Latest North Dakota Headlines
All the headlines from our North Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance Fund Reaches Settlement in North Dakota Jail Death Lawsuit
Apr 13 2016 // The insurance carrier for the sheriff’s departments in Ward and Burleigh counties has reached a settlement with the family of a jail inmate who died in October 2014. Ward Sheriff’s Maj. Bob Barnard confirmed...
North Dakota Insurance Department Recovers $3.4M for Consumers in 2015
Mar 22 2016 // North Dakota’s chief insurance regulator says his agency recovered or saved $3.4 million for the state’s citizens in 2015. This number represents money recovered through the North Dakota’s Insurance...
Some Businesses in 7 North Dakota Counties Eligible for Disaster Loans
Mar 14 2016 // Small, nonfarm businesses in seven North Dakota counties are now eligible to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans to help recuperate from wind and hail damage last June. The U.S. Small Business Administration says...
North Dakota Hospital Sued over Hepatitis C Outbreak
Mar 9 2016 // Victims of the largest hepatitis C outbreak in recent U.S. history dropped their claims against a Minot, N.D., nursing home, which joined them in suing a hospital, which they both say is really at fault. Twenty-one...
NWS: North Dakota Spring Snowmelt Flood Risk ‘Very Low’
Mar 7 2016 // The National Weather Service says the risk of noticeable flooding across North Dakota continues to drop. An updated report shows that the threat of significant and impactful snowmelt flooding is “very low” and...
Low Odds of Serious Flooding Throughout North Dakota
Feb 22 2016 // The National Weather Service says that the threat of substantial spring flooding in North Dakota is low, including along a river in the eastern part of the state that has caused millions of dollars of damage in the last...
New North Dakota Oil and Gas Rules Would Require Pipeline Bonds
Feb 17 2016 // North Dakota regulators are proposing new rules aimed at the oil industry. A slate of proposed rules were unveiled on Feb. 16, including a requirement that would require bonding for all crude and saltwater...
764 Citations for Seat Belt, Restraint Violations Issued in North Dakota
Feb 10 2016 // The North Dakota Department of Transportation says law enforcement officers in the state issued 764 citations for seat belt and child restraint violations in January. The extra traffic safety patrols were part of a Click...
Workplace Deaths Down in North Dakota Oil Patch
Jan 25 2016 // The number of work-related deaths in the North Dakota oil patch in 2015 dropped from the previous year. Occupational Safety and Health Administration data show three such fatalities last year, down from seven in 2014 and...
$142.5K Settlement Reached in Lawsuit over North Dakota Traffic Stop
Jan 22 2016 // The North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund will pay $142,500 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Richland County Sheriff’s Office. The three men who filed the lawsuit alleged they were injured when two...
Workplace Deaths Down in North Dakota Oil Patch
Jan 15 2016 // The number of work-related deaths in the North Dakota oil patch in 2015 dropped from the previous year. Occupational Safety and Health Administration data show three such fatalities last year, down from seven in 2014 and...
Godfread to Run for Insurance Commissioner in North Dakota
Jan 13 2016 // A lawyer and a state chamber of commerce vice president says he is running for North Dakota insurance commissioner. Jon Godfread is a Republican. He is vying for the seat being vacated by Adam Hamm, who announced in...
Not all North Dakota Farmers Embracing New Type of Crop Insurance
Jan 3 2016 // Officials think education could increase interest in a new type of crop insurance that also might give farmers who diversify a boost. Whole farm crop insurance became available in North Dakota this past growing season. No...
Aspen Bermuda Limited Applies for Reinsurer Status in North Dakota
Dec 30 2015 // The North Dakota Insurance Department announced that Aspen Bermuda Limited has applied for certified reinsurer status in North Dakota. All interested parties are invited to submit written comments in connection with this...
Insurance Death Master Settlement Nets North Dakota More Than $138K
Dec 21 2015 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says the state will receive more than $138,000 in settlement agreements over use of the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File, or DMF. Hamm says life...
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner to Step Down
Dec 17 2015 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm is stepping down. Hamm tells The Associated Press he will not seek re-election in 2016. Hamm says he has not decided what he will do in the future. The 44-year-old Republican...
North Dakota Agent Told to Stop Operations
Dec 10 2015 // A Bismarck, N.D, insurance and securities agent has been served a cease and desist order for allegedly accepting money from clients and issuing them fraudulent certificates of deposit. North Dakota Insurance Commissioner...
Wild Weather Closes Highways, Causes Crashes in North Dakota
Nov 20 2015 // Freezing rain and snow passing through North Dakota accompanied by strong winds shut down highways, put school buses in the ditch and led to a triple-fatal crash. The system that began on Nov. 18 was moving out of the...
Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Dawson Insurance in North Dakota
Nov 4 2015 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) has acquired Dawson Insurance Agency, a 98-year-old family-owned agency in Fargo, N.D. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1917, Dawson Insurance provides...
North Dakota Roofing Contractor Fined $105K in Worker Safety Probe
Nov 3 2015 // Federal labor officials say a North Dakota roofing contractor has been cited as a result of a worker safety investigation. The U.S. Department of Labor says inspectors found Fargo-based Lorz Construction failed to provide...
