DUNN COUNTY
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND UPDATED: Oil well leak in Dunn County
(UPDATE: The below news release came out Wednesday. Beneath it is a link to the Thursday story by Dickinson Press reporter Lisa Call and then Thursday's update by the Associated Press; at the very bot...
Posted on 9/1/10 at 4:06 PM
Officials release name of Dunn County crash victim 
The North Dakota Highway Patrol has released the name of a 48-year-old Twin Buttes man who died in a single-car rollover in Dunn County Wednesday night.
By Associated Press , October 21, 2011
North Dakota man dies in single-car crash on Fort Berthold reservation
The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the Twin Buttes, N.D., man was driving north on BIA 20 on the Fort Berthold reservation Wednesday night when he tried to navigate a turn and lost control of the car and it rolled over.
By Associated Press , October 20, 2011
N.D. oil patch equipment thefts escalate
Sheriff's offices in McKenzie, Williams, Mountrail and Dunn counties all have investigated thefts of skid-steer loaders at job sites. McKenzie County Sheriff Ron Rankin said he wonders if thieves are selling the machines out of state.
By Associated Press , September 27, 2011
Halliday, N.D. man killed in rollover
The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 56-year-old Halliday man was killed Friday in a one-vehicle rollover in Dunn County.
By Associated Press , August 12, 2011
Killdeer, N.D., chosen for study focusing on hydraulic fracturing's impact on drinking water
Killdeer in Dunn County was chosen for a study focusing on hydraulic fracturing’s impact on drinking water, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday. The EPA has identified seven case studies. The sites chosen were selected following extensive input from stakeholders, including the public, local and state officials, industry and environmental organizations, according to the agency.
By The Dickinson Press , June 23, 2011
Snow prompts Dunn County to close some roads Friday
The roads will remain closed until it quits snowing or spring begins, whichever comes first, according to a report.
By Associated Press , February 12, 2011
Woman, child safe after getting stranded
A woman and her young child are at home safe after becoming stranded on a snowy road in southwest Dunn County Friday afternoon, authorities say
By The Dickinson Press , January 14, 2011
First mountain lion of season killed in N.D.
The 2- to 3-year-old adult female weighing about 85 pounds was shot Sept. 27 in the Killdeer Mountains.
By Associated Press , October 05, 2010
2 killed in truck crash west of Killdeer, N.D.
Two people in a service truck have been killed in a crash along North Dakota’s Highway 200, west of Killdeer.
By Associated Press , September 30, 2010
Officials scramble to oversee cleanup of oil spill near Killdeer
Nobody hurt, nothing damaged after wellbore failsState officials scrambled Wednesday when an oil company reported a leak that put about 1,000 barrels of oil and water on the ground at a well near Killdeer, N.D.
By Stephen J. Lee , September 01, 2010
Killdeer, N.D., residents assess damage after destructive storm
After a thunderstorm roared through Killdeer Wednesday evening, several trees were uprooted onto homes, lightning ignited fires and a roof was partially torn off a local watering hole.
By Lisa Call , July 02, 2010
Dickinson resident's bail set at $50,000 following wild cross-country chase
After a reported attempted burglary June 12 in Dunn County, Darren Tornow, 43, of Cuba, Mo., who was living in Dickinson, led law enforcement on a high-speed chase driving west on Interstate 94 in a stolen Colorado vehicle.
By Lisa Call , June 19, 2010
Trucking company investigated for illegal dumping
The state Health Department has begun an investigation of a trucking company accused of dumping salty wastewater from oil fields on gravel roads in western North Dakota.
By James MacPherson , May 11, 2010
Killdeer, N.D., trucking company being investigated
A Killdeer trucking company is being investigated for allegedly dumping oil well waste on roads.
By Associated Press , April 30, 2010
Dunn County to vote on commission size
Residents of Dunn County will decide in June whether to increase the size of the County Commission from three members to five.
By Associated Press , April 27, 2010
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