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Williston, North Dakota is located in Williams County. Zip codes in Williston, ND include 58802, and 58801. More Williston information.

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15 hrs ago | KMOT-TV Minot

Measure 2 and School Funding

On June 12, North Dakota could become the first state to eliminate property taxes.

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Thu May 31, 2012

Valley News Live

3 ND cities awarded energy impact grants

The state has awarded nearly $17 million in energy impact money to three cities in North Dakota's booming oil patch to help with infrastructure needs.

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Tue May 29, 2012

KMOT-TV Minot

Safety On Highway 85

Highway 85 is a major transit route for oil trucks between and beyond Williston and Watford City.

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KFYR-TV Bismarck

Senators Tour Garrison Dam

It was about this time last year that Senator Hoeven was in the Bismarck/Mandan area touring areas that were starting to be impacted by the rising flood waters.

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Minnesota Public Radio

North Dakota oil rig count at record levels

Photo: #In this 2011 file photo, Austin Mitchell, left, and Ryan Lehto, work on an oil derrick outside of Williston, N.D. In this 2011 file photo, Austin Mitchell, left, and Ryan Lehto, work on an oil derrick outside of Williston, N.D. State statics show a record 214 rigs were drilling on Friday and more than 95 percent of them are targeting the ... (more)

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Business Journal

Williston to oil companies: Keep your man camps out of downtown

The city of Williston, N.D., at the epicenter of the state's oil boom, is seeing its historic downtown fill up - with employee housing.

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Sun May 27, 2012

Star-Telegram.com

Expo in Bismarck is a sign of North Dakota oil boom

Tom Metcalfe left Mississippi with his pickup, a tiny Chihuahua named Peanut and a trailer full of power washing equipment, with the hope of saving his cleaning company by moving it to North Dakota's prolific oil patch.

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KFYR-AM Bismarck

Williston takes step to banning RV's outside parks

The commission gave first-round approval Thursday to an ordinance that would make a violation subject to a fine of $500 a day.

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Fri May 25, 2012

FiveThirtyEight

Green Blog: On Our Radar: North Dakota's Oil Boom

Along Highway 85 near Williston, N.D.., litter, pollution and crime have become growing problems as drillers rush to tap crude oil.

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Lake Cowichan Gazette

New Arrivals

Feb. 10: Born to Caleb Leung and Tomi Steck of Vernon, a boy, 8 lbs. 7 oz., named Maddex Benjamin Leung .

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Thu May 24, 2012

KMOT-TV Minot

Population Growth Strains Hospitals

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

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Wed May 23, 2012

KMOT-TV Minot

Williston Basin Petroleum Conference Highlights Technology

With the promise of jobs and the Bakken`s potential of recoverable oil, the oil play in western North Dakota is drawing international crowds.

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Tue May 22, 2012

NewsOK.com

ND oil boom city reaping prosperity, problems

Oil has brought enormous economic prosperity to the busiest city in North Dakota's booming oil patch but also has exacerbated problems in housing, infrastructure and traffic, even pushing some "stressed out" older residents to move away, Williston Mayor Ward Koeser told industry and government officials Tuesday.

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Valley News Live

Warrant issued for man in Williston shooting

Authorities investigating the shooting of an Idaho man in the North Dakota oil patch city of Williston have issued an arrest warrant for another Idaho man.

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Mon May 21, 2012

KMOT-TV Minot

Dickinson Crew Camp Reaction

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

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KMOT-TV Minot

Police Investigate Fatal Williston Shooting

A 24 year old mother of two has died after a shooting in Williston over the weekend.

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Sun May 20, 2012

Watertown Daily Times

Success story

Williston, N.D., is growing faster than any small city in America. Last year, the city issued $358 million worth of building permits, an increase from $45 million in 2009, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Great Falls Tribune

North Dakota oil boom crew camps bane for some, salve for others

A man walks back to his temporary housing unit outside of Williston, N.D., on July 26, 2011.

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Minot Daily News

The week that was

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.

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Sat May 19, 2012

Minot Daily News

Target Logistics nears completion of two additional lodges

The Judson Executive Lodge near Williston opens in mid-June and the expansion to the Stanley Hotel in Stanley opens in mid-July. Target Logistics' Judson Executive Lodge, located on U.S. Highway 2, west of Williston, will house 100 people.

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