New Rockford Transcript - Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

The number of 911 hang-ups and misdials in North Dakota has quadrupled this year, and it's creating problems for emergency services.

By the end of May, the North Dakota division of State Radio had already received more than 1,600 hang-up calls or misdials. This time a year ago that number stood at just 440, and the impact of those calls is being felt in Eddy County.

Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lie...