Racist rant caught on video highlights the local face of hate
Three Fargoans originally from Somalia threatened with death outside local Walmart “People look at us differently,” Soyan said a day after she was approached…
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TigerSwan’s Troubles
by C.S. Hagen | Jul 26, 2017
Open records request info: disregard for state laws, citizens, and property MANDAN – Trouble followed TigerSwan everywhere the security company went in the Peace…
Read NowF-M Diversion not diverting its course
by C.S. Hagen | Jul 26, 2017
Minnesota DNR pulls out of talks while construction continues, and Metro Flood Board of Authority interviews for full-time position FARGO – Sandbagging is local…
Read Now“We’re Going To Kill All Of You”
by C.S. Hagen | Jul 25, 2017
White woman threatens Somali-Americans outside of Walmart, fifth hate crime incident in 2017 FARGO – Three Fargoans, originally from Somalia, were stopped Tuesday evening…
Read NowSecond DAPL whistleblower to testify
by C.S. Hagen | Jul 19, 2017
BISMARCK – When Kyle Thompson decided to speak out against tactics used along the Dakota Access Pipeline, it wasn’t because of a change of…
Read NowDAPL cases dropped by state in record numbers
by C.S. Hagen | Jul 19, 2017
MANDAN – After being handcuffed, forced to strip, locked in dog cages, and hauled to jails across the state, hundreds charged with crimes during…
Read NowIT specialists investigate cyber warfare crimes at Standing Rock
by C.S. Hagen | Jul 12, 2017
CANNON BALL – The lawsuit against TigerSwan for illegally working security in North Dakota is a civil case, but proof now exists that cyber…
Read NowSenate Health Care Repeal Plan Not a ‘Rescue’ for North Dakotans
by C.S. Hagen | Jun 28, 2017
FARGO – The proposed Senate bill that would overturn ObamaCare is called a “rescue mission,” but only for the rich, and not for those…
Read NowND Board files civil action against TigerSwan
by C.S. Hagen | Jun 22, 2017
– The morning after law enforcement cleared the “Treaty Camp” on October 27, 2016, hundreds of activists defending Native American treaty rights, water rights,…
Read NowDAPL whistleblower in hiding after receiving threats
by C.S. Hagen | Jun 22, 2017
– Former DAPL security employee turned whistleblower, Kourtni Dockter, is in hiding. Threats from “concerned citizens” have been made against her; a black truck…
Read NowVCSU goes without theatre
by qrsot | Jun 21, 2017
What Monika Browne calls a bubble of magic floated to a burst at Valley City State University. Readying for a dent in state funds,…
Read NowAltered futures, tied purses and measured hope
by qrsot | Jun 21, 2017
Some decked in black jerseys, others in green, more than a dozen women skated on the Ralph Engelstad Arena of the University of North…
Read NowPolice blotter
by C.S. Hagen | Jun 21, 2017
Hawley man arrested in mobile meth lab in Fargo FARGO – Fargo Police “broke bad” early Monday morning after discovering a mobile meth lab…
Read Now‘Much Ado About Nothing’
by C.S. Hagen | Jun 16, 2017
DETROIT LAKES – The Detroit Lakes Shakespeare in the Park volunteer group was targeted this week with hateful criticism shortly after New York City…
Read NowThe police blotter
by C.S. Hagen | Jun 14, 2017
Fargo Police K9 officer arrested in Moorhead Early Tuesday morning, Fargo Police K9 Officer Jeremiah Wayne Ferris was arrested on domestic assault charges, according…
Read Now‘The Lucky Ones’
by C.S. Hagen | Jun 14, 2017
One woman’s journey from war-torn South Sudan and back again — all to fulfill her dream of setting up a library FARGO – Twenty-two…
Read NowBreast milk donations
by Katelyn Kasella | Jun 14, 2017
A one-day old infant lies in her mother’s arms at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St. Mary’s Children’s hospital in Duluth, Minn.…
Read NowFormer DAPL Security Speaks Out, Damning TigerSwan Tactics
by C.S. Hagen | Jun 8, 2017
CANNON BALL – Speaking from a nondescript hotel room, a former DAPL security employee revealed secret agendas, illegal activities, and widespread drug use among…
Read NowNorth Dakota will not join U.S. Climate Alliance
by C.S. Hagen | Jun 7, 2017
BISMARCK – North Dakota will not be joining the U.S. Climate Alliance, even though the state’s neighbor, Minnesota, joined on Monday. So far, the…
Read NowTigerSwan and Government Twist Narrative Over Dakota Access Pipeline
by C.S. Hagen | Jun 6, 2017
CANNON BALL – As at Wounded Knee in 1973, the Federal Bureau of Investigation used informants to infiltrate the anti-Dakota Access Pipeline camps, according…
Read NowFall From Grace
by C.S. Hagen | Jun 5, 2017
Local pastor claims racism and church infighting behind her sudden dismissalUPDATE: Protesters picket church Wednesday evening – at end of story FARGO – For…
Read NowStanding Rock Leaders Acquitted
by C.S. Hagen | May 31, 2017
MANDAN – Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II and Councilman Dana Yellow Fat were found not guilty Wednesday in a jury trial on…
Read NowTigerSwan Counterterrorism Tactics Used to Defeat Dakota Access Pipeline “Insurgencies”
by C.S. Hagen | May 30, 2017
CANNONBALL – Documents leaked to media outlet The Intercept showed private security firm TigerSwan worked closely with law enforcement from five different states, and used…
Read NowWhere have all the pollinators gone?
by C.S. Hagen | May 24, 2017
Katrina Klett grew up running in fields with bees stinging her bare feet. Her parents constantly reminded her to put on shoes, but she…
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