@NicholsonBlake

Editor of The Bismarck Tribune; UND grad; sports fanatic; avid reader; dog lover; fan of fishing

 Bismarck, ND
Joined January 2012
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Blake Nicholson named Bismarck Tribune editor bismarcktribune.com/news/loc…

Blake Nicholson named Bismarck Tribune editor

Veteran North Dakota journalist Blake Nicholson has been named editor of The Bismarck Tribune.

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Officers involved in 2 Bismarck shootings cleared; suspects prosecuted in different courts bismarcktribune.com/news/loc…

Officers involved in 2 Bismarck shootings cleared; suspects prosecuted in different courts

Four law enforcement officers involved in a shooting last spring following a high-speed chase that ended on a busy south Bismarck street have been cleared of any wrongdoing and returned

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Another good duck hunting season shaping up in North Dakota bismarcktribune.com/outdoors…

Another good duck hunting season shaping up in North Dakota

North Dakota wildlife officials are expecting another good fall duck flight in the state following the annual summer brood survey.

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Road washout lawsuit plaintiffs go to Supreme Court; unknown if justices will hear case bismarcktribune.com/news/sta…

Road washout lawsuit plaintiffs go to Supreme Court; unknown if justices will hear case

People impacted by a deadly road washout on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation four years ago are seeking to take their battle for federal compensation to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Bismarck gym employee accused of surreptitiously videoing women in tanning booth bismarcktribune.com/news/loc…

Bismarck gym employee accused of surreptitiously filming women in tanning booth

An employee of Planet Fitness in Bismarck is accused of putting a hidden camera in a tanning booth and capturing video of at least four women undressing.

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Charges dismissed in highway attempted murder case bismarcktribune.com/news/loc…

Charges dismissed in highway attempted murder case

All charges against a woman accused of trying to kill a motorcyclist on U.S. Highway 83 north of Bismarck four years ago have been dismissed.

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North Dakota Supreme Court hearing arguments in Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge dispute bismarcktribune.com/news/sta…

North Dakota Supreme Court hearing arguments in Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge dispute

North Dakota Supreme Court justices will hear arguments Monday over whether state officials erred in allowing the pending replacement of the 140-year-old Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge over the Missouri...

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Supreme Court upholds new trial for Bismarck woman in baby's death bismarcktribune.com/news/loc…

Supreme Court upholds new trial for Bismarck woman in baby's death

The North Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a district judge's decision to grant a new trial to a Bismarck woman sent to prison last year in the death of her

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Heat dome to bring hot weather to North Dakota; aid for 2022 weather disasters increases bismarcktribune.com/news/sta…

Heat dome to bring hot weather to North Dakota; aid for 2022 weather disasters increases

A hot end to the week is forecast for North Dakota as a heat dome expands northward from the Southern Plains.

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Fired Bismarck police officer drops appeal; alleged victim committed to State Hospital bismarcktribune.com/news/sta…

Fired Bismarck police officer drops appeal; alleged victim committed to State Hospital

Editor’s note: This article contains a graphic image. We are publishing the photo because it illustrates the severity of the injuries involved with the excessive force allegation.

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Cattle anthrax spreading in southwestern North Dakota; more than 100 animals lost bismarcktribune.com/news/sta…

Cattle anthrax spreading in southwestern North Dakota; more than 100 animals lost

Anthrax is spreading among ranches in southwestern North Dakota, with confirmed cases reaching levels not seen in almost 20 years.

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Dickinson State University considers program and faculty cuts bismarcktribune.com/news/sta…

Dickinson State University considers program and faculty cuts

Dickinson State University is moving forward with a major campus reorganization that is to include program cuts and the elimination of some tenured faculty.

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2nd suspect sentenced, 3rd pleads guilty in Calif.-to-North Dakota drug trafficking scheme bismarcktribune.com/news/sta…

2nd suspect sentenced, 3rd pleads guilty in Calif.-to-North Dakota drug trafficking scheme

A second person has been sentenced to a lengthy federal prison term and a third suspect has pleaded guilty in what authorities say was a drug trafficking operation that brought

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World champ boxer Virgil Hill to receive Theodore Roosevelt Rough River Award bismarcktribune.com/news/sta…

World champ boxer Virgil Hill to receive Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award

Five-time world champion and Olympic medalist boxer Virgil Hill is getting North Dakota’s highest citizen honor.

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Bismarck woman convicted in love triangle slaying appeals murder conspiracy conviction bismarcktribune.com/news/sta…

Bismarck woman convicted in love triangle slaying appeals murder conspiracy conviction

A Bismarck woman serving life behind bars for plotting with her lover to kill her husband and cover up the crime with a fire has appealed her murder conspiracy conviction

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Documents detail background of fired Bismarck officer; Huff appeal hearing is next week bismarcktribune.com/news/sta…

Documents detail background of fired Bismarck officer; Huff appeal hearing is next week

A Bismarck police officer fired for allegedly using excessive force in the beating of a homeless man had a history of losing his temper and fighting with suspects, documents allege.

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Storms cause heavy damage north of Hazen, contribute to double-fatal crash near Williston bismarcktribune.com/news/sta…

Storms cause heavy damage north of Hazen, contribute to double-fatal crash near Williston

Stormy weather that crossed North Dakota late Tuesday flipped campers and boats in the Hazen Bay and Beulah Bay areas of Lake Sakakawea, caused heavy damage in rural farming areas

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Pronghorn hunting licenses plunge in North Dakota following wicked winter bismarcktribune.com/outdoors…

Pronghorn hunting licenses plunge in North Dakota following wicked winter

Pronghorn hunting licenses have plummeted in North Dakota following one of the harshest winters in recent memory, similar to a scenario that occurred in the state earlier this century.

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Tuttle father and son win North Dakota Governor's Walleye Cup on 20th attempt bismarcktribune.com/news/sta…

Tuttle father and son win North Dakota Governor's Walleye Cup on 20th attempt

Tuttle father and son Steven and Weston Weisenburger have been trying for 20 years to win the North Dakota Governor’s Walleye Cup tournament. They finally found success over the weekend

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Heat wave in western North Dakota will be uncomfortable but brief bismarcktribune.com/news/sta…

Heat wave in western North Dakota will be uncomfortable but brief

The hottest stretch of summer so far is in store for western North Dakota residents this week, as extreme heat that has been baking the southwestern U.S. moves into the

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