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Rolette Man Dies in Motorcycle Crash

28-year-old Derek Thompson died in the Saturday afternoon accident
Alison Voorhees,

BOTTINEAU COUNTY, ND — Authorities say a motorcyclist died when he failed to negotiate a curve on a road near Lake Metigoshe. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 28-year-old Derek Thompson, of Rolette, died in the Saturday afternoon accident. The patrol says the motorcycle went into the ditch and struck a sign support. Thompson was not wearing a helmet. The…
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North Dakota Highway Patrol Makes One of It’s Largest Drug Busts

A subsequent search revealed 183 pounds of marijuana with an approximate street value of $700,000.
Joe Radske,

BISMARCK, N.D. – Yesterday afternoon, a highway patrol trooper stopped a vehicle for minor traffic violations and discovered 183 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle, one of the North Dakota Highway Patrol’s largest drug busts. A Dodge minivan was eastbound on I-94 between Mandan and Bismarck in a construction zone. The driver, Harold Miller, 71, of Sacramento, California, was stopped…
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West Fargo Teen Dies in Dirt Bike Crash

A dirt bike and UTV crash head on in Sargeant County
Alison Voorhees,

STIRUM, N.D. — A West Fargo teen is dead after hitting a UTV head on with his dirt bike. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the two vehicle crash happened around 11:30 Saturday night one and a half miles southwest of Stirum. The 19-year-old was driving his dirt bike when he collided with a UTV, driven by 56-year-old Clayton Hoffman…
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Child Flown To Fargo After Crash Has Died

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a car was eastbound on Steele County Road 1 when a southbound pickup failed to yield at the 137th Ave SE intersection and hit the car's passenger side.
Joe Radske,

Galesburg, N.D. (KFGO) – An 8-year-old Page, North Dakota boy who was airlifted to a Fargo hospital after a crash west of Galesburg Tuesday morning has died. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a car was eastbound on Steele County Road 1 when a southbound pickup failed to yield at the 137th Ave SE intersection and hit the car’s passenger…
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Dunseith Man Dies After Rollover Crash

The road was washed out and closed north of the intersection with 92nd Street
TJ Nelson,

  ROLETTE COUNTY, ND — A Dunseith man is dead after crashing his car on a closed road. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the 56-year-old man was driving around 8 o’clock last night about 5 miles northeast of Dunseith. He was northbound on 35th Avenue Northeast. The road was washed out and closed north of the intersection with 92nd Street….
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Man Seriously Hurt After Being Thrown From 4-Wheeler

Christopher Bata Also Cited By North Dakota Highway Patrol
TJ Nelson,

An Adams, North Dakota man was seriously hurt after being thrown from his 4-wheeler in the middle of the night. According to the Highway Patrol, 38-year-old Christopher Bata was under the influence of alcohol and not wearing a helmet when he lost control of his 4-wheeler along Highway 35. He was taken to the health center in Park River with…
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More Snow on the Way for Western, Central North Dakota

Winds gusting to 60 miles per hour pushed the heavy snow into huge snowbanks in some locations
TJ Nelson,

1/4 North Dakota Highway Patrol Show Caption Hide Caption 2/4 North Dakota Highway Patrol Show Caption Hide Caption 3/4 North Dakota Highway Patrol Show Caption Hide Caption 4/4 North Dakota Highway Patrol Show Caption Hide Caption NORTH DAKOTA — Western and central North Dakota are in store for more winter weather as many people continue to dig out from the…