Arthur KollieBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The North Dakota Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Fargo man in the attack and murder of a 14-year-old girl. Twenty-four-year-old Arthur Kollie argued that his rights were violated during his trial in the fall of 2022. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Kollie was found guilty of murder, robbery…
BISMARCK, N.D (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota Supreme Court rejects a sentence reduction request by Michael Neugebauer. He was 15 in 1992 when he shot and killed his parents, brother and sister in their Menoken-area home, east of Bismarck. Neugebauer was sentenced to life in prison. He requested the reduction based on a 2017 law. It allows the court to reduce…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Lawmakers in North Dakota’s House passed a bill Monday that would criminalize abortions after six weeks of gestation — even in cases of rape or incest, the Bismarck Tribune reported. The bill still requires approval from the Senate and governor to become law. Opponents of the bill said six weeks is too early to ban abortions because…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The North Dakota Supreme Court rules that a state abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its legality proceeds. South Central District Judge Bruce Romanick had put the trigger law that would ban abortion on hold last summer while the Red River Women’s Clinic pursued a lawsuit arguing the state constitution protected a right…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Heavy equipment has moved in to take down a house deemed dangerous by the city of Fargo. It follows a years-long dispute between the city and homeowner, Danial Curtis, including his unsuccessful appeal to the North Dakota Supreme Court. Curtis was arrested earlier this month when police moved in and removed more than 10 people from…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — South Central Judicial District Judge Douglas Bahr has been appointed to the North Dakota Supreme Court. Gov. Doug Burgum announced Bahr will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Gerald VandeWalle, effective February 1. VandeWalle retires January 31 after 44 years on the Supreme Court, including 27 years as chief justice. Bahr can run…
North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Gerald VandeWalle (center)BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Gerald VandeWalle says he will retire on Jan. 31. Gov. Doug Burgum announced Vandewalle’s retirement on Friday. The 89-year-old VandeWalle was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1978 and served as chief justice from 1993 until 2019, when he did not seek reappointment as chief….
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) — North Dakota’s Supreme Court will hear arguments later this month on the state’s abortion ban after the attorney general appealed a judge’s ruling that kept it from taking effect. The high court on Wednesday scheduled oral arguments for Nov. 29 on South Central District Judge Bruce Romanick’s opinion that there’s a “substantial probability” a constitutional challenge…
Red River Women’s Clinic, MoorheadFARGO – A North Dakota judge on Monday affirmed his refusal to let the state’s abortion ban take effect despite the state Supreme Court ordering him to reconsider whether he had made the “appropriate” decision as a lawsuit over the law is pending. Judge Bruce Romanick last month rejected a request from North Dakota Attorney General…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A campaign over whether to impose term limits on North Dakota lawmakers and the governor is a mismatch so far – at least financially. Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Term Limits, has contributed more than $810,000 in the past two years to get the ballot proposal before voters. Lawmakers and opponents complain they can’t keep up with out-of-state…
