Hannah Shirley, Grand Forks Herald

Hannah Shirley

Grand Forks Herald

Grand Forks, ND, United States

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Grand Forks County ax murderer became Dakota Territory's first legal execution in 1885

Nineteen-year-old farmhand George Miller maintained his innocence all the way to the gallows after he was convicted of murdering an Inkster, N.D., farmer's wife and 11-year-old son in 1885. → Read More

When a Grand Forks man stopped breathing, police acted fast to save his life

A Grand Forks man became unresponsive during dinner in his Grand Forks home last August. Grand Forks officers revived him with a defibrillator and kept him alive until paramedics could arrive. → Read More

'That's God all around': Crookston girl dragged city block by semi continues to recover

For the first time since the accident, 10-year-old Kaylee Acevedo sat on the edge of her bed at Sanford Hospital for 10 minutes and looked out the window of her hospital room. → Read More

Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster doses now available to eligible patients through Altru

COVID-19 booster doses are available at any Altru primary care clinics, and upon request at upcoming flu shot clinics. Please bring proof of your completed COVID vaccine series to your appointment. To schedule your COVID-19 booster dose, please call the Nurse Advice Line at 701-780-6358, and select option 1. → Read More

Grand Forks Fire Department receives $20,000 grant for fire extinguisher training

The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation has granted the Grand Forks Fire Department more than $20,000 to purchase a BullEx Fire Extinguisher Training System, which will allow the fire department to conduct fire extinguisher training anywhere, including indoors. → Read More

Warrant issued for Texas man charged for deaths of two Grand Forks teens

Court documents allege that Valentin Mendoza IV, 20, told his girlfriend he intended to kill himself three minutes before swerving into oncoming traffic and killing two Grand Forks teenagers. Mendoza's location is not currently known, and a nationwide warrant has been issued for his arrest. → Read More

BREAKING: East Grand Forks School Board votes to immediately walk back mask requirement

As COVID-19 cases in the district and community continue to fall, the East Grand Forks School Board voted unanimously to relax some COVID mitigation measures, including the controversial mask requirement for grades K through 6. → Read More

BREAKING: East Grand Forks School Board votes to immediately walk back mask requirement

As COVID-19 cases in the district and community continue to fall, the East Grand Forks School Board voted unanimously to relax some COVID mitigation measures, including the controversial mask requirement for grades K through 6. → Read More

East Grand Forks School Board votes to immediately walk back mask requirement

As COVID-19 cases in the district and community continue to fall, the East Grand Forks School Board voted unanimously to relax some COVID mitigation measures, including the controversial mask requirement for grades K through 6. → Read More

New charges filed against local contractor previously convicted of construction fraud

Nicholas James Morgan-DeRosier, 34, of Fargo, has been charged with construction fraud and theft. He faced similar charges earlier this year. → Read More

Altru and Grand Forks Public Health to discontinue drive-thru COVID-19 testing

Testing will continue to be available through any Altru primary care physician and weekday mornings at the UND Fritz Pollard Jr. Athletic Center. → Read More

Grand Forks restaurant owner joins North Dakota's first lady in an effort to end the stigma of addiction

Grand Forks business owner Jonathan Holth, now 13 years sober, is helping North Dakota First Lady Kathryn Burgum advocate for addiction recovery in the state. → Read More

Unknown number of pigs die in Nelson County rollover crash

The driver of the livestock trailer was uninjured. → Read More

East Grand Forks School Board to consider changes to COVID-19 safety plan Monday

The board discussed possibly rolling back COVID-19 safety strategies in light of low case numbers in the district at a working meeting Wednesday morning, Oct. 20. → Read More

Border Patrol to host Global Entry enrollment event in Grand Forks in November

Anyone who wants to apply to the program in time to be interviewed in-person on Nov. 17, people should begin the application process immediately. → Read More

Director of Student-Athlete Development honored for work to stop dating and sexual violence at UND

At the annual Take Back the Night rally on the UND campus Thursday night, Oct. 15, UND President Andrew Armacost committed to eradicating dating and sexual violence in the UND and Grand Forks communities. → Read More

East Grand Forks woman arrested for side-swiping Highway Patrol vehicle near Jamestown

No injuries were reported in the crash. → Read More

Recruitment, campus connections top priorities for new UND police chief

Rodney Clark has been in his new role as the UNDPD chief for about six weeks. → Read More

Rhode Island man sentenced to 33 years in prison for connection to Grand Forks man's fatal overdose

Steven Barros Pinto, 40, of Pawtucket, R.I., was involved in a Rhode Island organization part of an international fentanyl distribution ring. → Read More

Northern lights dazzle over Grand Forks Monday night

Such displays over the city are uncommon, but not unheard of, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center. → Read More