September 14, 2016 Dakota Access CEO vows to truck on with oil pipeline despite violent protests The head of a Texas company building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline told employees Tuesday that it is committed to the project despite strong opposition and a federal order to voluntarily halt construction near an American Indian reservation in North Dakota.
September 7, 2016 Judge grants partial stop on North Dakota pipeline work An American Indian tribe succeeded Tuesday in getting a federal judge to temporarily stop construction on some, but not all, of a $3.8 billion four-state oil pipeline, but its broader request still hangs in the balance.
September 6, 2016 Judge grants partial stop on North Dakota pipeline work An American Indian tribe succeeded Tuesday in getting a federal judge to temporarily stop construction on some, but not all, of a portion of a $3.8 billion four-state oil pipeline, but their broader request still hangs in the balance.
September 4, 2016 Tribal leader: Avoid North Dakota towns after pipeline clash A South Dakota tribal chairman is urging members to avoid Bismarck and Mandan in North Dakota after a clash between private security guards and people protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline, saying he fears for his people's safety.
September 4, 2016 Oil pipeline protest turns violent after American Indian burial sites destroyed A protest of a four-state, $3.8 billion oil pipeline turned violent Saturday after tribal officials say construction crews destroyed American Indian burial and cultural sites on private land in southern North Dakota.
August 12, 2016 12 people arrested at Dakota Access Pipeline demonstration Authorities in North Dakota have arrested a dozen people protesting the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline.
August 9, 2016 Emails: North Dakota faced complaints over Sioux image signs North Dakota's Transportation Department was threatened with a civil rights complaint before it dropped its nearly century-old image of a Sioux warrior from thousands of highway signs.
August 1, 2016 Judge blocks North Dakota's voter identification law A federal judge on Monday blocked North Dakota's voter identification law after a group of American Indians said it unfairly burdens them — the latest court ruling against voting laws that critics say disproportionately affect minorities.
July 26, 2016 Awards, including rare Hickok Belt, stolen from North Dakota museum An ornate prize belt that has been awarded to some of America's top professional athletes was stolen early Tuesday from the Roger Maris Museum inside a North Dakota shopping mall.
July 26, 2016 Awards stolen from Roger Maris Museum An ornate prize belt that has been awarded to some of America's top professional athletes was stolen early Tuesday from the Roger Maris Museum inside a North Dakota shopping mall.
