Tim Rosene, Owner of Studs to RugsFARGO, ND — A Fargo construction and remodeling company has closed suddenly leaving many customers with unfinished work. A notice on the door of “Studs to Rugs” on 51st Avenue South says the company is closed and “all questions will be answered by legal counsel in the coming days.” Their business Facebook page has…
BISMARCK, ND — The North Dakota attorney general’s office will not conduct a special investigation for the chancellor of the state’s University System. Mark Hagerott claims people tried to manipulate his office into influencing the 2016 primary election for governor. He says he received multiple phone calls to disavow or fire former Gov. Ed Schafer after Schafer endorsed Doug…
DEVILS LAKE, ND — Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the Devils Lake City Commission violated the state’s open meeting laws. Stenehjem says the commission met secretly in early April to discuss a report on the city’s police chief and his top captain. Last month, Chief Keith Schroeder and Captain Jon Barnett were placed on paid administrative leave. A city…
FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota attorney general says recall efforts against Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn can move forward. Piepkorn’s position is up for re-election on June 12th of 2018. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said as long as the recall petition is certified by June 12th, the election can take place. Piepkorn is known for wanting to know how…
The state attorney general says UND did not violate open records law when it refused to provide preliminary designs for a new school logo. Last February, university officials hired SME to design the new Fighting Hawks logo. The school denied a request to release preliminary designs that were not selected. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says UND did not violate the…
(CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions met twice last year with the top Russian diplomat in Washington whose interactions with President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn led to Flynn’s firing, according to the Justice Department. Sessions did not mention either meeting during his confirmation hearings when he said he knew of no contacts between Trump surrogates and Russians. A…
