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BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — Here's a quick summary of the status of wildfires in western North Dakota, power outages and other related news: Elkhorn Fire. As of October 17, the Elkhorn Fire is 100% contained. The map also shows the current area of the fire to be 10,885 acres burned, much less than the initial estimate of 22,430 acres. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Bear Den Fire. As of October 17, the Bear Den fire near Mandaree …

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GRANVILLE, ND (KXNET) — Full minds and full bellies — that's what the Aggie Foundation hopes its recent donation of $39,000 to TGU Granville Schools' lunch program will be for its many students. The school got the money this September and reached out to the owner of Thirsty Beaver Bar, Dustin Frounfelter, who is partnered with the Aggie Foundation, to help students who are facing food insecurity. Frounfelter says that when he was approached by G…

Aggie Foundation makes big donation to TGU Granville School

MINOT, ND (KXNET) — The 13th annual North Central Stand Down Event took place on Thursday in the Magic City. The event, which was held, at 10 a.m. at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, looked to match veterans in the community with much-needed resources.  The Stand Down had around 59 resource vendors that included representatives from Veterans Affairs as well as the DAV.  Last year the Standd Dwn had close to 200 veterans attend, and organizers an…

13th annual North Central Stand Down event back in Minot

Portion of Highway 46 reopens clintfleckenst… Thu, 10/17/2024 - 17:59  BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and North Dakota Highway Patrol have reopened Highway 46 from Kindred to County Road 17. It had been closed for about 30 minutes due to reduced visibility from a fire south of the highway. Motorists in the area should still use caution and drive according to the conditions.For more information on road cond…

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MINOT, ND (KXNET) — Multiple departments in the City of Minot have teamed up to collect hundreds of tree piles still in the city after the windstorm two weeks ago. Crews from multiple departments have already collected more than 2,000 tree piles since October 7, and there are more than 700 piles remaining. The departments have a new plan, which will go into effect Monday, Oct. 2. Here is the updated plan: 
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Minot departments to continue collecting tree piles after windstorm

NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET) — Both oil and gas production were trending up in North Dakota over the last month, but state leaders say recent wildfires impacted oil activity near Williston. Justin Kringstad, the director of North Dakota's pipeline authority says the recent wildfire in Ray and Tioga temporarily shut down the gas plant and several nearby wells as a precaution. Assistant director of mineral resources Mark Bohrer says Chord Energy, who oper…

Directors Cut: Wildfires shut down and damaged several wells in western North Dakota

NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET) — Your neighbor won't be out much if you borrow their lawn mower to finish mowing your lawn because you ran out of gas. But if you start asking to use it time and time again, it starts to add up. Bank of North Dakota's Tyler Giffey explains why it's a bit different when borrowing money from the bank. 	
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SCRANTON, ND (KXNET) — A wildfire broke out shortly before 1:00 p.m., near Scranton in Bowman County. Initial reports put the blaze just north of the community, between highways 21 and 12. NDResponse.gov, on its current wildfire map, indicates the blaze is seven miles north of Scranton. Scranton is between Bowman to the west and Gascoyne to the east on U.S. Highway 12. One witness, Mike Heiser, notes on his Facebook page that "All local fire dep…

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BISMARCK, N.D. (Michael Achterling – North Dakota Monitor) Democratic challenger Katrina Christiansen criticized Republican U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer Wednesday for “recycling dangerous lies” about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The exchange came during an hourlong debate on BEK TV moderated by Steve Bakken and Joel Heitkamp in which the candidates also differed on border policy, abortion and other topics. When asked if former President Donald Tr…

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(WASHINGTON, DC) – The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). In the lawsuit, filed Monday in United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the Tribe is petitioning the court to, among other things, issue an ‘immediate and permanent injunction’ that would prevent Energy Transfer LP to continue operating DAPL. The court could also issue a wri…

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