DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
YWCA Cass Clay Purple Purse Campaign: Final Results
With the month of October now over, our Purple Purse campaign has come to an end. We are happy to share some very exciting news about the campaign: Thanks to the enthusiasm and support of the Fargo-Mo...
Posted on 11/7/12 at 9:43 AM
Thursday, Oct. 3-Duluth-Superior March
Let's end domestic violence in two cities, Duluth and Superior. Show your support. On Thursday,tomorrow there will be a join Duluth-Superior March across the Bong Bridgefollowedby anofficialM...
Posted on 10/3/12 at 3:55 PM
Strangulation? In North Dakota?
When I wrote this story about sexual assault, I also talked to Mary Thysell a little bit about domestic violence, an even more common problem, and strangulation came up. I said I was fairly certain t...
Posted on 4/23/12 at 4:04 PM
Reality of Domestic Violence
Often when I'm snarking about fundies and their obsession with homosexuality, I suggest they focus their attention on real threats to marriage and families, such as domestic violence. Today's Forum c...
Posted on 10/30/11 at 7:59 AM
Kris Kitko ?
Kris did an interview today on KNOX Radio. I asked her if Dave Weiler was proven innocent/not guilty if she would write a song about Nicole Weiler, if she made false allegations of spouse abuse ! Kris...
Posted on 3/30/10 at 5:30 PM
Man accused of wiping feces on fiancée’s face 
Fargo police arrested a Moorhead man who allegedly wiped feces on his fiancée’s face during an argument Wednesday.
April 15, 2010
Minnesota man charged with stabbing his wife 70 times 
Police say 13-year-old daughter disarmed him and fled with the knifeMINNEAPOLIS – A man punched his estranged wife and stabbed her 70 times in the chest and head before his 13-year-old daughter pulled him away, disarmed him and fled with the knife, police said Saturday.
By Associated Press , April 04, 2010
Prairie St. John’s to offer workshop 
Prairie St. John’s will offer the “Domestic Violence: Social Constructs and Individual Choice” workshop for behavioral health professionals from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at Fargo’s Hilton Garden Inn, 4351 17th Ave. S.
April 03, 2010
Lawmaker says he’s innocent of assault 
BISMARCK – A North Dakota legislator insisted Friday he did not punch his estranged wife, almost a year after he pleaded guilty to a separate charge that he shoved her to the pavement in a parking lot.
By By Dale Wetzel, Associated Press Writer , March 13, 2010
2009 North Dakota domestic violence statistics released 
The North Dakota Council on Abused Women’s Services, which is made up of 21 local domestic violence crisis intervention centers across the state, has released its 2009 statistics on domestic violence.
By Forum staff reports , March 02, 2010
Minnesota panel considers domestic abuse bills 
ST. PAUL – A House crime panel looked at domestic abuse proposals on Friday, including a plan to use electronic tracking devices to keep suspected abusers away from their victims.
By Associated Press , February 20, 2010
Neighbor helps woman allegedly being choked 
A neighbor who heard screams for help came to the aid of a woman allegedly being choked by her boyfriend and knocked him off of her, Fargo police said.
January 28, 2010
Abusers must be held accountable 
In light of recent national and local news reports about incidents of domestic violence, readers might be led to believe that alcohol causes one partner to physically assault the other partner.
By Greg Diehl , January 15, 2010
Ahlin: Insurance attitudes in ND have changed since 1995 
Let’s say that a North Dakota couple named Barbara and Bill have a fight, and he slaps her around. Her face is bruised, and she fears her wrist is broken.
By Jane Ahlin , September 27, 2009
Hamm looks at insurance law change
BISMARCK – North Dakota’s insurance commissioner plans to seek changes in state insurance laws to prevent any company from using domestic violence as a reason to avoid selling health insurance coverage to a woman.By By Dale Wetzel / Associated Press , September 25, 2009
- Hamm says he was “stunned” when he first learned of the insurance problem last week
- North Dakota doesn’t have a law that forbids denial of health coverage for domestic violence victims, but it doesn’t have a law that allows it either
- North Dakota health insurers do not consider domestic violence a pre-existing condition that would merit denying health insurance coverage
- There have been no complaints from customers about denial of coverage for domestic violence reasons
- Her bill to remedy the problem was defeated in 1995 because advocates had no examples that domestic violence victims were being denied health coverage in North Dakota
- Gulleson’s bill was defeated because it addressed a non-existent insurance problem in North Dakota
- National Women's Law Center ND Information Sept 2008.pdf
- National Women's Law Center Insurance Report Sept 2008
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Twin Cities agencies see rise in domestic violence 
ST. PAUL – Some advocates and law enforcement agencies in the Twin Cities area are reporting an uptick in domestic violence – and they think it’s related to the economic downturn.
By Associated Press , June 09, 2009
Domestic violence is serious matter 
On March 27, Rep. Dave Weiler, R-Bismarck, pushed his wife to the ground, causing him to incur and plead guilty to simple assault charges. As a society we have decided that domestic violence is unacceptable. Yet the North Dakota House of Representatives is failing to enforce legislative sanctions against Weiler.
By Jeannie Schultz and Kristin Streifel , May 03, 2009
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