When Kenmare’s police chief resigned last month, the small town suddenly found itself without a local force — a daunting prospect for any community. But Ward County deputies have stepped in, much as they have before. Sheriff Bob Roed says his team[...]
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Sheriff seeks pay raises to retain staff
The Ward County Sheriff’s Office is warning it could lose up to a fifth of its patrol staff as deputies weigh higher-paying jobs with the Minot Police Department. Sheriff Robert Roed says the city is actively recruiting and offering $10,000–$20,000 more, while[...]
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Port: Sexual harassment probe unearths steroids scandal in Ward County
A promotion, a quiet tip, and a trail that kept being ignored. That’s the backdrop to a troubling story out of Ward County, where a detention officer—later promoted to lieutenant—admitted to years of illegal steroid use and distribution only after a separate[...]
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Part II: Inside the jail where inmate’s fate was sealed
Kim Fundingsland takes us into the Ward County Jail and the culture that existed there before the Dustin Irwin tragedy and now after the reforms have been and are being put into place. Learning from this mistake is the perhaps the least[...]
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Sheriff Kukowski Trail Hangs on Technicality
Charges against currently-suspended Ward County Sheriff Kukowski that resulted from the death of inmate Dustin Irwin in October of 2014 are hanging on a technical mistake made by the special prosecuting attorney. It’s a matter of date, and in the case of[...]
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Ward County Jail Election: Everything You Need to Know
Tuesday is a special election day in Ward County; this is the guide to making your decision. What Are We Voting On? In simplest terms, we’re voting on whether we allow the County to take out a bigger loan. In technical terms,[...]