oil patch

The decade-long shale fracking boom in North Dakota sent the population of oil patch communities soaring. These towns beefed up their public services to…

A backlog in rail shipments in North Dakota has prompted the Federal Surface Transportation Board to host a hearing in Fargo.Federal, state and local…

Caleb Kobalinsky is getting some rest after undertaking an extreme venture to deliver a message of support to those in North Dakota's oil patch. Prairie…

The state Industrial Commission has approved a policy dealing with oil development around identified “extraordinary places” in the oil patch.But the…

Representatives of western North Dakota counties impacted by oil development are working on regional planning.The VisionWest ND Consortium met in Minot…

We’re airing a series of stories this week about injuries and deaths in North Dakota’s oil patch. Yesterday, we learned how the death of oil worker Dustin…

This week we’re exploring injuries and deaths in North Dakota oil country.Yesterday, we learned about the struggles of a rural ambulance company and the…

North Dakota's mineral resources director says activity in the oil patch has reached what he’s calling an “efficiency mode.”“We have really settled in to…

The increasing population in the oil patch has hospitals in the area looking at expansion. The story from Prairie Public's Dave Thompson.Gary Miller is…

An investor-owned utility and an electric co-operative have reached what’s called a “service area agreement” – to serve customers in Kenmare. As Prairie…