Dickinson News

Dickinson police are searching for a man they say went missing last week. Police say 30-year-old Eric Haider from Bismarck was last seen at around noon on Thursday.

Residents of western North Dakota's oil patch are wondering why they pay higher prices for gas than people who live in the eastern part of the state.

As more people move into the Bismarck-Mandan area, just about every industry is feeling the effects of the growth, including the medical community.

North Dakota`s economy is almost the polar opposite of much of the rest of the country.

A BUSY PLACE Drive past the Minot International Airport nearly any time of the day and it's easy to tell the facility is busy.

The housing shortage in western North Dakota has contractors building at unprecedented rates, but some city leaders are worried about over-building. Crew camps could help with that dilemma.

A population boom has a big ripple effect. One of the many places you can tell the difference is in the emergency room.

The city of Dickinson received a $300,000 grant to fund low-income housing. The grant, which came from the North Dakota Department of Commerce, in conjunction with the Roosevelt Custer Regional Council, will be used to purchase land for the Lincoln Park Apartments.

The site is being used to dump hazardous waste and tree branches. Fire Chief Bob Sivak says constructed debris, water heaters, planks with spikes and open buckets of oil have been dumped at the site.

Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport Manager Matthew Remynse says the Federal Aviation Administration won't have enough money to fully support the airports in the oil patch cities of Dickinson, Williston and Minot.

The southwest North Dakota oil patch town of South Heart is looking south for housing.

Elizabeth Kolling, a longtime Bank of the West employee in Dickinson, and her husband, Walter, are charged in federal court with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

A scenic byway in southwest North Dakota is getting signs with toll-free numbers that travelers can call to get information about sites of interest.

The top high school students in southwestern North Dakota were recognized today in Dickinson.

City leaders in Dickinson are looking at plans for 1 of the largest worker facilities yet proposed for the oil patch.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol contucted a couple of sobriety chekpoints and alcohol saturation enforcements over the weekend.

Submitted Photo Construction on the Target Logistics Stanley Hotel expansion in Stanley is well under way, shown in this photo taken Thursday.

Dick and Mary Jo Paulson of St. Cloud, MN along with Chris Hartman of Dickinson, ND are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter and son, Anne Paulson and Ryan Hartman.

The Associated Press reported April 23 that booming oil production across a wide expanse of the Northern Plains is forcing law enforcement from the U.S. and Canada to deal with spiking crimes, ranging from drug trafficking and gun offenses to prostitution.

One of the biggest industrial booms in several decades is transforming North Dakota from a sparsely populated backwoods hinterland into a busy, prosperous state with no end to the growth in sight.