JUDGES

F-M Kennel Club Hosts Mini Westminster Dog Show

Dog handlers and judges come from across the country

WEST FARGO, N.D. — The F–M area has its own version of the Westminster Dog Show. The three-day event hosted by the Fargo Moorhead Kennel Club is filled with over 500 dogs from fluffy pups to majestic hounds. Dog handlers and judges come from across the country to compete in what organizers call a dog beauty pageant. Dogs are judged on…

Four Judges Within Minnesota Seventh Judicial District Set To Retire

by law, any judge in the state must retire on the last day of the month in which he or she turns 70

Minnesota — Four judges within Minnesota’s Seventh Judicial District are about to leave their chambers for good. Now a commission is trying to fill those seats as soon as possible. Clay County Judge Galen Vaa has looked at this plaque in his office every day for the last 18 years. That means he’s read it more than 6,500 times over the…

Judge Refuses Tribes’ Request to Stop Oil from Flowing into Dakota Access pipeline

Boasberg says a "critical factor'' is the tribes' appeal is unlikely to succeed

  MORTON COUNTY, N.D. — A federal judge has refused to head off the imminent flow of oil in the disputed Dakota Access pipeline. Judge James Boasberg has denied a request by the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes to stop oil from flowing while they appeal his earlier decision allowing pipeline construction to finish. Boasberg says a “critical…