Standing Rock: “A Change is Coming”
By C.S. Hagen CANNONBALL – Winds are changing, blowing from the south. Ants are returning early to their hives. The seasons are beginning to…
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HPR exclusive: Julie Fedorchak interview
by HPR Contributor | Nov 9, 2016
By C. S. Hagen [email protected] HPR Columnist Jim Fuglie, past Executive Director of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, thought that “The rest of the…
Read NowDAPL Mobilizes to Dig under Lake Oahe
by HPR Contributor | Nov 8, 2016
By C.S. Hagen CANNONBALL – In two weeks, Dakota Access Pipeline promises it will begin drilling across the Missouri River at Lake Oahe. In…
Read NowClergy Arrested for Defending Standing Rock
by HPR Contributor | Nov 4, 2016
By C.S. Hagen BISMARCK – Nineteen clergy and activists were arrested Thursday evening in the Peace Garden State’s capital; seventeen were sent to jail.…
Read NowTrapped at Cantapeta Creek
by HPR Contributor | Nov 3, 2016
By C.S. Hagen CANTAPETA CREEK – Activists defending water fought from inside a near-freezing creek Wednesday in a three-pronged attempt to gain access to…
Read NowHPR election guide: 2016 ballot measures
by HPR Contributor | Nov 3, 2016
By C.S. Hagen [email protected] A new president, many state leaders, and five measures will be voted on by North Dakotans come November 8. The…
Read NowOf Mercenaries, Prairie Fires, and “Illegal” Treatment of Inmates in North Dakota
by HPR Contributor | Nov 1, 2016
By C.S. Hagen BISMARCK – The man who dressed as a “water protector” and reportedly drove his white Chevy toward Standing Rock’s main camp,…
Read Now“Battle” for Backwater Bridge Ends Peacefully
by HPR Contributor | Oct 29, 2016
By C.S. Hagen CANNON BALL – The battle for Backwater Bridge erupted hours after law enforcement cleared “Treaty Camp,” arresting 142 people and pushing…
Read NowOfficials Storm Treaty Camp, Some Activists Fight Back
by C.S. Hagen | Oct 27, 2016
CANNONBALL – One footstep at a time, law enforcement pushed activists south of their “line in the sand,” overruning the “Treaty Camp,” and arresting…
Read NowThe Law Strikes Back
by HPR Contributor | Oct 27, 2016
By C.S. Hagen CANNONBALL – Hundreds of heavily-armed law enforcement officials marched on activists at their “Treaty Camp” Thursday morning. “Hold the line, be…
Read NowSenator Heitkamp Overseas
by John Strand | Oct 26, 2016
By C.S. Hagen [email protected] As North Korea closes in on its nuclear capabilities, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp participated in an official U.S. Senate “fact-finding…
Read Now“Line in the Sand”
by HPR Contributor | Oct 26, 2016
By C.S. Hagen CANNONBALL – Energy Transfer Partners is attempting to pull Morton County’s legal strings. A statement released by the Texas-based company on…
Read NowAttack Dog Handlers in the Wrong, No Charges Pending, Lawyers Threatened by FBI
by HPR Contributor | Oct 26, 2016
By C.S. Hagen MANDAN – An investigation launched by Morton County Sheriff’s Department has proven the dog handlers on September 3 were not properly…
Read NowHighway 1806
by HPR Contributor | Oct 25, 2016
By C.S. Hagen CANNONBALL – Highway 1806 is more than a road to Standing Rock activists. The pitched hills dotted with wild sage, the…
Read NowStanding Rock Sioux Chief Condemns Crackdown
by HPR Contributor | Oct 24, 2016
By C.S. Hagen CANNON BALL – The head of state, chief, and chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Dave Archambault II, called upon…
Read NowStripped, But Still Standing Strong
by HPR Contributor | Oct 23, 2016
By C.S. Hagen Photos by Rob Wilson Photography CANNONBALL – An ancient, bloodless war fuels the Dakota Access Pipeline controversy. It’s a war of…
Read NowTrumpeteers
by HPR Contributor | Oct 20, 2016
By C.S. Hagen [email protected] Despite the Republican presidential nominee’s recent political setbacks, most North Dakota Republican leaders still plan to vote for Donald J.…
Read NowNorth Dakota’s Valley Forge
by HPR Contributor | Oct 14, 2016
By C. S. Hagen [email protected] Cannon Ball, N.D. – Snow fluttered across tipis and tents last weekend, a bone-chilling taste of winter for the…
Read NowHPR Interview: gubernatorial candidates and the pipeline
by HPR Contributor | Oct 14, 2016
By C. S. Hagen [email protected] Governor Dalrymple is currently serving his final term. Three men are vying to take his place. Representative Marvin E.…
Read NowRed River Women’s Clinic under siege
by HPR Contributor | Oct 6, 2016
By Tom Bixby [email protected] On August 26, 2015, an anti-choice protester drove her car up onto the sidewalk in front of the Red River…
Read NowOn the backs of our children
by HPR Contributor | Oct 5, 2016
By C.S. Hagen [email protected] Oil, not the state’s children or the elderly, is North Dakota’s primary concern, according to North Dakota legislature and mental…
Read NowCruising for a cause
by HPR Contributor | Oct 5, 2016
By Ben Haugmo [email protected] As climate change becomes a more and more pressing issue, it’s become essential that the public be made aware of…
Read NowGray eminence: the power behind Dakota Access
by HPR Contributor | Sep 28, 2016
By C.S. Hagen [email protected] The true power behind the Dakota Access Pipeline extends beyond the private sector and into state leadership. This gray eminence…
Read NowA Battle of Chiefs
by HPR Contributor | Sep 22, 2016
By C. S. Hagen [email protected] MANDAN, N.D. – Two North Dakotan chiefs are pitted one against the other. One chief, Morton County Sheriff Kyle…
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