MEDORA, N.D. – The National Park Service wants to revise the livestock management plan for wild horses and longhorn cattle in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. According to park officials, the plan “is expected to determine appropriate management tools and protocols for managing the horse and longhorn cattle herds based on updated scientific information, methods, and best management practices regarding herd…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The Senate National Parks subcommittee met earlier this week to review the implementation of the bipartisan Great American Outdoors act which was signed into law almost 18 months ago. This law created a national fund intended to tackle backlogged maintenance requests which has become a major problem for national parks across the country. North Dakota relies…
NEW YORK (KVRR) – A controversial statue of President Theodore Roosevelt that has long been criticized by civil rights activists has been removed from New York’s American Museum of Natural History. The “Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt” will be moved to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota. The statue, unveiled in 1940, depicts Roosevelt on horseback, with…
Theodore Roosevelt National ParkMcKENZIE CO, N.D. — Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on an eight-square-mile wildfire in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Firefighters had the blaze 80% contained on Saturday afternoon, up from 70% on Friday. No structure damage has been reported, but officials say some structures in the park could still be at risk. Several closures remain in place…
Photo: Arnegard Fire Protection District THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK (KVRR) – Firefighters say the Horse Pasture Fire in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park is 50% contained. At this time, no structure damage has been reported, but officials say the CCC campground and other park infrastructure are still at risk, as well as some private homes on the…
Badlands Search & Rescue Service / FacebookBILLINGS CO., N.D. — A grass fire that forced the evacuation of the small tourist town of Medora, North Dakota is now 85% contained. Another fire was reported on USDA Forest Service national grasslands on Saturday that has now started burning into the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, south of Watford City….
DICKINSON, N.D. – Two people accused of fleeing from police in a stolen pickup and hiding out in Theodore Roosevelt National Park during a two-day search are awaiting charges. The incident began Monday when the pair stole the truck from a Fairfield residence and fled from a traffic stop on Interstate 94. The suspects led law enforcement on a chase…
MEDORA, N.D. (AP) _ A teenage visitor to a national park in North Dakota has been injured by a bison. Officials at Theodore Roosevelt National Park say the 17-year-old girl from Colorado was on a trail Saturday and walked between two bull bison that had been fighting. One bison charged the teen who was struck in the back, gored in…
