Dakota Datebook: April 8, 11 and 12

Power Outage

by Jayme L. Job

April 8, 2019 — A massive power outage resulting from vandalism was reported on this day in 1948. Five North Dakota cities, including Mandan, Glen Ullin, New Salem, Judson and Almont, were left without power for about 45 minutes on the evening of April 6. Al Yates, the local company manager of Montana-Dakota Utilities, found the outage to be the result of a vandal arme...