BAKKEN
N.D. workers return home after Oklahoma tornado
WILLISTON, N.D. -- Pilot Liz Lillard was in Williston on Monday as she watched a live feed of a massive tornado pass over her childrens day care in Moore, Okla. Its the worst feeling in the world to w...
Posted on 5/22/13 at 12:43 AM
You Know You Are a Real Oilfield Wife When...
You Know You Are a Real Oilfield Wife When... You have to blow dust off your razor the day before your husband is due home... it's been THAT long since you shaved your legs. In North Dakota and Canad...
Posted on 4/23/13 at 9:24 AM
Senate Bill 2326...don't drink the Kool-Aid!
It is a good thing I don't live in Bismarck. Heaven only knows how much time I would spend at the Capitol frothing at the mouth while trying to convey to legislators the idiocy of some of the things t...
Posted on 2/17/13 at 12:22 PM
Earth at night glows with lovely and loathsome lights
Wherever we go, our lights go with us. If we were more thoughtful about choosing the right type of lighting fixtures, it wouldn't be such a problem, but we're generally not. Photos taken late last y...
Posted on 1/12/13 at 1:06 PM
No end in sight to rent gouging
After Lori Patricks letter to the editor appeared in the Nov. 15 issue of The Dickinson Press, it appeared that she and her husband were being forced out for good from western North Dakota because the...
Posted on 1/2/13 at 10:22 AM
A natural selection for job growth
The current and projected rise in natural gas production in North Dakota bodes well for small businesses in the state, according to a new study released this week.By Bryan Horwath , May 04, 2013
Jury finds defendants guilty in Bakken oil scam
BILLINGS, Mont. — The four remaining defendants in a Bakken oil leasing scam that duped unwitting investors across the country out of hundreds of thousands of dollars were found guilty on most charges on Wednesday by a Montana jury.By Matthew Brown , May 02, 2013
Report more than doubles recoverable oil estimate for Williston Basin
By Amy Dalrymple , April 30, 2013
Foul play suspected in disappearance of Williston man
WILLISTON — Law enforcement officers here suspect foul play in the disappearance of a rancher and former city employee.By Amy Dalrymple , April 30, 2013
Bank of ND bringing together smaller lenders for Bakken projects
MINOT — Investors and developers interested in helping solve North Dakota’s housing shortage often run into a common problem: how to finance multi-million dollar projects.By Amy Dalrymple , April 26, 2013
ND workers' comp handling more out-of-state claims
BISMARCK — The boom in the western North Dakota oil patch has led to a workload increase for the state's workers’ compensation agency.April 25, 2013
N.D. energy company cited for safety violations
STANLEY. -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited First Choice Energy of Minot with nine serious safety violations following an inspection that was prompted by the death of a worker.By Forum News Service , April 24, 2013
Minot hosting 3-day Bakken Investor Conference
MINOT — A three-day oil conference is getting under way in Minot.April 24, 2013
Better safe than sorry
Learning from the trials and tribulations of communities north of Interstate 94, a number of southwestern North Dakota cities are preparing for a future that could bring more people spilling over from the Bakken oil play.By Bryan Horwath , April 20, 2013
Highway 85 concerns move south
By Bryan Horwath , April 13, 2013
Dickinson's Kolling sentenced to 3 years for bank fraud
BISMARCK — A former North Dakota bank executive convicted of bilking nearly $1 million from her clients was sentenced Friday to more than three years in prison.April 12, 2013
Hoeven: Recent spills shouldn't deter Keystone XL's construction
By Bryan Horwath , April 12, 2013
Oil Patch city to get 3 more police officers
WILLISTON — The police chief in the bustling North Dakota oil patch hub of Williston asked city commissioners for approval to hire one additional officer, and instead they allowed him to hire three.April 12, 2013
Photo Gallery: How fracking transforms fortunes, land
By BRENNAN LINSLEY , April 11, 2013
Tribes want change to ND oil tax agreement
BISMARCK — Tribal leaders are pressing lawmakers for a bigger cut of oil production taxes on the Fort Berthold Reservation in western North Dakota, saying the extra money is need to fund drilling impacts unforeseen when the tribes first signed the pact with the state five years ago.By JAMES MacPHERSON , April 11, 2013
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