Latest North Dakota Headlines

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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...

North Dakota Hospital to Pay $45K Over EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Apr 16 2024 // Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center, a critical access hospital in Elgin, North Dakota, will pay $45,000 and provide other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) retaliation lawsuit, the...

Biden Approves Disaster Declaration for North Dakota December Ice Storm

Feb 22 2024 // BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s request for a major disaster declaration related to a Christmastime ice storm that toppled power lines and left thousands of...

Cold Weather Causes More Than 60 Oil Spills in North Dakota

Jan 19 2024 // BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bitter cold weather is causing a rash of spills in the oil fields of North Dakota as well as a slowdown in production, regulators say.North Dakota has seen multiple days of frigid weather with...

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread Announces Bid for Re-election

Jan 5 2024 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread announced this week that he intends to run for re-election in 2024.Godfread, a Republican, is seeking his third term in office. He was elected commissioner in 2016, winning...

Ice Storms and Blizzards Pummel the Central US

Dec 28 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – From an ice storm in North Dakota that sealed windows shut to blizzard conditions in Colorado causing hundreds of airport delays and cancellations, a winter storm pummeled much of the central United...

Son of North Dakota Senator Crashes During Police Chase, Killing Sheriff’s Deputy

Dec 8 2023 // BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer crashed into a North Dakota sheriff`s vehicle during a police chase, pushing it into a deputy and killing him, according to authorities and the...

EWG Report Finds Rapidly Rising Crop Payouts As Climate Change Hits U.S. Agriculture

Dec 4 2023 // Drought, heat, hail, rain and freezing temperatures – the five horsemen of crop insurance.A new report from EWG found that crop insurance payouts for the top five weather-related losses totaled over $118.7 billion...

EWG Report Finds Rapidly Rising Crop Payouts As Climate Change Hits U.S. Agriculture

Nov 15 2023 // Drought, heat, hail, rain and freezing temperatures – the five horsemen of crop insurance.A new report from EWG found that crop insurance payouts for the top five weather-related losses totaled over $118.7 billion...

Former North Dakota Governor Victim of Car Theft

Aug 29 2023 // FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer learned a lesson about his car keys after his vehicle was stolen as he hosted a Fargo radio show.Schafer was guest hosting KFGO`s “News and Views”...