Blake Nicholson

1 week ago | firerescue1.com | Brad Nygaard |Blake Nicholson

By Brad Nygaard and Blake NicholsonThe Bismarck TribuneSHERIDAN COUNTY, N.D. — Two firefighters were injured while helping battle a wildfire in Sheridan County over the weekend, and one of them was flown to a Twin Cities burn hospital. The blaze Saturday also destroyed a wildland rescue truck the firefighters were on.

2 weeks ago | bismarcktribune.com | Blake Nicholson

A lack of winter precipitation and an expected continuation of dry weather into the summer and beyond could exacerbate already serious drought and wildfire concerns in western and central North Dakota, according to the National Weather Service. The agency's Bismarck office late last month released its spring and summer outlook, which anticipates below-normal precipitation across the state from May through November. Temperatures also could be hotter than normal overall from June through September.

3 weeks ago | bismarcktribune.com | Blake Nicholson

A lack of winter precipitation and an expected continuation of dry weather into the summer and beyond could exacerbate already serious drought and wildfire concerns in western and central North Dakota, according to the National Weather Service. The agency's Bismarck office this week released its spring and summer outlook, which anticipates below-normal precipitation across the state from May through November. Temperatures also could be hotter than normal overall from June through September.

1 month ago | bismarcktribune.com | Blake Nicholson

Chronic wasting disease expanded into two new North Dakota hunting units last year, though the fatal deer disease still remains documented only in the western half of the state. Stemming the eastward dispersion has been a focus of the state Game and Fish Department as CWD has continued to spread throughout the west, where it is now known to be present in 14 hunting units.

1 month ago | bismarcktribune.com | Blake Nicholson

What one weather forecasting agency is calling a "mega storm" that's rolling into the Plains doesn't appear likely to drop measurable snow in the Bismarck-Mandan area. But the late-week storm could still produce wintry impacts locally, less than a week before the official start of spring next Thursday.