Latest North Dakota Headlines
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North Dakota Governor Seeking Federal Help With Damaging Storms
Apr 28 2022 // North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum plans to ask for federal help in dealing with damaging floods and a severe winter storm that left thousands without electricity. As a precursor to a presidential disaster declaration request,...
Blizzard in North Dakota, Possible Tornado in SE Minnesota
Apr 14 2022 // A possible tornado tore up a small Minnesota town and a blizzard forced the closure of the North Dakota Capitol, schools and roads, as spring storms wreaked havoc across the Upper Midwest. The National Weather Service said...
North Dakota Marijuana Legalization Groups Aims for November Election
Apr 13 2022 // A group that wants to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota submitted paperwork Monday to the secretary of state to begin the approval process. If approved by the secretary of state, the group would need to...
North Dakota Insurance Department Names New Exam Vendor
Mar 28 2022 // The North Dakota Insurance Department has announced a new vendor for producers license examinations. PSI Services LLC will conduct the examination program and works with the Department to ensure the examinations meet all...
North Dakota Farmer Pleads Not Guilty to Insurance Fraud
Mar 8 2022 // A central North Dakota farmer has pleaded not guilty to crop insurance fraud. Kent Pfaff, 58, of the Washburn area, has been released on a personal recognizance bond. U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland on March 3 scheduled...
North Dakota Governor Calls For Increased Cybersecurity
Feb 18 2022 // Local governments should refrain from raising property taxes and lawmakers need to invest more to guard against ever-increasing cybersecurity attacks, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said Feb. 16 in his State of the State...
North Dakota Aerospace School Halts Flights After Student Dies in Crash
Oct 22 2021 // The University of North Dakota’s aerospace school has cancelled all flight activities after a student pilot from Chicago died in a plane crash. The University of North Dakota plane went down about 8:30 p.m. on Oct....
North Dakota Hit with Tornados, Record Rainfall, Blanket of Snow
Oct 15 2021 // North Dakota residents experienced a range of weather this week, with rare October tornadoes in the southeastern part of the state, an early season snowstorm in the west and record rainfall in Bismarck. Preliminary reports...
Company to Pay $15M in Fines in North Dakota Oil Spill Case
Sep 28 2021 // The company responsible for the largest oil field spill in North Dakota pleaded guilty to criminal charges after reaching an agreement with the federal government to pay $15 million in fines. Summit Midstream Partners...
Nearly 3,300 Citations Issued During North Dakota Seat Belt Campaign
Sep 10 2021 // A special law enforcement campaign aimed at seat belt use generated nearly 3,300 citations in North Dakota, transportation officials said. Most of the citations, 1,325, were for speeding, according to the Department of...
6 Tornadoes Confirmed in North Dakota’s Red River Valley
Aug 13 2021 // The National Weather Service confirmed the severe thunderstorms that moved through northern parts of the Red River Valley earlier this week produced six tornadoes. The weather service’s damage assessment team said...
Jury: North Dakota Hotel Not Civilly Responsible for Deadly Fight
Aug 13 2021 // A jury has reached a verdict in a civil case involving a Fargo hotel and a fatal fight outside its doors. Jurors decided The Hotel Donaldson is not responsible for paying damages to the widow of the man who died in the...
North Dakota Governor Seeks Federal Help After Storm Damage
Aug 12 2021 // North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has requested federal help for counties dealing with recent storms that caused more than $2 million in damage to roads and other infrastructure. The storms during the second week of June...
U.S. Fines Company $35M Over North Dakota Drilling Wastewater Spill
Aug 9 2021 // An oil company that waited more than five months to investigate and report a 2014 pipeline spill in North Dakota that discharged more than 29 million gallons of drilling wastewater has agreed to pay more than $35 million...
Additional $5M in Drought Aid OK’d for North Dakota Ranchers
Aug 2 2021 // North Dakota’s State Water Commission approved $5 million in additional aid to help ranchers who are battling drought conditions this summer. As part of the aid, the commission approved two additional water supply...
A Week Later, Oil Well Fire Still Burns in North Dakota
Jul 29 2021 // The operator of an oil well pad where a fire has been burning since last week in McKenzie County has brought in a specialized emergency response crew to get a handle on the blaze. The well pad is located on federal land...
Regulators to Fine North Dakota Pipeline Operator $93K for Safety Issues
Jul 28 2021 // Federal regulators say they plan to fine the operator of the Dakota Access Pipeline $93,200 over pipeline safety violations. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration says the violations pertain to...
Worker Shortage Hampers North Dakota Oil Production
Jul 23 2021 // Oil production is flat in North Dakota due to a workforce shortage as the industry recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. Companies say they are in need of workers to inject water, sand and chemicals down wells to crack...
North Dakota Pipeline Break Spews 41K Gallons of Oilfield Wastewater
Jul 22 2021 // Nearly 41,000 gallons of oilfield wastewater spilled from a broken pipeline in western North Dakota, impacting an unknown amount of land, state regulators said. The North Dakota Department of Environmental quality said...
Drought Contributes to Rise in North Dakota Wildfires
Jun 17 2021 // The number of wildfires this year in North Dakota has increased significantly, according to state officials, who cite extremely dry conditions. Data collected by the North Dakota Forest Service and the state Department of...
