GRAND FORKS, ND—The Grand Forks Northwoods League Softball team has announced its nickname. The team will be known as the Spitfires. Spitfires General Manager Roberto Lemus says “The ‘Spitfires’ name captures the strength, energy, and forward momentum we’ll bring to the field, and it also reflects the spirit of the people here in Grand Forks.” …
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There’s an online competition to determine America’s Best Haunted Destination. Two of those in the running are in North Dakota. Justin Woo, founder of The64.com, which is hosting the competition, says the Old Grand Forks National Guard Armory is one of the two. Unfortunately, neither of the two North Dakota nominees made it to the…
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The Northwoods Softball League, a summer league for college softball players expanding into Grand Forks in 2026, has announced the finalists for the new team’s name. With over 200 submissions, the team announced six finalists for the name. Flying Aces, Spitfires, Spudniks, Sweet Beets, Voodoo, and Wingnuts. Voting on these six finalists is open now…
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Grand Forks is set to become the sixth team to join Northwoods League Softball. The team is set for first pitch in 2026 at Albrecht Field. Northwoods League Softball will consist of college students looking to get more experience…..much like the Northwoods League baseball. The team will look to the fans on an official nickname.…
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GRAND FORKS, ND—A Gonvick man was supposed to stand trial Tuesday for child sex charges. But on Monday he pleaded guilty in a Grand Forks courtroom. Anthony Eley had been charged with three counts of gross sexual imposition, two counts of possessing child sex abuse material and one count of deprivation of a minor. Eley…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. The names of the people involved in a fatal motorcycle accident in downtown Fargo Wednesday afternoon have been released. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 34-year-old Christopher Bredemus of West Fargo was killed when his motorcycle struck a motor home driven by 86-year-old Donovon…
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One woman is dead and a man seriously injured after a wrong-way crash on I-29 about 2.5 miles north of Thompson Monday afternoon. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says an 83-year-old woman from Aneta, North Dakota was driving south in the northbound lane of I-29 shortly after 1pm Monday…..when her SUV collided with a pickup…
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A Hillsboro woman was taken to the hospital after her vehicle was rear-ended Saturday on I-29. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 33-year-old woman from Hillsboro was northbound on I-29 shortly after 5pm Saturday when her car was rear-ended by a pickup truck driven by a 76-year-old woman from Grand Forks. This was near…
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GRAND FORKS, ND—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. The person who was found dead in Grand Forks Thursday night has been identified. He is 49-year-old Anthony Kiehl. Grand Forks Police say they were called to a residence on Cherry Street around 9pm Thursday for a report of an unresponsive man. …
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News told you Monday morning. The names of the people involved in a two vehicle accident Sunday morning near Buxton have been released. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says an SUV driven by 24-year-old Zachary Roller of Reynolds and a car driven by 29-year-old Alissia Hernandez of Grand…
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