WILLISTON, N.D. — The country’s largest labor federation says North Dakota’s death rate in the oil, gas and mining sector was more than six times the national average in 2012. AFL-CIO says North Dakota had 104 deaths per 100,000 workers in the oil, gas and mining...
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Witness tampering charge against Grand Forks attorney Henry Howe to be dismissed
Updated 10:33 a.m. May 9, 2014: A murder conspiracy case against a Grand Forks attorney that had been downgraded to witness-tampering may soon be dismissed altogether, according to documents the prosecutor filed in state district court Thursday afternoon. Henry Howe...
North Dakota Is the Deadliest State to Work In
Fracking has done some incredible things for North Dakota: It has the fastest-growing economy and lowest unemployment in the nation, and it is second only to Texas in churning out oil. But as with any gold rush, the boom comes with a human cost for those...
Student gets 65 days in jail for campus threats
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A former University of Jamestown student has been sentenced to serve about two months in jail for threats he made on campus. Nineteen-year-old Robert Flores of Southgate, California, was accused last November of threatening to kill three students and...
Bismarck police say bank robbery suspect in custody
A man was arrested about seven hours after a robbery at Dakota Community Bank, Bismarck police said Tuesday night. “I can confirm there is somebody in custody,” Police Sgt. Darrin Heinert said. He said the man was taken into custody about 7 p.m., but he had no other...
Colorado fourth graders caught selling grandparents’ marijuana at elementary school
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — School officials in northern Colorado are asking parents to take care with their newly legal recreational marijuana, after fourth graders were caught dealing the drug on an elementary school campus. John Gates, director of safety for Weld County...
Texas Family Wins Landmark $3-Million Verdict Against Fracking Operator
A Dallas jury awarded a local family $3 million for the illnesses they suffered from exposure to contaminated ground water, solid toxic waste and airborne chemicals generated by natural gas fracking operations surrounding their 40-acre ranch. The April 23, 2014,...
Oil revenue way up for tribes; money going to roads and other infrastructure
NEW TOWN, N.D. – In less than one year, the Three Affiliated Tribes have collected $184 million in oil tax revenue, nearly equal to the amount collected during the entire 2011-13 biennium. The jump in revenue is primarily due to increased oil production at Fort...
Cleanup underway in Noonan
NOONAN, N.D. — A radiation team cleaning up an illegal oil field waste dump site in Noonan found an underground cache of the material and labels that are possible evidence of companies that contributed to the mess. The cleanup was expected to take all day Wednesday,...
Murder conspiracy charges dropped against Grand Forks lawyer Henry Howe
GRAND FORKS-A Grand Forks defense attorney accused of conspiring to murder a police informant now faces much lesser charges, according to records provided by his defense team. Henry Howe, 72, is charged with conspiring to tamper with a witness, as are his...