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Rob Carolin

Police Chief Heith Janke will resign from the West Fargo department at the end of April after accepting an offer to be reinstated as an FBI agent. “It’s a hard decision, but it has been truly an honor to lead the West Fargo police department and such an awesome team,” Janke told the Pioneer Wednesday, […]

Jack Marcil is a true example of a cheerful giver. “For me, it’s fun. One of the reasons I give is because it’s a gratifying experience for me to give to someone who really appreciates it,” Marcil explained. It’s an attitude that has made a huge positive impact on UND students and faculty over the […]

What do Oprah Winfrey and North Dakota’s Bell Bank have in common? That would be Bell Bank’s charitable Pay It Forward program, inspired by the TV icon 16 years ago. Since its inception in 2008, more than $15 million in charitable donations have been given by the Fargo financial institution, making headlines in the process […]

On February 4, U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), San Diego Sector, welcomed Aaron Heitke as its newest Chief Patrol Agent (CPA). CPA Heitke entered on duty on February 2, 1998.  His first assignment as a Border Patrol agent was at the Wellton Station in the Yuma Sector.  In November 2004, he was promoted to Supervisory Border […]

UND Law alumnus Andrew Askew has joined Essentia Health as vice president of public policy. Askew will be responsible for Essentia’s government relations and public policy strategy for North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. He also will bring Essentia’s voice to national health care policy conversations. Askew worked for several years alongside the late Mike Mahoney, […]

Brink Lawyers is proud to announce that Sydney Einarson Bata, a third-year law student at the University of North Dakota School of Law, is the winner of the Spring 2020 Brink Lawyers Northern Valley Scholarship.  Ms. Bata makes her home in Adams, North Dakota, with her husband, Alexander, and their son, Lincoln.  She is a […]

Professor Grant Christensen, along with Melissa Tatum from the University of Arizona, have just had their most recent book published by Cambridge University Press. Reading American Indian Law: Foundational Principles builds on their original research looking at the impact of legal scholarship on policy makers and judges in the area of Indian law. The book […]

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon announced in September 2019, the appointment of UND Law alumnus Jeff Rude, ’89, as Insurance Commissioner.  Rude had previously served as Interim Commissioner prior to his appointment. Governor Gordon said, “Jeff Rude has the experience to move us forward on multiple fronts as we work to improve the services provided to […]

The passing of the gavel ceremony from former Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle to Chief Justice Jon Jensen  took place Jan. 6.  Chief Justice Jensen was chosen Dec. 12 to replace Justice VandeWalle and assumed his new duties on Jan. 1. The passing of the gavel is a formal ceremony intended to memorialize the transition of […]

By: Art Hughes, December 19, 2019 Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt (Cherokee Nation) believes a compact signed with 31 tribes in the state expires on January 1st and he wants to renegotiate the fees the tribes pay to the state. Tribes say the compact renews automatically, and have walked out of recent negotiations with the state. […]