Bismarck police arrested a 61-year-old man over the weekend after he allegedly stole a courtesy van from a local hotel and crashed it into a house. No one was hurt, but damage to the house is estimated at about $25,000. …
North Dakota’s state worker’s compensation agency has denied a death claim filed on behalf of a Burleigh County sheriff’s deputy. Bryan Sleeper collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack Sept. 28 while helping make an arrest. The Bismarck Tribune …
Demolition notices went out last week to 104 homeowners in Minot and 18 homeowners in Ward County, N.D., whose properties experienced some of the most severe damage from June flooding. Assistant Attorney General tells the Minot Daily News that a …
Members of a Fargo, N.D., family are recovering in a hospital after a carbon monoxide scare. KVLY-TV reports that members of the Al and Shirley Shafer family became sick Thursday morning. Daughter Amanda ran off to buy a carbon monoxide …
Authorities say about 50 people were evacuated from part of a Bismarck pumpkin farm after fire broke out in some hay bales. Firefighters were called to Papa’s Pumpkin Patch about 5 p.m. Friday. Officials say the fire was under control …
While the number of citations given by state troopers for texting and driving has steadily increased in Minnesota, the North Dakota Highway Patrol says enforcing its own recently enacted texting law has been a challenge. The North Dakota Highway Patrol …
The amount of aid obligated to North Dakota residents and businesses hurt by this year’s flooding is approaching $350 million. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says federal and state disaster assistance has surpassed $336 million. About 10,000 people have registered …
Police are investigating an incident outside a Minot bar that left a 30-year-old man unconscious and bleeding from the head. Officers from the Minot Police Department responded to a call of an individual with a head wound at a local …
Bismarck woman facing an insurance fraud charge related to a March vehicle crash now faces more felony charges related to alleged fraud schemes involving renter’s insurance policies. The Bismarck Tribune reports that Ella Bowen-Davis faces forgery and insurance fraud charges …
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Tuesday announced more than $2 million in grants to improve commercial truck and bus safety in North Dakota. The state highway patrol is getting more than $1.9 million for compliance reviews, safety audits …