Trump tweets for North Dakota’s Cramer, criticizes Heitkamp

In this May 26, 2016, file photo, North Dakota state Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D, speaks in Bismarck, N.D. Cramer, a candidate for U.S. Senate, faces Thomas O'Neill, an Air Force veteran who didn't mount a serious campaign, in the Tuesday, June 12, 2018, Republican primary.

North Dakota’s Cramer faces primary ahead of Heitkamp match

In this May 26, 2016, file photo, North Dakota state Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D, speaks in Bismarck, N.D. Cramer, a candidate for U.S. Senate, faces Thomas O'Neill, an Air Force veteran who didn't mount a serious campaign, in the Tuesday, June 12, 2018, Republican primary.

Cramer set to launch Senate campaign at evening rally

In this May 26, 2016, file photo, North Dakota Republican state Rep. Kevin Cramer speaks in Bismarck, N.D. Cramer will announce Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, he is entering North Dakota's Senate race, a move that would give Republicans the candidate they hoped would take on Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. less FILE - In this May 26, 2016, file photo, North Dakota Republican state Rep. Kevin Cramer speaks in Bismarck, N.D. Cramer will announce Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, he is entering North Dakota's Senate race, a move ... more BISMARCK, N.D. - Rep. Kevin Cramer is lined up to launch his U.S. Senate campaign at an evening rally in Bismarck.

Rep. Kevin Cramer likely to announce U.S. Senate run at rally

A member of Governor Doug Burgum's staff tweeted, "See you all at the Ramada in Bismarck this Friday to launch Rep. Kevin Cramer's campaign for US Senate" On Tuesday former ND GOP chairman Gary Emineth dropped out of the race for Heidi Heitkamp's seat, citing the likelihood that Cramer would run and yesterday Cramer confirmed Oklahoma oil man Harold Hamm would chair his finance committee should he decide to run.

North Dakota teacher helps students learn to fly

The aviation technology instructor for Bismarck Public Schools is showing students it's possible to get their pilot's wings. Brad Stangeland teaches Aviation I and II courses at the BPS Career and Technical Education Center, which offers courses to high school students to help them jump-start their careers in areas such as welding, auto collision, health professions, science, technology, engineering and math fields.

Environmental justice overlooked in Dakota pipeline saga, legal expert says

Even though there have already been leaks since oil began flowing through the Dakota Access Pipeline this spring, American Indian tribes still have a chance to stop it, according to a University of Kansas professor. In her new article, "Environmental Justice: A Necessary Lens to Effectively View Environmental Threats to Indigenous Survival" - published in the Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems Journal - Elizabeth Kronk Warner writes that there are a number of bases under which affected American Indian tribes might reasonably challenge the pipeline in court.

The Latest: Industry group praises judge’s pipeline ruling

In this Feb. 13, 2017, aerial file photo shows the site where the final phase of the Dakota Access Pipeline will take place with boring equipment routing the pipeline underground and across Lake Oahe to connect with the existing pipeline in Emmons County near Cannon Ball, N.D. American Indians from across the country are bringing their frustrations ... (more)

American Indian activist arrested in pipeline protest

In this Dec. 3, 2016, file photo, law enforcement vehicles line a road leading to a blocked bridge next to the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, 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.

Review of pipeline could be beginning of end for opponents

FILE- In this Dec. 3, 2016, file photo, law enforcement vehicles line a road leading to a blocked bridge next to the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball,... . This Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, photo from video provided by KXMB in Bismarck, N.D., shows cleanup beginning at a North Dakota encampment near Cannon Ball where Dakota Access oil pipeline opponents have protested for months.

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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 ... (more)

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.

Army plans Dakota Access oil pipeline environmental study

This Sept. 29, 2016 file photo, shows a section of the Dakota Access Pipeline under construction near the town of St. Anthony in Morton County, N.D. Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners, the company building the oil pipeline, asked a a federal judge on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, to block the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from launching a full environmental study of the $3.8 billion pipeline's disputed crossing of a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota.

Dakota Access company seeks to block pipeline study

This Sept. 29, 2016 file photo, shows a section of the Dakota Access Pipeline under construction near the town of St. Anthony in Morton County, N.D. Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners, the company building the oil pipeline, asked a a federal judge on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, to block the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from launching a full environmental study of the $3.8 billion pipeline's disputed crossing of a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota.

Correction: Oil Pipeline-Protest story

In a story Dec. 4 about an easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it would not grant the easement. The Army issued the decision to not approve the easement at this time.

After major victory, ND pipeline protesters to defy deadline

Protesters celebrated a major victory in their push to reroute the Dakota Access oil pipeline away from a tribal water source but pledged to remain camped on federal land in North Dakota anyway, despite Monday's government deadline to leave. Hundreds of people at the Oceti Sakowin, or Seven Council Fires, encampment cheered and chanted "mni wichoni" - "water is life" in Lakota Sioux - after the Army Corps of Engineers refused Sunday to grant the company permission to extend the pipeline beneath a Missouri River reservoir.

Access Denied Standing Rock official says Army Corps to close camp

The chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe said Friday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to close an area where people have been camping for months to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Dave Archambault said in a statement that he received a letter from the Corps, dated Friday, which says all lands north of the Cannonball River will be closed Dec. 5. Representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers didn't immediately return messages Friday seeking comment and verification of the letter.

Standing Rock chairman says Army Corps to close camp

BISMARCK, N.D.>> The chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe said today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to close an area where people have been camping for months to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Dave Archambault said in a statement that he received a letter from the Corps, dated today, which says all lands north of the Cannonball River will be closed Dec. 5. Representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers didn't immediately return messages today seeking comment and verification of the letter.