Gabriel W. Mills appeals the district court’s 1 dismissal, under the Younger 2 abstention doctrine, of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in declining to exercise jurisdiction in light of ongoing state proceedings. See Night Clubs, Inc. v. City of Fort Smith, Ark., 163 F.3d 475, 479 (8th Cir. 1998) (standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm, see 8th Cir. R. 47B, but we modify the dismissal to be without prejudice, see Anderson v. Schultz, 871 F.2d 762, 766 (8th Cir. 1989) (dismissal without prejudice is appropriate when court abstains under Younger).