Bakken

What a difference a year makes. Last year, the total amount of rigs were going strong but, as oil prices continue to dip, the rig activity continues to slow down.

A few weeks back, we had a story about the poorest county in North Dakota. This week we feature a story concerning the richest county in North Dakota.

Get ready North Dakota, Hollywood is knockin in the Bakken!

What goes up, must come down. What is good for some, hurts others. North Dakota has been riding a high since the resurgence of the oil boom. Now with lower fuel prices, the state and some communities face uncertainty.

One of the big names in the Bakken oil industry is set to cut nearly 7,000 jobs by the end of March.

We all know that the job market in the Bakken is insane... but have workers become so scarce in Williston, ND that they are able to offer a starting wage more than 2.5x the national minimum?

It's a double-edged sword. Some people love the lower gas prices, some people fear it. The effects are long-reaching, including a 5% drop in airline fares next year.

As the population and job opportunities increase in North Dakota's fast-growing oil patch, so does the crime rate. Officials in Williston are seeking more federal help in an effort to keep up.

In a vote last week, the Williston City Commission had rejected a proposed 73 unit townhouse complex.

Over Memorial Day weekend, a tornado swept through McKenzie County for only the fourteenth time in over six decades. While no one was killed, nine people were injured and 15 trailers were destroyed in a temporary camp set up by workers in the state's largest oil-producing county. Fortunately, thanks to new ordinances pushed through by local officials, the location of the "man camp" was k