The Latest Breaking News from North Dakota

Cold temps help contain chemicals in North Dakota derailment

The cold weather in North Dakota kept chemicals that spilled from a derailed Canadian Pacific train from spreading very far

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

Train derails in rural North Dakota and spills chemical

A Canadian Pacific train derailed in rural North Dakota Sunday night and spilled hazardous materials

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023

Train carrying hazardous materials derails in North Dakota

A Canada Pacific train derailed on Sunday night, affecting 31 of its 70 cars, and spilling petroleum used to make asphalt

The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2023

North Dakota House passes school gender pronoun prohibition

North Dakota public schools and state agencies would be prohibited from using any pronouns for students and employees that don't reflect their sex at birth, under a bill approved by the legislature

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Eight state supreme court vacancies announced by mid-March 2023

As of March 14, there have been eight state supreme court vacancies or vacancy announcements in 2023 for judges whose replacements are chosen via appointment instead of election. Alaska, California, North Dakota, and Tennessee each have one state supreme court vacancy. Delaware and Missouri each have two state supreme court…

Ballotpedia · Mar 21, 2023

Abortion ban injunction upheld by N. Dakota Supreme Court

The North Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that a state abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

North Dakota Constitution Likely Secures a Right to Life- and Health-Preserving Abortions

From today's North Dakota Supreme Court decision in Wrigley v. Romanick, written by Chief Justice Jon Jensen, joined by Justices Daniel Crothers and Lisa Fair McEvers, and by District Judge Daniel Narum, sitting by designation (in place of Justice Douglas Bahr, who was recused): [W]e conclude RRWC has a substantial…

Reason · Mar 16, 2023

State supreme courts issued 135 opinions last week

State supreme courts issued 135 opinions between Feb. 27 and March 5. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court led the field with 39 opinions issued, followed by North Dakota with 10 and Mississippi with seven.

Ballotpedia · Mar 13, 2023

Winter Storm To Bring More Snow To Northern Plains, Upper Midwest

Many portions of the north-central United States will receive fresh snow from a second storm. 

Zenger · Mar 10, 2023

My Testimony on the North Dakota Tenure Reform Bill

I noted earlier that the Republican majority leader in the lower chamber of the North Dakota state legislature had introduced a bill that would effectively gut faculty tenure in the state's public universities. The bill has passed the House and is now awaiting a committee hearing in the Senate. HB…

Reason · Mar 10, 2023