North Dakota

A man packs groceries separated from the cashier by a plastic sheet
COVID-19
How people around the world are filling their pantries
Keystone pipeline spill
Environment
Keystone oil spill casts doubt on the safety of proposed Keystone XL pipeline
Children at school
A North Dakota law gives school districts a chance to experiment
A young woman wearing a purple headdress marches in a rally with Standing Rock Sioux Nation
Justice
Backlash over North Dakota voter ID law could rally Native Americans
a man stands at near Standing Rock North Dakota
Conflict & Justice
What stands in the way of Native American voters?
Jayden Lookinghorse, riding his horse, stands on top of a hill on the Cheyenne River Reservation South Dakota.
Out of spotlight, tribes keep fighting Dakota pipeline
Atchafalaya bayou
Environment
Federal judge halts Louisiana pipeline
Helicopter dropping water on wildfire
Economics
2017 was the costliest US natural disaster year on record
North Dakota leads the nation in the production of several crops including: barley, canola, spring wheat, and honey. A low population state, farmers there rely heavily on exports.
Economics
Trump says we’re losing badly with trade. But North Dakota suggests otherwise.
Oil wells dot the rural, agricultural landscape surrounding Williston, North Dakota. The Bakken formation has become one of the largest sources of new oil production in the US.
Economics
The ‘Wild West on steroids’ cools off
Kevin Christensen looks on as his son, Lane Christensen, sharpens an industrial drill bit. Christensen’s four-person company turned into an international exporter in a matter of months with help from the US Commercial Service.
Economics
The underfunded govt program that got drill bits from rural North Dakota to Zimbabwe
Oil wells near Williston, North Dakota have propelled strong growth in the state.
Environment
Why some American conservatives believe in climate change, but don’t worry about it
Pipeline protest
Economics
US oil producers race to build infrastructure while nationwide protests mount
Standing Rock Camp and the surrounding area was pummelled by a massive blizzard on Monday.
Conflict
A North Dakota blizzard hits the Standing Rock protest camp hard
Brandi King, a Nakota veteran who served in the Iraq war, has been at the Standing Rock camp on and off for several months.
Conflict
Protesters at Standing Rock celebrate an unexpected victory
Demonstrators against the Dakota Access oil pipeline block a road near North Dakota's Standing Rock Reservation in October. The pipeline would cross historic Native land and pass under the Missouri River, the source of the local water supply.
Environment
It’s not just about a pipeline. Native activists say Dakota battle is their biggest stand in decades.
Police use pepper spray against protesters trying to cross a stream near an oil pipeline construction site near Standing Rock Indian Reservation, north of Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 2, 2016.
Conflict
The United Nations heads to North Dakota to investigate possible human rights abuses
Chief Arvol Looking Horse, spiritual leader of the Sioux Nation, leads his people to peacefully pray near a law enforcement barricade just outside of a Dakota Access pipeline construction site north of Cannon Ball, North Dakota, on Oct. 29, 2016.
Conflict
#NoDAPL has momentum, but will it drive Native Americans to vote?
Energy Transfer Partners Dakota Access oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation
Education
Education and funding are critical issues facing native communities in the US
Protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline
Justice
Protesters say mass arrests won’t stop their fight against a North Dakota oil pipeline
Standing Rock protesters
Justice
Dakota Access Pipeline protests could change how the US government works with Native Americans
Standing Rock
Culture
The Standing Rock Sioux ‘know what they’re doing’ in North Dakota
Environment
More countries, organizations seeking to use aerial drones for peaceful, nefarious purposes
Oil tankers in Russia
Business
The decline in oil prices will put the squeeze on Iran and Russia — and give a jolt to American consumers
BNSF train on trestle
Environment
Ex-employees claim a major US freight railroad company has ignored key safety checks
BNSF train on trestle
Environment
Ex-employees claim a major US freight railroad company has ignored key safety checks
Global Politics
Georgia law hopes to keep pharmacies creating lethal injection drugs
Environment
Pipelines and oil trains provide different risks, rewards
Environment
Civilian companies eye big potential for domestic drone use
Environment
‘Energy sufficiency’ for the U.S. in reach as American oil companies consider exports
Global Politics
Texas senator proposes national Juneteenth holiday to celebrate the end of slavery
Global Politics
Wisconsin focuses on Scott Walker recall election
Environment
Obama travels to Cushing, Okla., to announce his support for part of Keystone XL pipeline
Global Politics
Romney, Gingrich seem poised to be big winners on Super Tuesday
Global Politics
Senate passes extension of payroll tax, unemployment benefits
Refugees in Fargo face cultural and climate challenges
Global Politics
Americans less nomadic
Arts, Culture & Media
Roxana Saberi’s music
Oil Train Concerns in the Pacific Northwest
Fracking’s Impact on the American Landscape
Global Politics
The Skies Could Fill With (small) Unmanned Aircraft
Women Score in Key Senate Races
The Keystone Oil Pipeline is pictured under construction in North Dakota.
Global Politics
Pipeline Troubles
Conflict & Justice
North Dakota: Training Pilots of Unmanned Aircraft
Conflict & Justice
Critics Accuse J Visa Program of Exploiting Foreign Students
Business, Economics and Jobs
Exporting North Dakota
Top of the Hour: Natural Disasters Cost US 32 Billion This Year, Morning Headlines
Natural Disasters Cost US $32 Billion in 2011 So Far
Historic Floods Ravage North Dakota
Global Politics
Who Are the ‘Gang of Six’?
Former Senators Weigh in on Government Shutdown Threat
Dakota Disaster
Prairie Pothole Wetland
Oil Prices, Oil Profits
Devils Lake Dustup
Prairie Pothole Wetland
Great Plains
Environment
Takeouts: preparing for floods in North Dakota, Greenspan’s sober report on financial crisis
Global Politics
Jobs summits in DC, Cincinnati and on-air
Conflict & Justice
Feds settle $3.4 billion suit over American Indian trusts