BISMARCK, ND ( KXNET ) — Here are the top stories that dominated the news during the past week, curated by the KX News digital staff:

1: Flooded roads in downtown Bismarck . The City of Bismarck officials warned residents to refrain from driving through flooded streets. Rain amounts varied throughout Bismarck, with some areas reporting totals of nearly four inches north of the State Capitol grounds, and 2.75 inches in north Bismarck. This was all over a short duration of less than an hour.

2: Ward County Sheriff’s Department seeking two active felons . The Ward County Sheriff’s Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating two felons in the area. Nathan Michael Smith, 45, and Layne Thomas Bennett, 38, both have active felony warrants for construction fraud.

3: Mandan woman killed in Bismarck crash . An 81-year-old Mandan woman was killed Friday in a one-vehicle crash in Bismarck. According to the Bismarck Police Department, the woman was a passenger in a truck traveling on Calgary Avenue when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed into numerous trees and a light pole.

4: Three men in Bismarck plead guilty to roles in fatal drug overdose case . Three men who were arrested on drug charges will not go to trial this week after police say they were involved in a drug sale that led to an overdose.

5: Mandan man sentenced to five years in prison for assaulting girlfriend . Joshua Nerby pled guilty on Monday, August 12, in Morton County District Court to assaulting his girlfriend and keeping her from leaving a Mandan home in July.

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