4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (221+ words) SELFRIDGE, N.D. — An 83-year-old Selfridge woman was killed after turning her side-by-side in front of a semi-truck Tuesday, Sept. 8, in south-central North Dakota. According to a North Dakota Highway Patrol crash report, at approximately 3:05 p.m. Central Time Tuesday, the woman was…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1538+ words) Businesses have come and gone since the Bakken oil boom transformed McKenzie County, but despite enormous growth, residents continue to identify shopping, dining and entertainment as areas where the county has room to grow. Go back to Watford City in…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (941+ words) The arrest of a Williston business owner on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs is drawing growing attention on social media after the woman said she registered 0.00 on a preliminary alcohol breath test but was nevertheless arrested following…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (677+ words) An early-morning thunderstorm moving through central McKenzie County left more than a dramatic display across the prairie sky Sunday after lightning reportedly sparked a fire at a saltwater disposal facility southwest of Watford City, heavily damaging the site and sending…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1572+ words) Recent death of local man after no medical helicopter was available underscores the life-and-death transportation gap county leaders hope a locally based aircraft will address. McKenzie County is moving forward with what could become one of the most significant additions…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (303+ words) McKenzie County Farmer Arnegard steps back from historic school acquisition City officials choose to reallocate county funds The City of Arnegard has officially decided against purchasing and rehabilitating the historic Arnegard school building, choosing instead to explore more cost-effective options…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (403+ words) McKenzie County Farmer McKenzie Health reports surging patient growth Expands OB and specialty care McKenzie Health is experiencing rapid growth, outpacing its existing facilities as local demand for medical services surges, CEO Pete Edis reported to the McKenzie County Board…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1627+ words) Fifty-nine roadway deaths have been recorded throughout North Dakota as of August 14. Seat belt use, speed, impairment and rural roadway crashes remain concerns; McKenzie County’s history shows how quickly roadway deaths can escalate North Dakota entered 2026 following two of its…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1469+ words) Temporary prohibition on sale, use and possession sparks debate over public safety, personal choice and whether regulation should have been considered instead North Dakota’s emergency prohibition on kratom has reached the local level, with the Watford City Police Department informing…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1355+ words) Backpacks are packed, classrooms are reopening and the familiar yellow school buses are returning to area roads as students across McKenzie County and surrounding communities begin the 2026-27 school year. This week, students in Mandaree and Alexander will already have several…...