Latest North Dakota Headlines
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North Dakota Enacts Law Shielding Bayer From Roundup Lawsuits
Apr 29 2025 // A new first-of-its-kind law enacted in North Dakota could shield agrochemical manufacturer Bayer from lawsuits claiming it failed to warn customers that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer. Though the...
Judge Awards North Dakota Nearly $28M Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
Apr 25 2025 // A federal judge on Wednesday found the state of North Dakota entitled to nearly $28 million for responding to protests of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in 2016 and 2017 — a win for the state in its multiyear effort to...
Cleanup Underway in Keystone Oil Pipeline Spill in North Dakota
Apr 11 2025 // Trucks and workers started cleaning up the Keystone oil pipeline spill in rural North Dakota, though its cause and the project timing is unclear. The pipeline ruptured Tuesday morning in southeastern North Dakota and was...
Keystone Oil Pipeline Is Shut After a Spill in North Dakota
Apr 9 2025 // South Bow Corp.’s Keystone oil pipeline has been shut after a spill in southeast North Dakota, curtailing a conduit that carries as much as 15% of Canada’s crude exports to the US. The pipeline was shut within...
$2M Settlement Reached in Death of Young Woman at North Dakota Jail
Apr 7 2025 // A $2 million agreement has been reached in a lawsuit over the death of a young woman while she was in custody at a North Dakota county jail in 2020. Lacey Higdem, 19, died of a drug overdose on June 4, 2020, hours after...
Pipeline Company’s Lawsuit Against Greenpeace Goes to a North Dakota Jury
Mar 19 2025 // Greenpeace used malicious and deceptive tactics to disrupt the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline and keep it from going forward, an attorney for the company behind the project said Monday. But attorneys for the...
North Dakota Insurance Department Recovers Over $2M in 2024
Feb 21 2025 // The North Dakota Insurance Department recovered over $2 million for policyholders across the state in 2024, helping over 1,500 customers, Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread announced. As a consumer protection agency, the...
Settlement Reached in North Dakota Lawsuit Against White Nationalist Hate Group
Feb 14 2025 // Two North Dakota nonprofits have settled their lawsuit against a white nationalist hate group that alleged it intimidated immigrant business owners, though the details are unclear. A court docket entry last week gave...
North Dakota Approves Underground Storage for Proposed CO2 Pipeline
Dec 19 2024 // BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators approved permits last Thursday for underground storage of carbon dioxide delivered through a massive pipeline proposed for the Midwest, marking another victory for a project...
North Dakota Commissioner Godfread to Serve as NAIC President
Nov 22 2024 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread will serve as the president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for 2025 after serving as president-elect in 2024. As NAIC president, Godfread will...
World Insurance Acquires North Dakota’s F1 Insurance
Nov 22 2024 // World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired the business of First International Insurance (“FI Insurance”) -a division of First International Bank & Trust of Watford City, North Dakota on...
North Dakota Voters Reject Marijuana Legalization
Nov 8 2024 // North Dakota voters defeated a measure calling for the legalization of recreational marijuana. The outcome of the proposal wasn’t clear until Wednesday morning. North Dakota is one of a handful of states, including...
North Dakota Officials Offer Guidance Following Wildfires
Oct 9 2024 // In the wake of wildfires over the weekend affecting parts of NorthDakota, Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread and State Fire Marshal Doug Nelson are reminding residents of the necessary steps to protect themselves and...
Tornadic Winds Derail 43 Train Cars in North Dakota
Sep 3 2024 // STEELE, N.D. (AP) — Tornadic winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas. BNSF Railway spokesperson Kendall...
North Dakota to Vote on Recreational Marijuana Legalization in November Election
Aug 14 2024 // BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota has qualified for the November election, the state’s top election official said Monday. That sets up another vote on the...
North Dakota Commissioner Urges Property Damage Assessment After Flash Floods
Aug 14 2024 // In the wake of flash flooding in the Bismarck-Mandan area, North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread is reminding residents to take immediate steps to assess and document any property damage and to review their...
July North Dakota Derailment the Latest Crash to Involve Weak Tank Cars
Aug 8 2024 // The fiery North Dakota derailment that burned for days early last month was the latest train crash to involve the flawed tank cars that the National Transportation Safety Board has been trying to get off the tracks for...
2 Boys Die, 6 Others Hurt, When SUV Overturns Into a Pond in North Dakota
Jul 24 2024 // JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) — Two boys died when the SUV they were in crashed and ended up in a small pond along the side of a highway in North Dakota. The driver and five other children were injured in the one-vehicle accident...
Marathon Oil Reaches $241M Settlement for Air Quality Violations in North Dakota
Jul 16 2024 // The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil last week for alleged air quality violations at the company’s oil and gas operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North...
Recreational Marijuana Supporters Can Gather Signatures for No. Dakota Ballot Initiative
Apr 30 2024 // BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall, the state’s top election official said last...
