GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police in Grand Forks used a PIT maneuver to stop a man wanted in a domestic violence investigation. Officers were searching for 51-year-old Dana Decoteau for questioning last night when he was spotted by campus police. Decoteau refused to stop and headed west on Gateway Drive where police used a PIT maneuver and forced his vehicle…
GRAND FORKS, ND — Dozens of athletes swam a few laps in the pool, pedaled to the medal on the exercise bike, and ran some laps on a track as part of the Winter Indoor Triathlon. “It started out as kind of a quick, fun event and it’s evolved into an annual event now,” said Patti McEnroe, the Healthy Living Director…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Altru Health System in Grand Forks has a new Chief Executive Officer. He is Brad Wehe a familiar face around the hospital. Wehe began with Altru in 1989 and has served in leadership positions since 1991. In 2011, he became Altru’s Chief Operating Officer. He’ll become CEO on January 1, 2019 and will succeed Dave Molmen…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — It’s news that local fans of heavy metal music have been waiting for. Metallica’s WorldWired Tour is making a stop at Alerus Center in Grand Forks. You can see the heavy metal band live on Saturday, September 8. It’ll be the band’s first stop in Grand Forks in nearly 30 years! They’ll also be…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grand Forks Red River provided the only upset in the first round of the North Dakota state hockey tournament. The 3-seed out of the east took down 2-seed Bismarck 4-2 on Thursday night. Fargo Davies advances to face Bismarck Century, while Red River will take on Grand Forks Central. (1W) Bismarck Century 6, (4E) Grafton-Park River…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — All of the top seeds advanced to the semifinals in the North Dakota girls hockey state tournament. Davies and Bismarck shut out their opponents, while Fargo North-South and West Fargo both moved on. (1) Fargo North-South 11, (8) Mandan 2 (4) Davies 2, (5) Minot 0 (2) Bismarck 3, (7) Dickinson 0 (3) West Fargo 4,…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A man was cited for jaywalking after getting hit by a pickup in Grand Forks. This morning around 8:45, a pickup driven by 79–year–old Francis Leiran ran into 54–year–old Wilbur Gillespie. Gillespie was walking across South Washington Street at 13th Avenue at the time. Police say Leiran did not see the man as she was turning….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Another homeowner encounters a burglar in her home in Grand Forks. Police responded to a home in the 1800 block of 5th Avenue North at 6 pm Tuesday after a caller says she saw a man in her house. The suspect fled before officers arrived. Police say it looks like the suspect kicked or pried open…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grand Forks School Board has selected a new superintendent for the district, and they didn’t have to go far. He is Terry Brenner. Brenner is the current Director of Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, and Professional Development at Grand Forks Public Schools. He’ll now enter into contract negotiations for the superintendent position. Brenner will replace Larry Nybladh who…
GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. — Three people from Kindred were hurt when their pickup rear-ended a snow plow. It happened in white-out conditions Sunday afternoon on I-29 south of Grand Forks. The pickup driver, 30-year old Sean Woller, and his passengers, 26 year old Christina Lindquist-Cornog, and 6 year-old William Cornog, were taken to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks with…
