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Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem warns North Dakotans that once again, scam artists are using the name of a government agency in the hope of convincing people that the call is legitimate. 

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is warning area residents of a jury duty scam.  

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem joins the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and its “Take 25” program, which commemorates the annual National Missing Children’s Day each year on May 25. 

The state’s fallen law enforcement officers will be remembered tomorrow, May 13, 2014. The North Dakota Peace Officer Memorial service will be held in Bismarck on the capitol grounds beginning at 8:00 pm. It is open to the public. 

Tomorrow is national prescription drug “Take Back Day,” and Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem encourages North Dakotans to “spring clean” their medicine cabinets and dispose of any unused or expired medications in the Take Back containers serving their local community.

In a ruling issued earlier today, a federal judge struck down the restrictions imposed by Minnesota’s Next Generation Energy Act (NGEA) because it violates the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution by attempting to regulate the generation of electricity that occurs outside Minnesota’s borders. 

Response to Federal District Court Order re. State Abortion Law HB 1456

Criminal charges have been filed against a Mountrail county truck driver accused of illegally dumping oil drilling waste, announced Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem.

Timed with April’s designation as Alcohol Awareness Month, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and Olympic medalist Ashley Wagner teamed up with the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility to release a new alcohol awareness message. 

Attorney General, Wayne Stenehjem announced today that, starting this week, North Dakota consumers who purchased certain E-books between April 1, 2010 and May 21, 2012 will begin receiving refunds by account credits or checks.