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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.

By Archie Ingersoll , November 07, 2009

A big decision made quietly

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Alerus Center

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.

By Tu-Uyen Tran , November 06, 2009

Construction begins on facility for young adults with autism

A local non-profit organization held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday to celebrate the beginning of construction of a new town-home facility for autistic young adults.

By Herald Staff Report , November 06, 2009

Alerus acquires more Twin Cities banks

Grand Forks-based Alerus Financial has acquired another Twin Cities bank, the company announced Friday.

By Ryan Johnson , November 06, 2009

UND launches “stone soup” community-university project fund

A new fund that will support community-university projects was launched Friday during a UND Center for Community Engagement awards luncheon.

By Herald Staff Report , November 06, 2009

Grand Forks vies for ‘Call of Duty-est'

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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.

By Herald Staff Report , November 06, 2009

Altru closes walk-in flu clinic

Altru Health System has closed its walk-in flu clinic after seeing a large decrease in the number of patients this week.

By Herald Staff Reports , November 06, 2009

Pride of Dakota to kick off holiday shopping

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If you go to the Pride of Dakota Holiday Showcase

The Pride of Dakota Holiday Showcase on Saturday and Sunday in the Alerus Center in Grand Forks offers Christmas shoppers something they won’t find just anywhere: Hundreds of items from soup to nuts and beyond, all products of North Dakota, all in one place.

By Paulette Tobin , November 06, 2009

Columbia Mall Waldenbooks closing in January

Waldenbooks is being downsized by Borders Group, which is closing 200 of the stores nationwide, including the Columbia Mall location in Grand Forks.

By Herald staff and wire report , November 06, 2009

AROUND THE REGION: GF prayer event today ... Dorgan offers pilot legislation ... Traffic fine claims cutoff ... more

GF prayer event today: Valley House of Prayer, open to anyone to pray together for the community and nation, will join Revolution Prayer at 7 p.m. today in New Life Foursquare Church, 321 Cottonwood St. Info: 772-3933.

By Forum Communications, Associated Press , November 06, 2009

Area benefits, volunteer opportunities

Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 2 will hold a pancake breakfast fundraiser from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the Applebee’s restaurants in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks. The cost is $5 per person and proceeds go toward DAV programs to help local veterans. Tickets may be purchased from chapter members or at the door.

By James R. Johnson , November 06, 2009

Gattuso brother wants death for suspects

The brother of Philip M. Gattuso says he wants the death penalty on the table for the two Oklahoma men accused in the Fargo periodontist’s death.

By Mike Nowatzki , November 05, 2009

New 'Cash for Clunkers' for appliances

First, it was motor vehicles; now, the federal government’s “Cash for Clunkers” program wants consumers to invest in energy-efficient refrigerators, stoves, washers and dryers.

By James R. Johnson , November 05, 2009

Medicare enrollment event to be held Nov. 19

A free annual enrollment event for assistance in switching or enrolling in a Medicare prescription drug plan will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Guest House, 710 First Ave. N, Grand Forks.

By Herald Staff Report , November 05, 2009

Grand Forks native recounts Thursday lockdown at Fort Hood school

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Katie (Bouley) Haas, a Grand Forks Central High School and UND graduate, was just dismissing her class of 4-year-olds Thursday in Clear Creek Elementary School on Fort Hood when news of the murderous shooting on the Texas U.S. Army base came over the public address system.

By Stephen J. Lee , November 05, 2009

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OUR VOICES Alerus Center compromise

Just a quick update on that $175,000 the city says VenuWorks owes the city: Company President Steve Peters was in town yesterday to explain why the company doesn't owe that much money. Basically, he's saying whatever the city attorney's office says about the contract is wrong. The contract never in

Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Nov 5, 2009 at 12:29 AM | The City Beat

OUR VOICES Restructuring the Alerus Center commission

Grand Forks City Council Mike McNamara said today at the finance committee that he'd like to get rid of the commission structure at the Alerus Center and have the city run the building the way it runs any other department. Council member Terry Bjerke, who's a frequent ally of Mac, emphasized that i

Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Nov 4, 2009 at 10:36 PM | The City Beat

OUR VOICES Questions about the Alerus Center

This afternoon, the Grand Forks City Council's finance committee will be talking about the contract between the Alerus Center and VenuWorks. The City Beat has an inkling that what this will set off is some serious soul searching about what the city is doing with that facility and how it's

Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Nov 4, 2009 at 1:33 AM | The City Beat

OUR VOICES A series of strange decisions

Update 5:39 p.m. Nov. 2, 2009: I added the original documents used for this story to my story online. You can read the explanations of the contract and open meeting laws by the city attorney's office yourself. The City Beat told you I was working on this story about interesting goings on at Grand

Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Nov 2, 2009 at 1:56 AM | The City Beat

OUR VOICES Olive Garden!

OMG, Olive Garden might be coming. That's pretty much the response so far on my story about the restaurant's advance scouts visiting Grand Forks City Hall for some info. Thanks to a kind anonymous tipster for this one. I might not have checked it out if he or she weren't so specific about the locat

Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Oct 30, 2009 at 8:07 PM | The City Beat

OUR VOICES Alerus Center commission and open meetings laws

Update 9:35 a.m. Oct. 30, 2009: I had a little bit of trouble with AreaVoices or my browser crashing on me last night so I accidentally left the part out about how I don't think John Q. Public can ask for an opinion from the city attorney, but he can ask the state attorney general if it involves ope

Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Oct 29, 2009 at 10:29 PM | The City Beat

OUR VOICES Alerus Center getting reimbursement of management fee

Update 1:11 a.m. Oct. 29, 2009: The City Beat has to apologize for misleading some readers about how the numbers work. I did say I wasn't sure about certain things. The biggest of those uncertainties is where the $97,000 loss from the Britney Spears concert went. Just to simplify everything, here's

Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Oct 28, 2009 at 8:17 AM | The City Beat

OUR VOICES Moving local elections for the sake of students

UND student leaders said the other day that they wanted the Grand Forks City Council to help them move the city elections from June to November so students have an easier time participating. They were told by the city that they'd have to get state lawmakers to change this state law to make that hap

Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Oct 20, 2009 at 9:20 PM | The City Beat

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