North Dakota
State program expands services to domestic violence victims
BISMARCK — Domestic violence victims in central and western North Dakota will now have access to expanded forensic medical services under a state-funded pilot program.
The Legislature last year with the approval of Senate Bill 2202 set aside $250,000 in grant dollars through the Attorney General’s Office toward the effort.
Supporters of the bill told lawmakers that Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, who provide trauma-informed care including forensic photography and assessment of injuries to sexual assault victims, should also be made available to victims of domestic violence.
Central Dakota Forensic Nurse Examiners, a nonprofit with nurses that respond to area hospitals to assist victims, was awarded $220,000 of the state grant dollars and began offering the expanded services in the Bismarck and Williston regions on Thursday, Feb. 1.
The nonprofit saw an inequality in the response available to victims, said Kristie Wolff, communications and engagement coordinator.
“If two victims had nearly identical circumstances, but one was bitten on the breast and the other was bitten on the shoulder during the assault, they would have access to different services,” Wolff said.
The sexual assault victim would have access to a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, who is trained to take photos that can later be used as evidence, collect saliva from bite marks, assess injuries and provide expert testimony in court. That would be available at no cost through the state program, Wolff said.
But previously the victim of physical violence would have been referred to the emergency room at their own expense with no access to a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, she said.
“We believe both victims deserve access to the same care,” she said.
Tisha Scheurer, the nonprofit’s executive director, told legislators last year that the multi-disciplinary approach used by Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners leads to better health outcomes and higher prosecution rates.
The nurses also participate in a detailed interview process, and sometimes victims are more comfortable with the medical provider than law enforcement, she said.
“We cannot continue to ignore the other victim population that is even bigger in numbers,” Scheurer told lawmakers last year.
A survivor of domestic violence told a legislative committee that evidence collected in her case did not make it to a judge. The woman said one police officer took a photo of her injury through a patrol car window. Additional photos taken at a hospital did not qualify to be admitted into evidence, she said.
In 2022, domestic violence crisis shelters across the state served 6,128 new victims, according to CAWS North Dakota, the statewide sexual and domestic violence coalition.
It’s unclear how many victims the new pilot program might serve. Wolff said she anticipates it primarily benefiting victims of felony-level violence, such as nonfatal strangulation or cases involving a weapon or severe injury.
Central Dakota Forensic Nurse Examiners serves Burleigh, Morton, Grant, Sioux, Kidder, Sheridan and Emmons counties through its Bismarck region and Divide, McKenzie, and Williams counties through the Williston region.
The Abused Adult Resource Center in Bismarck and the Family Crisis Shelter in Williston are partners in implementing the new program.
“By continuing our work together, we can create a safer and more supportive environment where survivors of intimate partner violence feel empowered to seek help and reclaim their lives,” said Courtney Monroe Ryckman, direct services supervisor with the Abused Adult Resource Center.
Another $20,000 in grant dollars was awarded to Safe Alternatives for Abused Families in Devils Lake, according to the Attorney General’s Office.
The state funding is a one-time program, but organizations will report back to the Legislature during the 2025 session. Central Dakota Forensic Nurse Examiners also plans to make the expanded services available to pediatric patients in the future, Wolff said.
This story was originally published on NorthDakotaMonitor.com
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North Dakota State is moving up in the college football world.
According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the Bison have agreed to a deal to join the Mountain West Conference, in football only, for the 2026 season. The school is expected to pay nearly $12 million to join the league, and will pay the NCAA another $5 million to the NCAA to move from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
Thamel reported the deal is expected to be announced on Monday, Feb. 9. With NDSU moving to the MWC in 2026, that’ll bring the league’s total to 10 teams.
The Bison have won 10 of the last 15 FCS football championships and were the No. 1 seed in the 2025 FCS playoffs before losing to fellow Missouri Valley Football Conference team Illinois State in the first round. The Redbirds advanced all the way to the 2026 FCS Championship game where they fell 35-34 in overtime to Montana State.
Of note: NCAA bylaws prohibit teams making the jump from FCS to FBS from competing in bowl games or conference championships for two years. That’s why James Madison teams that went 8-3 in 2022 and 11-2 in 2023 were ineligible to compete for the Sun Belt Championship or bowl games, as they were in their first two years competing in the FBS.
There are exceptions to the rule: James Madison and another FCS-to-FBS program, Jacksonville State, both became bowl-eligible in 2023 after it was determined there were not enough teams eligible for bowl season that year.
The addition of North Dakota State to the conference aids a league that lost Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Utah State to the Pac-12 in the latest round of NCAA realignment.
Despite the mass departures, Air Force, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV and Wyoming all opted to stay in the conference. Hawaii is joining the league as a full-time member, while UTEP will join as a full member during the summer. Northern Illinois and NDSU joining as football-only members will bring the total to 10 teams.
North Dakota State will join the Mountain West Conference and move up to the Football Bowl Subdivision for the 2026 football season, sources briefed on the decision confirmed to The Athletic.
NDSU has been a powerhouse in the Football Championship Subdivision, winning 10 national championships since 2011, including the 2024 title. ESPN first reported the deal had been finalized.
As part of the move up, NDSU is expected to pay over $10 million to join the Mountain West, in addition to a $5 million NCAA fee to move from FCS to FBS, which will now grow to 137 members. The Bison are currently in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, with most other sports competing in the Summit League.
NDSU has long considered moving up to the Football Bowl Subdivision, especially as longtime FCS rivals like Appalachian State, James Madison and Sam Houston transitioned to FBS over the years. However, NDSU’s location had always made the move a more difficult fit for FBS conferences. That changed with the Mountain West’s upcoming realignment.
The Mountain West is set to split this summer, with Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Utah State moving to the rebuilt Pac-12. In response, the MW is adding UTEP as a full member and Northern Illinois as a football-only member, along with non-football members in Grand Canyon and UC Davis. The Mountain West and Pac-12 remain involved in a legal dispute over $150 million in exit and poaching fees owed to the MW.
The league’s remaining members include Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV and Wyoming. The addition of NDSU will give the Mountain West 10 football members.
NDSU football is 9-5 against FBS opponents since moving up to FCS in 2004, including wins against Iowa, Iowa State and Minnesota twice. In 2016, the Bison received enough votes in the AP Top 25 to finish two spots out of the top 25, the highest an FCS program ever sat in the poll, which typically only features FBS teams.
The Bison had an FCS-record 39-game winning streak from 2017 to spring 2021, breaking their previous 33-game record from 2012 to ’14. Thirteen Bison players have been selected in the NFL Draft since 2014.
Coached by Tim Polasek for the past two seasons, the Bison won the 2024 FCS championship and started the 2025 season 12-0, before an upset loss to Illinois State in the playoffs.
Leaving FCS will leave behind local rivalries with schools like South Dakota State and North Dakota, likely along with the ability to claim national championships. But NDSU has considered the move in part because some fans are bored with so many FCS blowout wins and seek a deeper challenge. They saw recent FCS member James Madison reach the College Football Playoff this year. The Group of 6 conferences are guaranteed at least one spot in the College Football Playoff for the next six years.
NDSU hasn’t competed in an FBS conference before, but recent history suggests that NDSU is likely to compete for the league title, similar to how App State and JMU did in the Sun Belt after moving up.
The Bison will be ineligible for a bowl game for the next two seasons, per NCAA transition rules unless there aren’t enough bowl-eligible teams to fill the available slots. The Mountain West may choose not to make NDSU eligible for the conference championship game. JMU won the Sun Belt East Division in 2022 but did not play in the league title game or a bowl.
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