Deputy: Grass, tree fires in Polk County look like arson 
Someone set several fires in wildlife areas of grass and trees Sunday in Polk County, two that each burned 120 acres or more, said Polk County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jim Tadman. The state fire marshal will investigate the fires. No suspects have been identified or questioned yet, Tadman said.
Grand Forks Herald, 04/30/2012
GF teen hurt in motorcycle crash to get 3-wheel bike, hand-control car
A fundraiser this past weekend made pretty certain that Ben Johnson will be able to obtain a special three-wheeled bike that will be another step toward his recovery from a near-fatal motorcycle accident.
Grand Forks Herald, 04/30/2012
Early wheat endures
The earliest spring wheat planted in the region in years looks pretty good, despite enduring below-freezing temperatures for 12 of its first 40 days, including a cool 28 degrees in the early hours Thursday.
Grand Forks Herald, 04/26/2012
Jury finds Wacht guilty in decapitation case
Jurors took 2 hours to decide on ‘overwhelming’ evidenceThe jury here took only two hours Tuesday to decide Daniel Wacht was guilty of murdering Kurt Johnson 16 months ago. The swift verdict by seven men and five women on the seventh day after Wacht’s trial opened came on what would have been Johnson’s 56th birthday.
Grand Forks Herald, 04/24/2012
Prosecution rests case in Wacht trial; defense expects to finish Tuesday
The jury in the murder trial of Daniel Wacht could get the case today. After calling about 31 witnesses over five days in the murder trial of Daniel Wacht, Griggs County prosecutor Marina Spahr rested her case Monday afternoon. Wacht’s defense attorney, Steve Mottinger, told court officers, he would be done today.
Grand Forks Herald, 04/23/2012
Minnesota city reaches out to family hit by fatal fire
This community of 660 is pulling together to help the family struck hard by a Friday night fire that killed a 4-year-old boy and seriously injured two of his older brothers, who were airlifted to the Twin Cities from Altru Hospital in Grand Forks.
Grand Forks Herald, 04/23/2012
Grand Cites greening together along the Red River
Recycling grows by the tons in both citiesAs Earth Day is observed locally and nationally today, numbers show residents of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks are recycling more of their trash every year.
Grand Forks Herald, 04/22/2012
USDA: Early planting continued despite cool, wet weather last week
Despite the cool, wet weather last week, area farmers got lots of acres planted to small grains and sugar beets, keeping well ahead of average spring seeding schedules.
Grand Forks Herald, 04/18/2012
N.D.’s gender gap in wages higher than national average
The disparity between men’s and women’s wages has narrowed in the past 50 years — from 59 cents to every dollar following the 1963 passage of the Equal Pay Act. But the latest statistics show North Dakota has the seventh largest gender wage gap in the United States.
Grand Forks Herald, 04/17/2012
Storm-chased KC-135s return home from GFAFB
After a brief visit, the 24 KC-135 air-refueling tankers — many of which likely used to call Grand Forks home — returned Sunday to their bases in Nebraska and Kansas, accomplishing their two-day mission of missing tornadoes.
Grand Forks Herald, 04/15/2012
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