Latest North Dakota Headlines
All the headlines from our North Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Steel Company Says It’s Not Liable for 2013 North Dakota Train Derailment
Aug 8 2016 // A Pennsylvania steel company named in a lawsuit over a fiery oil tanker train derailment near Casselton, N.D., says it should not be held liable for the 2013 accident. Standard Steel and BNSF are named in a complaint filed...
Settlements Reached in North Dakota with 4 Life Insurers
Aug 5 2016 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm announced settlement agreements with four life insurance companies related to their use of the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File (DMF). As part of the...
North Dakota Company Faces $104K in Penalties for April Worker Injury
Aug 4 2016 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a LaMoure, N.D., company for an incident that injured a worker. OSHA says a worker at the Larson Grain Co.’s facility in Fredonia suffered multiple cuts in...
Company Sued in North Dakota Train Derailment Wants Case Moved
Aug 1 2016 // A Pennsylvania steel company named in a lawsuit over an oil tanker train derailment near Casselton, N.D., more than two years ago wants the case moved from state to federal court. An attorney for Standard Steel made the...
Former Bismarck, North Dakota Leader Files Complaint Against Over flooding
Jul 27 2016 // A former city commissioner in Bismarck has filed a complaint with the North Dakota Department of Health accusing the city of neglecting to address sewer wastewater and storm water problems on the city’s south side...
North Dakota Storms Cause Widespread Crop, Property Damage
Jul 14 2016 // Recent storms that have dropped heavy rain and hail across North Dakota have caused headaches for motorists, farmers and homeowners. Weekend storms caused widespread crop and building damage in the Killdeer area, where...
North Dakota June Storm Damage Costs Rising, Regulators Say
Jul 11 2016 // The North Dakota Department of Insurance reported that the Bismarck/Mandan-area storm that occurred on June 17 is developing into one of the largest claim events for 2016 in state, which has experienced several severe...
North Dakota Adopts Rules Aimed at Oil Industry Spill Reduction
Jun 30 2016 // North Dakota regulators have adopted new rules aimed at reducing spills by the oil industry. The state Industrial Commission approved rules that included bonding and increased inspections on pipelines. Another new rule...
June 17 North Dakota Storm Damages Adding Up, Regulators Say
Jun 24 2016 // The North Dakota Department of Insurance reported that the Bismarck/Mandan-area storm that occurred on June 17 is developing into one of the largest claim events for 2016 in state, which has experienced several severe...
OSHA: Crane Accident Kills North Dakota Oil Worker
Jun 23 2016 // A worker was killed in a crane accident at an oil well site in western North Dakota, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said. The incident, which happened late on June 20 near Ross in Mountrail County, was...
Update: 1 Dead, 3 Hurt in North Dakota Oil Rig Blast
Jun 21 2016 // One worker was killed and two others were seriously injured in an explosion and fire at an oil well in western North Dakota, authorities said. The McKenzie County Sheriff’s Department said 52-year-old Johnny...
North Dakota Fines Crop Insurance Agency, Orders Credits, Restitution
Jun 20 2016 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has fined an insurance firm that sold crop insurance in that state and ordered restitution to farmers. The North Dakota Insurance Department announced the multi-layered...
Despite Losses, North Dakota Political Subdivision Insurance Fund Pays Off
Jun 17 2016 // A 30-year-old self-insurance pool has been paying off well for North Dakota political subdivisions, despite large claim losses in 2015. “It’s worked extremely well,” said Steve Spilde, chief executive...
North Dakota Fines Crop Insurance Agency, Orders Credits to Farmers
Jun 13 2016 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has fined an insurance firm that sold crop insurance in that state and ordered restitution to farmers. The North Dakota Insurance Department announced the multi-layered...
Canadian Grain Bin Maker Sued by North Dakota Insurance Company
Jun 2 2016 // A North Dakota-based insurance company is accusing a major farm equipment manufacturer from Canada of making defective grain bins. Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Co. of Jamestown is suing Winnipeg-based Westeel in federal...
North Dakota Governor: Oil Industry ‘Solid’
May 27 2016 // North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple told industry and government officials on May 25 that the state’s unprecedented oil boom that made it the economic darling of the nation is far from going bust. “From our...
North Dakota Company Settles Racial Discrimination Suit for $250K
May 26 2016 // A Williston, N.D.-based oil field service company will pay $250,000 to a worker it fired after he complained of harassment to settle a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Minnesota Still Wary About Impact of North Dakota Flood Project
May 18 2016 // Proponents of a proposed $2.1 billion Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project in North Dakota will have to do a better job of addressing concerns about how it would affect farmers and other residents upstream before...
Corps Launches Flood Protection Study in North Dakota’s Souris River Valley
May 10 2016 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this week is launching a study of permanent flood protection for the Souris River Basin in North Dakota, which includes Minot. The Corps will look at the cost-effectiveness and...
Guilty Plea Expected for Fire at North Dakota Somali Restaurant
Apr 21 2016 // An attorney for a Minnesota man accused of firebombing a Somali restaurant across the North Dakota border in Grand Forks said that any racial overtones were overblown by people who aren’t familiar with the...
