North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency has sued a Chicago company over a failed $17 million computer system overhaul. The Workforce Safety and Insurance agency filed its lawsuit last month in state court against Aon eSolutions Inc. to recoup costs associated …
The most recent statistics from the Williston Police Department show traffic accidents have increased in the city compared to 2013. The Williston Herald reports police logged 148 accidents in February, up from 124 a year before. Police say 50 hit-and-run …
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm released the Insurance Department’s annual Consumer Assistance, Enforcement Action and Fraud Report indicating almost $6.3 million was recovered or saved for North Dakota citizens in 2013 through the department’s intervention. The figure represents money …
Cleanup of an oil train derailment on the outskirts of a small southeastern North Dakota town “is all but complete,” a state health official said Wednesday. “We’ve identified a couple of small spots that still smell of oil, but cleanup …
Seven unlicensed contractors have been banned from doing business in the state because of violations of North Dakota’s consumer fraud laws. North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem on Tuesday announced that he has issued cease and desist orders against the …
The parents of a Fargo, N.D., man who died after an apartment fire say the landlord is to blame for failing to maintain a smoke detector. Dwayne and Donna Peyton are seeking at least $100,000 in their wrongful death lawsuit …
Federal investigators have determined that 400,000 gallons of oil was lost last month when a train derailed and caught fire in North Dakota, according to a report released Monday. The derailment on Dec. 30 has highlighted concerns about shipping crude …
Federal investigators said Wednesday they have recovered a broken axle at the scene of an oil train derailment and fire in southeastern North Dakota but don’t know yet whether it caused the wreck. “We’ll want to know if it was …
A fiery oil train derailment’s near-miss of a small North Dakota town had its mayor angrily calling for federal officials to do more to guarantee the safety of the nation’s growing shipment of oil by rail. Government regulators defended their …
A BNSF Railway Co. train carrying oil caught fire after a collision with railcars in North Dakota, causing a series of explosions that prompted police to urge local residents to evacuate the area. There were no injuries to the train …