Meet the candidates for Williston mayor: Mason White
If elected as Commission President, Mason White said his focus would be on building communication with residents, helping them see where their tax dollars ar...
May 30, 2026Open source
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Sloulin Elementary in Williston on track to open this fall
Sloulin Elementary School in Williston is on track to open this upcoming school year. It will be home to up to 600 students.
May 30, 2026Open source
DHS tennis caps off senior day with win over Williston
Dickinson tennis has had a strong end-of-season run, and finished off its regular season with a win over Williston on senior day.
May 14, 2026Open source
$100K Powerball ticket won in Williston
A Powerball player won $100,000 in Saturday night’s drawing.
May 12, 2026Open source
Williston residents to reconsider library expansion bond
Petition forces a second vote on a $14 million library expansion project that was approved by a slim margin in March.
May 4, 2026Open source
Leonardite plant sustains fire damage
WILLISTON – A fire damaged the Leonardite Products facility along Highway 1804 in Williston Saturday, May 2, according to the Williston Fire Department. The
May 4, 2026Open source
Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company
Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company
May 2, 2026Open source
Forum Communications agrees to purchase McKenzie County newspaper
Earlier this year, the company added seven newspapers, including nearby publications in Williston, North Dakota, and Sidney, Montana.
May 2, 2026Open source
Williston boys win Sidney Early Bird track meet
SIDNEY — Among nine schools competing in Sidney’s Early Bird meet on Saturday afternoon were the hometown Eagles, the Fairview Warriors and the Williston...
May 2, 2026Open source
He called himself 'the law.' The real law caught up.
Canadian man arrested after high-speed chase through Williston and west of Ray, facing felony reckless endangerment and fleeing charges
May 2, 2026Open source
Q&A: Finding Calm at Float Away Wellness Spa in Williston
Q&A: Finding Calm at Float Away Wellness Spa in Williston
May 2, 2026Open source
Girls Soccer: Sentinels net 5 in win over Williston
Girls Soccer: Sentinels net 5 in win over Williston
May 2, 2026Open source
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Black People Won a Voice in This County. The Voting Case May Silence It.
Black People Won a Voice in This County. The Voting Case May Silence It.
May 12, 2026Open source
Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offer
Russia's Defense Ministry reports that air defenses shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight
May 7, 2026Open source
No injuries reported after Northeast Memphis house fire
Memphis firefighters are extinguishing remaining hotspots after a house caught fire Friday evening in a neighborhood off of Macon Road.
May 16, 2026Open source
Railway bridge collapse over highway prompts Norfolk Southern train stoppage
Train traffic has been shut down and a section of a highway is closed indefinitely after a railroad bridge collapsed in Fayette County.
May 11, 2026Open source
Special education teacher charged with child abuse
A Fayette County teacher is facing a charge of child abuse following an incident with a special education student.
May 8, 2026Open source
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ACLU files preliminary injunction against Memphis Safe Task Force
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Tennessee announced on Thursday they have filed a preliminary injunction in federal court against the Memp...
May 30, 2026Open source
Buchanan Elementary principal Ashley Witt named Tennessee Principal of the Year semifinalist
Rutherford County Schools' Ashley Witt has been named a semifinalist for Tennessee Principal of the Year, honoring outstanding school leaders statewide.
May 30, 2026Open source
Murder convictions in Milan double shooting overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court
Friday, the Tennessee Supreme Court vacated the second-degree murder convictions of Antonio Demetrius Adkisson, holding that his confession was involuntary a...
May 30, 2026Open source
Middle Tennessee bridge closed due to ‘serious structural safety concerns’
A bridge in Dickson County will be closed for at least several days after “serious structural safety concerns” were identified, officials said on Thursday.
May 30, 2026Open source
New Orleans Saints star Alvin Kamara surprises crowd at Savannah Bananas game in Tennessee
New Orleans Saints star Alvin Kamara appeared in a Savannah Bananas game in Tennessee.
May 24, 2026Open source
Man pleads guilty in fatal shooting of rapper Young Dolph
A Tennessee man pleaded guilty Friday in the 2021 killing of Memphis rapper Young Dolph, bringing a major chapter of the high-profile murder case to a close.
May 17, 2026Open source
Former prosecutor questions deadly Memphis Safe Task Force shooting at Burger King
A former top prosecutor is raising concerns about the Memphis Safe Task Force deadly shooting of a wanted suspect inside a Frayser Burger King on Wednesday.
May 15, 2026Open source
Mother, son sentenced to prison for working together to rob postal workers, deposit stolen checks
A federal judge has sentenced a Memphis mother and son to time in prison for depositing stolen checks and money orders obtained from armed robberies of local...
May 14, 2026Open source
Federal judge sets May 20 hearing in Tennessee redistricting lawsuit
A federal court hearing is set for May 20 to determine whether a temporary restraining order should be placed on Tennessee’s new congressional district map...
May 12, 2026Open source
Students' pre-prom gathering turns into deadly nightmare as bullets fly
Brownsville, Tennessee student Saturah Hayes was killed and four others were wounded in a shooting at a park during a pre-prom photo session, authorities said.
May 11, 2026Open source
Tennessee redistricting plan splits Memphis neighbors, reshapes midterms
A new congressional map in Tennessee splits the majority-Black city of Memphis into three districts.
May 10, 2026Open source
1 dead, 4 hurt while taking prom pictures in West Tenn. shooting
Four people were shot and one person killed while taking prom photos at Webb Park in Brownsville, Tennessee Friday night, police said.
May 9, 2026Open source
‘Let my people go’: Tennessee lawmaker calls for Memphis to secede
A Tennessee lawmaker is calling on the city of Memphis to secede from the rest of the state.
May 9, 2026Open source
As Memphis schools takeover looms, city faces further voting power struggle
Tennessee lawmakers shattered the city of Memphis into three Congressional districts days before a Republican-backed school system takeover is set to be fina...
May 8, 2026Open source
Massive factory fire underway in Henry, TN. Crews continuing to battle hours-long blaze
HENRY, Tenn. (WSMV) - Update (4 p.m.): Officials on the scene of the fire have confirmed to news crews that they’re now bringing in dirt and will stop usin...
May 8, 2026Open source
Michigan Legislative Black Caucus, Detroit Caucus condemn TN redistricting in wake of SCOTUS ruling
The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus and Detroit Caucus sent a joint press release condemning the congressional map adopted by the Tennessee Legislature tha...
May 8, 2026Open source
See How the G.O.P. Cut Up a Southern State’s Only Majority Black District
A recent Supreme Court ruling makes it much harder to argue that a map illegally dilutes Black voting power. Tennessee has since broken up a predominantly Bl...
May 8, 2026Open source
Tennessee Republicans approve map carving up majority-Black US House district
Republican lawmakers in Tennessee approved a new US House map Thursday that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis, reshaping it to the GOP’s advan...
May 8, 2026Open source
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Williston is in Fayette County, Tennessee.
Region: West Tennessee
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Local organizer revives tradition with grassroots soybean festival
The long time tradition of the Tennessee Soybean Festival has been canceled by the organizing committee. However, a local organizer is working to preserve th...
May 30, 2026Open source
CVS sues Tennessee over pharmacy benefit manager monopoly law
CVS Health sued Tennessee on Friday after Gov. Bill Lee signed a law banning a pharmacy benefit manager from also owning a pharmacy.
May 30, 2026Open source
Three-judge panel upholds Tennessee redistricting
A three-judge panel on Tuesday dismissed a legal challenge to Tennessee’s redrawn congressional maps brought by the state NAACP.
May 30, 2026Open source
Public defenders ask governor to delay all executions amid litigation
Tennessee public defenders ask Gov. Bill Lee to give a reprieve to death row inmates until litigation over the state’s lethal drug protocol ends.
May 30, 2026Open source
ACLU files preliminary injunction against Memphis Safe Task Force
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Tennessee announced on Thursday they have filed a preliminary injunction in federal court against the Memp...
May 30, 2026Open source
Alternating lane closures scheduled for I-40 bridge inspection
Drivers who plan to commute between Arkansas and Tennessee should expect traffic delays on the I-40 Hernando de Soto Bridge beginning Monday, June 1.
May 30, 2026Open source
Tenn. Supreme Court vacates teen murder conviction due to involuntary confession
The Tennessee Supreme Court announced on Friday that it has vacated a second-degree murder conviction due to an involuntary confession that they say should h...
May 30, 2026Open source
Watchdog group accuses Blanche of misconduct in Tennessee prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
A national watchdog group alleges Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche breached ethical rules in the Tennessee prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was c...
May 30, 2026Open source
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS/WRSP)— Illinois State Police arrested a Tennessee man on a reckless homicide charge following a fatal construction zone crash on Inte...
May 30, 2026Open source
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