ND AG Wrigley: Previously deleted emails belonging to late AG Stenehjem recovered

(Fargo, ND) -- North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says emails from the deleted account of the late North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem have been recovered.

Wrigley says the emails were downloaded to a computer at the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation. 

Previously, it was believed the emails had been permanently deleted.

The emails were uploaded to a state computer in the summer of 2023.

This is a developing story.