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    April 25, 2018
    ND paddlefish caviar provides funds for state projects
    WILLISTON, N.D. -- Paddlefish fishermen in northwest North Dakota can once again this year help projects that benefit the state by giving away caviar from the fish they catch. With season opening May 1, North Star Caviar will again be offering free cleaning in exchange for the paddlefish...
    news/science-and-natureApril 25, 2018 - 12:25pm
    April 20, 2018
    Father of inmate charged in jail bribery scheme
    WILLISTON, N.D.—A second person has been charged with criminal conspiracy after a Williams County jail inmate was accused of trying to...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 20, 2018 - 12:23pm
    April 19, 2018
    Gage Cox
    18-year-old accused of shooting up ND oil well site
    WILLISTON, N.D. -- An 18-year-old man already facing accusations that he stole a gun from a car, used that gun to shoot at a home and car, and...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 19, 2018 - 10:33am
    April 18, 2018
    Lamar Putney testifies at his trial on two counts of murder in February. Putney was acquitted on both charges. The prosecution and defense recently argued about which guns seized from his apartment should be returned. Jamie Kelly / Williston Herald
    ND judge orders guns returned to man acquitted of murder
    WILLISTON, N.D.—A judge ordered Tuesday, April 17, that prosecutors and police return guns seized nearly two years ago from a man acquitted...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 18, 2018 - 1:59pm
    April 12, 2018
    Police: ND man threatens woman for not following ‘God’s plan’ for marriage
    WILLISTON, N.D. -- A 54-year-old Williston man is being held on $100,000 bond after police say he wrote threatening letters to a woman who has...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 12, 2018 - 6:37pm
    Everest Moore (Submitted photo)
    Williston teacher faces more sex abuse of students allegations
    WILLISTON, N.D. -- A teacher at St. Joseph Catholic School in Williston who was arrested last month and charged with molesting three young girls...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 12, 2018 - 6:29pm
    April 5, 2018
    Travis Nevarez
    Man accused of stealing Williston woman’s casino winnings found 90 miles away
    BERTHOLD, N.D. -- A pair of Williston residents, including one who is a suspect in stealing about $11,000 in casino winnings from a woman in...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 5, 2018 - 6:23pm
    March 28, 2018
    ND taxable sales and purchases up in 2017, but down in larger cities
    BISMARCK -- North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases jumped 3 percent in 2017, an increase that Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger called...
    news/government-and-politicsMarch 28, 2018 - 11:02am
    March 12, 2018
    ND Oil Patch firm must pay settlement, change policies after gay worker alleges harassment
    WILLISTON, N.D. — A federal judge has ordered a drilling rig service company working in North Dakota's Oil Patch to pay a former worker $70,000 as part of an agreement to settle a lawsuit that alleged he was harassed because he is gay.
    newsMarch 12, 2018 - 8:20pm
    March 7, 2018
    Kirsten Baesler in April 2016 in Fargo. Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service
    17 N.D. school districts get OK to use ACT to test for math, English proficiency
    BISMARCK—17 school districts have been given the go-ahead to use the ACT exam in place of a required state math and English achievement...
    news/educationMarch 7, 2018 - 5:53pm
    February 15, 2018
    ND man dies from injuries after being shot in road rage incident in Minn.
    FRIDLEY, Minn. -- A North Dakota man who was shot by a bystander after reportedly threatening another driver with a knife after a car crash...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 15, 2018 - 6:34pm
    February 8, 2018
    Lamar Putney, center, hugs his cousin, Danielle Davis, while his wife, Mehvish Ali Putney, looks on moments after he was released from the Williams County Correctional Center. Putney was acquitted of two counts of murder Thursday. He spent nearly 17 months in jail awaiting trial. Jamie Kelly / Williston Herald
    Jury acquits ND man in double murder trial
    WILLISTON, N.D.—After spending more than 500 days in jail, including months in solitary confinement, Lamar Putney walked out of the Williams...
    newsFebruary 8, 2018 - 7:17pm
    February 5, 2018
    OSHA investigates oilfield fatality near Williston
    WILLISTON, N.D. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an incident that killed a worker last week at an...
    news/accidentsFebruary 5, 2018 - 6:11pm
    February 2, 2018
    ND double murder trial has 'more security concerns' than other cases, judge says
    WILLISTON, N.D. -- A witness in Lamar Putney’s murder trial was stopped from testifying Thursday, Feb. 1, after the prosecution told the court...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 2, 2018 - 8:37am
    January 30, 2018
    Defense attorney Jeff Nehring, left, shows a document to former Williston (N.D.) police officer Benjamin Williams during Lamar Putney's murder trial Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Nehring questioned the way evidence was handled during the investigation into the shooting death of two men in Putney's apartment in May 2016. Williston Herald photo
    Murder plot or deal turned deadly? Attorneys spell out drastic differences in fatal Williston shootings
    WILLISTON, N.D. — During opening arguments Tuesday, Jan. 30, in Lamar Putney's trial on two counts of murder, the prosecution and defense...
    news/crime-and-courtsJanuary 30, 2018 - 8:00pm
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