Drought and Wildfires Pose Threat to US Cattle Ranchers April 23, 2026 By Jack Dura It’s never been so expensive for Americans to buy a steak or hamburger, but cutting those costs requires ranchers like...
Greenpeace Faces $345M Judgment in North Dakota Court March 2, 2026 By Jack Dura Greenpeace is fighting for its life in North Dakota’s court system, where a judge has decided to order the environmental...
Fatigue Crack Caused a Keystone Pipeline Oil Spill in North Dakota, Operator Says November 18, 2025 By Jack Dura A fatigue crack in the Keystone Pipeline led to an oil spill in North Dakota earlier this year that released...
North Dakota Judge Says Greenpeace Must Pay $345M in Pipeline Lawsuit October 31, 2025 By Jack Dura A North Dakota judge has ordered Greenpeace to pay damages of $345 million, reducing an earlier jury award after it...
Intruders Release Mink From Iowa Farm in What Trade Group Calls ‘Terrorist Act’ October 27, 2025 By Jack Dura One or more intruders broke into an Iowa mink farm and released 2,000 of the furbearing animals in what a...
Ground Squirrel Overpopulation Poses Threat to Minot, North Dakota Residents July 22, 2025 By Jack Dura The Richardson’s ground squirrel weighs less than a pound, is about a foot long and is native to the northern...
Unhealthy Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blankets Upper Midwest July 14, 2025 By Jack Dura Much of the Upper Midwest on Saturday was dealing with swaths of unhealthy air because of drifting smoke from Canadian...
Judge Awards North Dakota Nearly $28M Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests April 25, 2025 By Jack Dura A federal judge on Wednesday found the state of North Dakota entitled to nearly $28 million for responding to protests...
Cleanup Underway in Keystone Oil Pipeline Spill in North Dakota April 11, 2025 By Jack Dura Trucks and workers started cleaning up the Keystone oil pipeline spill in rural North Dakota, though its cause and the...
$2M Settlement Reached in Death of Young Woman at North Dakota Jail April 7, 2025 By Jack Dura A $2 million agreement has been reached in a lawsuit over the death of a young woman while she was...