November not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 1.4 percent. Theunemployment rate remained the same between October and November. November 2022’s ratewas 0.3 of a percentage point higher than the current rate. Between October 2023 and […]

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New Record Population Estimate Of 783,926 For ND

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum today announced a record high population estimate for North Dakota this year, with the U.S. Census Bureau showing the state’s population reached a new all-time high of 783,926 residents as of July 1, 2023. The estimate released this week represents an increase of 4,665 […]

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Gas Prices to Rise Slightly Before Christmas

DALLAS – As millions of Americans hit the road for the Christmas holiday, many will reap the gift of lower gas prices, with nearly 100,000 stations offering gasoline at $2.99 or less. The national average price of gas is projected to be $3.09 on Christmas Day according to GasBuddy, the […]