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• North Dakota moves to No. 2 among oil producing states

  May 16, 2012 11:50 PM

  BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA - Move over Alaska, make way for North Dakota. The Bakken Oil Boom has now turned North Dakota into the country's second leading oil producing state. New figures from the North Dakota Mineral Resources Division show North Dakota now produces an average 575,490 barrels of oil... more »

• Bakken Boom - Williston economy gone berserk Play Video

  May 4, 2012 12:54 AM

  WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA - Williston North Dakota doesn't appear to be one of the hottest hotel markets in the country, but where else have they added ten hotels within the past year, with another six or seven ready to open by mid-summer ? "It's a hot market, a hot... more »

• American oilman calls Bakken world class, largest discovery in 40 years Play Video

  March 25, 2012 10:13 PM

  BILLINGS - Continental Resources Inc., chairman and CEO Harold Hamm presented the keynote address Thursday night to the Montana Ambassadors at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in BIllings. The man Forbes magazine lists as the 33rd richest American, told the gathering that the huge Bakken oil reserve is "world class"... more »

• Human remains found in North Dakota ID'd as those of Sherry Arnold

  March 22, 2012 1:17 PM

  Human remains found near Williston, North Dakota have been positively identified as those of missing Sidney teacher Sherry Arnold. On Tuesday, more than two months after Arnold went missing, the FBI announced the discovery of remains they believed belonged to Sherry Arnold. On Wednesday morning, the remains were flown... more »

• Body of missing Montana teacher, Sherry Arnold, believed to be found Play Video

  March 21, 2012 3:37 PM

  BILLINGS - Federal and multi-state law enforcement officers have recovered a body believed to be that of missing Sidney teacher Sherry Arnold. The body was found east of Williston, North Dakota on Tuesday, more than two months after Arnold went missing. On Wednesday morning, the body was flown to... more »

• Suspects in Sherry Arnold case appear in Sidney court

  February 14, 2012 10:04 AM

  NEW: Two Colorado men accused of kidnapping and possibly killing Sidney teacher Sherry Arnold are now back in custody in Montana. Lester Waters Jr., 47, and Michael Spell, 22, made their initial appearances in a Sidney courtroom Tuesday afternoon. The men are each facing a felony charge of aggravated kidnapping.... more »

• Sherry Arnold disappearance featured in People Magazine

  January 21, 2012 12:53 AM

  SIDNEY - Sherry Arnold's disappearance and presumed death is now the subject of a feature article in People magazine. The article detailing the story of the missing Sidney High School teacher was posted on the magazine's website Friday night. The story features a picture of Arnold and her... more »

• UPDATE: FBI asks for help finding body of missing Montana teacher Play Video

  January 15, 2012 8:14 PM

  The FBI is asking residents in North Dakota and Montana to help find the body of missing Montana teacher Sherry Arnold. The 43-year-old wife and mother was last seen on a morning run more than a week ago. "Based on investigative evidence gathered over the last few days,... more »

• Businesses plan for economic benefits of Bakken boom

  January 7, 2012 12:25 AM

  BILLINGS - The challenge for Billings businesses - is how to tap into the Bakken Boom That was the main topic of discussion Friday - as Montana Sen. Jon Tester held a roundtable discussion with Magic City business leaders. The Senator and the Billings Chamber organized the roundtable and much... more »

• Authorities confirm sighting of missing ND woman

  October 26, 2011 5:56 PM

  GRAND FORKS, ND- Authorities say they've confirmed a gas station security camera spotted a missing woman in Southwestern North Dakota. But they still no idea what happened to Florence Dumontet after that point. The 82-year old woman has been missing since she took off on a cross-country drive from her... more »

• Locals to big oil: We want our town back! Play Video

  October 24, 2011 11:06 AM

  WATFORD CITY, N.D. - For those who have spent their entire lives in the previously quiet farm towns that dot the northwestern corner of North Dakota, the discovery of oil in the Bakken formation has been anything but fortuitous. The thousands of people from around the country flocking to these... more »

• Business leaders learn about Bakken opportunities Play Video

  October 20, 2011 9:25 PM

  BILLINGS - Thursday's Energy Hub Symposium at the Crowne Plaza Hotel drew an overflow crowd of more than 200 people, eager to learn more about the Bakken oil boom, and how they can position themselves to be part of the fastest growing economy in the nation. Williston Economic Development... more »

• Triple homicide suspect captured in Spokane Play Video

  October 4, 2011 5:35 PM

  BILLINGS - The prime suspect in a triple homicide investigation has been arrested in Spokane, Washington. Just over 24 hours after a manhunt began near Lodge Grass, the FBI, BIA, and multi-state law enforcement tracked down and captured Sheldon Chase, 22, near the Spokane Valley Mall. Chase fled... more »

• Oil production increases in North Dakota

  September 15, 2011 12:32 AM

  Oil production increases to record levels in the Bakken shale prospect in North Dakota..and is expected to increase even more during this year's fourth quarter. Oil drillers produced more than 423,600 barrels per day, up 38,000 barrels per day from June to July. Harsh winter weather and spring flooding had... more »

• USGS plans new assessment of Bakken oil formation

  May 19, 2011 8:20 PM

  WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says beginning this fall the U-S Geological Survey will begin to update its assessment of how much recoverable oil is in the Bakken oil formation in eastern Montana and western North Dakota. In 2008, the USGS estimated there was between 3... more »

• Bakken oil boom knockin' on Montana's door Play Video

  May 12, 2011 8:16 PM

  SIDNEY - You need go no further than the Richland County courthouse in Sidney, to see evidence that the Bakken oil play is on the move. At the Clerk and Recorders office, landmen scour the county's records, running title on various tracts of land. It's one of the first... more »

• Bakken oil boom turns Williston into oil industry hub Play Video

  May 10, 2011 7:13 PM

  WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA - Along the Montana - North Dakota border life is good these days, thanks to a resurgence in oil activity in the Williston Basin. New Yorker Magazine recently called the area "Kuwait on the Prairie", as companies scramble to tap into the huge Bakken formation. ... more »

• Bakken oil boom turning heads and profits in Williston Basin Play Video

  May 9, 2011 8:24 PM

  BILLINGS - When it comes to energy and natural resources, Montana is best known for its vast coal reserves. But a new revolutionary oil play in the Williston Basin, is turning heads and profits in western North Dakota and eastern Montana, fueling an economic boom that's the envy of... more »

• Power still out but Interstate 94 reopens as blizzard moves east

  May 1, 2011 10:43 AM

  Interstate 94 has been reopened at the Montana/North Dakota border after blizzard conditions shut the road down for hours on Saturday. Roads in many areas of Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota remain snowpacked and icy. A no travel advisory remains in effect for northwestern North Dakota. Snow will end... more »

• Western North Dakota rollover kills Montana man

  April 16, 2011 12:12 AM

  WATFORD, ND - A rollover on Highway 85 south of Watford City killed a Montana man Friday morning. The Highway Patrol said 64-year-old Terry Lee Clarke of Sun River, Mont., was traveling north when he lost control of his pickup truck on ice, slid into the ditch and rolled. ... more »

• Fire at ND oil well keeps burning

  March 9, 2011 11:34 AM

  ARNEGARD, ND - A North Dakota oil well caught fire Monday and began burning out of control, authorities said. Lynn Helms, the director of the state Department of Mineral Resources, said the fire at the well eight miles north of Arnegard, in the state's northwest, is unlikely to stop... more »

• Northern Crops Institute director resigning

  February 19, 2011 12:02 PM

  FARGO, ND - The director of the Northern Crops Institute at North Dakota State University is stepping down. The Forum newspaper reports that Brian Sorenson will resign in early April to join Dakota Specialty Milling as director of milling operations. Sorenson joined NCI in November 2000 as technical director and... more »

• Police: 4 related killings at North Dakota home, trailer

  January 28, 2011 11:49 PM

  MINOT, ND - Four people were found dead Friday in what investigators are calling related homicides at a home and trailer in North Dakota, and a "person of interest" was being questioned, police said. A female was found dead in the home in Minot on Friday afternoon and three other... more »

• Former Montana resident dies in North Dakota crash

  January 27, 2011 10:00 AM

  WAHPETON, N.D. - Authorities have identified a former Montana man who died in a pickup truck rollover west of Wahpeton, in southeastern North Dakota. The Highway Patrol says 18-year-old Keenan Dunn died Monday morning when the truck he was driving rolled on state Highway 13 near the Interstate 29 overpass.... more »

• Contracts in place for MT/ND oil pipeline spur

  January 20, 2011 1:40 PM

  BISMARCK, ND - TransCanada Corp. says it has secured enough contracts with U.S. oil shippers to allow capacity on its proposed oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The Calgary-based company said Thursday it secured contracts totaling 65,000 barrels a day from the rich Bakken Formation in North... more »

• North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad won't seek re-election

  January 19, 2011 1:02 AM

  BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad says he won't run for re-election in 2012. In a statement to The Associated Press, the Democrat says he wants to spend his time focusing on reducing the nation's $14 trillion debt and its dependence on foreign oil. He... more »

• Lottery: $130K jackpot won in North Dakota

  December 16, 2010 1:25 PM

  HELENA, Mont. - Here are results Tuesday and Wednesday's Montana Lottery drawings: JACKPOTS WON: $130,000 Wildcard 2 in North Dakota. MAJOR PRIZES WON IN MONTANA: None THE WINNING NUMBERS DRAWN: Montana Cash: 02, 06, 09, 17, 33 Wild Card: 03, 17, 21, 24, 30. Wild Card King of... more »

• Cats officials encourage tailgating by the books

  December 3, 2010 10:31 PM

  BOZEMAN - Before the 'Cats playoff game, thousands will be gathering to tailgate. Drew Ingraham, the assistant athletic director of marketing, says that for those who are planning to have some pre-game fun to remember some of the rules before you come out. "If I could really think about... more »

• MSU Bobcats, NDSU Bison ready to rumble on gridiron

  December 3, 2010 11:33 AM

  BOZEMAN - Montana State stood atop the Big Sky Conference after this football season, and now they get to spend at least one week of December in the FCS playoffs. But the Cats will face their biggest challenge so far on Saturday, literally. North Dakota State owns a punishing... more »

• Colstrip man sues for North Dakota oil well explosion

  November 1, 2010 11:06 AM

  BISMARCK, N.D. - An Iraq war veteran from Montana says an oilfield explosion in North Dakota caused physical and mental injuries that leave him unable to work. Trevor Armes, of Colstrip, Mont., has filed a federal lawsuit against Petro-Hunt LLC, which owns and operates oil wells in North Dakota.... more »

• Frost and freeze warning for North Dakota

  September 18, 2010 12:51 AM

  ...FREEZE WARNING OVERNIGHT FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WITH A FROST ADVISORY SOUTH... .COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE PUSH SOUTH INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. AS SKIES CLEAR FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND WINDS BECOME LIGHT...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL NEAR TO BELOW FREEZING. TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S... more »

• Keystone XL Pipeline discussion moves ahead Play Video

  March 3, 2010 7:27 PM

  BILLINGS - As the demand for energy grows across North America, energy transportation company TransCanada is laying the groundwork for a 1,980 mile pipeline called the Keystone XL pipeline. "The keystone pipeline is a mega-project and it's going to move over a million barrels of crude oil. And we're hoping... more »

• ND Company Makes Final Payment Of $7.1M To Federal Government For Synthetic Natural Gas Plant

  February 4, 2010 11:33 PM

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota company has made its final payment to the federal government for a synthetic gas plant, making up most of the $1.5 billion loss taxpayers initially had on the project. Dakota Gasification Co., a subsidiary of Bismarck-based Basin Electric Power Cooperative, said the $7.1... more »

• Oil and gas leases sold on more than 50,000 acres of public lands sold

  January 28, 2010 9:47 AM

  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - The federal government has sold oil and gas leases on more than 50,000 acres of public lands in Montana and North Dakota in an auction that brought the government $8.5 million in bonus bids. The Jan. 26 sale included 59 parcels in Montana - primarily in... more »