BISMARCK – Police have identified a man who was shot to death during a struggle that ensued after he reportedly pointed a handgun at three young children Saturday in a south Bismarck apartment. Kelly Carrol Smith, 54, lived roughly one block south of the apartment...
Man killed at worksite near Stanley
STANLEY — An Arkansas man working in western North Dakota’s energy industry was killed on the job Tuesday. Stanley Police Chief Kris Halvorson said Alan Eberhard, 51, of Harrisburg, Ark., had been working on a payloader hose at Dalton Logistics in Stanley when the...
Williston police still seeking answers in gunshot report
WILLISTON — Williston police can’t say with certainty that a gunshot was fired at a girl who was riding her bicycle in Williston last week.Police received a report that two men driving an older black Chevy Silverado fired a shot in the area where the 7-year-old girl...
North Dakota Is the Deadliest State to Work In
Fracking has done some incredible things for North Dakota: It has the fastest-growing economy and lowest unemployment in the nation, and it is second only to Texas in churning out oil. But as with any gold rush, the boom comes with a human cost for those...
Mandan man lights himself on fire, runs through car wash, steals car during drug trip
DICKINSON, N.D. – A Mandan man is recovering from severe self-inflicted burns after a drug trip went south Monday afternoon. David Kissee, 33, lit himself on fire near DJ’s Tesoro gas station on 12th Street West around noon Monday, authorities say. He ran through the...
I-94 rollover accident injures 3 teens, leads to DUI arrest
WEST FARGO — Three teens were injured Saturday morning in an Interstate 94 rollover accident involving two vehicles just west of here, and one driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. A 1997 Ford Explorer and a 2004 Ford Mustang convertible...
