North Dakota
Grand Forks daycare provider charged with child abuse
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (Valley News Live) – A Grand Forks childcare provider has been charged with felony child abuse- victim under 6.
The incident reportedly happened Tuesday, October 15 at Hopeful Beginnings at the Grand Cities Mall (1601 17th Avenue South).
According to court documents, 22-year-old Jarae Grad was caught on video slamming a child to the ground. In the court documents, she tells investigators she was “frustrated and mad”.
Another employee took the video, telling officers, according to court documents, Grad was burping the child “and she believed the force seemed excessive”, so she started recording.
The video allegedly depicts Grad “holding and thrusting (the child) up and away from Grad, and violently pulling the child back.” The video then shows Grad “holding (the child) high from the ground and then forcefully slamming (the child) into the ground” “so forcefully that her legs were thrown back and her lower torso, hips and tops of her legs struck the ground”.
Court documents state Grad told police she “threw and dropped the child down” to get her to stop crying.
In the court documents: The daycare director, Sarah Schindler, says she wasn’t notified about the alleged assault until 2 days later, October 17. The child’s mother told police she wasn’t made aware of the event until October 18th, according to court documents.
An after-care report shows the child has drainage from her ear, has been unusually irritable and fatigued and has a decrease in appetitive.
Grad made her initial appearance in court Monday, October 21. She’s due back in court for a preliminary hearing on 12/02/2024.
The website for Hopeful Beginnings states: “Our mission is to provide a developmentally appropriate Christian environment where children are encouraged to let God love them, love Him in return, and love others is Jesus’ name.”
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North Dakota
Armstrong directs flags at half-staff Thursday in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong has directed all government agencies to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff on Thursday, May 14, and encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses, in observance of national Peace Officers Memorial Day.
The governor’s directive is in accordance with a proclamation issued by President Donald Trump, who also proclaimed May 10-16 as national Police Week.
Armstrong will join North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Supreme Court Chief Justice Lisa Fair McEvers in delivering remarks during a North Dakota Peace Officers Memorial Service at 7 p.m. Thursday in Memorial Hall of the State Capitol. North Dakota’s 69 fallen peace officers will be remembered and honored during the service, and the Capitol windows will be lit to display a “Thin Blue Line” as a mark of respect for all law enforcement officers, past and present.
MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) – Todd Cresap, who has served as a North Dakota district judge since 2009, announced he will retire in July.
Cresap wrote a letter to Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-ND, he would retire effective July 17.
In the letter, Cresap said he had ‘mixed emotions’ over the decision, calling it an ‘honor’ to serve, but said it was time for someone ‘with a new perspective’ to serve.
A Valley City native, Cresap studied at Minot State University and the University of North Dakota.
Then-Gov. John Hoeven appointed Cresap to fill a judgeship in the Northwest Judicial District in 2009 that was created by the legislature. He served in that district until 2014, when it was split into Northwest and North Central.
Voters elected Cresap to the bench in 2012, 2016, and 2022. He served as a lawyer in private practice before his appointment as judge.
Armstrong can appoint a replacement to fill Cresap’s remaining term from a nominating committee’s list, ask the committee for new candidates, or call a special election.
The North Central District covers Ward, Mountrail, and Burke Counties.
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STUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. (Valley News Live) – A 22-year-old woman was killed May 11 in a single-vehicle rollover crash on a rural road in Stutsman County.
The crash was reported about 8:06 p.m. on 77th Avenue SE, roughly 6 miles west of Kensal.
Troopers said a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado was heading south on the gravel road when it left the roadway, the driver overcorrected and the vehicle rolled.
The Carrington woman, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene, authorities said. Her name has not yet been released.
The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota State Patrol.
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