All the headlines from our North Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 10 2021 // A special law enforcement campaign aimed at seat belt use generated nearly 3,300 citations in North Dakota, transportation officials said.Most of the citations, 1,325, were for speeding, according to the Department of...
Aug 13 2021 // The National Weather Service confirmed the severe thunderstorms that moved through northern parts of the Red River Valley earlier this week produced six tornadoes.The weather service’s damage assessment team said...
Aug 13 2021 // A jury has reached a verdict in a civil case involving a Fargo hotel and a fatal fight outside its doors.Jurors decided The Hotel Donaldson is not responsible for paying damages to the widow of the man who died in the...
Aug 12 2021 // North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has requested federal help for counties dealing with recent storms that caused more than $2 million in damage to roads and other infrastructure.The storms during the second week of June...
Aug 9 2021 // An oil company that waited more than five months to investigate and report a 2014 pipeline spill in North Dakota that discharged more than 29 million gallons of drilling wastewater has agreed to pay more than $35 million...
Aug 2 2021 // North Dakota’s State Water Commission approved $5 million in additional aid to help ranchers who are battling drought conditions this summer.As part of the aid, the commission approved two additional water supply...
Jul 29 2021 // The operator of an oil well pad where a fire has been burning since last week in McKenzie County has brought in a specialized emergency response crew to get a handle on the blaze.The well pad is located on federal land...
Jul 28 2021 // Federal regulators say they plan to fine the operator of the Dakota Access Pipeline $93,200 over pipeline safety violations.The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration says the violations pertain to physical...
Jul 23 2021 // Oil production is flat in North Dakota due to a workforce shortage as the industry recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.Companies say they are in need of workers to inject water, sand and chemicals down wells to crack...
Jul 22 2021 // Nearly 41,000 gallons of oilfield wastewater spilled from a broken pipeline in western North Dakota, impacting an unknown amount of land, state regulators said.The North Dakota Department of Environmental quality said...
Jun 17 2021 // The number of wildfires this year in North Dakota has increased significantly, according to state officials, who cite extremely dry conditions.Data collected by the North Dakota Forest Service and the state Department of...
Jun 14 2021 // Utility crews are working to restore power to hundreds of people in northwestern North Dakota and eastern Montana after a round of storms smacked the region with heavy rains, high winds and hail.The Bismarck Tribune...
May 28 2021 // Labor unions and veterans groups are urging North Dakotans who may have been exposed to asbestos to get screened before a new law takes effect that will make it more difficult to sue.Backers of the law, which will bar...
May 24 2021 // North Dakota tops the list of states with the highest rates of severe workplace injuries, according to a new study of OSHA data covering the years 2015-2020.With nearly 135 severe workplace injuries for every 100,000...
May 13 2021 // A fire on May 11 caused extensive damage at a strip mall in Fargo.The three-alarm fire broke out in Bodyworks Physical Therapy in the afternoon and spread to Gigi’s Playhouse which serves individuals with Down...
May 11 2021 // An annual report using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows North Dakota’s rate of workplace deaths remains among the highest in the country.The annual report released by the AFL-CIO shows that 37...
Apr 12 2021 // Gov. Doug Burgum has declared a statewide drought disaster as extremely dry conditions continue to spread in North Dakota.Drought conditions now encompass nearly three-fourths of the state, up from about half just a week...
Apr 6 2021 // An apartment building in New Town, N.D., is a total loss after a weekend fire, officials said.Emily Sitting Bear is director of the MHA Nation’s Emergency Operations Center. She says all tenants from the 36-unit...
Apr 1 2021 // Strong winds and drought conditions fueled a wildfire in western North Dakota, injuring a firefighter and some livestock and damaging utility infrastructure.Officials say the fire has burned about 1 square mile north of...
Mar 29 2021 // North Dakota’s Republican-led Senate has killed legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in the state.Only 10 of the chamber’s 47 senators voted for the measure. The bill passed the GOP-led House last...