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    September 18, 2017
    David Tuan, Williston's city administrator talks about the various upcoming infrastructure projects over the next couple of years. (Joshua Komer/Grand Forks Herald)play button
    After years of boom, Oil Patch cities paying off growth debt
    WATFORD CITY, N.D.—The North Dakota oil boom turned black gold into green for public and private interests over its high-flying run. But...
    news/regionSeptember 18, 2017 - 6:04am
    September 17, 2017
    Melissa Krause recently opened Quick Draw Art Studio in downtown Williston. She said a shop like this wouldn't have worked during the boom and while things are not as busy as they were five years ago, the town can support an art studio like this. (Joshua Komer/Grand Forks Herald)play button
    After the boom: Community finds calm after frantic years
    WILLISTON—It was a quiet afternoon in a downtown Williston art store. A passerby might quickly recognize the point of the QuickDraw Art...
    news/regionSeptember 17, 2017 - 6:03am
    August 31, 2017
    Crews worked on construction of the Lewis and Clark Bridge in Williston in its early stages in 2016. Amy Dalrymple/Forum News Service
    ND highway department's biggest project ever opens to traffic
    WILLISTON, N.D.—The new $80 million Lewis and Clark Bridge, the single largest infrastructure project bid in North Dakota Department of...
    newsAugust 31, 2017 - 7:27pm
    August 28, 2017
    Sobriety checkpoint set for McKenzie County
    WILLISTON, N.D. -- The North Dakota Highway Patrol has planned a sobriety checkpoint in McKenzie County for Friday, Sept. 1. Troopers are partnering...
    newsAugust 28, 2017 - 9:44am
    August 24, 2017
    Ralph Broxson Jr Submitted photo
    Man accused of helping to conceal ND murder to face trial
    WILLISTON, N.D.—A man accused of helping to conceal a July murder told police that he had gone with the accused murderer to the site of...
    newsAugust 24, 2017 - 7:14pm
    August 16, 2017
    The U.S. Capitol
    Feds OK another $20 million for new Williston airport as construction moves ahead
    WILLISTON, N.D. -- Williston’s new airport will get another federal cash infusion of $20 million to support its construction. The money is...
    newsAugust 16, 2017 - 8:26pm
    July 25, 2017
    Two men facing charges of concealing murder in McKenzie County
    WILLISTON — Two men are facing charges of hindering law enforcement after police say they helped someone conceal a murder. Damian Carrillo,...
    newsJuly 25, 2017 - 7:42pm
    July 24, 2017
    For the second time in two weeks, fire tore through the Hedderich building in downtown Williston. The cause of Monday, July 24's fire is still under investigation, but fire officials believe that debris that had been smoldering since July 10 flared up. Jamie Kelly / Williston Herald
    Hedderich's building in downtown Williston burns for second time in 2 weeks
    WILLISTON, N.D. — The Hedderich building, which was heavily damaged July 10 by fire, caught ablaze again Monday afternoon, sending clouds...
    newsJuly 24, 2017 - 7:54pm
    Police say body found last week possibly connected to Williston shooting
    WILLISTON, N.D. — Police believe a badly decomposed body found in McKenzie County might be connected to the man who was the only suspect...
    newsJuly 24, 2017 - 6:31pm
    July 18, 2017
    Person of interest in ND shooting that injured 2 kills himself
    WILLISTON, N.D -- A 21-year-old who police said was a person of interest in a Tuesday morning shooting that injured two people was found dead,...
    newsJuly 18, 2017 - 9:51pm
    Our view: Zuckerberg's visit good for North Dakota
    Mark Zuckerberg has the look of a presidential candidate. The founder of Facebook is touring the country, learning all he can about things that...
    opinion/our-opinionJuly 18, 2017 - 7:00am
    July 15, 2017
    Stepson of recent ND higher ed board chair fatally shot, man in custody
    WILLISTON, N.D. — The stepson of Kathleen Neset, recent chairwoman of the State Board of Higher Education and considered a potential GOP candidate...
    newsJuly 15, 2017 - 10:09am
    July 12, 2017
    Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, left, takes a tour of a drilling rig near Williston Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Photo provided by Bakken Backers.
    Facebook founder Zuckerberg, with speculation about presidential bid, 'intrigued' by oil industry technology during ND visit
    WILLISTON, N.D. — The founder and CEO of Facebook spent Tuesday, July 11, in North Dakota, visiting Williston to learn more about the oil industry...
    newsJuly 12, 2017 - 8:44am
    July 11, 2017
    A firefighter sprays water in a hot spot on the top floor of the Hedderich building on Main Street Tuesday morning. Firefighters remained on scene throughout the day Tuesday, and several blocks of Main Street were closed to traffic. Williston Herald photo
    Downtown Williston fire likely an accident; streets still closed for safety reasons
    WILLISTON, N.D.— The fire that tore through a historic downtown Williston icon Monday night was probably an accident, but fire officials...
    newsJuly 11, 2017 - 8:14pm
    July 10, 2017
    ire tore through the nearly 120-year-old Hedderich Department Store building on Main Street Williston Monday evening. Submitted photo by Robert Jeffries.
    Fire destroys historic downtown icon in Williston
    WILLISTON, N.D.—Fire tore through the nearly 120-year-old Hedderich Department Store building on Main Street Williston Monday evening,...
    newsJuly 10, 2017 - 10:43pm
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