BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers were already scrambling to fill a giant hole in state government operations left by a surprising state Supreme Court ruling that voided a major budget bill, and their job got even tougher this week when the court issued a new ruling rejecting a request to give officials more time to deal with the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The timeline for calling a special session of the North Dakota Legislature has been accelerated. The state Supreme Court ruled in September that the Office of Management and Budget appropriations bill was unconstitutional since it did not solely focus on the department’s budget. It said it would become void effective October 28. But today, the court…
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Supreme Court struck down a major budget bill for the state government on Thursday, likely meaning lawmakers must come back to Bismarck to do the massive bill over again. The court ruled the bill “was unconstitutionally enacted and is void” because it violates a provision of the state constitution that says bills can’t embrace…
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….
