MMIP task force for North Dakota in progress

An MMIP task force is currently in the works in North Dakota. House Bill 1199, requires the creation of a task force and is also responsible for the Feather Alert, which went live on May 1 after North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong signed the bill into law.

Lonnie Grabowska, director of the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigations, said the group is waiting for each North Dakota tribe to appoint members to the task force. The group can then meet to establish roles for the task force.

Their first meeting is likely to occur in early fall, Grabowska said.