North Dakota
South Dakota electric crews head to South Carolina to help Hurricane Helene victims
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – On Wednesday, Five Electric Cooperative Crews in South Dakota made their way down to South Carolina to help victims of Hurricane Helene.
Dakota News Now caught up with them before they started their trip.
Twenty men are making their way to Pickens, South Carolina in the Northwest part of the state about 30 minutes away from North Carolina.
As challenging as this adjustment can be, the task at hand is what motivated them.
The crews were notified yesterday by the South Dakota Rural Electric Association that they will be embarking on this twelve-hundred-mile trip.
“About all we know is we’re going to Pickens South Carolina to assist a cooperative there, they told us to be ready to be gone for about two weeks,” Mike Oines, Sioux Valley Electric Lead Journey Line said.
Since Tuesday, the crews have had to make sure business is in order in South Dakota and for this trip, Transmission Superintendent Wade Bialas said his guys are ready for anything.
“We’re just going in there trying to make the situation better, try to help lend a helping hand, it’s always nice having that feeling knowing you’re coming in from the outside, coming in to help and most of the time people are very grateful,” Bialas said.
They’re expecting to work in all kinds of terrains, from swamps to mountainous regions.
“Sounds like a lot of trees fell down because of the winds of the hurricane, took down the wire, so clearing trees, putting wire back up, maybe fixing a few poles,” Bialas said.
Hurricane Helene made landfall last Thursday as a Category 4 storm.
Earlier Wednesday, the Pickens area was visited by Senator Lindsay Graham and Congressman William Timmons.
The Crews are expected to be there for about two weeks, although that will change based on how long they’re needed.
In a news release Wednesday, XCEL Energy said they are sending crews to Georgia to help with recovery efforts there.
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North Dakota
Armstrong directs flags at half-staff Thursday in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong has directed all government agencies to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff on Thursday, May 14, and encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses, in observance of national Peace Officers Memorial Day.
The governor’s directive is in accordance with a proclamation issued by President Donald Trump, who also proclaimed May 10-16 as national Police Week.
Armstrong will join North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Supreme Court Chief Justice Lisa Fair McEvers in delivering remarks during a North Dakota Peace Officers Memorial Service at 7 p.m. Thursday in Memorial Hall of the State Capitol. North Dakota’s 69 fallen peace officers will be remembered and honored during the service, and the Capitol windows will be lit to display a “Thin Blue Line” as a mark of respect for all law enforcement officers, past and present.
MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) – Todd Cresap, who has served as a North Dakota district judge since 2009, announced he will retire in July.
Cresap wrote a letter to Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-ND, he would retire effective July 17.
In the letter, Cresap said he had ‘mixed emotions’ over the decision, calling it an ‘honor’ to serve, but said it was time for someone ‘with a new perspective’ to serve.
A Valley City native, Cresap studied at Minot State University and the University of North Dakota.
Then-Gov. John Hoeven appointed Cresap to fill a judgeship in the Northwest Judicial District in 2009 that was created by the legislature. He served in that district until 2014, when it was split into Northwest and North Central.
Voters elected Cresap to the bench in 2012, 2016, and 2022. He served as a lawyer in private practice before his appointment as judge.
Armstrong can appoint a replacement to fill Cresap’s remaining term from a nominating committee’s list, ask the committee for new candidates, or call a special election.
The North Central District covers Ward, Mountrail, and Burke Counties.
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STUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. (Valley News Live) – A 22-year-old woman was killed May 11 in a single-vehicle rollover crash on a rural road in Stutsman County.
The crash was reported about 8:06 p.m. on 77th Avenue SE, roughly 6 miles west of Kensal.
Troopers said a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado was heading south on the gravel road when it left the roadway, the driver overcorrected and the vehicle rolled.
The Carrington woman, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene, authorities said. Her name has not yet been released.
The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota State Patrol.
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