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North Dakota tribe buys idle oil pipeline from Enbridge

June 11, 2023

KVRR Staff,

NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — A Native American tribe in North Dakota bought an idle pipeline from the energy company Enbridge to help deliver oil from wells on its reservation to the broader market. The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation announced the deal Friday but didn’t disclose how much it paid. The tribe said it expects the pipeline, which will…

Military Offers $5,000 Reward For Lost Ammunition Container Near Parshall

The Air Force says the ammunition is safe as long as the container is intact

May 15, 2018

TJ Nelson,

MINOT, N.D. — Airmen have called off the search for a missing container of ammunition lost on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. A Minot Air Force Base spokeswoman says personnel exhausted efforts to find the missing ammunition over the weekend. It fell of a vehicle on May 1 near Parshall. The Air Force says the ammunition is safe as long…

Three Affiliated Tribes Chairman Named To EPA Board

Mark Fox Has Been Chairman Since 2014

May 13, 2018

TJ Nelson,

The tribal chairman of the oil-rich Three Affiliated Tribes in western North Dakota has been named to an Environmental Protection Agency advisory committee. The EPA announced Chairman Mark Fox’s appointment on Friday. The EPA says the 34-member board helps the agency develop partnerships with local governments to provide improvements to public health and environmental protection. About 20 percent of the…

PART 2: A Conversation With Senator Heidi Heitkamp

Talk About Savanna's Act, Pension Reform and Toxic Politics Across The Country

April 4, 2018

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Our conversation with Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota concludes. We sat down with the senator on Tuesday to talk about politics, Savanna’s Act, pension reform and more. TJ: “Let’s talk about some of your work in the senate. You have introduced Savanna’s Act in honor of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind who went missing from her Fargo apartment…