Latest North Dakota Headlines
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Train Derails in Rural North Dakota, Spills Chemical
Mar 28 2023 // WYNDMERE, N.D. (AP) – A Canadian Pacific train derailed in rural North Dakota Sunday night and spilled hazardous materials, but local authorities and the railroad said there is no threat to public safety. There were...
North Dakota Oil Field Explosion Injures One
Feb 14 2023 // WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – One person was severely burned in an explosion and fire at an oil field in western North Dakota, fire officials said. The explosion was reported about 10:30 p.m. Friday at a saltwater disposal site...
North Dakota Governor Signs Law Expanding Workers’ Comp for Police Officers, Firefighters
Feb 8 2023 // Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill this week that will expand workers’ compensation coverage for full-time firefighters and law enforcement officers. Currently, a full-time firefighter or law enforcement officer who is...
Oil Worker Dies After Falling Into North Dakota Pit
Jan 9 2023 // BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A worker from Texas is dead after falling at an oil rig site in North Dakota. Daniel Navarrete, 42, of New Braunfels, Texas, fell through an open hatch Thursday in a pit at a Nabors Industries rig...
North Dakota Insurance Department Receives Five-Year Accreditation
Dec 20 2022 // The North Dakota Insurance Department has received a five-year accreditation renewal from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to examine and review the financial solvency of insurance companies in...
Invasive ‘Super Weed’ Found in North Dakota
Oct 28 2022 // An invasive and destructive weed species threatening North Dakota agriculture has been found in three more counties. That raises the total to 19 counties in North Dakota where the so-called “super weed,” also...
2021 North Dakota Wastewater Spill Was 20 Times Greater Than First Reported
Oct 21 2022 // A wastewater spill from a pipeline break last year in the northwestern North Dakota oil patch was 20 times greater than first reported, the state Department of Environmental Quality said Wednesday. Tallgrass Energy first...
Group Forms to Try to Block Marijuana Passage in North Dakota
Oct 10 2022 // An addiction counselor who helped defeat a marijuana legalization proposal in North Dakota four years ago has launched a fresh opposition group seeking to do it again this November. Kristie Spooner announced her group,...
North Dakota Official Says Medical Marijuana Would Decline if Pot Legalized
Sep 14 2022 // Legalizing recreational pot in North Dakota could cut the number of people who are registered to use the drug as medicine by at least 80%, due to access to bigger quantities and more varied products, a health official said...
North Dakota Oil Rig Explosion Injures 3
Sep 8 2022 // Federal, state and local investigators in northwest North Dakota are looking into the cause of an oil rig explosion and fire that sent three workers to the hospital. The crew members were taken to a burn center in St....
North Dakota Recreational Marijuana Supporters Backed by Greater Resources
Aug 26 2022 // The main group working to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota has more than a half-million dollars to press its case, far more than the mostly shoe-leather effort they relied on four years ago. Meanwhile, a...
North Dakota Officials Investigating Massive Oilfield Wastewater Spill
Aug 24 2022 // North Dakota regulators are investigating a massive spill of oilfield wastewater from a broken pipeline in the northwest part of the state that they say could take more than a year to clean up. Karl Rockman, of the state...
North Dakota Recreational Pot Measure Approved for Ballot
Aug 18 2022 // Supporters of legalizing recreational marijuana in North Dakota have succeeded in bringing the matter to a public vote in November. The group, New Approach North Dakota, submitted more than the required 15,582 valid...
North Dakota Resident Charged in ATV Insurance Fraud Scheme
Aug 11 2022 // The Cass County, North Dakota State’s Attorney’s office, in conjunction with the North Dakota Insurance Department, have brought charges against a resident of Cass County for committing insurance fraud. Paul...
North Dakota House Tests Hemp as Construction Material
Aug 9 2022 // The two small houses are going up on the back half of a lot just off a busy street, not far from downtown Fargo. “These homes are identical in blueprint, they’re 13 by 23, with 12 foot ceilings, there’s a...
North Dakota to Analyze Blockchain Use on Assessing Uninsured Drivers
Jul 22 2022 // The North Dakota Insurance Department (NDID), in conjunction with the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT), announced it is conducting a proof-of-concept (“POC”) leveraging blockchain technology to...
North Dakota Ending Ban on Poultry Events
Jul 20 2022 // North Dakota animal health officials are ending a ban on poultry events that was instituted when bird flu was on the rise. However, the decision by the State Board of Animal Health comes too late for State Fair poultry...
Major Disaster Declared for Many North Dakota Counties Damaged by Storms
Jul 18 2022 // President Joe Biden has issued a major disaster declaration for many of North Dakota’s 53 counties which sustained damage caused during a series of snow storms in April. The declaration was approved for 40 of the...
North Dakota Groups Secures Signatures to Place Pot Legalization on Ballot
Jul 13 2022 // A group that wants to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota turned in more that 25,000 signatures to the secretary of state Monday in an effort to place the matter before voters in November. The group, New...
North Dakota Governor Wants Federal Aid to Deal with Spring Storm Damage
Jun 27 2022 // Gov. Doug Burgum is asking for some federal help in dealing with $57 million in public infrastructure damage caused by severe spring storms and flooding in North Dakota. Burgum has requested a presidential disaster...
