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Man Jailed for Domestic Abuse and Preventing 9-1-1 Call
Williston, ND (KEYZ) A Williston man is being held at the Williams County Correction Center after allegedly beating his girl friend, and then knock her phone out of her hands when she tried to call for help. A 9-1-1 operator received a frantic call from Lela Axelson Sunday night at about a 10:45, but just as she was getting the initial information the phone was knocked from the callers hands and
State to Help Modernize Williston’s 4th Street
Williston, ND (KEYZ) The city of Williston received a quarter million dollar grant from the state of North Dakota to use on the down town enhancement program. Mayor Howard Klug says the money will be used to dress up 4th street between Main Street and Recreation Park.
"Main...
Starbucks Opens For Business to Waiting Fans
Williston, ND (KEYZ) Open for business, if the line didn't tell you right away, Starbucks inside Williston's Albertsons supermarket is officially open for business today. Manager Kris Brurud says the kiosk was actually ready for business Thursday afternoon, so they fired things up and had a "soft" opening last night.
"It wen...
Man Get’s Time Served for Threatening Pres. Trump’s Motorcade
Bismarck, ND (KEYZ) Forty-two-year-old Gregory Leingang of Bismarck, is sentenced to time served and a year of supervised release for stealing a forklift back in 2017 and threatening to ram the Presidential Limousine as President Trump headed for rally at the Andeavor Mandan Refinery in Mandan on Sept. 6th.
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Minot Police Jail Man Sought in Car Theft, Fleeing Police
Minot, ND (KEYZ) Thirty-nine-year-old Blake Lund is in the Ward County jail, facing charges of stealing a vehicle Thursday morning and taking police on an early morning foot chase before getting caught.
The car was initially reported stolen in the pre-dawn hours of Thursday February 21, and then located by two officers at about 20-minutes to 4 am, at a filling station in the southwest corner of t
Dakota Access Pipeline Capacity Upped by 70k to 570k per day
Williston, ND (KEYZ) Record harvesting of Bakken shale oil has compelled the owners of the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline, Energy Transfer Partners to boost capacity for the line by 70-thousand barrels per day. From today the announcement says, the pipeline will carry 570-thousand barrels per day, south eastward to Illinois.
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Serving up the Lutefisk for Eight Decades plus and Going Strong
Williston, ND (KEYZ) Dozens of workers are ramping up their preparations for what will be the 86th annual Lutefisk feast at Williston's Landmark first Lutheran Church on Main Street. It's Saturday and draws people from as far a field as Canada to the north, Minnesota in the east, South Dakota and Montana.
There...
The First Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to Open Next Week
Fargo, ND (KEYZ) North Dakota’s first medical marijuana dispensary is scheduled to open next week in Fargo, when Acreage Holdings opens The Botanist on Thursday, Feb. 28, where it will sell medical marijuana produced by a Bismarck manufacturing facility.
Voters approved ...
Knife-point Carjacking, Police Chase Leads to Jail for 22-year-old
Tioga, ND (KEYZ) Twenty-two year old Dillion Scott Blagg is in the Williams County jail facing a slew of charges including car jacking, robbery, felonious restraint and fleeing from police after a dramatic series of events in Tioga Sunday night.
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Preparations Underway for Major City Hall Renovations
Williston, ND (KEYZ) Expanding City Hall this spring, which depends greatly on when Red Rock Ford relocates, since that's where City Hall staff will move temporarily during renovations. Mayor Howard Klug says work will begin almost immediately on the first floor of the historic car dealership making it suitable for city hall work.
"It see...