NDHP – On April 5, 2025, at 5:10pm a 2020 Chevrolet Equinox driven by 33 year old Elizabeth Danault of Hillsboro, ND was northbound on I29 near mile marker 83 when it rear-ended a 2017 Nissan Rogue driven by 76 year old Wilma Smith from Grand Forks, ND. Both vehicles […]
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Armstrong Attends ‘Historic’ Meeting at Standing Rock
FORT YATES, N.D. (APRIL 7, 2025) – Gov. Kelly Armstrong today attended a joint meeting with Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairwoman Janet Alkire, South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden and members of the Tribal Council at tribal headquarters in Fort Yates. In what Alkire called a “very historic” moment, it marked […]
Judge Dismisses Standing Rock Lawsuit
Washington, DC (KXNET) — A U.S. District judge Friday dismissed a lawsuit by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline while an environmental review is in progress. North Dakota had filed a motion to dismiss the suit. In his ruling, Judge James Boasberg wrote, “Although […]
Armstrong Announce Support for Phone-Free Schools
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong, First Lady Kjersti Armstrong and Lt. Gov. Michelle Strinden today joined state legislators, education and student representatives, and others in announcing support for new legislation designed to improve learning and well-being by requiring public schools to adopt policies that require students’ cell phones to be […]
Fatal Crash Near Northwood, ND March 26
On March 26, 2025 at approximately 9:30am, a Chevrolet Silverado driven by a 16 year old male was eastbound on 4th Avenue NE and a Buick Riviera driven by a 66 year old male of Hatton ND was northbound on Highway 18. As the Chevrolet entered the intersection to cross […]
Greenpeace Liable for Damages in DAPL Protests
KFYR – UPDATE (3/19/2025 at 6:40 p.m.): Jurors reached a unanimous decision in the Energy Transfer and Greenpeace civil lawsuit over the 2016 Dakota Access Pipeline protests. After two and a half days of deliberation, jurors unanimously found Greenpeace and its counterparts liable for damages against Energy Transfer in a historic […]
Cass County Serious Injury Crash
On March 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM CT, an Acura was westbound in the left lane of I94 at mile marker 334 and entered the median where it over-corrected. It then re-entered the roadway and rolled across both westbound lanes before entering the north ditch and coming to final rest. […]
Armstrong Inspects Applied Digital Expansion
ELLENDALE, N.D. (MARCH 19, 2025) – Gov. Kelly Armstrong today joined state and local officials in inspecting the new Applied Digital data center expansion and a related housing project, both under construction in Ellendale. While there, Armstrong also signed legislation streamlining siting of on-site backup power generation at data centers […]
Mountrail County Fatal Crash – March 16
A 2019 Volvo semi hauling a tanker trailer was traveling southbound on 73rd Ave NW north of Palermo when it failed to negotiate a curve in the road near 66th St NW. The semi entered the ditch and rolled. The driver of the semi, a 21 year old male, was […]
Serious Injury Crash – Mandan, ND March 15
On March 15, 2025 at approximately 5:13 PM, a 2018 Nissan Altima was traveling southeast on Expressway (I-194, mile marker 0.5), just south of the railroad bridge in Mandan. The vehicle left the roadway, entered the west ditch, and collided with a concrete sign support ultimately overturning. Both occupants were […]























