North Dakota's lone female police chief retiring, says it's been a great ride

KFGO News: "Jeanette Persons is calling it quits. The Lisbon police chief, the state's only female police chief, is retiring."

North Dakota's 2019 homicides may have hit a high not seen in four decades

Fargo Forum: "The number of criminal homicides committed in North Dakota in 2019 could be the highest in four decades."

Dakota Datebook: North Dakota's ratification of the 19th Amendment (Part 2)

Prairie Public: "Governor Lynn Frazier had called a special session in late November 1919 that addressed, among other issues, the proposed 19th Amendment to the US Constitution to grant women the right to vote. The House and Senate both voted in favor by December 1st, and it was signed by both branches on December 4th."

Job Announcement - Hearing Officer

A job announcement for a Temporary Hearing Officer with the N.D. Department of Transportation in Bismarck has been posted.

75% of ND counties have fewer than 10 attorneys, leaving rural residents without legal help nearby

G.F. Herald: "When Delvin Losing - the only attorney in Casselton - was asked why he’s kept his office in the town of nearly 2,500 residents, he jokingly replied, 'Sometimes, I wonder.'"

Dakota Datebook: North Dakota's Ratification of the 19th Amendment

Prairie Public: "The right for women to vote was disputed for decades. Women and men alike populated both sides of the debate. Proponents united in rallying behind the push for change, which eventually resulted in the passage of the 19th Amendment."

State Court Administrator announces interest rate on judgments for 2020

The State Court Administrator is required by law to set the interest rate on judgements annually. For judgments entered in 2020, the interest rate will be 8 percent.

Dakota Datebook: The Open Range Doctrine

Prairie Public: "In the early days, when the eastern states were still colonies of Great Britain, farmers were bound by the doctrine of common law. Farmers who owned animals that were likely to roam, like cattle or horses, were responsible for any damage done by those animals."