Aleisa Tanner
Reporter/Anchor
Williston
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In Williston, 18-year-old Ian Laboyd pleaded guilty to Manslaughter and Aggravated Assault Thursday in a plea deal with the State.
The City of Williston announced Wednesday that two new restaurants, Slim Chickens and Pizza Ranch, are coming to the Williston Square, and the first road into the development is complete.
The North Dakota Human Trafficking Task Force says since 2015, they’ve served 327 trafficked adults and 107 minors. The focus of this rally was bringing awareness to youth who are sold for trafficking.
Nurses in Williston are administering flu shots in a different way this year to prepare for mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics.
Last month, we told you about farmers in Divide County who rallied together to finish their neighbor’s harvest after he had a heart attack.
Williston’s airport is the first in the state to start a program where the non-travelling public can go through TSA and use the XWA’s amenities.
A family-owned Mediterranean café just opened in Williston, offering unique foods you usually wouldn’t be able to find in town.
A full-scale mass casualty and hazardous materials exercise will be held in McKenzie County Thursday to prepare first responders if those events occur in the future.
A small group of eight students and parents protested mandated mask-wearing Tuesday in front of Williston High School.
Around 60 farmers in Divide County put their own harvesting on hold to cut 1,000 acres for a neighbor who suffered a heart attack after his combine caught fire last week.
Williston’s newest school, the ASB Innovation Academy, welcomed students and teachers through its doors for the first time this week.
T hand-painted mural on main street incorporates many of the things that make the area unique. Beth and Jessie Veeder worked with an artist from Jamestown, Linda Roesch, who planned and completed the mural within three weeks.
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The Little Buddy Foundation presented a $135,000 bionic arm to a student in Crosby, North Dakota today.
An active shooter drill was conducted for the first time at the Williston Basin International Airport.
Williston State College is reporting that a member of its campus community has tested positive for COVID-19.
This is Williston State College’s first week of face-to-face classes since the campus shut down in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In Williston, the jury found 27-year-old Justin Crites guilty of manslaughter in the death of Jay LePage last May. After two days of deliberation, the jury reached a verdict Tuesday after they re-heard testimony from one witness.
A free Women’s Health and Wellness Event, created to connect people to others, will be held in Williston.
A foundation that rescues and places cats in homes in Watford City is now busier than ever, but is lacking funds to support operations.
Tuesday marks the second day in the jury trial for Justin Crites, accused of manslaughter in the death of Jay LePage.
The Williams County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a 15-year-old girl from Trenton who ran away around 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
The Williston Police Department is looking for a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing Thursday.
The Williams County Sheriff’s Office says they have identified the body involved in a cold case from 1982.
As early as next year, farmers may be able to purchase higher quality seed from the Williston Research Extension Center, as construction is underway at its new seed cleaning plant.
About a third of farmers in Williams County have started their harvest season, but it's a couple weeks earlier than usual due to drought conditions.
n Watford City, a single mother and her four children lost almost everything they own in a house fire last week.
Law enforcement in Williston disinterred a body at the Riverside Cemetery Monday morning, hoping to solve a 38-year-old cold case using DNA analysis.
Most teachers are back in their classrooms preparing for a unique start to the school year.
The Williston Senior Center has reopened three months after the COVID-19 pandemic forced its closure.
A group of women in Williston have organized a petition that already has more than 1,000 signatures, asking the City of Williston to repeal or restructure its ban on pit bulls.
Drone-technology is making it easier for oil companies to assess the land where well pad remediation is taking place.
The coronavirus pandemic has created challenges for many people, and it’s no different for those who write and play music.
Williston State College just released its preliminary plans to reopen on-campus school this fall.
This year, you won’t see classrooms set up like they were before the pandemic.
Tioga Public School District #15 could potentially get bigger within the next year.
Auto parts stores are running into an issue that only seems to be getting worse.
In Sidney, mask-wearing has become a two-sided issue with a lot of grey in the middle.
Williams County’s first COVID-19 related death was reported Monday by the North Dakota Department of Health, along with 22 new positive cases.
Vehicles wait in line, people give their information, and then are directed by workers into the “Hot-Zone”.
Williams County and the City of Williston are getting creative when it comes to incentivizing Census responses.
Crosby, N.D., just opened its new $2 million outdoor pool.
A lot of businesses in Williston have utilized the Paycheck Protection Program. Business owners say without it, there would be a lot more unemployed workers moving away from Williston or looking for their next job.
If you visit downtown Williston, you’ll see some creative activities that boost foot-traffic for local businesses.
Amidst a busy construction season, companies are finding a new normal during the coronavirus pandemic.
With winds recorded at 66 miles-per-hour last night near Williston, people are dealing with the damage and clean-up today.
Clifford Baker has worked at the Coca Cola Bottling Company of Williston since 1967.
Mayor Howard Klug of Williston says if the Dakota Access Pipeline is shut down August 5th, economic issues will pile up for people in the Bakken.
Mondak Animal Rescue is dealing with a new oil-industry related issue, but now that pandemic related shut-downs have slowed down, so has the rate at which pets are finding their forever homes.
A Williston man, accused of murdering one man and attempting to murder another in Williston, was in court Wednesday to introduce evidence and exclude the testimony of a friend of the victim, Matthew York.