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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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2 hrs ago | USA Today

To frack or not to frack: North Dakota's...

A Cabot Oil and Gas crew works on a natural gas valve at a hydraulic fracturing site in South Montrose, Pa., in January 2012.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

Minot Daily News

City examines pay plan solution to employee turnover

Concerns about employee turnover has the City of Minot taking a closer look at how it sets salary and wages.

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Minot Daily News

MADC meeting highlights Minot's future

The two guests of honor at the Minot Area Development Corporation's annual meeting Thursday gave the hundreds in attendance at the Grand International a glimpse at what Minot will look like in the future.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

WFMJ-TV Youngstown

The downside of oil and gas booms

And the town of Williston, North Dakota is experiencing all of that. Recently, 21 News Reporter Talia Hagler traveled to Williston and tells us there's also a downside to the big oil boom.

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Minot Daily News

Volunteer policemen

TIOGA Faced with growing demands on its police force and no money to add officers, the City of Tioga turned to a solution not often tried in North Dakota.

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

KVLY-TV

Dalrymple allows extradition

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalyrmple has signed extradition papers submitted by Montana authorities seeking to prosecute two men for the abduction of Sidney school teacher Sherry Arnold.

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KFYR-TV Bismarck

59th Annual Hard Spring Wheat Show

Oil put North Dakota on the map, but agriculture still lies in the hearts of many residents.

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Journal

Local family faces health crisis of 6-year-old who needs new liver

By Cecile Krimm Like a lot of 6 year olds, Traven Mulholland loves his Nintendo DS game.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012

WFMJ-TV Youngstown

North Dakota town enjoying its own Shale Boom

WILLISTON, North Dakota - A town halfway across the country is already experiencing the benefits and drawbacks of an oil boom.

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Journal

Shopping local now preferred

By Patricia Porter The mantra to "shop local" has been around in North Dakota's small towns since the arrival of the railroad.

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The Miami Herald

Mont. homicide suspect waives extradition hearing

A suspect in a Montana negligent homicide case has waived his right to challenge extradition from North Dakota to face charges.

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Mon Feb 06, 2012

KMOT-TV Minot

Bread Fair

North Dakota is the leading producer for spring wheat in the country. Spring wheat is a major ingredient in bread.

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Rock102online.com

Reality show in North Dakota

Check out a new reality show in the works called Boomtown Girls, about 5 sisters that live in Williston and all the craziness the locals have to deal with because of the oil boom.

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Fri Feb 03, 2012

KFYR-TV Bismarck

Energy Insider: Oil Moves East

North Dakota is climbing on the list of highest oil-producing states. It is now number four behind California, Alaska, and Texas.

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Bellingham Herald

SD should ready for oil boom's pros, cons: experts

South Dakota has oil wells in counties such as Butte and Harding. The state isn't poised to compete with North Dakota - which is expected to soon become the second-biggest oil-producing state behind Texas - but experts say that crude-carrying areas should prepare to see some of the same prosperity and problems.

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BusinessWeek

North Dakota's Oil Boom Strains Its Infrastructure

The gravel road that runs in front of Dave Hynek's farm in Mountrail County, N.D., was designed to carry 10 tractor-trailers a day - more than enough to haul the wheat and flax his family has grown on the 1,400-acre property for four generations.

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Merinews

Hindus welcome North Dakota school celebrating Hindu festival 'Holi'

According to reports, sixth grade students in Rickard Elementary School in Williston rubbed on face paint and threw it on each other.

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Thu Feb 02, 2012

KMOT-TV Minot

Weigh Station Remains Closed

With 9,000 semi trucks traveling through Williston every day, and significant damage to the roads, it`s difficult to understand why the weigh station remains closed.

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KELO-TV Sioux Falls

Belle Fourche Meeting To Discuss ND Oil Boom

The oil boom near Williston, ND has drastically changed that area in just the past couple of years.

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Wed Feb 01, 2012

Weyburn Review

Hockey team has CO scare in Williston

Parents and players of a minor hockey team from Weyburn are thankful to be back home safely, after experiencing a carbon monoxide leak at their hotel in Williston, N.D., over the weekend, but they are questioning why the hotel had no carbon monoxide detectors.

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