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NIT finds a home: Alaska training company sets up shop in Dickinson

April 22, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Many companies in and out of the oil field want safety to be their top priority, and it’s companies like Northern Industrial Training that make those goals possible. Continue Reading

Alaska man dies after rolling pickup off Highway 85

April 1, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

A 27-year-old man from Anchorage, Alaska, is dead after losing control of his pickup, driving off Highway 85 and rolling the vehicle multiple times on at about 9:20 p.m. Sunday. Continue Reading

Duluth man dropped in Alaskan bush for 1st caribou hunt

March 27, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

DULUTH, Minn. The first hint of gray had seeped into the Alaskan landscape on a September morning last year when Mike Schrage left his tent. He was alone on the land.
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ND native finishes Iditarod in 31st place

March 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK North Dakota native Kelly Maixner has finished the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska in 31st place. Continue Reading

Alaska musher wins Montana’s Race to the Sky

February 12, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

LINCOLN, Mont. A 17-year-old Alaska musher won the 350-mile Race to the Sky sled dog race in Montana, edging her mentor by just 30 seconds. Continue Reading

Shell’s Alaska winter challenge: Oil-drilling ship salvage may take until spring

January 5, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska It could take until spring for crews to remove a grounded oil-drilling ship from rocks near a remote Alaska island, thanks to the fury of the North Pacific winter, a veteran marine salvager said. Continue Reading

Man linked to 8 killings across country found dead in jail cell

December 3, 2012 in West Central Tribune

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) A man found dead of an apparent suicide in an Alaska jail was not only suspected of killing an Anchorage barista but may be linked to seven other possible slayings around the country, investigators said. Continue Reading

Fairfield native going wild: Clint Hlebechuk and wife Simyra run Alaskan bear-viewing paradise

October 9, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

Jim Hlebechuk wasn’t surprised when his younger brother decided to move to Alaska. Continue Reading

Alaska company brings workers to Dickinson; Cruz Energy employees enjoy the people, have housing issues

October 5, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

North Dakota State University graduate John Carlson didn’t know what to expect when he returned to the Peace Garden State over the summer after working in Alaska. Continue Reading

ND senator proposes fracking legislation

September 18, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

WILLISTON North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven announced Tuesday he will introduce this week new hydraulic fracturing legislation that would give states more power to regulate energy development. Continue Reading