Latest North Dakota Headlines

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North Dakota Man with 14 DUIs Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

Oct 17 2012 // A West Fargo, N.D., man has pleaded guilty to his 14th drunken driving charge and been sent to prison. Sixty-year-old Kevin Tegtmeier was sentenced to four years behind bars, a year less than the maximum possible term...

North Dakota Workers’ Compensation Agency Seeks Directors

Oct 8 2012 // North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency is looking for new members for its board of directors.The terms of six of the 11 directors are ending in December. The board oversees the operation of North...

Deadline for Cheap North Dakota Flood Rebuilding Loans Looms

Sep 25 2012 // Jessica Henderson’s Minot home had just been painstakingly gutted and remodeled, from the basement on up, when the flooding Souris River put its main floor under four feet of water last summer.When it came time to...

North Dakota Yanks Insurance Agent’s License over Alleged Forgery

Sep 17 2012 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has revoked the license of Bismarck agent Samuel Neutgens for alleged forgery. Hamm says Neutgens improperly signed a customer’s name on an insurance policy cancellation...

North Dakota Farmers Want Changes in Crop Insurance Rules

Sep 7 2012 // Some upper Midwest farmers who thought they caught a break when the federal government eased crop insurance rules for land hit by prolonged flooding are finding it isn’t as easy to cash in as they first...

Drought, Low Export Demand Sap Midwest Economy

Sep 5 2012 // An August survey suggests that the continuing drought and lessening export demand for U.S. products are among the drains on the economy in nine Midwest and Plains states, according to a report released Tuesday.The...

Study: 580 Concussions in North Dakota Prep Sports Last Year

Aug 29 2012 // A study conducted by the North Dakota High School Activities Association found that there were at least 580 sports-related concussions during the 2011-12 academic year.State lawmakers recommended the study. The Forum...

More Fargo, North Dakota Properties Might Need Flood Insurance

Aug 22 2012 // Several thousand property owners in North Dakota’s largest city could fall under federal flood insurance requirements based on a preliminary new flood plain map for Fargo. About 500 structures are affected by the...

License of Bismarck Insurance Agent Revoked

Aug 3 2012 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has revoked the license of Brent Kitzan, a Bismarck insurance agent. The revocation bars him from selling, soliciting or negotiating insurance in North Dakota. Kitzan was...

North Dakota Insurance Agent Charged With Stealing from Customer

Jul 20 2012 // A Dickinson, N.D., insurance agent is accused of stealing $30,000 from a customer three years ago to buy gold coins and make a payment on his credit card.Scott Biggs is charged with five felonies. The most serious carries...

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Bars Fargo Agency

Jul 19 2012 // North Dakota’s insurance commissioner says he’s served a cease-and-desist order on a Fargo-area insurance agent accused of failing to pay taxes and mishandling premium payments.Commissioner Adam Hamm says the...

The Awful Hoeven Levee Bill

Jul 18 2012 // Mid-morning tomorrow, I’ll be attending a meeting in Sen. John Hoeven’s (R-ND) office to debate be educated about the Senator’s bill to exempt his state from requirements that it follow federal laws about...

ND Insurance Agents Banned From Business in State

Jul 6 2012 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has ordered agents in Dickinson and Fargo to stop doing business in the state. Scott Biggs in Dickinson is accused of taking client money for personal use. Robert Medhus...

Computer Problems Mean North Dakota Work Comp Medical Bills Backlog

Jun 19 2012 // Many North Dakota medical providers who treat workplace injuries are having to wait for their bills to be paid.North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency says problems with a new computer software system are...

Straight-Line Winds Cause Sail Boat to Crash Into North Dakota Home

Jun 11 2012 // Straight-line wind gusts damaged buildings, uprooted trees and sent a 30-foot sailboat crashing through the window of a home in North Dakota on June 9, the National Weather Service said.The boat hit a home in Granville,...

Minot, North Dakota, Still Recovering a Year after Historic Flood

Jun 8 2012 // For Dan and Cindy Griffith, the stress of dealing with the Souris River flood is worse now than when the raging river forced more than 11,000 people to evacuate the city last summer.Cleaning out their flooded home, trying...

North Dakota Woman’s Sentence for Theft from Insurance Agency Deferred

Jun 7 2012 // A woman who was accused of stealing almost $17,000 from the Devils Lake, N.D., insurance agency where she worked has been given a one-year deferred sentence.Melodi Newgren will have the offense wiped from her record if she...

Utah Insurance Agent Barred from Business in North Dakota

May 22 2012 // A Utah insurance agent has been ordered to stop doing business in North Dakota. State Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says Bart Winterton of Vernal, Utah, operated as an insurance producer without being licensed in North...

North Dakota Agent Accused of Creating Fake Policy Applications

May 18 2012 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm announced he has served a cease and desist order against Tim Everett, a Grand Forks area insurance agent who is alleged to have created fictitious insurance policy applications...

North Dakota Family Files Federal Suit Against Nursing Home

May 7 2012 // The family of a man who resided in a Grand Forks nursing home until he died in January is suing the elder care facility in federal court.The complaint against Valley Homes and Services accuses Valley Eldercare Center of...