All the headlines from our North Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 30 2016 // A man working on the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline was killed in an apparent accident in western North Dakota, a state regulator said.North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Brian Kalk said the man, whose name has...
Aug 24 2016 // A 20-foot-long drone that was brought to North Dakota to test precision agriculture methods is now part of a trial run to see if can help crews restore power to areas hit by natural disasters.The Israeli-manufactured Elbit...
Aug 22 2016 // A state representative from North Dakota, who serves on the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Committee at the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL), says he’s concerned about reserves for paying...
Aug 22 2016 // An appeals court has upheld a judge’s decision to throw out a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a South Dakota man who was killed in an accident in the North Dakota oil patch five years ago.Joseph...
Aug 17 2016 // Some homeowners in a Bismarck neighborhood are questioning the long-term safety of their houses after some backyards dropped as much as 7 feet in June.Jim Hopfauf is one of the homeowners affected by the collapsing hill...
Aug 17 2016 // Developers of a $3.8 billion, four-state oil pipeline sued in federal court on Aug. 15 to stop protesters near an American Indian reservation in North Dakota from interfering with the project, alleging the safety of...
Aug 11 2016 // A state representative from North Dakota, who serves on the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Committee at the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL), says he’s concerned about reserves for paying...
Aug 11 2016 // Authorities have charged the owner of a Watford City, N.D., restaurant and an employee with torching the business to collect insurance money.Owner Anna Marquardt, 37, and employee Lisa Stoll, 28, face felony arson and...
Aug 9 2016 // An appeals court has upheld a judge’s decision to throw out a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a South Dakota man who was killed in an accident in the North Dakota oil patch five years...
Aug 8 2016 // A Pennsylvania steel company named in a lawsuit over a fiery oil tanker train derailment near Casselton, N.D., says it should not be held liable for the 2013 accident.Standard Steel and BNSF are named in a complaint filed...
Aug 5 2016 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm announced settlement agreements with four life insurance companies related to their use of the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File (DMF).As part of the...
Aug 4 2016 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a LaMoure, N.D., company for an incident that injured a worker. OSHA says a worker at the Larson Grain Co.’s facility in Fredonia suffered multiple cuts in...
Aug 1 2016 // A Pennsylvania steel company named in a lawsuit over an oil tanker train derailment near Casselton, N.D., more than two years ago wants the case moved from state to federal court.An attorney for Standard Steel made the...
Jul 27 2016 // A former city commissioner in Bismarck has filed a complaint with the North Dakota Department of Health accusing the city of neglecting to address sewer wastewater and storm water problems on the city’s south side...
Jul 14 2016 // Recent storms that have dropped heavy rain and hail across North Dakota have caused headaches for motorists, farmers and homeowners.Weekend storms caused widespread crop and building damage in the Killdeer area, where hail...
Jul 11 2016 // The North Dakota Department of Insurance reported that the Bismarck/Mandan-area storm that occurred on June 17 is developing into one of the largest claim events for 2016 in state, which has experienced several severe...
Jun 30 2016 // North Dakota regulators have adopted new rules aimed at reducing spills by the oil industry.The state Industrial Commission approved rules that included bonding and increased inspections on pipelines. Another new rule...
Jun 24 2016 // The North Dakota Department of Insurance reported that the Bismarck/Mandan-area storm that occurred on June 17 is developing into one of the largest claim events for 2016 in state, which has experienced several severe...
Jun 23 2016 // A worker was killed in a crane accident at an oil well site in western North Dakota, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said.The incident, which happened late on June 20 near Ross in Mountrail County, was...