Feds offer new details of allegations against Zavoral
The U.S. government is opposing efforts to dismiss a federal lawsuit by the East Grand Forks construction company that it accuses of fraud, bringing more specific allegations to light.Grand Forks Herald, 05/22/2012
Fisher, Minn., high school senior faces three more charges of sexual assault
Jarrin Dean Boucher, Crookston, was 17 when the second alleged sexual assault occurred, but the prosecutor is seeking to have him tried as an adult. He already faces charges of sexual assault on a 6-year-old, allegedly committed after he turned 18.Grand Forks Herald, 05/21/2012
UND women’s self-defense course in high demand
It didn’t take long for 45-year-old Jane Peterson to put her self-defense training into practice. While she didn’t need to use the physical skills she learned a few months before in the self-defense class taught at UND, Peterson said the heightened awareness the class taught saved her. It’s called IMPACT, a 12-hour course that teaches women how to fight off assailants.Grand Forks Herald, 05/18/2012
Grafton woman out $20,000 in scam
Grand Forks police say a North Dakota woman has been bilked out of at least $20,000 in a romance scam. The 72-year-old woman thought she was wiring money to a male friend overseas. The con man told her he needed the cash to come to the U.S.Grand Forks Herald, 05/18/2012
UND self-defense course for women gets donations
A local motorcycle group donated $3,000 Thursday to sponsor an intensive self-defense course for women offered through the UND Women’s Center.Grand Forks Herald, 05/18/2012
Second oldest Grand Forks church torn down 
Vacant since before ’97 flood, it makes way for housingThomas “Marty” Martzall stood by with a digital camera Tuesday morning as the oldest wood-framed church in Grand Forks was reduced to rubble. Martzall, 75, who lives just a block from what is known by some as the “Old Church on Walnut Street,” retains plenty of good memories of the building.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/15/2012
Honoring fallen officers in the northern Red River Valley
Forty-one officers, including those from Canada, will be honored at 2 p.m. today at a memorial service at the Grand Forks County Courthouse. Lt. Governor Drew Wrigley, a former U.S. attorney, will be the keynote speaker.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/14/2012
Former Grand Forks Highway Patrol chief pleads guilty to DWI
The former commander the Grand Forks regional office of the North Dakota Highway Patrol pleaded guilty to drunk driving Friday in state district court in Bemidji.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/11/2012
Grand Forks murder still a mystery 25 years later
Anna Marie Korynta was, by all accounts, a pretty, outgoing young woman with dozens of friends who was liked by almost everyone that met her. So, it was shocking, when the 19-year-old Fisher, Minn., native was found brutally stabbed to death in her basement apartment in downtown Grand Forks during the early morning hours of May 11, 1987. With each passing year, that shock vanishes into mystery as Korynta’s killer has remained at large.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/11/2012
Officials: Store’s inventory led to closing
City open to relocation of adult-themed businessIt wasn’t a specific item, but the totality of the store’s adult merchandise that led East Grand Forks city officials Wednesday to judge that Fantasy’s couldn’t open in a commercial district, according to city administrator Scott Huizenga.
Grand Forks Herald, 05/10/2012
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