Nation-Now 35 mins ago 5:03 a.m.Senator: Army Corps told to approve Dakota pipeline easement

The Army Corps of Engineers was ordered to allow construction of the Dakota Access pipeline to proceed under a disputed Missouri River crossing, North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven said. It's the latest twist in a months-long legal battle over the $3.8 billion project.

Senator: Army Corps told to approve Dakota pipeline easement

In this Oct. 10, 2016, file photo, Law enforcement officers, left, drag a person from a protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline, near the town of St. Anthony in rural Morton County, N.D. North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven said Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, that the Acting Secretary of the Army has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with an easement necessary to complete the Dakota Access pipeline.

Quotes from some leading voices in the oil pipeline dispute

Quotes from some leading voices in the Dakota Access oil pipeline dispute. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Sunday that it won't grant an easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota, handing a victory to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and its supporters.

Memo: Trump backs pipeline based on policy, not investments

Spokesman Bryan Lanza said in a memo this week to supporters that Trump's backing for the pipeline near a North Dakota Indian reservation ``has nothing to do with his personal investments and everything to do with promoting policies that benefit all Americans.' ' Trump's most recent federal disclosure forms, filed in May, show he owned a small amount of stock in Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners, the pipeline builder, and at least $100,000 in Phillips 66, an energy company that owns one-quarter of the pipeline.

U.S. veterans to meet with tribe elders in pipeline protest

A man rests on top of a hill inside of the Oceti Sakowin camp as 'water protectors' continue to demonstrate against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S., December 2, 2016. Korean War veteran George Martin, 80, an Ojibwe tribe from Hopkins, Michigan, stands with veterans who oppose the Dakota Access oil pipeline on Backwater Bridge near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S., December 2, 2016.

The Latest: Heitkamp joins in asking protesters to leave

An organizer of protests against the Dakota Access pipeline says he believes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision to close land to demonstrators will escalate tensions. Dallas Goldtooth is a protest organizer with the Indigenous Environmental Network.

Trump’s stock in oil pipeline company raises concern

In this Friday, Nov. 18, 2016, file photo, Energy Transfer Partners CEO Kelcy Warren reviews documents at his office in Dallas on the Dakota Access oil pipeline that is mired in controversy after thousand of protestors have sought to block its expansion underneath a water source close to the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation in North Dakota. President-elect Donald Trump holds stock in the company building the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline, and pipeline opponents warn that Trump's investments could undercut any decision he makes on the $3.8 billion project as president.

Humboldt County natives describe clash at North Dakota pipeline protest

Humboldt residents stand outside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Eureka office on Monday morning calling on the agency to deny permits for the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota. Karuk tribe member Shereena Baker was on the front lines of the Dakota Access Pipeline protest in southern North Dakota on Sunday evening when law enforcement began firing rubber bullets, tear gas, pepper and water into the crowd.

Police say they are poised to remove oil pipeline protesters

Bagola is sitting atop a pile of logs that p... . People protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline gather along North Dakota Highway 1806 in Morton County at the site of a new camp that was being put together on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, in Cannonball, N.D. On Sunda... CANNON BALL, N.D. - Law enforcement officials said on Wednesday they are poised to remove about 200 protesters trying to halt the completion of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota after the demonstrators refused to leave private land owned by the pipeline company.

The Latest: Corps files response to lawsuit over pipeline

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says in its response to a lawsuit over the Dakota Access pipeline that it followed proper procedure in evaluating permits for water crossings and did not violate any federal laws. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe filed the federal suit in July after the Corps granted permits at 200 crossings, including one in North Dakota that's less than a mile upstream from the reservation.

5 things to know about the Dakota Access Pipeline

In what looks to be a possible sequel to the Keystone XL Pipeline dispute, another fight has begun over a proposed US oil route. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has sued the federal government, saying the Native American tribe was not properly consulted over the project to construct a 1,168-mile crude oil pipeline that extends over four states.

Parents urge city officials to do more about opioid addiction problem

Family members as well as local and state officials came to the Fargo City Commission meeting Monday night to talk about the opioid addiction crisis in our area. "If there is anybody else in the audience that you personally have been affected by addiction, or you know of friends and family members that are struggling with addiction, if you wouldn't mind just raising your hand letting me know how many people here know somebody, love somebody or they have friends that suffer from addiction," Nikki Anderson said.

It’s ‘Christmas’ for challengers to voting restriction laws

To say that the last few weeks have been good for challengers to voting restriction laws across the country would be an understatement. Kennedy points to a cascade of rulings from several states that she says "stood up for the basic principle that all Americans deserve to have their voices heard at the ballot box without manipulation or suppression."

Cold call: North Dakota base could be home to Arctic mission

An Air Force installation in North Dakota has been trying to find its niche since its mission was changed a few years ago from refueling tankers to unmanned aircraft. Its focus might one day be at the top of the world.