North Dakota to roll out new emergency alert systems to combat high rates of missing Indigenous people

North Dakota to roll out new emergency alert systems to combat high rates of missing Indigenous people

BISMARCK — Starting Aug. 1, North Dakota will be among a handful of states turning to emergency alert systems in an attempt to intercept alarmingly high rates of missing and murdered Indigenous people. “It's been a battle. Part of me is thankful it passed, but the other part of me wishes we didn’t have to get a bill like this passed specifically for our people," Rep. Jayme Davis, D-Rollette, said. Davis was a primary sponsor of House Bill 1535,…