North Dakota News

North Dakota Man with 14 DUIs Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

A West Fargo, N.D., man has pleaded guilty to his 14th drunken driving charge and been sent to prison. Sixty-year-old Kevin Tegtmeier was sentenced to four years behind bars, a year less than the maximum possible term requested by prosecutors. …

Deadline for Cheap North Dakota Flood Rebuilding Loans Looms

Jessica Henderson’s Minot home had just been painstakingly gutted and remodeled, from the basement on up, when the flooding Souris River put its main floor under four feet of water last summer. When it came time to rebuild again, Henderson …

North Dakota Yanks Insurance Agent’s License over Alleged Forgery

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has revoked the license of Bismarck agent Samuel Neutgens for alleged forgery. Hamm says Neutgens improperly signed a customer’s name on an insurance policy cancellation letter, without the customer’s knowledge or permission. Hamm says …

1 N.D. Agent Pleads not Guilty, 1 Sentenced in Separate Cases

A Dickinson, N.D., insurance agent accused of stealing $30,000 from a client has pleaded not guilty to five felony theft counts. Meanwhile, a former Bismarck insurance agent is headed to prison for stealing money from clients. Authorities allege that Scott …

Study: 580 Concussions in North Dakota Prep Sports Last Year

A study conducted by the North Dakota High School Activities Association found that there were at least 580 sports-related concussions during the 2011-12 academic year. State lawmakers recommended the study. The Forum newspaper reports the activities association surveyed 169 member …

More Fargo, North Dakota Properties Might Need Flood Insurance

Several thousand property owners in North Dakota’s largest city could fall under federal flood insurance requirements based on a preliminary new flood plain map for Fargo. About 500 structures are affected by the current flood plain. Under the Federal Emergency …

License of Bismarck Insurance Agent Revoked

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has revoked the license of Brent Kitzan, a Bismarck insurance agent. The revocation bars him from selling, soliciting or negotiating insurance in North Dakota. Kitzan was arrested in July 2012 and charged with 14 …

North Dakota Insurance Agent Charged With Stealing from Customer

A Dickinson, N.D., insurance agent is accused of stealing $30,000 from a customer three years ago to buy gold coins and make a payment on his credit card. Scott Biggs is charged with five felonies. The most serious carries a …

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Bars Fargo Agency

North Dakota’s insurance commissioner says he’s served a cease-and-desist order on a Fargo-area insurance agent accused of failing to pay taxes and mishandling premium payments. Commissioner Adam Hamm says the order bars Robert Schmitz and his Schmitz Insurance Agency from …

Minot Releases Plan for Using Federal Flood Grants

The city of Minot, N.D., released a proposal on June 26 for using nearly $68 million in federal disaster recovery grant money to help recover from last summer’s devastating Souris River flooding. The grant is from the Department of Housing …