Last of western North Dakota wildfires 100% contained Authorities announced Monday that the Bear Den fire, near Mandaree, is now fully contained. The fires destroyed nearly 120,000 acres.

All across western North Dakota, a person will tell you their own story about these fires for years to come. Two men who lost their lives won’t get the chance. At least four homes were lost.

But North Dakota’s economy was dinged by the fall in energy prices and has not yet returned to its 2014 peak. The development of the Bakken oil shale fields in the western ... the geography ...

The chilly weather is 15-20 degrees below normal for this time of year. Western and central North Dakota typically see the last spring freeze of the year in mid-May.

Most of western North Dakota is in some level of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The 44-square-mile Elkhorn Fire near Grassy Butte was 20% contained Monday, ...

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A section of wildfire northwest of Amidon, North Dakota, Sept. 1, 2004. More recently, wildfires driven by ferocious winds and fueled by dry conditions raged through parts of western North Dakota ...

Wind gusts reported Saturday morning in areas of western and central North Dakota ranged from 57 mph (92 kph) to 75 mph (121 kph), according to the National Weather Service.

North Dakota has elk that make some movements, but they’re not migratory, like what is seen in some western states, he said. Still, “there were some really unique movements,” Haase said.

Multiple wildfires have broken out in western North Dakota this week burning tens of thousands of acres, leaving one person dead and destroying several structures. The fires began late Friday ...

Most of western North Dakota is in some level of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The 44-square-mile Elkhorn Fire near Grassy Butte was 20% contained Monday, ...

Wind gusts reported Saturday morning in areas of western and central North Dakota ranged from 57 mph (92 kph) to 75 mph (121 kph), according to the National Weather Service.