Latest North Dakota Headlines

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Agriculture, Energy Help Bolster Mid-America States Economy

Feb 2 2011 // The economy is gaining strength in nine Midwest and Plains states because global growth and continued low interest rates have provided a boost to agriculture and energy businesses, according to a new survey released Feb....

North Dakota Residents Urged to Prepare for Red River Floods

Jan 26 2011 // Fargo officials told residents this week that they need to start preparing soon for what’s expected to be a third straight year of major spring flooding along the Red River.‘I don’t think anybody is ready...

North Dakota Brothers Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Scheme

Jan 14 2011 // Two brothers accused of causing more than three dozen car crashes in Fargo, N.D., over two years in an insurance fraud scheme will be jailed for 30 days. The Forum newspaper reports that 44-year-old Sead Mustafic and...

ND, SD Auto Insurance Premiums Among Lowest

Jan 6 2011 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says auto insurance premiums paid by drivers in the Dakotas remain among the lowest in the nation. Hamm cites a new report issued by the National Association of Insurance...

North Dakota Pushes for Graduated Driver’s License Law

Dec 22 2010 // Several North Dakota agencies have joined forces to support a bill aimed at reducing teen traffic accidents and deaths. The North Dakota Department of Insurance, North Dakota Coalition for Graduated Drivers Licensing,...

Former North Dakota Agent Gets Probation, Makes Restitution

Nov 29 2010 // An insurance agent who conned a Grand Forks, N.D., real estate company into paying for nonexistent home insurance policies has been given four years of probation.A judge also ordered 44-year-old David Glessner to have four...

Washington, Oregon Rank High in Promoting Roadway Safety

Nov 18 2010 // Many states are making progress toward making roads safer, but Oregon and Washington do the best of promoting roadway safety with traffic laws, according to a new report by the Emergency Nurses Association.The report...

North Dakota Agent Pleads Guilty, Loses License, Now on Probation

Nov 14 2010 // A North Dakota insurance agent has pleaded guilty to conning a Grand Forks real estate company into paying more than $64,000 for nonexistent home policies. David Glessner of Grand Forks reached a plea agreement with...

Two North Dakota Insurance Agents Lose Licenses

Nov 9 2010 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has revoked the licenses of two insurance agents.Hamm has barred a Fargo insurance agent Janet Lulay from doing insurance work in the state. He says Lulay accepted a check from...

North Dakota Insurance Agent Accused of Theft

Nov 8 2010 // Bond has been set at $17,500 for a Minot, N.D., insurance agent facing a felony theft charge. State Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says 57-year-old Alan Henning allegedly stole more than $800,000 by obtaining...

Flood Buyouts May Alter North Dakota Neighborhoods

Nov 8 2010 // Kolbjorn and Solvi Rommesmo moved to the Heritage Hills subdivision along the Red River south of Fargo, N.D., because it was peaceful and close to nature.Recently, it became even more peaceful, as their neighbors left, one...

North Dakota Agent Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud

Nov 5 2010 // An insurance agent has pleaded guilty to conning a Grand Forks real estate company into paying more than $64,000 for nonexistent home policies.Forty-four-year-old David Glessner of Grand Forks reached a plea agreement with...

North Dakota Democrat Wants Stronger Grain Insurance

Oct 12 2010 // North Dakota’s Democratic candidate for the state Public Service Commission said the Legislature should strengthen a $6.9 million insurance fund that compensates farmers if a grain elevator goes broke.Recent data...

Former North Dakota Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO Found Dead

Sep 15 2010 // Mike Unhjem, a longtime Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota chief executive who was fired last year because of publicity about an employee trip to the Grand Cayman Islands, was found dead at his Fargo home, police said...

Former North Dakota Work Comp Director Demands New Trial

Aug 30 2010 // Former North Dakota workers’ compensation director Sandy Blunt should have his felony conviction for misspending public funds dismissed because prosecutors withheld evidence before his trial, Blunt’s lawyer...

Court Rules North Dakota Farm Fraudster Entitled to Benefit

Aug 20 2010 // North Dakota’s Supreme Court says an insurance agent who was convicted of running a federal farm payment scam is entitled to some retirement money. Duane Huber of Wimbledon contended North Dakota Farmers Union...

North Dakota Workers’ Comp Director Says Reviews Too Frequent

Aug 17 2010 // North Dakota’s workers’ compensation director says outside reviews of his agency are too frequent and expensive. North Dakota law says the performance reviews of Workforce Safety and Insurance must be done...

Report: Improve Benefits for Injured North Dakota Workers

Aug 16 2010 // An unusual North Dakota workers’ compensation law provides reduced benefits when a job injury worsens a medical problem the employee already has, and a consultant told state lawmakers on Friday they should repeal...

North Dakota Flood Project in Hands of Landowners

Aug 16 2010 // Landowners are voting on a proposed $2.7 million flood control project to divert pooling sheet water away from the northeast North Dakota city of Michigan. Officials say the Michigan Spillway project also would relieve...

Snapshot: Declarations

Aug 16 2010 // Health Care Challenge“While this case raises a host of complex constitutional issues, all seem to distill to the single question of whether or not Congress has the power to regulate — and tax — a...