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Mandan man facing federal prison on drug and firearm charges
On November 1, 2022, a Burleigh County Deputy conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of 52nd Street Southeast and Fettig Drive in Bismarck. The driver was identified as Kyle William Johnson (now aged 35) from Mandan.
Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall, the state’s top election official said Thursday, in the latest legalization effort in the conservative state. The New Economic Frontier needs to submit 15,582 valid signatures to Secretary of State Michael Howe by July 8 to make the November general election ballot. Otherwise, the group has one year to gather enough signatures to make the next statewide election. The 20-page statutory measure would legalize recreational marijuana for people 21 and older to use at their homes and, if permitted, on others’ private property. The measure also outlines numerous production and processing regulations, prohibited uses — such as in public or in vehicles — and home cultivation of plants. Leading the initiative is Steve Bakken, a Burleigh County commissioner and former Bismarck mayor who said he has never smoked marijuana and never will. He said law enforcement resources “should be directed someplace a little more effectual,” such as combating fentanyl and other illicit drugs. He said the group also wants to head off the potential of a poorly crafted initiative.
State troopers seize more than 300 grams of fentanyl
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - State troopers have seized more than 300 grams of fentanyl from a Bismarck couple’s vehicle that was driving on I-94 in Burleigh County. Officers say while conducting a traffic stop on Javonne Hunt’s vehicle, they found fentanyl and meth underneath the driver’s seat.
PSC sets technical hearings in Bismarck for Summit pipeline
Burleigh County Commission Chair Brian Bitner, center, listens April 22, 2024, during a Public Service Commission hearing on the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline. Additional hearings have been set at the request of Burleigh County and landowners. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor) The North Dakota Public Service Commission has set...
Bismarck man arrested for stabbing incident
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Burleigh County prosecutors charged a Bismarck man with aggravated assault for stabbing someone several times. Officers say the victim told them he got in a fight with Isaiah Standingcrow, who later pulled out a knife. Authorities say the victim was bleeding from his head and mouth...
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Two people face charges after early morning DUI crash in Griggs County
HANNAFORD, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Two people were hurt and face multiple charges after an early morning crash near Hannaford, ND Tuesday Morning, April 23. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 44-year-old Jesse Pierce of Napoleon, ND and his passenger 54-year-old Tasha Courtade also of Napoleon were driving southbound on Highway 1 south of Hannaford around 1 a.m. when their pickup went off the road and rolled.
Lincoln’s police chief resigns in dispute over training opportunities, other issues
LINJCOLN, ND (KXNET) — Lincoln Police Chief Robyn Krile has resigned after nearly five years on the job. In her resignation letter dated April 21, Krile said, during her tenure, there have been significant public safety improvements and an increase of full-time police officers from five to eight. She also cited adding a school resource/detective […]
After 33 years, Huff Hills to close following lease disagreements
MANDAN, N.D. (KFYR) - UPDATE (4/23/2024 at 5:45 p.m.): Staff at Huff Hills Ski Area announced that after 33 years in operation, this season was its last. The news left many long-time Huff Hills skiers devastated. “The announcement that Huff is closing is similar in magnitude to if having access...
Mandan man gets two years for drive-by shootings
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - A Burleigh County judge has sentenced a Mandan man to two years in prison for October drive-by shooting incidents in Burleigh County and Bismarck. Prosecutors say Marcus Johnson damaged several vehicles, homes and businesses with a firearm.
‘The Poet and the Silk Girl’: UTTC Bookstore selling book on Fort Lincoln internment camp
Construction of a memorial is underway at UTTC, and one story from that time is detailed in a book by Satsuki Ina. She was born in an internment camp in Tule Lake, California while her father was interned at what was then Fort Lincoln.
Pennsylvania farmer discusses his early adoption of cover crops
REGAN, N.D. – In northeastern Burleigh County, Steve Groff, from Lancaster County, Pa., joined the Burleigh Soil Conservation District “Crops, Covers, and Cows” event in Regan and Wing last year, as a speaker on longtime soil health. Jay Fuhrer, Menoken Farm conservationist, spoke to Groff before the...
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