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Prosecutors begin round 2 of arguing Rodriguez death penalty
Prosecutors in North Dakota's first and only death penalty case say defense attorneys are wrong by claiming the judge didn't go far enough in explaining why he threw out the sentence for Alfonso Rodri...
Pat Sweeney Nov 01, 2021

UND set for long-awaited hockey game in Nashville
UND and Penn State have had to wait a year to face off in hockey, but the wait ends Saturday night in Nashville. The teams face off in the U-S Hockey Hall of Fame game, which was postponed in 2020 bec...
Pat Sweeney Oct 29, 2021

ND college presidents to decide on vaccine mandate
The North Dakota Board of Higher Education says university presidents and system leaders should have the flexibility to decide what to do about President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The boar...
Pat Sweeney Oct 28, 2021

ND budget writers finish coronavirus spending plan
Budget writers in the North Dakota Legislature have agreed to spend nearly the entire amount of the $1.1 billion in federal coronavirus aid available to the state. T he proposed spending includes fund...
Pat Sweeney Oct 28, 2021

GF hockey fans heading to Nashville
The Grand Forks Airport is expected to be a busy place with travelers hopping flights to Nashville to watch the Hall of Fame hockey game. Extra passengers are expected to move through the gates all we...
Doug Barrett Oct 26, 2021

ND releases addiction survey results
A survey of North Dakotans shows a marked improvement in how people view addiction. The results from the North Dakota Addressing Addiction survey were presented at the "Recovery Reinvented" evet at th...
Doug Barrett Oct 26, 2021

GF school officials to launch budget exercise
The Grand Forks School Board will get a crash course on budget planning during a work session following tonight's (Monday) regular meeting. Members will be tasked with crafting a so-called Guiding Cha...
Doug Barrett Oct 25, 2021

North Dakota National Guard unit honored at homecoming event
Members of a Bismarck-based North Dakota National Guard unit who were called to active duty in Washington, D.C. late last year have been honored for their service. Seventy soldiers with Company C, 2nd...
Doug Barrett Oct 25, 2021

Business News: GF sales tax...restaurant moves & stamps
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a new low point since the pandemic erupted, evidence that layoffs are declining as companies hold onto workers. Unemploymen...
Doug Barrett Oct 24, 2021

Truck crash west of Reynolds kills driver
A sugar beet truck crashed and burned west of Reynolds (ND) last night. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the driver was heading east on Eagle Avenue when the truck left the roadway and entered the...
Doug Barrett Oct 24, 2021