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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Jacob's Law namesake ready to help other youths
Jacob Gould used to dream of being a professional wrestler, but now the 12-year-old with a new law named after him wants to devote his life to helping others wrestle with problems like almost cost h...
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Unique center serves as advocate for child abuse victims 
The Family Advocacy Center of Northern Minnesota is a serene environment in which children are examined and interviewed following instances of maltreatment and abuse. We talk with the executive director to get an idea of what the center does, and how predators “groom” their victims.
By Justin Glawe , March 31, 2013
Judge: Grand Forks man accused of fondling boy fit for trial
A state psychologist said he interviewed Robert McCormack for two hours in October, and concluded McCormack is competent to aid in his own defense.
By Stephen J. Lee , February 13, 2013
Priest, teacher convicted in Pa. church abuse case
A jury on Wednesday convicted a priest and teacher in a pivotal church-abuse case that rocked the Philadelphia archdiocese and sent a church official to prison for child endangerment.
By Maryclaire Dale , January 30, 2013
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Park Rapids mother accused of abuse
A Fargo doctor who examined a Hubbard County toddler in a case of suspected abuse said the 2½ -year-old had 26 separate injuries that were strongly indicative of “non-accidental trauma.”
November 27, 2012
John Ford, Rugby, N.D., letter: Too many children fall through agency’s cracks
Let’s hope the federal government now takes a serious look at the Department of Human Services, regarding not only the troubles at Spirit Lake but also all the deficiencies that take place with the Child Protection Services and foster care programs under the department’s control.
By John Ford , September 17, 2012
At Spirit Lake, an effort to let children know which adults can’t be trusted
Looking down on the children trooping into the recreation center at the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation are 36 mugshots of sex offenders, kept there to warn them of adults they must not trust. It's an effort with added poignancy because of the trouble the reservation has had with its child protection and social service programs, which have failed so badly the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs is taking them over.
By Chuck Haga , September 16, 2012
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Local officials informed of extent of child abuse, neglect
One child in virtually every classroom in Grand Forks is a possible victim of child abuse or neglect. And 28 percent of children who are treated for burns or bruises likely have fractures as well.
By Kevin Bonham , September 11, 2012
Safer Tomorrows aims to bring awareness to child abuse
It’s a scene you’ve probably witnessed at least once: You’re in a store and not far from you a child launches into a tantrum. But it isn’t the kicking and screaming that startles you as much as the parent’s verbally and even physically abusive response.
By Mary Jo Hotzler , September 11, 2012
Man sentenced for child abuse on Spirit Lake Reservation
A Tokio man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for abusing a 2-year-old boy on the Spirit Lake Reservation.
By Associated Press , August 28, 2012
Interior sends high-level officials to Spirit Lake
The U.S. Department of the Interior will dispatch a “strike team” of senior officials including the director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Spirit Lake Nation Monday, according to the department.
By Chuck Haga , August 24, 2012
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Conrad: Spirit Lake lacks leadership on child protection
Saying that the Spirit Lake Nation “seems to be a rudderless ship” lacking the leadership necessary to deal with a crisis in child protection on the reservation, Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., said he will call Interior Secretary Ken Salazar “and ask him to send in a team” to do what needs to be done.
By Chuck Haga , August 23, 2012
State says it offered to help tribe protect children
Tara Muhlhauser, director of the Children and Family Services Division, also advised Tom Sullivan that her office “has repeatedly offered to provide technical assistance… to help the tribe better serve children,” but the tribe “has not taken advantage of our offer.”
By Chuck Haga , August 23, 2012
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Official: Safety of Spirit Lake children not better
A federal human services administrator who called on state and federal officials to declare a state of emergency for children at the Spirit Lake Nation has submitted another scathing indictment of child protection services there, alleging that little has been done to improve the situation.
By Chuck Haga , August 17, 2012
Betty Jo Krenz, Jamestown, letter: Authorities need to deal with Spirit Lake kids issue
I am very happy for Michael Tilus and his recent almost-never-heard-of “win,” but the unfortunate truth is, this does nothing for the immediate safety and well-being of the children on the reservation.
By Betty Jo Krenz , August 10, 2012
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