Killdeer News

Many people call it one of the most beautiful places in North Dakota. The Killdeer Mountains have a long historyincluding a battle that took place in July of 1864.

Those who fight in battles never forget them. But once the soldiers are gone, all that`s left are the stories and the artifacts.

A collection of items from the site of the 1864 Battle of Killdeer Mountain in western North Dakota is going on public display.

It seems oil will be a big part of Western North Dakota's economic future, but it's not just oil drilling companies that are enjoying the increase in oil activity... There are many oil related businesses ...

Jeremy Rustad, 27, Garrison, ND, died Friday, April 11, 2008, from injuries suffered in an airplane accident. via Minot Daily News

“I'm 80 years old and it hasn't killed me yet”

Killdeer Mayor Dan Dolechek stands on the pitcher's mound of a closed baseball diamond in Killdeer, N.D., on Tuesday April 1, 2008. via HendersonvilleNews.com

NDDunn County-Eronite,0145 Health officials to discuss asbestos-like mineral in Dunn County Eds: APNewsNow. via KXMB-TV Bismarck

Oil wells around Parshall and Killdeer are being drilled deep into the Bakken shale formation. via KFYR-AM Bismarck

X - close this window 1 of 4 Photos > Monday Regional Hoops Its Regional Tournament Time for Class B Boys Basketball and for the remaining teams to reach state...they need three wins. via KXMA-TV Dickinson

The state Game and Fish Department says a young female mountain lion caught in a foothold trap north of Killdeer was euthanized because it likely would not have survived after losing its foot. via KXMA-TV Dickinson

The state Game and Fish Department says a young female mountain lion caught in a foothold trap north of Killdeer was euthanized because it likely would not have survived after losing its foot. via KMOT-TV Minot

“The industry believes there's Bakken potential all the way to mid-Mercer County.”

Cathy Trampe, of Dunn Center, said she made a deal with her husband, Ernest: If they got an oil well out in one of their grazing pastures, they'd sell the cows. via BismarckTribune

“The reason we get these awards is our employees, the folks at KMM, we understand that this is part of a bigger picture, that it is of value to our country, to our service men and women”

Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing received two Honor of Excellence awards in the past two weeks for their efforts in contributing to both the Black Hawk helicopter and the Mark-54 anti-submarine torpedo. via KFYR-TV Bismarck

North Dakotans got up early to look for bargains on the day after Christmas, filling their shopping carts with Christmas ornaments, blankets and wrapping paper. via Minot Daily News

“There are so many needy people, so many pitiful people this time of year”

Some area food pantries that serve rural areas say that donations have been plentiful for the Christmas season, but they expect they'll need more donations come January. via Minot Daily News

“They've done their homework and they're going to exhaust every possibility”

Industrial hemp license applications due BISMARCK - Applications for 2008 North Dakota industrial hemp production licenses are due Jan. via Minot Daily News

Killdeer, N.D. Scientists here have recently completed a study to determine the attraction between deer and automobiles. via StarNewsOnline.com

Stone arrow points and other artifacts from the area where the Battle of the Killdeer Mountains was fought in 1864 have been donated to Dickinson State University. via KFYR-TV Bismarck

Nick Phillips of Mandan snapped this photo of a mountain lion kitten after coming across two cats while in the Killdeer Mountains on Oct. via Williston Daily Herald

State wildlife officials have known for a couple of years that western North Dakota has a breeding population of mountain lions. via KMOT-TV Minot