Latest North Dakota Headlines
All the headlines from our North Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Derailed Train in West Virginia Had Safer Tank Cars
Feb 26 2015 // The fiery derailment of a train carrying crude oil in West Virginia earlier this month is one of three in the past year involving tank cars that already meet a higher safety standard than what federal law requires –...
North Dakota Oil Patch Highway Is State’s Most Dangerous
Feb 24 2015 // The main north-south artery in North Dakota’s oil patch is the most dangerous stretch of road in the state, newly released statistics show. U.S. Highway 85 had the most fatal accidents, injury accidents and property...
Gas Vapor Possible Factor in West Virginia Oil Train Fireball
Feb 20 2015 // Federal investigators will examine whether pressurized gas played a role in the massive blast that followed the derailment of a train carrying crude oil through West Virginia this week, the U.S. Transportation Department...
North Dakota Officials Stress Job Resiliency in Oil Industry
Feb 17 2015 // A recent slide in oil prices is leading to fewer jobs in the western North Dakota oil patch, but officials there and in northwestern South Dakota say the regional industry is resilient and will ride out the slump. Openings...
Update: Crude Oil Train Derails in West Virginia
Feb 16 2015 // A CSX Corp train hauling North Dakota crude derailed in West Virginia on Monday, setting a number of cars ablaze, destroying a house and forcing the evacuation of two towns in the second significant oil-train incident in...
FEMA Agrees to Fargo, North Dakota, Flood Insurance Basement Exemption
Jan 25 2015 // Fargo, N.D’s acting mayor says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has moved to continue to allow homeowners to have basements in the city’s new floodplain. FEMA is responsible for the National Home...
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Seeks Reduced Operating Budget
Jan 16 2015 // Efficiencies at the North Dakota Insurance Department have led the state’s insurance commissioner to ask for a reduced operating budget for 2015 – 2017, the department announced. North Dakota Insurance...
Drunk Driving Arrests Down 10% in North Dakota in 2014
Jan 2 2015 // North Dakota authorities say drunken driving arrests in the state were down nearly 10 percent in 2014. Highway Patrol Sgt. Tom Iverson told KXMB-TV about 1,700 driving under the influence arrests were made statewide last...
North Dakota Officials Reviewing Safety on US Highway 85
Dec 31 2014 // North Dakota’s Transportation Department and Highway Patrol say efforts are being made to increase safety on the major north-south artery in the western oil patch. There have been 25 traffic crash fatalities on the...
No Insurance Coverage for $12.7M North Dakota Industrial Fire
Dec 22 2014 // The fire at an oil field supply company in northwest North Dakota in July has cost the owner $12.7 million. The Williston Herald reports insurance didn’t cover the incident at Williston’s Red River Supply...
North Dakota to Receive $1.2M for Flood Mitigation Efforts
Dec 18 2014 // North Dakota is receiving $1.2 million in federal funds for flood mitigation efforts and home buyouts in Cass County. Members of the state’s congressional delegation announced the funding from the Federal Emergency...
Fire Damage at North Dakota Grain Elevator Likely to Surpass $1M
Dec 17 2014 // The Farmers Elevator in Colfax, N.D., is working to resume grain-handling operations while crews clean up after a fire that caused heavy damage and investigators work to determine the cause of the blaze. Estimates are...
North Dakota Fines Blue Cross $60K for Claims, Underwriting Violations
Dec 5 2014 // North Dakota’s insurance department has levied a $60,000 fine against the state’s largest health insurer for violating state law. Noridian Mutual Insurance Co. does business as Blue Cross Blue Shield of North...
North Dakota Trial Set In Deteriorating Potatoes, Crop Insurance Case
Dec 2 2014 // Trial is set to begin for two North Dakota brothers accused of intentionally destroying potatoes and defrauding the federal government out of about $2 million in crop insurance payments. Aaron and Derek Johnson, of the...
North Dakota Man Charged with Crop Insurance Scam Wants Conviction Excluded
Nov 26 2014 // One of two brothers accused of scamming the government out of $2 million in crop insurance payments says a previous conviction should not be allowed as evidence in his trial. Aaron Johnson, 50, and Derek Johnson, 47, who...
North Dakota Town, BNSF Railway Reach Deal on Train Speeds
Nov 6 2014 // Train speeds were to begin increasing through Devils Lake, N.D., on Nov. 5 under a deal between the city and BNSF Railway that also calls for safety upgrades. The railroad last summer informed the city that it planned to...
Methane Emissions Becoming an Issue for North Dakota Oil Industry
Oct 21 2014 // Methane emissions will likely be the next big environmental issue to face North Dakota’s booming oil industry according to a top official at the state’s Department of Health. Dave Glatt, chief of the Department...
New Crop Insurance Program to Benefit Small Ag Producers in North Dakota
Oct 21 2014 // Small farmers and ranchers in North Dakota who once were unable to insure their crops will get a chance to do so in 2015 under a new insurance program. Small and mid-size producers will be able to insure all of their...
Safety a Focus in Pennsylvania Crude Oil Transport
Oct 14 2014 // Millions of gallons of crude oil are passing through western Pennsylvania — up to 75 trains each week on their way to refineries in the East — according to records released by state emergency management...
More Plaintiffs in Hepatitis C Lawsuit Against North Dakota Nursing Home
Oct 13 2014 // Two more confirmed cases of hepatitis C have been tied to a Minot, N.D., nursing home that’s the subject of a federal lawsuit. The new cases bring the total associated with ManorCare to 47 and add to the list of...
