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    August 20, 2018
    Company hires investigator to determine cause of North Dakota oil tank explosion, fire
    WATFORD CITY, N.D. -- Whiting Petroleum has hired a third-party investigator to help determine what caused oil tanks to catch fire Saturday at...
    news/firesAugust 20, 2018 - 5:35pm
    July 25, 2018
    U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D.
    Hoeven urges study of weather radar coverage after Watford City tornado
    WATFORD CITY, N.D.—Sen. John Hoeven pressed Wednesday for the National Weather Service to study gaps in weather radar coverage for western...
    news/weatherJuly 25, 2018 - 6:32pm
    July 16, 2018
    Liz Hartranft has been raising money since July 11 for the family in her karate class who lost everything in the tornado.
    Karate instructor starts fundraiser to help family who lost everything in Watford City tornado
    WATFORD CITY, N.D.—A mother, father and their three children lost their home and all of their belongings to a tornado in Watford City,...
    community/peopleJuly 16, 2018 - 5:58pm
    John Paul Martin, center, the warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Bismarck, talks on Tuesday, July 10, to Lt. Matthew Watkins and Capt. Mike Ficken, left, both of the McKenzie County Sheriff's Department, and McKenzie County Emergency Managers Karolin Jappy and Jerry Samuelson after determining an FE 2 tornado touched down in the early morning hours in Watford City. Mike McCleary / Bismarck Tribune
    Weather radar coverage for western ND questioned after tornado
    BISMARCK—Hours after a devastating tornado ripped through Watford City, McKenzie County's emergency manager began pushing for better weather...
    news/weatherJuly 16, 2018 - 6:00am
    July 15, 2018
    One of the many mobile homes and RVs ravaged from Tuesday's early morning EF2 tornado hitting the Prairie View RV Park in Watford City sits twisted in the scoria rock, ripped from its trailer frame. Mike McCleary / Bismarck Tribune
    Deadly tornado prompts call for improving RV park safety standards
    BISMARCK—In the aftermath of a deadly tornado that struck in the heart of North Dakota's oil patch, state and local officials are calling...
    news/weatherJuly 15, 2018 - 6:00am
    July 12, 2018
    Days after opening, Watford City hospital treats tornado victims
    BISMARCK -- When disaster struck, the hospital in Watford City was ready. On July 1, McKenzie County Healthcare Systems opened its $76.3 million facility, equipped with 24 inpatient rooms and nine rooms in the emergency department — about two and a half times the size of the old...
    business/healthcareJuly 12, 2018 - 6:32pm
    July 11, 2018
    A front-end loader dumps debris from the cleanup of the Prairie View RV Park in Watford City into a waiting truck. More than 200 trailers, cabins and RVs were destroyed or damages by an EF-2 tornado early Tuesday morning. Williston Herald
    Watford City starts cleanup after deadly tornado
    WATFORD CITY, N.D. — On Wednesday, July 11, more than 24 hours after a deadly EF-2 tornado touched down in Watford City, work was already...
    news/weatherJuly 11, 2018 - 7:13pm
    A row of trucks, some of them crushed by debris, sit parked in the storm-damaged Prairie View RV Park on Tuesday, July 10, in Watford City. Jamie Kelly / Williston Herald
    Thousands raised online for infant killed in western ND tornado
    WATFORD CITY, N.D.—Almost $18,000 has been raised for a one-week-old infant who died in the EF-2 tornado that hit the western North Dakota...
    news/weatherJuly 11, 2018 - 2:39pm
    A cat found in the rubble of a mobile home destroyed by Tuesday morning's tornado in Watford City rests in the arms of Andrew Anderson, a missionary helping the Red Cross, at the Prairie View RV Park Tuesday, July 10. Mike McCleary / Bismarck Tribune
    After tornado, helping hands reach out fast in Watford City
    WATFORD CITY — Less than 12 hours after a tornado struck Watford City, an American Red Cross emergency shelter was running out of space...
    news/weatherJuly 11, 2018 - 9:08am
    July 10, 2018
    A truck crushed by debris sits in front of a destroyed RV trailer in the Prairie View RV Park in Watford City on Tuesday, July 10. Jamie Kelly / Williston Herald
    One-week-old baby dies from injuries in devastating ND RV park tornado
    WATFORD CITY, N.D. — A 1-week-old baby died Tuesday, July 10, after a tornado ripped through a Watford City RV park, injuring more than two...
    news/weatherJuly 10, 2018 - 8:56pm
    July 9, 2018
    Cops: Dog dispute led to brutal assault in Watford City
    WATFORD CITY, N.D. -- A 28-year-old man was ordered held on $100,000 bond Monday after police say he attacked another man who was also walking...
    newsJuly 9, 2018 - 9:36pm
    July 7, 2018
    Williston man dies in motorcycle crash near Watford City
    WATFORD CITY, N.D.—A Williston, N.D., man died Saturday, July 7, when the motorcycle he was riding failed to navigate a curve on a county road and the bike crashed, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. According to the Highway Patrol report on the crash: The incident...
    news/accidentsJuly 7, 2018 - 8:24pm
    Watford City's first oil and gas expo nearly sold out
    WATFORD CITY, N.D.—There's not just one potential game-changing strategy in the Bakken, there are several, and they will be talked about in depth at Watford City's first oil and gas show in its new Rough Rider Center, which is nearly sold-out, according to event organizers....
    news/science-and-natureJuly 7, 2018 - 2:06pm
    June 6, 2018
    The hills are alive with the sound of construction: Land owner voices concerns over plans for Long X bridge
    The plan for widening the Long X Bridge in Watford City was presented by North Dakota Department of Transportation Project Manager Matt Linneman before the Little Missouri Scenic River Commission on Tuesday, June 5, at the Ramada in Dickinson. He assured members and the public the...
    news/traffic-and-constructionJune 6, 2018 - 11:22pm
    Pipeline of brine spill not marked, ND officials say
    WATFORD CITY, N.D. -- A pipeline struck during construction last week in McKenzie County caused a brine spill of 200 barrels, or 8,400 gallons,...
    business/energy-and-miningJune 6, 2018 - 6:15pm
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