All the headlines from our North Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 28 2018 // The National Weather Service is taking steps to improve weather radar coverage for western North Dakota after a deadly tornado in the area raised awareness of gaps in coverage.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Aug 15 2018 // Supporters of legalizing recreational marijuana in North Dakota have succeeded in bringing the matter to a public vote later this year.Proponents submitted more than the required 13,452 valid petition signatures to get a...
Jul 24 2018 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says a Texas-based oilfield service company operating in North Dakota will pay $39,900 to settle a racial harassment lawsuit. The EEOC’s lawsuit accused Cudd Energy...
Jul 19 2018 // A deadly tornado that recently struck a western North Dakota city has prompted state and local officials to call for increased safety standards for RV parks that often house oilfield workers and families.McKenzie County...
Jul 16 2018 // All eight outdoor warning sirens in a North Dakota oil patch city were sounded before a deadly tornado ravaged an RV park, but park residents and others said they didn’t hear them, authorities said.A newborn baby was...
Jul 12 2018 // Highway fatalities in North Dakota during the first half of the year were the lowest in eight years.The state Transportation Department’s Safety Division says there were 39 motor vehicle fatalities in the state...
Jul 11 2018 // Authorities say more than two dozen people were hurt, three critically, when a violent storm whipped through a northwestern North Dakota city, trapping some people in overturned recreational vehicles. The McKenzie County...
Jul 10 2018 // Rising water levels in the Missouri River are impacting Bismarck, N.D., marina businesses that have had to deal with inundated docks and problems with power.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers increased water releases in June...
Jul 9 2018 // North Dakota’s largest farm group is pushing for adjustments to crop insurance payments to protect farmers from international trade retaliations.The U.S. House and Senate versions of a new Farm Bill are heading to...
Jul 3 2018 // Business remains strong in nine Midwest and Plains states, but a new monthly survey suggests growth is slowing as concerns about trade and tariffs increase.The region’s overall economic index decreased to 61.8 in...
Jun 27 2018 // North Dakota businesses that rely on truck drivers for supplies have been experiencing delays due to mandated electronic logging devices.Delivery times to Dakota Gasification Co. have sometimes doubled or tripled after the...
Jun 15 2018 // Eleven former University of North Dakota women’s hockey players have filed a discrimination lawsuit seeking to reinstate the program that was cut 15 months ago.The federal complaint filed against the North Dakota...
Jun 8 2018 // A North Dakota civil construction company operating in Minot will pay $59,000 to settle a sexual harassment and constructive discharge lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).The...
Jun 8 2018 // A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to stable from positive and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Center Mutual Insurance Co. in Rugby,...
Jun 4 2018 // North Dakota-based NI Holdings Inc. has agreed to purchase Direct Auto Insurance Co. (Direct Auto), headquartered in Chicago.Direct Auto underwrites specialty automobile insurance in Illinois through independent agents....
May 8 2018 // The North Dakota Insurance Department is seeking to work with a consultant in order to perform actuarial and other analysis of state proposals to reform North Dakota’s individual health insurance market, the agency...
May 7 2018 // The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and the Spirit Lake Sioux are the latest North Dakota American Indian tribes to sue opioid manufacturers and distributors.The Bismarck Tribune reports the tribes sued 24 opioid industry...
May 7 2018 // Upgrade: Nodak InsuranceA.M. Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a+” from “a” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) of Nodak...
Apr 27 2018 // A North Dakota man is facing an insurance fraud charge after allegedly using another person’s coverage to obtain services from an area hospital.North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread, in partnership with...
Apr 19 2018 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited North Dakota excavation contractor Kamphuis Pipeline Company for exposing employees to trench cave-ins and other serious...