Bakken

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.

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

Living in North Dakota, Oil has become a way of life. The Environmental Protection Agency is now considering measures that could potentially have a major impact on our state.

With drilling and extracting technology rapidly improving, what was once thought an impossible place to drill has become the 2nd largest oil production area in the United States.

North Dakota was one of the leading states with new millionaires according to USA Today.