Williston News

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.