Busted in the Bakken | Western North Dakota Crime News
Western North Dakota’s dedicated public interest crime reporting and incident news source.
We provide public records, county booking blotters, and investigative case deep dives covering Williams County, McKenzie County, and the broader Bakken region.

Our coverage delivers massive regional reach, averaging 2.7 million verified views per month across our timeline reports and video updates. With 65.3% of our traffic coming directly from non-follower discovery feeds, our reporting continuously introduces your brand to new residents across Western North Dakota and beyond. Viewers logged over 64 days of total watch time in the last 90 days alone.

Our platform delivers a fast-growing, hyper-local audience concentrated across Williams County, McKenzie County, and the broader Bakken region. The page grew by 50.8% in just 90 days, adding over 1,480 new local followers each month. Our platform generates more than 92,000 direct page visits every month from working aged locals actively checking our latest public safety updates.

Our audience is deeply invested, highly active, and paying close attention to every update. We average over 341,000 reactions, comments, and shares per month (topping 1,023,000 total in 90 days). Viewers click into full-screen photo galleries, examine public records, and actively drive regional discussions. Sponsoring our coverage puts your business directly in front of focused local consumers who spend real time engaging with our reporting.
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