AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Williston North Dakota. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/williston-nd 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/williston-nd https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 11 Apr 2025 19:34:03 -0500 BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum today issued an executive order to restructure the membership of the Lignite Research Council, which was https://www.americantowns.com/news/burgum-issues-executive-order-restructuring-lignite-research-council-membership-31561643-bismarck-nd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/burgum-issues-executive-order-restructuring-lignite-research-council-membership-31561643-bismarck-nd.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum issued the following statement today after U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Hovland granted a https://www.americantowns.com/news/burgum-applauds-judges-decision-blocking-biden-administrations-waters-of-the-us-rule-31561644-bismarck-nd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/burgum-applauds-judges-decision-blocking-biden-administrations-waters-of-the-us-rule-31561644-bismarck-nd.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum on Tuesday signed the last of five bills naming several bridges on North Dakota state highways in honor of https://www.americantowns.com/news/burgum-signs-bills-naming-several-state-highway-bridges-in-honor-of-north-dakota-military-veterans-31561646-bismarck-nd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/burgum-signs-bills-naming-several-state-highway-bridges-in-honor-of-north-dakota-military-veterans-31561646-bismarck-nd.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BISMARCK, N.D. – As part of ongoing efforts to address the state’s workforce challenges, Gov. Doug Burgum has signed legislation https://www.americantowns.com/news/addressing-workforce-burgum-signs-bill-expanding-scholarship-program-to-apprenticeships-31562659-bismarck-nd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/addressing-workforce-burgum-signs-bill-expanding-scholarship-program-to-apprenticeships-31562659-bismarck-nd.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 TAIPEI - U.S. Senator John Hoeven, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and senior member of the Senate Agriculture https://www.americantowns.com/news/hoeven-taiwan-agriculture-officials-reaffirm-longstanding-agriculture-trade-partnership-31562852-dickinson-nd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hoeven-taiwan-agriculture-officials-reaffirm-longstanding-agriculture-trade-partnership-31562852-dickinson-nd.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 TAIPEI - U.S. Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee and ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations https://www.americantowns.com/news/hoeven-meets-with-taiwan-president-tsai-reaffirms-longstanding-economic-and-defense-relationship-31562853-medora-nd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hoeven-meets-with-taiwan-president-tsai-reaffirms-longstanding-economic-and-defense-relationship-31562853-medora-nd.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland issued a preliminary https://www.americantowns.com/news/hoeven-federal-court-blocks-implementation-of-biden-administrations-expanded-wotus-rule-31562854-bismarck-nd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hoeven-federal-court-blocks-implementation-of-biden-administrations-expanded-wotus-rule-31562854-bismarck-nd.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Senator Traveling to Taiwan to Meet with President Tsai, National Security Council, and Agriculture Leaders SEOUL – Senator John Hoeven this https://www.americantowns.com/news/hoeven-travels-to-dmz-meets-with-south-korean-defense-agriculture-officials-to-strengthen-security-trade-ties-31562855-williston-nd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hoeven-travels-to-dmz-meets-with-south-korean-defense-agriculture-officials-to-strengthen-security-trade-ties-31562855-williston-nd.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Larry Kudlow on Fox https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-cramer-praises-states-selfmanagement-successes-in-oil-and-gas-north-dakota-is-the-right-place-to-invest-31563393-bismarck-nd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-cramer-praises-states-selfmanagement-successes-in-oil-and-gas-north-dakota-is-the-right-place-to-invest-31563393-bismarck-nd.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum today signed “Back the Blue” legislation enhancing retirement benefits for law enforcement and https://www.americantowns.com/news/burgum-signs-back-the-blue-bills-with-workforce-grants-enhanced-retirement-benefits-for-peace-officers-31563858-bismarck-nd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/burgum-signs-back-the-blue-bills-with-workforce-grants-enhanced-retirement-benefits-for-peace-officers-31563858-bismarck-nd.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Congressman Kelly Armstrong, Senator John Hoeven, and Senator Kevin Cramer reintroduced the North Dakota Trust Lands https://www.americantowns.com/news/nd-delegataion-sponsoring-legislation-to-enable-greater-development-of-stateowned-lands-and-minerals-31563950-fargo-nd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/nd-delegataion-sponsoring-legislation-to-enable-greater-development-of-stateowned-lands-and-minerals-31563950-fargo-nd.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BISMARCK, N.D. – Today, Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) released the following statement after Federal District Judge Daniel L. Hovland https://www.americantowns.com/news/armstrong-statement-on-preliminary-injunction-of-wotus-rule-31563952-bismarck-nd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/armstrong-statement-on-preliminary-injunction-of-wotus-rule-31563952-bismarck-nd.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Imagine you’ve just been released from prison and all you have is 50 dollars and a bus ticket in your pocket. You have no place to go, no https://www.americantowns.com/news/armstrong-and-trone-oped-its-time-to-give-returning-citizens-a-real-second-chance-31563954-fargo-nd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/armstrong-and-trone-oped-its-time-to-give-returning-citizens-a-real-second-chance-31563954-fargo-nd.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BISMARCK, N.D. – The Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) is preparing to support statewide emergency response efforts following Gov. https://www.americantowns.com/news/burgum-northern-plains-uas-test-site-leverages-vantis-grand-sky-in-response-to-flood-emergency-31565923-bismarck-nd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/burgum-northern-plains-uas-test-site-leverages-vantis-grand-sky-in-response-to-flood-emergency-31565923-bismarck-nd.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum today signed legislation that more than doubles funding for the state’s Agriculture https://www.americantowns.com/news/burgum-signs-bill-providing-25m-to-support-agriculture-diversification-and-development-31565925-bismarck-nd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/burgum-signs-bill-providing-25m-to-support-agriculture-diversification-and-development-31565925-bismarck-nd.html Government and Politics Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500