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Deputy attorney general under Wayne Stenehjem dies

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – The former deputy attorney general under late North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is dead. KFGO News first reported in March 2022 that Troy Seibel would be replaced by Attorney General Drew Wrigley. He was let go after Wrigley discovered that he and Stenehjem’s administrative assistant, Liz Brocker, deleted thousands of emails following Stenehjem’s death in…

Lisbon Man Faces Charges After Threatening To Kill Father Over Laughing Gas

LISBON, N.D. (KVRR/NEWSDAKOTA) — A Lisbon man faces terrorizing and assault charges after allegedly threatening to kill his father over a bottle of nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas. Court records show 31-year-old Hunter Mairs had been using marijuana, Adderall, and nitrous oxide and causing disturbances in the family home for weeks. On Thursday night, his father took away…

UPDATE: Dickinson Man Killed By Highway Patrol During I-94 Shootout Is Identified

NEW SALEM, N.D. (KVRR: UPDATE 4:15PM) — A Dickinson man is dead after a shootout with Highway Patrol troopers and a county deputy on I-94 near New Salem in Morton County. A trooper tried to stop 43-year-old Nicholas Kirby in Bismarck around 12:45 a.m. but he sped off onto I-94 heading west. Another trooper and Morton County deputies joined the…

Governor Walz’s motorcade involved in crash on the way to Milwaukee

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a news conference for the Biden-Harris campaign discussing the Project 2025 plan during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention near the Fiserv Forum, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)MILWAUKEE, WIS. (KVRR/FOX 9) — Governor Tim Walz’s motorcade is involved in a crash on the way to a speaking…