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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…

Prosecutor asks for further review of Stenehjem building project

Wayne StenehjemBISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – A prosecutor tasked with reviewing an over-budget building project pursued by former Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem’s office wants the case to be handed back to law enforcement for further investigation. Wade Enget, the Mountrail County state’s attorney, said he’s received additional information, including the revelation that emails from Stenehjem’s deleted state account had…

N.D. AG Seeks Court Approval On Settlement With Glasser Images

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley is seeking court approval for a settlement with Glasser Images. Owner Jack Glasser closed the business abruptly in October 2021 leaving customers with no way to get a refund or their pictures and videos. The agreement includes an admission that Glasser and a former employee engaged in consumer fraud. The…

N.D. Attorney General Wants Tougher Sentencing On Some Crimes

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says a mandatory minimum bill is needed to set tougher jail and prison sentences as violent crime continues to escalate. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at the state capitol, Wrigley said many criminals who are convicted of dangerous crimes and imprisoned are out too soon. Wrigley says he has…

ND Attorney General Takes Aim At Judge’s Mental Process in Abortion Ruling

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota attorney general’s office says a judge did not use a “rational mental process” when determining there was a “substantial probability” that a constitutional challenge to the state’s abortion ban would succeed. The state says there are errors in South Central District Judge Bruce Romanick’s opinion that prevents the ban from going into effect…

Hansen Elevator Service of Elbow Lake Banned From Doing Business in N.D., Again

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Hansen Elevator Service of Elbow Lake, Minnesota is banned from doing business in North Dakota, for a second time. Stutsman County District Court ordered its owner, David Hansen, to pay restitution of $26,000. He was also ordered to pay $4,000 in civil penalties and $1,400 in Attorney General’s costs. The court found Hansen engaged in consumer fraud…

Man accused of killing ex-wife was lawyer for North Dakota Attorney General

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The man who was charged Thursday in the beating death of his ex-wife previously worked for the state of North Dakota as an attorney from 2018-2020. Thirty-one-year old Anders Odegaard of Warren, Minn. is being held in the Marshall County Jail. He is charged with second-degree murder of Carissa Odegaard at his home on Wednesday. She…

Wrigley Takes Oath of Office as North Dakota Attorney General

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO/PRAIRIE PUBLIC RADIO/KVRR) – Former US Attorney Drew Wrigley has taken the oath of office as North Dakota Attorney General after being appointed by Gov. Doug Burgum. It was done in a private ceremony.  Supreme Court Chief Justice Jon Jensen administered the oath. North Dakota’s longest-serving Attorney General, Wayne Stenehjem, passed away at the end of January. Earlier,…

Public Funeral Services Set For North Dakota’s Attorney General

Wayne StenehjemBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Funeral services are set for North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem who died suddenly on Friday at the age of 68. The visitation will be Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the North Dakota State Capitol Great Hall.  The funeral service begins at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at the Bismarck Event Center Exhibit Hall. Both…