Benson County Sheriff’s Office

Benson County Sheriff’s Office Welcome to the Official Benson County (North Dakota) Sheriff’s Office page.

Benson County Sheriff’s Department is to provide law enforcement services to the people of Benson County.

Reminder that the Benson County Courthouse is closed today for recognition of Independence Day. Have a safe July 4th! 🎆🎇...
07/03/2026

Reminder that the Benson County Courthouse is closed today for recognition of Independence Day. Have a safe July 4th! 🎆🎇🧨🇺🇸

Benson County Sheriff’s Office, NDSU Extension- Benson, and 4-H Benson County would like to make the public aware that t...
07/02/2026

Benson County Sheriff’s Office, NDSU Extension- Benson, and 4-H Benson County would like to make the public aware that there is a college student from the European Country of Estonia in town: Katrin Piirimaa Book Girl.
Katrin is a university student from Europe doing a summer internship with an educational company from Nashville, TN.
She has checked in with the Benson County Courthouse to let you know she's around.
Katrin will be meeting up with families in the Cities of Leeds, Maddock, Esmond and Minnewaukan selling educational materials that:
1) Help with ACT preparation by Princeton Review
2) Help with college credit classes by McGraw Hill
3) Study guides that help parents to help kids with new math & other subjects
4) Study guides that save time doing homework & test preparation
5) And a jump start program for the pre-k kids that give a head start for school.
Katrin is driving a grey Honda and has an accent.

Updated Press Release- Maddock Standoff 6/25/2026Commenting has been disabled out of respects to the family and friends ...
07/01/2026

Updated Press Release- Maddock Standoff 6/25/2026

Commenting has been disabled out of respects to the family and friends of Tracy.

06/29/2026

Road Report 🚨Highway 2 MM 237-238 East Bound Lane- Standing water covering both lanes with grass debris in passing lane. Drive slow through.

Press release regarding this mornings standoff.
06/25/2026

Press release regarding this mornings standoff.

6/10/2026- Downed trees in Esmond. Reported funnel cloud touched down in the town of Esmond briefly last night after the...
06/10/2026

6/10/2026- Downed trees in Esmond. Reported funnel cloud touched down in the town of Esmond briefly last night after the first tornado touched down south of Esmond. At this time no structure damage has been reported or injuries.

Post aftermath pictures in comments 👇🏻

Shelters open in Spirit Lake Nation
06/10/2026

Shelters open in Spirit Lake Nation

06/10/2026

🚨Update🚨

Rotating clouds SW of Maddock pushing NE at high rate of speed.

Emergency shelter open at the school and post office.

06/10/2026

🚨PSA🚨
Confirmed tornado rotation has touchdown near Esmond. Sirens will be sounding.

Please seek shelter and stay away from windows

🚨BURN BAN IN EFFECT🚨
05/03/2026

🚨BURN BAN IN EFFECT🚨

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311 B Avenue South
Minnewaukan, ND
58351

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