North Dakota
Ten apply for North Dakota Board of Higher Education seat
BISMARCK — Ten people applied for a seat on the North Dakota Board of Higher Education, which opens on July 1.
According to a press release from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, candidates are:
- Autumn Bennett, middle/high school music and math teacher, Cavalier Public School, Walhalla.
- Donald Campbell, Vice President/Chief Human Resources Officer, Sanford Health, Mandan.
- Alan Goos, electrician, Advanced Electrical Systems, West Fargo. Residence in Fargo.
- Kari Cutting, consultant and former vice president of North Dakota Petroleum Council, Beulah.
- Nadine Hagen, speech language pathologist, Underwood Public School, Turtle Lake.
- Christie Jaeger, farmer, rancher and crop insurance adjuster, Esmond.
- Wendy Kopp, chief nursing officer, Sanford Health, Bismarck.
- Ruth Plenty Sweetgrass-She Kills, director of food sovereignty, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, New Town.
- Patrick Sogard, owner and chairman, American State Bank & Trust Co., Williston.
- Stan Schauer, director of assessments, North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, Bismarck.
Board members can serve two consecutive four-year terms. The person appointed to the board will succeed John Warford, board vice chair, who is not seeking a second term.
Members of the board are appointed by the governor. A nominating committee, chaired by State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler, screens candidates.
The committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, May 8, to discuss applications and recommend finalists to Gov. Doug Burgum.
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FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) -A North Dakota woman is facing a federal involuntary manslaughter charge after a deadly crash on an American Indian reservation last fall.
A federal grand jury indicted Brittany Renne Laverdure on April 22, 2026, accusing her of killing a person while driving under the influence of multiple substances on or about Sept. 21, 2025, in Indian country in North Dakota.
Because the incident occurred in Indian country, the case falls under federal jurisdiction, specifically under 18 U.S.C. § 1153, which gives the federal government authority to prosecute certain crimes committed by Native Americans on tribal lands. The indictment identifies Laverdure as an Indian under that statute.
According to the indictment, Laverdure acted with “wanton and reckless disregard for human life amounting to gross negligence.” Prosecutors say she attempted to make a U-turn and pulled into oncoming traffic while impaired, without due care for the safety of others.
The victim’s name is not being reported at this time and court documents did not provide any further details on the incident.
An arrest warrant was issued April 23, 2026 and a special agent with the FBI arrested Laverdure on April 28, 2026, in Grand Forks.
Laverdure is scheduled to stand trial June 23, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Peter D. Welte in Fargo. The trial is expected to last four days.
Involuntary manslaughter under federal law carries a maximum sentence of eight years in prison.
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BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – North Dakota has a new junior duck stamp winner.
On Saturday afternoon, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service held an awards ceremony for the state contest at the Heritage Center in Bismarck. 900 kids submitted entries.
16-year old, Gabe Coleman, from Baldwin, took first place overall with his entry which is an acrylic painting of a pair of blue-winged teal. Gabe has been entering the contest since he was in kindergarten, but this year is the first time he took best of show.
“For all my nine years, this is what I have been trying to do, and I finally achieved it this year. To win it is actually amazing”, said Coleman, who is a homeschooled sophomore.
Coleman has another reason to celebrate. As the top finisher in the state, his winning artwork advanced to the national competition. He ranked among the top 15 out of 13-thousand entries in the national contest.
Runner-Up Best of Show (Second Place) in the North Dakota contest this year went to first time-entrant Kamryn Nissen from Grand Forks. Kamryn, a sophomore at Thompson Public School, used colored pencils to design her entry of a mallard drake in eclipse plumage.
The Conservation Message winner was Brandi Agnew, a seventh grader from Menoken, with her message: “Protect the prairie; preserve the hunt.”
The call for entries is an educational program that uses science and art to encourage students to explore wildlife, conservation, and recreation.
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