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“The North Dakota Law Review Board of Editors is eager to start their roles and work to publish Volume 96 of the journal. From our experiences growing up in North Dakota and attending the University of North Dakota School of Law, we know that those in the legal field in our state have many diverse […]

Joseph Wetch Jr. earned undergraduate and law degrees from UND. Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Fargo attorney Joseph Wetch Jr. to a four-year term on the State Board of Higher Education. Wetch’s appointment, effective July 1, is subject to confirmation by the North Dakota Senate during the upcoming legislative session. Wetch succeeds Don Morton, who […]

Grand Forks is set to have a new city attorney. Shortly after Brandon Bochenski is sworn in as mayor on Tuesday, City Council members are scheduled to consider affirming Bochenski’s plan to make Dan Gaustad the city’s legal counsel. Bochenski asked Gaustad to be the city’s new attorney last week, Gaustad told the Herald, and […]

Moorhead Mayor Johnathan Judd had slept little for days when he addressed the community from the heart Sunday morning. He applauded the thousands of Fargo-Moorhead marchers who came together Saturday to honor the memory of George Floyd, the Minneapolis man killed by a police officer while three colleagues stood by. He praised local and area […]

Dear Members of the UND Law Community: On his first day as our new UND President, Andy Armacost shared with the members of the UND community a very thoughtful and eloquent message.  I draw your special attention to the following passage: “On this first day as President, I’m filled with sadness at the recent tragedies […]

Grand Forks court explores possibility of establishing state’s first veterans’ court While the structure of the court would not differ significantly from other specialty courts, like adult drug court or domestic violence court, a mentorship program that would connect defendants with other veterans would represent a new approach to rehabilitating a group that frequently falls […]

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 […]