Grand Forks man charged with drug felonies 
Nicholas Thorsen, the Grand Forks man present when Christian Bjerk ingested the synthetic hallucinogen in Thorsen’s home last June that killed Bjerk hours later, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to separate but related drug charges.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/14/2013
N.D. highway fatalities down so far in 2013
North Dakota highway fatalities so far this year are lower than they were during the same period a year ago, going against a general trend of rising fatalities statewide and nationwide.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/14/2013
Region’s fallen law enforcement officers remembered in Grand Forks ceremony
Bonnie Andrys placed a red rose Tuesday in honor of her first husband, Kenneth Olson, during a ceremony at the Grand Forks County court house memorializing law enforcement officers from across the region who died in the line of duty.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/14/2013
Longtime Grand Forks prosecutor Falck praised at retirement party
Last week, Don Keplin, who has been appearing in Grand Forks courtrooms for more than half of his 40 years on a long list of charges including several felony drug and violence convictions with plenty of time behind bars, appeared again in a pre-trial conference, again across the aisle from a familiar face.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/13/2013
Red Lake Falls’ ex-administrator accused of theft
Allen Ducharme, former city administrator in Red Lake Falls, Minn., faces two felony theft charges alleging he took $2,394 in city money by using a city debit card to buy items for a post-prom party he and his wife held for local high school students.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/08/2013
Late spring means race is on for area farmers
This is one of the latest springs Joel Ross can remember. The air temperature didn’t get above 50 degrees until April 26, the latest on record at the Grand Forks office of the National Weather Service, and snow remained on fields until last week.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/08/2013
Judge back on bench after surgery
State District Judge Joel Medd was back at work in Grand Forks on Monday, six weeks and three days after open-heart surgery. Medd, 66, had been on leave until Monday afternoon.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/06/2013
Projects proposed would up N.D.’s wind energy capacity 41 percent
The extension of a key federal subsidy late last year has helped revive interest in developing new wind energy projects in North Dakota, based on documents filed with state regulators.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/04/2013
Thief River Falls man pleads guilty to drug charges
A Thief River Falls man pleaded guilty Thursday to giving heroin last summer to a man who then overdosed in a Grand Forks motel room. Thomas Alan Olson, 24, admitted dealing cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine July 10 with Rodrigo Almendarez, his longtime friend from Thief River Falls.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/02/2013
‘Weird’ flood defies patterns of Red River
The Red River appeared to have crested Wednesday, sooner by days and lower by feet than was expected, lowering flood concerns but raising questions about forecasts being off.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/02/2013
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