Latest North Dakota Headlines
All the headlines from our North Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
Update: 1 Dead, 3 Hurt in North Dakota Oil Rig Blast
Jun 21 2016 // One worker was killed and two others were seriously injured in an explosion and fire at an oil well in western North Dakota, authorities said. The McKenzie County Sheriff’s Department said 52-year-old Johnny...
North Dakota Fines Crop Insurance Agency, Orders Credits, Restitution
Jun 20 2016 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has fined an insurance firm that sold crop insurance in that state and ordered restitution to farmers. The North Dakota Insurance Department announced the multi-layered...
Despite Losses, North Dakota Political Subdivision Insurance Fund Pays Off
Jun 17 2016 // A 30-year-old self-insurance pool has been paying off well for North Dakota political subdivisions, despite large claim losses in 2015. “It’s worked extremely well,” said Steve Spilde, chief executive...
North Dakota Fines Crop Insurance Agency, Orders Credits to Farmers
Jun 13 2016 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has fined an insurance firm that sold crop insurance in that state and ordered restitution to farmers. The North Dakota Insurance Department announced the multi-layered...
Canadian Grain Bin Maker Sued by North Dakota Insurance Company
Jun 2 2016 // A North Dakota-based insurance company is accusing a major farm equipment manufacturer from Canada of making defective grain bins. Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Co. of Jamestown is suing Winnipeg-based Westeel in federal...
