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    February 13, 2019
    Fire evacuates southern North Dakota medical center
    ASHLEY, N.D. - A Tuesday morning fire has closed a portion of the Ashley Medical Center in North Dakota. According to a Feb. 12 post on the McIntosh...
    news/firesFebruary 13, 2019 - 4:08pm
    January 30, 2019
    A portion of a long line of BNSF locomotives are lined up on a curved section of tracks Monday, May 9, 2016, north of the 12th Avenue North bridge over the tracks in Fargo. (Dave Wallis / Forum News Service)
    No need to torch the tracks: This is how BNSF keeps trains running in bitter cold
    FARGO — Commuter rail workers in Chicago have taken to setting tracks on fire to keep trains running smoothly, but on the frigid upper Great...
    business/transportationJanuary 30, 2019 - 9:26pm
    January 23, 2019
    Invisible Fence donates pet mask to JRFD
    Invisible Fence of Fargo recently donated a pet oxygen mask kit to the Jamestown Rural Fire Department. Dr. Barbara S. Looysen, DVM, provided tips such as pet first aid and CPR.
    community/nonprofitsJanuary 23, 2019 - 6:56am
    January 22, 2019
    South Dakota man to plead guilty to lying to FBI, covering up nephew's killing
    RAPID CITY, S.D. — An Allen man is expected to plead guilty Friday after being accused of lying and helping cover up the 2017 alleged murder...
    news/crime-and-courtsJanuary 22, 2019 - 3:24pm
    January 9, 2019
    JFD responds to report of smoke at apartment; no fire found
    Burning food resulted in a fire call to Garden Hills Apartments on Wednesday. Stutsman County Communications Center received a 4:33 p.m. call about reported smoke at 1317 5th St NE. JFD responded with four trucks and 22 firefighters. The source of the smoke was some burnt food from...
    news/accidentsJanuary 9, 2019 - 5:31pm
    November 27, 2018
    Smoking turkey sparks fire, burns house down day before Thanksgiving
    DELMONT, S.D. — A Delmont family was displaced after a smoked turkey caught fire and completely destroyed their home the day before Thanksgiving....
    news/firesNovember 27, 2018 - 6:25pm
    November 5, 2018
    Car fire reported on UJ campus
    The Jamestown Fire Department responded to a car fire Sunday evening on the campus of the University of Jamestown.The 10:21 p.m. call reported a vehicle fire in the parking lot behind Kroeze Hall, a first-year student dormitory on the UJ campus, according to Stutsman County Communications...
    news/firesNovember 5, 2018 - 11:04am
    October 15, 2018
    Smoke billows from an upper-level apartment just after 5 p.m. Monday at 503 15th St. SE. The American Red Cross Dakotas Region was called to assist. Jamestown Fire Department was still on scene as of 6:45 p.m. Tom LaVenture / The Sunplay button
    Update: Apartment residents displaced by fire
    Residents of a 12-unit apartment building were displaced following a Monday fire, according to Jamestown Fire Department. “We displaced everybody...
    news/firesOctober 15, 2018 - 10:06pm
    September 7, 2018
    Jamestown Fire Chief Jim Reuther has requested an extra staff person for his department for the past three years. It will be considered by the Jamestown City Council during a budget meeting on Sept. 10. John M. Steiner / Sun file photo
    High hopes
    This is the fourth year Jamestown Fire Chief Jim Reuther has included in his budget a request for an additional full-time firefighter. Even with...
    news/government-and-politicsSeptember 7, 2018 - 7:04am
    September 6, 2018
    Massive fire in Williston apartment building leaves 60 to 80 displaced
    WILLISTON, N.D. --An estimated 60 to 80 people were displaced, but no one was injured when an apartment building in Williston caught fire early...
    news/firesSeptember 6, 2018 - 7:31pm
    September 4, 2018
    Skjeberg Lutheran Church president Kris Heine, left, and Keith Kjelland show the altar and furnishings that will be used in the new church. The altar, communion rail, baptismal font and chairs were donated by Pleasant Valley Lutheran Church near Park River, ND., as well as donations from other parishes that are now closed. photo by Eric Hylden / Forum News Service
    Rural border-town church rebuilding after devastating fire
    DRAYTON, N.D.—For as long as Kris Heine can remember, the historic church nestled into the rural Drayton cornfields near the Red River...
    lifestyle/faithSeptember 4, 2018 - 9:43am
    September 3, 2018
    Railroad-dependent Cavalier companies eager for new bridge
    GRAND FORKS — It's already difficult for Curt Kirking, co-owner of Cavalier Bean Co., to catch his breath during harvest season. This year, Kirking has been even more busy figuring out how he and other nearby agriculture companies can repair the railroad bridge they rely on...
    business/agricultureSeptember 3, 2018 - 6:20pm
    August 18, 2018
    Wildfires from Montana and Canada have caused a haze in the atmosphere over Jamestown as seen Friday. A white van can be seen driving across Jamestown Dam. John M. Steiner / The Sun
    Smoky skies: Fires in Montana, Alberta bring haze to area
    A smoky haze over the region prompted the North Dakota Department of Health to urge residents, especially those with respiratory conditions,...
    news/weatherAugust 18, 2018 - 3:20am
    August 9, 2018
    Special to The Forum
    Western wildfires mar air quality in North Dakota, and it could get worse
    FARGO – Wildfires in the western United States and Canada are the source of a haze that’s adversely affected air quality in North Dakota...
    news/science-and-natureAugust 9, 2018 - 2:29pm
    July 27, 2018
    Smoke shrouds the Merced River in California’s Yosemite National Park, July 26, 2018. Thousands of tourists were evacuated a day earlier as one of the country’s most iconic natural preserves was blanketed with thick smoke from a 38,000-acre fire that has burned for nearly two weeks. (Jim Wilson/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    'Extremely dangerous and moving with no regard': Two people killed battling wildfire
    A raging wildfire in Northern California grew dramatically on Thursday, July 26, and Friday, killing at least two people battling the blaze,...
    news/firesJuly 27, 2018 - 4:26pm
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