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AM 1220/100.3FM KDDR The Tornado is the home for local news, weather, and sports in Southeast North Dakota and Northeast South Dakota. To reach out to us, leave a comment here, call us at 701-742-2187 or 877-942-2187, or email Jill at [email protected]!

Tornadoes Sweep Cardinals; Claim 3rd Straight Cowbell
12/20/2025

Tornadoes Sweep Cardinals; Claim 3rd Straight Cowbell

Oakes, ND (NewsDakota.com) – The Oakes Tornadoes girls and boys basketball teams picked up wins in the annual Oakes-Ellendale games with the girls winning 58-28 and the boys winning 48-36. Girls Game The girls got the night

Tornadoes Boys Basketball takes on Linton-HMB tonight at 5PM!Listen LIVE on KDDR 1220AM/95.9-100.3FMor download the KDDR...
12/20/2025

Tornadoes Boys Basketball takes on Linton-HMB tonight at 5PM!

Listen LIVE on KDDR 1220AM/95.9-100.3FM
or download the KDDR The Tornado mobile app!

Former NDFU President Addresses Farm Suicides
12/19/2025

Former NDFU President Addresses Farm Suicides

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (PPR) – When Mark Watne was president of the North Dakota Farmers’ Union, one of his top-of-mind concerns was su***de in farm country. Watne says he remains concerned about it. He says in North Dakota,

North Dakota Leaders Highlight Property Tax Relief Bill
12/19/2025

North Dakota Leaders Highlight Property Tax Relief Bill

BISMARCK, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – As property tax statements arrive in North Dakotans’ mailboxes this month, Gov. Kelly Armstrong joined lawmakers and state Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus at the Capitol today to highlight the significant relief being provided

Tornadoes Basketball takes on Ellendale in a double header tonight at 5:45PM!Listen LIVE on KDDR 1220AM/95.9-100.3FMor d...
12/19/2025

Tornadoes Basketball takes on Ellendale in a double header tonight at 5:45PM!

Listen LIVE on KDDR 1220AM/95.9-100.3FM
or download the KDDR The Tornado mobile app!

⭐️ Congratulations Josh Christen ⭐️This week's winner of a Holiday Basket courtesy of Visto's Implement & Carquest, the ...
12/19/2025

⭐️ Congratulations Josh Christen ⭐️This week's winner of a Holiday Basket courtesy of Visto's Implement & Carquest, the Oakes Area Chamber of Commerce, and 1220AM/95.9/100.3FM The Tornado!

Your basket, including your $50 Gift Card to Visto's Implement & Carquest, can be picked up at the Oakes Chamber - Growing Small Towns, Tuesdays & Wednesdays between 9am-5pm or Thursdays between 9am-1pm.

Want to be a winner next week? All you have to do is click this link and get registered! https://www.newsdakota.com/oakes-hometown-for-the-holidays/

Congratulations ⭐️Peggy Nelson⭐️Today’s winner of $50 in Chamber Bucks! Stop by KDDR anytime to pick up your Chamber Buc...
12/19/2025

Congratulations ⭐️Peggy Nelson⭐️Today’s winner of $50 in Chamber Bucks! Stop by KDDR anytime to pick up your Chamber Bucks!

Today's giveaway is brought to you by our Spotlight Business, Oakes Family Pharmacy, Visto's Implement & Carquest, the
Oakes Area Chamber of Commerce, and 1220AM/95.9/100.3FM The Tornado.

You could be our next winner— all you have to do is click this link and get registered! https://www.newsdakota.com/oakes-hometown-for-the-holidays/

Friday, December 19th Weather
12/19/2025

Friday, December 19th Weather

COLD WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MID MORNING FOR NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MID MORNING UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA

Congratulations ⭐️ Rob Krueger⭐️Today’s winner of $50 in Chamber Bucks! Stop by KDDR anytime to pick up your Chamber Buc...
12/18/2025

Congratulations ⭐️ Rob Krueger⭐️Today’s winner of $50 in Chamber Bucks! Stop by KDDR anytime to pick up your Chamber Bucks!
Today's giveaway is brought to you by Visto's Implement & Carquest, the Oakes Area Chamber of Commerce, and 1220AM/95.9/100.3FM The Tornado.

You could be our next winner— all you have to do is click this link and get registered! https://www.newsdakota.com/oakes-hometown-for-the-holidays/

12/18/2025

No afternoon activities today, Thursday, December 18th due to inclement weather. Wrestling will be postponed to a later date. JHGBB has been cancelled.

Thursday, December 18th Weather
12/18/2025

Thursday, December 18th Weather

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR NORTH DAKOTA ALONG AND NORTH OF I-94 WINTER STORM WARNING NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY

New top teams in both NDAPSSA Class A basketball polls; both Class B top teams unchanged
12/18/2025

New top teams in both NDAPSSA Class A basketball polls; both Class B top teams unchanged

Big changes came in both polls in Class A, but number one teams were unchanged in the Class B rankings, as released Wednesday by the North Dakota Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association. Turtle Mountain has made the top

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