North Dakota Monitor

North Dakota Highway Patrol wants lawmakers to report harassment because ‘threats precede violence’

North Dakota Highway Patrol Lt. Jenna Clawson Huibregtse speaks to legislators during a personal security presentation at the capitol on Jan. 22, 2026. (Photo by Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Every morning before 9 a.m., Sen. Judy Lee receives a call on her landline, the only phone number she discloses publicly. Lee never picks up. She…

Attorney general ‘prioritizing’ request for legal opinion on North Dakota investment staff bonuses

Sen. Sean Cleary, R-Bismarck, speaks on the Senate floor on March 19, 2025. He has asked for an attorney general’s opinion on the scope of authority for the State Investment Board. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Two North Dakota lawmakers have asked Attorney General Drew Wrigley to formally weigh in on whether the State Investment Board…

Law change means North Dakotans may see unclaimed property checks in their mailboxes

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota can now send lost money back to owners through the mail. The state is the custodian of roughly $140 million to $150 millions of dollars in abandoned funds, by Unclaimed Property Division Director Susan Sommerfeld’s estimate. Money can become unclaimed properly if it sits untouched for a certain period of time —…

North Dakota domestic violence, sexual assault advocacy centers serve record number in 2024

Seth O’Neill, executive director of CAWS North Dakota, delivers remarks during a meeting of the Interim Human Services Committee on July 11, 2024.NORTH DAKOTA (North Dakota Monitor/KVRR) — A record number of people sought services from North Dakota domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy centers in 2024, a statewide coalition reported this week. The statistics include more than 6,300 victims…