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Commitment to recruit and train more North Dakota tribal law enforcement

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Commitment to recruit and train more North Dakota tribal law enforcement


FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – In an effort to combat crime in tribal communities, approval has been given for more officers to be trained for North Dakota’s Bureau of Indian affairs.

At hearings of the Senate Indian Affairs and Interior Appropriations Committees this week, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven pressed BIA Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland on the need for additional law enforcement in Indian Country and secured his support for increasing operations at The Indian Law Enforcement Advanced Training Center (ATC) at Camp Grafton .

“We need to continue to build it, because we need more law enforcement, not only on the reservation, but across the country,” said Sen. John Hoeven.

In 2020, Hoeven secured funding to open the ATC at Camp Grafton to provide law enforcement training options closer to home for BIA officers in the Upper Great Plains.

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Camp Grafton delivers training for police officers, criminal investigators, correctional officers, dispatchers, and command staff working in Indian country. Specifically, the ATC at Camp Grafton delivers specialized advanced training in areas such as criminal, narcotics, and missing children’s investigations.

“According to BIA’s most recent data from 2021, 5,429 law enforcement and public safety personal participated in training programs offered at the Camp Grafton ATC and the Indian Police Academy in New Mexico, but over 3,000 training participants, more than half, received training at the ATC. That’s good progress, but we need to do more, and key officials at the Interior Department committed to work with us to train and recruit more law enforcement officials for our tribal communities.”

ATC also offers training in more recent areas of need like school resource officer training and opioid overdose protocols.



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North Dakota U.S Rep. Julie Fedorchak announces reelection campaign

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North Dakota U.S Rep. Julie Fedorchak announces reelection campaign


North Dakota U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-N.D., announced her reelection campaign Monday in a video posted to social media. In the video, Fedorchak is described as someone who supports the “America first” agenda and will keep North Dakota as her “top priority.” “As a fourth-generation North Dakotan, I want the very best state and nation […]



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Letter: Why do North Dakota Republican politicians fear ethics?

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Letter: Why do North Dakota Republican politicians fear ethics?


Ethics is a system of moral principles guiding behavior, defining what’s right, wrong, fair, and good for individuals and society, essentially asking, “What should we do?”

A commission is a group of people officially charged with a particular function.

The citizens of North Dakota voted for and passed an Ethics Commission measure. The Ethics Commission has infuriated the North Dakota Republican legislators and North Dakota government in general. (NOTE: Every elected state government official in North Dakota is Republican.) They have denied that any monitoring of ethics is needed.

North Dakota Republicans have done everything possible to make sure the Ethics Commission has virtually no teeth, no say, and remains invisible under constant attack by the Attorney General’s Office.

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Why do Go. Armstrong, Attorney General Wrigley and the Republican members of the North Dakota Legislature fear ethics?

Henry Lebak lives in Bismarck.





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Markhi Strickland has 15 as North Dakota State defeats Oral Roberts 79-77 in double OT

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Markhi Strickland has 15 as North Dakota State defeats Oral Roberts 79-77 in double OT


FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Markhi Strickland had 15 points in North Dakota State’s 79-77 double overtime victory over Oral Roberts on Saturday.

Strickland also contributed five rebounds for the Bison (12-5, 2-0 Summit League). Trevian Carson added 14 points while going 6 of 10 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and eight rebounds. Damari Wheeler-Thomas finished with 14 points, while adding six rebounds.

Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams led the way for the Golden Eagles (5-12, 0-2) with 19 points, five rebounds and two blocks. Connor Dow added 15 points and two steals for Oral Roberts. Ofri Naveh also put up 14 points.

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A foul sent Wheeler-Thomas to the line with seven seconds to play, where he sank one of the shots to send the game to overtime. Jack Turner tipped in a shot for Oral Roberts to send the game to a second overtime. Noah Feddersen tipped in a shot for North Dakota state with one second to play for the win for the Bison.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.



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