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OSHA investigating death at oilfield near Williston

WILLISTON, N.D. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating a fatality that occurred Saturday night, May 18, at an...

news/accidents 14 min 43 sec ago

The large mural painted on the door wind block at the entrance to Lonesome Dove on "The Strip" in Mandan is an unpermitted mural under the Mandan city's ordinance. Mike McCleary / Bismarck Tribune

Judge grants temporary restraining order in Mandan bar mural case

MANDAN — A federal judge has granted a motion for a temporary restraining order to protect a mural outside a bar in Mandan. U.S. District Court...

news/crime-and-courts 21 min 36 sec ago

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson watches as President Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for a dinner celebrating evangelical leadership in the State Dining Room of the White House on Aug. 27, 2018. Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford.

Proposed HUD rule would strip transgender protections at homeless shelters

WASHINGTON - The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Wednesday proposed a new rule that would weaken Obama-era protections for homeless...

news/nation 21 min 51 sec ago

UND to offer raises based on merit in addition to state compensation increase

GRAND FORKS — Employees across the University of North Dakota campus can expect a small pay increase this year, regardless if their position...

news/education 58 min 19 sec ago

WDA softball rerouted to Minot

The West Region softball tournament on May 23-25 has been moved from Dickinson to Minot’s South Hill Complex due to persistent rain and wet field conditions at Dickinson High School Softball Complex. Quarterfinal games are set for Thursday beginning at 11 a.m.

sports/softball 1 hour 9 min ago

In the record for May 22, 2019

Statistics for the Jamestown Police Department for May 22. * 4 traffic citations * 2 traffic warnings * 2 accidents investigated * 1 warrants served * 1 crimes investigated * 29 public assistance calls * 1 animal calls

news/crime-and-courts 1 hour 19 min ago

Authorities are investigating after a man and woman were found dead at the Thunderbird Lodge in Mitchell. Matt Gade / Forum News Service

Individuals found dead at South Dakota motel took action to avoid being identified

MITCHELL, S.D. — No foul play is suspected after authorities investigated the deaths of two people found at the Thunderbird Lodge this week....

news/crime-and-courts 2 hours 51 min ago

WDA baseball tourney moved

The eight-team West Region baseball tournament has been moved from Municipal Ballpark to all-turf Sanford Sports Complex in Bismarck Thursday-Saturday due to wet field conditions. Game locations on Friday and Saturday are dependent on weather and field conditions.

sports/baseball 3 hours 17 min ago

Ryan Taylor, Towner, N.D., new policy director for Ducks Unlimited in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana. (Photo/ Ducks Unlimited)

Rancher, former legislator Ryan Taylor joins Ducks Unlimited policy team

BISMARCK — Ryan Taylor, a fourth-generation rancher, published author, former policy maker and advocate for rural people and rural places,...

news/business 4 hours 6 min ago

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 2019. Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford

Trump abruptly ends meeting with Democrats after Pelosi says he is 'engaged in a coverup'

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump abruptly ended a meeting with Democratic leaders Wednesday, saying he was unable to work with them on legislation...

news/nation 4 hours 10 min ago

New England Patriots running back Rex Burkhead, right, celebrates his touchdown with fullback James Develin during overtime in the AFC Championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on Jan. 20. The Patriots scored on the only possession of overtime. Denny Medley / USA TODAY Sports

NFL tables OT overhaul, bans Oklahoma drill

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- NFL overtime rules will be unchanged for the 2019 season, the competition committee declared Wednesday, May 22 at its annual...

sports/football 4 hours 19 min ago

Inmates are seen inside the women's facility at the Fayette County Jail in Washington Court House, Ohio. Washington Post photo by Salwan Georges

Trump administration struggles to confront the deadliest drug crisis in U.S. history

WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio - In a dungeon-like jail in the center of this depressed farming town, 18 women in orange-and-white-striped prison...

news/nation 4 hours 24 min ago

Woman dies after car hits her in northeast North Dakota

DRAYTON, N.D. - A Drayton woman is dead after being hit by a car early Wednesday, May 22, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. Hunter...

news/accidents 4 hours 40 min ago

A deer tick (left) and an American dog tick, more commonly known as a woodtick, are shown side by side for comparison in April 2010 at Turtle River State Park near Arvilla, N.D. With tick season at hand, the North Dakota Department of Health is recommending people take precautions. Brad Dokken / Forum News Service

Tick population is booming. Is climate change to blame? Will tick-borne diseases increase?

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the number of tick-borne diseases is increasing at a record pace while the geographic...

news/science-and-nature 5 hours 10 min ago

Floodwaters surround corn sitting under a collapsed grain bins in this aerial photograph over Pacific Junction, Iowa, on March 23, 2019. Bloomberg photo by Daniel Acker.

Bad weather and Trump's trade war spawn U.S. farmer quandary

Clay Govier reckons he'll be kept out of his fields through the Memorial Day weekend as a torrent of rain drenches farms across the Midwest and...

business/agriculture 5 hours 39 min ago