Colby Braun has been named interim director of the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Braun will replace Dave Krabbenhoft who is retiring the first of the year.
Braun has served as DOCR’s director of facility operations since August 2018. He previously served for nearly five years as warden of the North Dakota State Penitentiary.
In making the appointment Governor Doug Burgum says the process of selecting the next director is already underway.
Road Closure in Grand Forks
(File image) (KNOX) - Crews will be closing North 25th Street from 2nd Avenue North to University Avenue in Grand Forks starting on Monday, March 24th. Crews need to repair a utility line along N. 25th St. The closure will be in place for one week, w...
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(File image) (KNOX) -A state Senate committee gave a do pass vote for proposed legislation that was crafted for a potato processing facility in Grand Forks. Agristo, Belgian company, said they it would open its first North American operation in Grand...
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(File image) (KNOX) - Applications are being accepted for the Grand Forks Police Department's annual youth and adult programs. Students entering the seventh or eighth grade can take part in in the IMPACT Academy. Grand Forks Public School students h...
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(File image) (KNOX) - The prosecution wrapped up its case in Grand Forks County Court in the Nicole Rice murder trial. Police allege that Rice stabbed Anita Knutson to death inside their off-campus apartment in Minot in 2007. Knutson, 18, was found s...
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