Hettinger News

A thunderstorm in North Dakota can do a lot of damage. 60-70 mile per hour winds and baseball size hail can certainly break windows...but what it did to a farm near Hettinger... is breaking hearts.

While growing up in Hettinger , his dad told him that you can't chase a ball around your entire life... but Al Bortke sure gave it a good run! After 36 years at the University of Mary , the former Basketball coach and Athletic Director has retired.

The renovated West River Health Services Building sticks out like a freshly polished gem as you travel through Hettinger.

North Dakota 's Supreme Court says it will keep a district judgeship in Dickinson .

Katlyn Nagel and Sean Weinert have chosen an Aug. 22 wedding date. She is the daughter of Perry and Kathy Nagel of Hettinger, N.D., and he is the son of Steven and Becky Weinert of Chester.

Our Amber Schatz shows us ho7 the young musicians prepared to rock i4 out... for Band Night.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation sent out an updated list of roads that are closed due to flooding at about 5 this afternoon.

The following highways are closed due to water damage: A ND 8, between Junction of US 12 and ND 21 , northeast of Hettinger, approximately four miles north of US Highway 12.

Emergency managers from the region had their work cut out for them Monday as they scrambled to close roads covered with water.

North Dakota motorists are being cautioned to watch out for farm equipment on the roads during this spring planting season.

President Obama has approved individual assistance to help people and businesses hit by flooding in both North Dakota and Minnesota.

A tragic accident that ended the life of two Hettinger residents on Monday and another crash involving a tractor over the weekend is a reminder to keep an eye out for farm equipment on area roads.

The Highway Patrol says a van rear-ended a tractor south of Dickinson, killing a couple in the van.

INTERSTATE 94 HAS BEEN CLOSED BETWEEN THE MONTANA BORDER AND BISMARCK-MANDAN DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

At 3:40 this afternoon, the National Weather Service posted a blizzard watch for Sunday and Monday for southwest and south central North Dakota.

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on March 13, 2009, and continuing.

North Dakotans battling floodwaters had more problems from a spring blizzard that hit the state Tuesday, dumping more than a foot of snow in some areas and leading to fears of more flooding later.

North Dakota officials have closed Interstate 94 between Bismarck and Dickinson due to heavy snow and strong winds.

Flooding hit western and central North Dakota on Saturday, forcing seven families in one town to evacuate, as the Federal Emergency Management Agency prepared to send a team to the state.

People packed into a gymnasium at Dickinson State University Wednesday to see inventions ranging from a dog walking contraption to no-slip book covers during Marketplace for Kids.