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NDSU Working With Researchers From Across Country to Tackle Pancreatic Cancer

Students are presenting their innovative ideas

FARGO, N.D. — A pancreatic cancer research symposium at NDSU connects students to researchers across the country to help find more innovative ways to treat the disease. Researchers say 85 percent of tumors in cancer patients are solid which is why they can be so hard to treat. NDSU graduate student Matthew Confeld is taking a different approach to finding…

Strongmen Show Off Viking Strength in Moorhead for HISTORY Show

MOORHEAD, Minn – Four of the world’s strongest men want to figure out if they’re as strong as Vikings. What’s a better place to test their might than Minnesota? It’s all part of the History Channel show The Strongest Man in History. Courtesy: HISTORY Four-time World’s Strongest Man champion Brian Shaw pulled a Viking ship weighing 12,000 pounds in the Hjemkomst…

ND Billionaire Gary Tharaldson Shares Success Tips

North Dakota’s first and only billionaire Gary Tharaldson shares his secrets on being successful in business. “I developed a real positive attitude about things and trying to be the best you can be. I’ve always shared the wealth with my employees. That’s probably the best thing I ever did and it made my company much greater.” The former high school…

“It Was Her Fault” Attorneys Claim Fargo Diocese Blamed Alleged Sexual Assault Survivor

FARGO, N.D. – Attorneys for an alleged sexual assault survivor say the Fargo Diocese told them “it was her fault” after coming forward. The law firms of Bradshaw and Bryant and O’Keeffe O’Brien Lyson Foss will hold a press conference Thursday, July 11 in Fargo. They claim Father Michael Wright abused someone at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Belcourt, North…

Sen. Tina Smith’s Office Travels MN to Address Housing Crisis

Her team will be in Thief River Falls and Detroit Lakes on Tuesday

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Staff members for Minnesota Senator Tina Smith are traveling around the state to figure out how to address a housing crisis. They stopped in Moorhead to hear how our area has been impacted over the years. Clay County Housing Redevelopment Authority officials say since 2000, rent has increased 28 percent but wages have not. The executive director…

Grand Forks Police Search For Robbery Suspect Who Held Up Woman At Knifepoint

The robbery happened just before 7 Monday morning in the 2300 block of 17th Street South

GRAND FORKS, ND– Grand Forks police are looking for a man who pulled a knife on a woman and demanded money. The robbery happened just before 7 Monday morning in the 2300 block of 17th Street South. The 62-year-old victim gave the man some cash and he pushed her and fled on a bike. He is described as a white…

High Risk Sex Offender Moves To Grand Forks

39-year-old Jeremiah Mihulka is living at 802 ½ 5th Street North

GRAND FORKS, ND — Police are notifying the public in Grand Forks that a high risk sex offender has moved into town from Bismarck. 39-year-old Jeremiah Mihulka is living at 802 ½ 5th Street North. He has a conviction for Gross Sexual Imposition in 2001 and a Corrupt/ Solicitation of a Minor in 1998. Mihulka will have to register as…

Red Lake Conservation Officer Falls Ill During Service Call, Passes Away

Conservation Officer Shannon "Opie" Barron leaves behind a wife and two kids

RED LAKE, MN — Red Lake Department of Public Safety members are mourning the loss of longtime Conservation Officer Shannon “Opie” Barron. He passed away last night after responding to a call for suspected illegal harvesting north of Red Lake. Officers had cleared the scene when Officer Barron requested EMS to his location after not feeling well. He was taken…

Esports League Coming To 14 North Dakota High Schools This Fall

The esports season is slated to begin in October and will last through December

MANDAN, ND — Fourteen high schools in North Dakota, including a few in our area, plan to form competitive video gaming teams. Mandan Superintendent Mike Bitz says his school will spend around $20,000 this year to buy computers and other equipment to construct an esports lab for students. He says it will help an “underrepresented population” of students who might…