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Bismarck Bubble Bursts: Insane Area Rainfall Totals
The floodgates opened up for much of the Capital Region of North Dakota yesterday right during afternoon rush time. Pounding rain hit the Bismarck Mandan area at about 4:45 pm on Tuesday, August 14 dropping several inches of rain in a very short time. Especially north of I-94. This caused some streets to look like rushing rivers and parking lots to look like lakes. A Flood Warning was issued.
City of Minot, ND Landfill Expanding
The City of Minot landfill is planning on expanding. Upon receiving authorization from the Minot City Council, the Minot Landfill started building another cell. The cell which is a seven-acre stretch of land will run south and is attached to the other dumping sites in the landfill, which is the area where Minot residents will be able to dump their garbage. Despite the landfill expanding, city officials say trash collection has not increased.
DOE adds $700 million to North Dakota, Montana electrical energy project
(The Center Square) – The Department of Energy is adding $700 million to a $3.6 billion project that will boost the electrical energy supply for North Dakota and Montana. The funding from DOE’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program will go toward a 3,000-megawatt High-Voltage Direct Current Voltage Source Converter transmission line from Center, N.D., to Colstrip, Mont., according to North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.
UND bus tour heads west August 19-21
(KNOX) – The bus leaves at 7:30 a.m. SHARP Monday for UND’s annual three-day bus tour of North Dakota. UND President Andy Armacost and First Lady Kathy Armacost once again will host the tour. Some highlights of this year’s tour will visit the Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State...
UND new faculty, administrators to take tour of North Dakota
(GRAND FORKS) – The University of North Dakota’s new faculty and administrators will take part in their bus tour later this month. According to information from the University of North Dakota, the tour of the state will take place August 19 through 21. The route will include stops in Carrington, Cooperstown, Underwood, Bismarck/Mandan, Hebron, Medora, Jamestown and Fargo.
I-94 eastbound lanes reopen near Medora
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and North Dakota Highway Patrol reopened Interstate 94 eastbound lanes at reference point 26.295 near Medora. This section of the interstate was previously closed due to a traffic incident. For more information on road conditions across North Dakota, call...
Bismarck landfill to open new garbage pit this winter
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - At the current rate of garbage disposal, the Bismarck landfill needs to add a new disposal pit every five to seven years. Crews are currently in the process of constructing a new pit that will be ready sometime this winter. Framing a new garbage pit is...
Dickinson Police speed trailer damaged, assistance requested in finding suspect
DICKINSON, N.D. (KFYR) - Dickinson Police say that on July 31, someone hit their speed trailer and fled the scene. The trailer was monitoring traffic in the 400 block of South State Avenue. Police are looking for a silver mid-sized SUV with damage to the front passenger side. They ask...
UPDATE: Century Avenue closed west of Washington Street in Bismarck due to embankment
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - UPDATE (8/14/2024 at 10 p.m.): The City of Bismarck says westbound Century Avenue is closed between Washington Street and Ithica Drive as of 10 p.m. Wednesday due to the embankment on the north side of the street sliding onto the roadway. UPDATE (8/14/2024 at 3:50 p.m.):...
Fargo man sentenced after robbing a mail carrier at gunpoint
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - 22-year-old DeShaun Holmes of Fargo was sentenced Wednesday morning to serve nearly 10 years in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, after he robbed a mail carrier at gunpoint in Frontier, ND in July of 2023. Court documents say Holmes also...
Update- Suspect identified in two different cases in Fargo
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The Fargo Police Department say a suspect has been identified in connection with two different cases. The identified individual was involved in a stolen vehicle case that happened in the 1000 block of 42nd Street South on Sunday, July 21. He is also a suspect in an unauthorized use of personal identifying information fraud case.
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