Latest North Dakota Headlines

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North Dakota Insurance Department to Hold Agent Forums in October

Sep 28 2016 //

Dakota Access Pipeline Worker Killed in Accident, Official Says

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...

20-Foot Drone Being Tested in North Dakota for Post-Disaster Use

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...

North Dakota Lawmaker: Where’s the Reserve in Workers’ Comp Opt-Out Plans?

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...

North Dakota Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Oilfield Death Lawsuit

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...

Collapsing Hill Has Some Homeowners in North Dakota Worried

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...

Dakota Access Pipeline Owners Sue Protesters

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...

North Dakota Lawmaker Questions Reserves in Workers’ Comp Opt-Out Plans

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...

North Dakota Business Owner, Employee Accused of Arson for Insurance

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...

North Dakota Appeals Court: Judge Was Right to Toss Oilfield Death Lawsuit

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...

Steel Company Says It’s Not Liable for 2013 North Dakota Train Derailment

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...

Settlements Reached in North Dakota with 4 Life Insurers

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...

North Dakota Company Faces $104K in Penalties for April Worker Injury

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...

Company Sued in North Dakota Train Derailment Wants Case Moved

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...

Former Bismarck, North Dakota Leader Files Complaint Against Over flooding

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...

North Dakota Storms Cause Widespread Crop, Property Damage

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...

North Dakota June Storm Damage Costs Rising, Regulators Say

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...

North Dakota Adopts Rules Aimed at Oil Industry Spill Reduction

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...

June 17 North Dakota Storm Damages Adding Up, Regulators Say

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...

OSHA: Crane Accident Kills North Dakota Oil Worker

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...