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February 22, 2017

Pipeline protesters set fires ahead of camp closing

The last people remaining at a Dakota Access pipeline protest camp prayed and set fire to a handful of wooden structures on Wednesday, hours ahead of a deadline set by the Army Corps of Engineers to close the camp.

February 16, 2017

Jeans get governor booted from North Dakota Senate's floor

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's preference for wearing jeans got him booted from the state Senate's floor.

February 15, 2017

Pipeline exec compares Dakota protesters to terrorists

A top executive at the company building the controversial Dakota Access pipeline is comparing pipeline opponents to terrorists.

February 13, 2017

The Latest: Pipeline developer opposes halt to construction

The Latest on the four-state, $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline (all times local): 9:10 a.m.

February 13, 2017

Judge rejects tribes' request to temporarily halt construction of Dakota Access pipeline

A federal judge on Monday rejected a request by two American Indian tribes for an emergency order halting construction of the remaining section of the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

February 10, 2017

AP FACT CHECK: Burning tent photo at protest site is fake

Reports that police in North Dakota raided and set fire to the site of a pipeline protest encampment are false, and the picture posted of burning tents is a fake, too.

February 9, 2017

After extradition of El Chapo, US prosecutors seek a rival

Notorious drug trafficker Juan "El Chapo" Guzman is behind bars in New York after extradition from Mexico last month.

February 8, 2017

Authorities search for dead bodies in massive garbage chunks left at protest site

Authorities in North Dakota said Monday that cleanup crews at the site of the Dakota Access oil pipeline protest were scouring the mountains of trash to find anyone that might’ve died during the demonstrations.

February 6, 2017

Bureau of Indian Affairs sending agents to close Dakota pipeline protest sites

The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs is sending agents to North Dakota to help clear Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters from makeshift camps on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.

February 4, 2017

Police recover baby in stolen car; suspect shoots self

A crime spree by a man who fired at a state trooper and then stole a car with a baby inside it is over.