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March 20, 2017

North Dakota man sentenced for Kandahar Airfield wire theft

A North Dakota man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for his role in the theft of copper wire from Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan.

March 17, 2017

Judge won't stop oil from flowing through disputed pipeline

A judge refused to head off the imminent flow of oil in the disputed Dakota Access pipeline, likely clearing the way for operations to begin next week.

March 17, 2017

Company asks judge to reject tribal plea on oil pipeline

The company building the Dakota Access pipeline has asked a federal judge to reject the latest attempt by two American Indian tribes to halt the project, with oil likely to begin flowing early next week.

March 17, 2017

Judge won't stop construction of Dakota Access pipeline

A federal judge declined Tuesday to temporarily stop construction of the final section of the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline, clearing the way for oil to flow as soon as next week.

March 16, 2017

US, tribal officials want pipeline documents released

U.S. and tribal officials are opposing an effort by the developer of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline to keep some information shielded from the public amid a court battle over the project.

March 16, 2017

The Latest: 2 more pipeline protest camps close; just 1 left

The Latest on the Dakota Access oil pipeline (all times local): 9 a.m.

March 16, 2017

Grand jury subpoena withdrawn in violent pipeline clash

Prosecutors have withdrawn a subpoena for a man ordered to testify about a violent late-November clash between police and Dakota Access pipeline protesters in which a woman suffered a serious arm injury.

March 16, 2017

Accused flight attendant unlikely to get maximum sentence

An attorney for a flight attendant who plans to plead guilty to making bogus bomb threats on two Skywest flights in 2015 says Justin Cox-Sever is likely to serve far less than the maximum prison sentence of 50 years.

March 16, 2017

Judge to hear arguments on Dakota Access oil pipeline work

A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday about whether to stop the final bit of construction on the disputed Dakota Access pipeline, perhaps just days before it could start moving oil.

March 16, 2017

Flight attendant charged in fake bomb threat signs plea deal

A flight attendant accused of making bogus bomb threats on two Skywest flights in 2015 has signed a plea deal to avoid trial, but that could send him to prison for decades.