
UND philosopher Weinstein to interview Nobel Prize-winning economist
For UND philosopher Jack Russell Weinstein, it’s not enough to lecture about ancient Greek philosophers or publish books about contemporary conservative Catholic philosophy. He has the improbable-sounding goal of bringing philosophy to the masses.

A big decision made quietly
The decision to essentially take on all the risks of hosting major concerts at Grand Forks’ Alerus Center appears to have been made by an informal committee that doesn’t announce its meetings to the public.

Minnesota football: Storm back on top
The low point for J.J. Safranski’s football career came last season. He was a starting defensive back on a Stephen-Argyle football team that lost in the section championship game to Kittson County Central — a setback that ended the Storm streaks of 12 straight section titles, 76 straight wins and five straight state championships.

Grand Forks vies for ‘Call of Duty-est'
New video game could set record
Grand Forks gamers hungry to get their hands on a copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 have put the city in the top 40 American towns for most Amazon.com preorders per capita.
Twins trade Gomez to Brewers for Hardy
MINNEAPOLIS — After trying to trade for Milwaukee shortstop J.J. Hardy last offseason, the Minnesota Twins finally closed the deal Friday, believing the price had dropped considerably.
RELATED CONTENTUND hockey: Trupp keeps highlights coming in Sioux victory
Trupp was at it again on Friday, batting a puck out of the air from his knees for a highlight-reel goal in UND’s 4-2 win over Michigan Tech in the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena.
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Grand Forks will be getting a fifth public hockey arena. It will, anyway, when construction begins on the proposed new fitness center.
RELATED CONTENTTeen in custody after Dunseith, N.D., mother says he took car and kids
Michelle Allery had just strapped her two toddlers, ages 3 and 4, into their car seats when she went inside to get her 11-month-old. It was about 5 a.m. Thursday, and the Dunseith, N.D., mom had to drop her kids at day care and be at work in Rugby, N.D., more than 30 miles away, in an hour. The baby was already bundled, so she picked him up and put a blanket over him. It was a matter of seconds before she was back outside to see her 2001 Pontiac Grand Am on the move.
Belcourt, N.D., soldier wounded during shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas
Army Sgt. Patrick Blue III, 23, was hit in the side by bullet fragments during the attack, and was hospitalized to remove the fragments and get stitches. His dad, Patrick Blue Jr., said he was released from the hospital Friday morning.
UND football: In search of more fans
Sioux hope for bigger turnout in their final home game
One theory for the drop in attendance focuses on the timing of Sioux games. For the first time since 1952, UND did not have a September home game — which could be considered an out-of-sight, out-of-mind factor.
Two vehicles hit moose on Interstate 29 near Thompson, N.D., exit
The North Dakota State Patrol said a van and a semi struck and killed a moose on Interstate 29 near the Thompson, N.D., exit Thursday evening. Scott Gulsvig, 32, Moorhead, suffered minor cuts from glass when his GMC Safari hit the moose in the southbound lanes about 7 p.m., Trooper Ryan Panasuk said.
Police probe report of person in trunk
A Grand Forks radio show host tells police she saw a person in the trunk of a car in a parking lot Thursday, leaving investigators to wonder whether what she witnessed was foul play or just hi-jinks. “Certainly, we hope it’s a prank or something innocent, but we have to take it serious,” Lt. Rahn Farder said Friday.
GF man pleads guilty to sexual contact
A Grand Forks man has admitted to having sexual contact with three underage girls. Brandon Jon Kuntz, 21, pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition, a Class A felony, in a case involving a 14-year-old. In separate cases of contact with a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old, he entered guilty pleas on two misdemeanor counts of corruption of minors.
Alerus acquires more Twin Cities banks
Grand Forks-based Alerus Financial has acquired another Twin Cities bank, the company announced Friday.
UND Senate urges retiring nickname
The UND Senate on Thursday called on the State Board of Higher Education to retire the Fighting Sioux nickname at the next board meeting Nov. 19.
RELATED CONTENTHEALTH AND WELLNESS: Alzheimer’s group gives families source for help
Life does not end with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
That’s one of the things that Jill Wulff learned that she wants to pass on to others. Wulff, Alzheimer’s Association of Minnesota-North Dakota rural care consultant, got involved in the association after her mother was diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia, a neurodegenerative disorder.
Orlando shooting suspect's money woes
A man so broke that he said he didn’t have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said. As officers led a handcuffed Jason Rodriguez into a police station, a reporter asked the divorced 40-year-old why he had attacked his former colleagues.
RELATED CONTENTFort Hood suspect: Methodical goodbyes
As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship — common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier. Instead, authorities say, he went on the killing spree that left 13 people dead.
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Minnesota task force report urges improvements in broadband service
The task force’s recommendations, released Friday, call for a dramatic expansion and speeding up of broadband service. But the report stopped short of detailing how the expansion would be funded. The report did not call for state spending but left that option open. The group’s chairman said Adamec’s plight shows how many Minnesotans are at a disadvantage.
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