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CROOKSTON -- Sister Pat Murphy of Crookston said she didn't want to argue about capital punishment. Yet her inquiries into the status of Alfonso Rodriguez, who was convicted of killing UND student Dru Sjodin and now sits on death row, have inadvertently placed her at the center...

The whir of the wind turbine outside. The creak of the wood floor. For 15 minutes, those were some of the only sounds that could be heard in a rural Crookston building Saturday morning. Meanwhile, about a half a dozen people sat in silence in a circle as part of Silent Saturday,...

The Irishman's Shanty in Crookston has been open since 1945 — well, almost. It's been closed the past 13 months to allow owner Paul Gregg to rebuild after a fire destroyed the building's kitchen, attic and roof and caused smoke damage throughout last January. Five minutes...

Widman's Candy Store in Crookston has been named the Best Candy Store in Minnesota. Widman's defeated three other finalists in the Twin Cities-based...

CROOKSTON -- Shutouts haven’t gotten much easier for Francis Marshall. The Thief River Falls senior turned back just eight shots Monday. Her Prowler teammates, meanwhile, peppered 59 shots on goal as Thief River Falls downed Crookston 9-0 in the semifinals of the Minnesota Section...

A Crookston candy store is a finalist in a Twin Cities television station's "Best of Minnesota" contest. Widman's Candy Store is one of...

CROOKSTON -- At age 4, Paul Bittner proclaimed that he'd be playing in the NHL some day. Fourteen years, three feet of growth and countless ice time later -- much of it on the lighted, snowbanks-as-boards rink in his family's backyard on Houston Avenue -- he appears headed to make...

The recent closing of the American Legion Club in Bemidji surprised some veterans in the area, even though they also are experiencing the struggle to keep their clubs open in communities throughout the region. They're trying special events, shortened or expanded hours, menu changes,...

Lights were out during a winter storm when triplets were born Jan. 31, 1935, in the old Bethesda Hospital in Crookston. On Saturday, the trio will mark their 80th birthdays. One of them is Jerome Birkeland, longtime resident of Grand Forks. The other two are his sisters, Joan Jacobson...