Latest North Dakota Headlines
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Large Apartment Fire in North Dakota Ignited by Smoking Materials
Aug 18 2020 // A big fire at an apartment building in Mandan, N.D., last week started accidentally with improperly discarded smoking materials, police said. The determination was made after examination of physical evidence and interviews...
Large Fire Causes Heavy Damage at North Dakota Apartment Complex
Aug 12 2020 // A large fire at an apartment complex in Mandan, N.D., has displaced its tenants. Flames could be seen shooting from the roof of the three-story Sunset Bluffs Apartments Monday night. The Red Cross is assisting an unknown...
Lawsuit Claims North Dakota Refinery Developer Owes Workers Wages
Jul 23 2020 // Some current and former employees of a company developing an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota filed a lawsuit claiming they are owed wages and bonuses. Meridian Energy Group first proposed...
Midwest States to Get Federal Help After Disaster Declarations Approved
Jul 13 2020 // At least three Midwest states – Michigan, Missouri and North Dakota will receive federal help after President Donald Trump approved their requests for federal disaster declarations. Missouri requested a federal disaster...
North Dakota GOP Wants Dem Insurance Commissioner Candidate Off Ballot
Jul 13 2020 // The North Dakota Republican Party is asking the state Supreme Court to remove Democratic candidate for state insurance commissioner from the November ballot, alleging she hasn’t lived in the state long enough to run...
GOP Questions North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Candidate’s Eligibility
May 22 2020 // The North Dakota Republican Party is questioning the eligibility of the Democratic candidate for state insurance commissioner, alleging she hasn’t lived in the state long enough to run for statewide office. In a...
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps Proving Not Much of a Help Thus Far
May 21 2020 // Harnessing today’s technology to fight the coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be more complicated than it first appeared. The first U.S. states that rolled out smartphone apps for tracing the contacts of COVID-19...
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Addresses COVID-19 Testing Coverage
May 18 2020 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread has issued a bulletin addressing coverage for COVID-19 testing in response to an executive order from Gov. Doug Burgum. The new bulletin builds an a previous bulletin in...
North Dakota State Fair Cancelled for 2020 Due to Coronavirus
May 13 2020 // The North Dakota State Fair is the latest casualty of the coronavirus outbreak, as the number of cases and deaths in the state continue to rise. Fair officials announced they’re calling off the event because of...
North Dakota’s NI Holdings, Plans $10M Stock Repurchase
May 7 2020 // Fargo, North Dakota-based insurance holding company, NI Holdings Inc., the parent company of Nodak Insurance, is planning to repurchase up to approximately $10 million of the company’s outstanding common stock. The...
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner: Online Producer License Testing Now Available
Apr 21 2020 // An online, remotely proctored testing application called ProProctor, offered by Prometric, the producer licensing testing and assessment provider for North Dakota, is now available in that state, according to North Dakota...
Positive Tests Mount After Virus Outbreak at North Dakota Wind Turbine Plant
Apr 20 2020 // A coronavirus outbreak at a northeastern North Dakota wind turbine plant has ballooned to 110 cases in early testing and one city official said he expects a “prolonged battle” to control the spread. An uptick...
Regulator: Thousands of Oil Wells Idled in North Dakota
Apr 16 2020 // A top state oil regulator estimates that North Dakota producers have idled thousands of wells — amounting to more than a quarter of the oil wells in the state — as the U.S. oil industry crashed during the coronavirus...
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Issues Guidelines in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
Mar 31 2020 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread has issued a number of bulletins offering guidance to the insurance industry in response to executive orders made by Gov. Doug Burgum, and in the interest of protecting...
16 Additional North Dakota Counties Named Agriculture Disaster Areas
Mar 11 2020 // U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has designated 16 North Dakota counties as natural disaster areas due to extreme weather last year ranging from drought to excessive moisture. The announcement, combined with a...
North Dakota Creamery Recalls 1% Milk Pending State Investigation
Mar 9 2020 // Cass-Clay Creamery in North Dakota has recalled 1% milk that may have been contaminated with a sanitizing agent that’s used to sterilize and clean equipment, the state department of agriculture said Friday. The milk...
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner: Air Ambulance Company Is Breaking Law
Feb 11 2020 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread has issued a cease and desist order to AirMedCare Network, alleging the company is selling air ambulance subscriptions to North Dakotans illegally. Consumer protection...
North Dakota Official: Work Injury Claims Could Rise with Recreational Pot
Feb 6 2020 // North Dakota could see a rise in workers’ compensation claims if marijuana is legalized, the state’s workplace safety agency told lawmakers on Feb. 4. Jodi Bjornson, a lawyer for North Dakota Workforce Safety...
North Dakota Officials Promoting Flood Insurance in Red River Valley
Jan 29 2020 // Officials in North Dakota say it’s time for property owners in flood-prone areas of the Red River Valley to think about buying flood insurance. The push comes as early signs suggest a heightened risk of flooding this...
Trump OKs North Dakota Storm-Related Disaster Declaration
Jan 24 2020 // President Donald Trump has approved a disaster declaration for North Dakota after an October storm dumped heavy rain and snow on a large part of the state. Gov. Doug Burgum made the request last month and announced Trump...
