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Red River Women’s Clinic Has More Time To Move to Moorhead

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — The owner and operator of Red River Women’s Clinic in Fargo says she now has more than enough time to relocate the clinic to Moorhead. A judge on Wednesday temporarily delayed North Dakota’s trigger law abortion ban. Tammi Kromenaker says she was prepared to reopen her clinic in Moorhead next week if the state’s abortion ban…

ND AG Wrigley won’t allow independent investigation into deleting of Stenehjem’s emails

Drew WrigleyBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Republican North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley dismisses bipartisan calls for an independent investigation into possible violations of the office’s former administrative assistant Liz Brocker deleting his predecessor’s emails. Wrigley says his office’s investigation found no criminal wrongdoing into the deletion of Wayne Stenehjem’s emails after he died and he considers the matter closed. Brocker…

Employee Who Deleted Late AG Stenehjem’s Emails Resigns

Wayne StenehjemFARGO, N.D. (AP) – An employee in the North Dakota attorney general’s office who handled the deletion of the former AG’s email account has resigned. Administrative assistant Liz Brocker, who helped clear the email account of former attorney general Wayne Stenehjem after he died in office, turned in her resignation letter on Friday. A previous open records request showed…

MN’s Ellison and 21 Other Attorneys General Reaffirm Abortion Access

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — A coalition of 22 attorneys general, including Keith Ellison of Minnesota, issue a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to supporting and expanding access to abortion care. It comes after the U.S. Supreme Court handed the matter back to the states on Friday. In Minnesota, the right to abortion is protected under a 1995 Minnesota Supreme Court…

South Dakota AG will not file child porn charges against T. Denny Sanford

T. Denny SanfordPIERRE, S.D. (KFGO) -The South Dakota Attorney General’s Office will not charge billionaire and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford following an investigation into the potential possession of child pornography. The state prosecutor’s decision was made public in court filings. Sanford made his fortune in banking and has given billions to hospitals, universities, and charities. South Dakota investigators began searching…

Doug Wardlow Announces GOP Primary Challenge for MN Attorney General

ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — Doug Wardlow says he’ll run in the August primary for attorney general after losing the Republican endorsement to Jim Schultz at the convention last weekend. Wardlow, who was the party’s nominee in 2018, is general counsel at MyPillow and an ally of its founder, Mike Lindell. Lindell is a leading proponent of false accusations that the…

Deputy Attorney General to be replaced

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley has decided to replace Deputy Attorney General Troy Seibel. Seibel, a former state labor commissioner, had been the deputy for six years. Seibel says he understands and respects Wrigley’s decision to name his own deputy, considered the second-in-command of the office. Wrigley is running for the Republican nomination for attorney…

South Dakota House nears Ravnsborg impeachment decision

Jason Ravnsborg interviewed by police following fatal crash SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A South Dakota House committee investigating whether state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg should be impeached for his conduct surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash is set to finish its work this week. Lawmakers are wrapping up an investigation that has splintered the state’s Republicans over what to do…

Private grant funds missing Indigenous coordinator

PIERRE, S.D. – An office in the South Dakota attorney general’s office to coordinate investigations into the disappearance and murder of Indigenous people will be started through a private donation from an organization connected to St. Joseph’s Indian School. Native American lawmakers who have been pushing for the funding in the state budget say they hoped the three-year grant of…

Fargo judge will not run for Attorney General

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A district judge in Fargo has decided not to seek the Republican nomination for attorney general. East-Central District Judge Wade Webb had considered the race, but he says after careful family and other considerations, he decided against it. Webb was an Assistant Cass County State’s Attorney for seven years until he was appointed to the bench by then-Gov….