Jamestown Sun

BISMARCK -- To monitor crude oil stored on well sites, workers often must climb atop large tanks to open them. "When you first crack open that tank, you're going to get a pretty heady plume," said Eric Brooks, the North Dakota area director of the Occupational Safety and Health...

Changes in voter ID law caused issues for some FARGO -- A new survey from North Dakota State University found that about 3 percent of North Dakota college students who tried to vote in November's election "were unable to participate due to confusion over residency requirements." The...

HALLIDAY, N.D. -- A judge has sentenced a former Oil Patch trucking company owner to five years in prison, with two years suspended, for intentionally slamming his car into his wife's, causing life-threatening injuries. George Misrasi, 58, gave up what likely would have been...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sharply divided on ideological lines on Wednesday as it tackled a second major challenge to President Barack Obama's healthcare law, with Justice Anthony Kennedy emerging as a likely swing vote in a ruling. The nine justices heard...

BISMARCK -- Disputes over the cause of death of a man who had recently cleaned a frack tank has led some to question the quality of work performed by North Dakota State Forensic Examiner Dr.

BISMARCK — House lawmakers gave a cool reception Wednesday to legislation that would let North Dakota voters decide whether to change how money is spent from the nearly $3 billion Legacy Fund they created. Members of the House Appropriations Committee voted 15-4 to give the...

Thursday, March 5 Public meetings North Dakota Department of Transportation Public Input, 5:30 p.m., Gladstone 3 Room, Gladstone Inn & Suites, 11 2nd St. NE. Two Rivers Activity Center, 7 a.m., Central Office conference room, 207 2nd Ave SE. Special events A Spirit of Place:...

This is in response to Charlie Skeel’s March 3 letter to the editor. I was disappointed by our state legislators’ decision to not add a tax to cigarettes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s ‘s website, 480,000 people lose their lives every year...

Nick Fuchs leads Jays into West Region basketball tournament.

BISMARCK – The board responsible for licensing teachers and education administrators in North Dakota voted Thursday to delay taking action on state Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler or her fiancé until an assault charge against Baesler is resolved in court. “As...

BISMARCK — Two California men were taken into custody Sunday afternoon after a North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper found 136 pounds of marijuana. The driver, 22-year-old Andrew Xiong, and his passenger, 33-year-old Jerry Yang, both of Sacramento, Calif., were taken into custody...

FARGO — A heated online debate about a police shooting has landed a Fargo cop in trouble after he apparently told someone on Facebook to “do us all a favor and hang urself.” Officer Zach Messmer is under investigation by the Police Department’s Office of Professional Standards...