Black Gold Boom

If you drove through the Bakken a few years ago, you would have seen dozens of new hotels, RV parks and mobile homes that popped up when the oil rigs…

Al Newman, Sr. lives near on Three Affiliated Tribes land near Mandaree, North Dakota. He’s a retired carpenter who has traded in his hammer for a…

Billionaire oilman Harold Hamm has made a name for himself in the Bakken. As CEO of Continental Resources, his company is the biggest oil producer in…

Her parents, grandparents and great-grandparents lived and worked on the same ranch in McKenzie County, North Dakota. And now she does.Years ago, when oil…

Like just about every other new worker in North Dakota oil country, Elsie Ejismekwu came here for the money. She’s earning it by working two jobs in the…

If you're hungry or lonely on a Sunday evening in Williston, First Lutheran Church is the place to be. Volunteers from churches and civic groups take…