North Dakota

Marathon Oil reaches a $241 million settlement with EPA for environmental violations

5:35pm July 11, 2024

by The Associated Press

The federal government announced a settlement with Marathon Oil for alleged air quality violations at the company's oil and gas operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota.

A tractor trailer veers into ditch on Christmas Day on Interstate 80 in Nebraska as a winter storm pummels part of the Midwest. Forecasters are predicting that heavy snow and blizzard conditions will continue through early Wednesday across part of the north-central U.S.

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Blizzard conditions, freezing rain and strong winds slow holiday travel

7:07pm December 26, 2023

by Vanessa Romo

The "significant" winter storm dropping heavy snow, freezing rains and potentially damaging ice is expected to last through early Wednesday, the National Weather Service warns.

Doug Burgum, governor of North Dakota, during an interview following the GOP primary presidential debate in September. He announced Monday he was dropping out of the race.

Politics & Government

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announces he's dropping out of the presidential race

6:40pm December 04, 2023

by Jeongyoon Han

While he did not provide a clear reason for the suspension of his campaign, Burgum did lodge criticisms at the RNC for its debate rules in his Monday morning announcement.

Roman (left) is a Ukrainian refugee who works at ComDel Innovation in Wahpeton, N.D. CEO Jim Albrecht (right) says the company has been working with a program called Uniting For Ukraine that provides a legal pathway for Ukrainians to come to the U.S. and work for up to two years.

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Immigrants are coming to North Dakota for jobs. Not everyone is glad to see them

2:48pm October 25, 2023

by Joel Rose

The immigrant population is growing fast in states far from the southern border. Employers in North Dakota say the economy needs more workers, but there's still deep ambivalence about immigration.

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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks as he kicks off his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination Wednesday in Fargo, N.D.

Politics & Government

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announces presidential bid

3:37pm June 07, 2023

by Elena Moore

The two-term Republican governor has made news over the past year for championing far-right conservative policies aimed at curbing abortion access and transgender rights.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at the state Capitol on April 10, 2020, in Bismarck, N.D. Burgum has signed a veto-proof bill into law, Thursday, April 20, 2023, that restricts transgender health care and criminalizes providers who give gender-affirming care to people under 18.

North Dakota governor signs law limiting trans health care

5:21am April 21, 2023

by The Associated Press

Gender-affirming care for minors has been available in the U.S. for more than a decade and is endorsed by major medical associations, but it has come under attack in many conservative legislatures.

Denise Lajimodiere speaks at the Minnesota Children's Book Festival in Red Wing, Minn., on Sept. 18, 2021. This week, Lajimodiere became the first Native American state poet laureate in North Dakota's history.

Denise Lajimodiere is named North Dakota's first Native American poet laureate

1:40pm April 07, 2023

by The Associated Press

A citizen of the Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa Indians, Lajimodiere has written several award-winning books of poetry and is an expert on the history of Native American boarding schools.

Pro-abortion rights signs are seen during the March for Life 2016 in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, on Jan. 22, 2016. The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds.

North Dakota Supreme Court ruling keeps the state's abortion ban on hold for now

5:31pm March 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

The state's high court ruled Thursday that a North Dakota abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds.

A medical staff member performs a COVID-19 test outside the Family Healthcare building in downtown Fargo, North Dakota, on Oct. 15. North Dakota is experiencing an influx in COVID-19 cases and on Nov. 6, the state reported a record high of 1,765 daily new

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Surge In Dakotas: 'It's Like We Opened Up A Spigot'

10:31am November 14, 2020

by Christianna Silva

Faced with overloaded hospitals, doctors in South Dakota and North Dakota struggle to deal with uncontained community spread of COVID-19 and with medical staffing issues in their states.

Public health authorities say they hope smartphone apps can boost contact tracing efforts, but there are debates over how much data officials need to collect.

Health & Safety

Apple, Google Coronavirus Tool Won't Track Your Location. That Worries Some States

5:23pm May 13, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Apple and Google are developing smartphone technology to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. But public health authorities in some states are chafing against the tech giants' rules.

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