North Dakota News

FEMA Considers Sales of North Dakota ‘Flood Housing’

Some of Minot, N.D.’s temporary flood housing units could end up being donated or sold. North Dakota U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says the Federal Emergency Management Agency is drafting a policy to allow the trailers to be donated to the …

3 Charged With Copper Wire Theft in North Dakota

Three people charged with stealing copper wire from a Bismarck, N.D., business may have been involved in similar thefts elsewhere in the state and in South Dakota and Iowa, authorities said. Soran Kareen Kaka, 38 of West Fargo; Jerry Eugene …

North Dakota Insurance Agent Facing Multiple Insurance Fraud Charges

Brent Kitzan, a Bismarck insurance agent, who is charged with 14 counts of felony theft of property, eight counts of felony insurance fraud and five counts of felony fraudulent securities practices was arrested according to the North Dakota Insurance Commissioner’s …

North Dakota Weather Radar Getting Major Upgrade

A National Weather Service Doppler radar in Mayville, N.D., is scheduled for its first major upgrade in June. WDAY television reports that the installation of dual-polarization Doppler is part of a $50 million upgrade to radar systems nationwide. The major …

Fire Damages North Dakota Iron Manufacturing Plant

Investigators estimate fire damage to a Grand Forks, N.D., iron manufacturing plant at about $3,000. A passing motorist spotted the blaze that broke out at Ornamental Iron late Monday and alerted authorities. Firefighters quickly put out the flames and say …

Bed Bugs Infest Low-Income North Dakota Apartment Building

Bed Bugs have infested a low-income North Dakota apartment building that is home to the elderly and the disabled, and residents aren’t happy. Henry Towers resident Brian Neal tells the Minot Daily News that he can’t have visitors, and he’s …

Worker Suffers Minor Injury in North Dakota Apartment Fire

A construction worker has suffered a minor injury at a Grand Forks apartment fire. KVLY television reports that fire crews were called to an apartment building near the Grand Forks Library at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Construction crews had been working …

Former North Dakota Insurance Agent Sent to Prison

A former Fargo, N.D., insurance agent has been sentenced to three years in prison and five years on supervised probation for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from three women. Fifty-seven-year-old Jeffrey Neppl was accused of using client money to …

Dakotas Getting Small Chunk of USDA Disaster Funds

The Dakotas are getting small a chunk of about $308 million in disaster assistance being provided to 33 states and Puerto Rico from U.S. Department of Agriculture emergency funds. North Dakota’s share is $100,000, and South Dakota’s is $396,000. The …

North Dakota Ranked Second Least Expensive Auto Insurance Premiums in the Country

According to Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm, North Dakotans are paying the second lowest auto insurance premiums in the nation. This is according to the “Auto Insurance Database Report 2008/2009,” recently released by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. “While other …