CROOKSTON
NDAD INSIGHT Wallbangers wheelchair basketball practices return to Grand Forks
NDADs Wallbangers wheelchair basketball program practices have returned to Grand Forks after years of practices held in Crookston, Minn., nearly a half hours drive to the southeast. NDAD is now holdi...
Posted on 10/18/12 at 8:59 AM
RURAL REFLECTIONS Deb's Retirement
I was eight in 1973. The time since then has seemed almost a lifetime because, for me, it almost is. It is amazing to think that for one person that same chunk of time has been a career. My ...
Posted on 9/29/12 at 7:21 AM
STAFF BLOG OIL PATCH DISPATCH WITH FORUM COMMUNICATIONS' AMY DALRYMPLE Faces of the Boom: ‘Decal Guy’ does strong business from Williston
WILLISTON, N.D. - Looking for a hard-hat decal? How about a drilling rig sticker for your pickup? Mark Hopkins is your guy. The graphic designer from Bend, Ore., known as the Decal Guy, is set up j...
Posted on 6/18/12 at 5:42 AM
SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT The Motley Challenge - Part 2
Besides the sports card trader, the coolest thing on Crookstons Main Street was the barber shop. I remember as a youngster riding in our talking 1980s Chrysler New Yorker and seeing the red and whi...
Posted on 2/17/12 at 9:11 PM
REGGIE TALES Crookston's Big Secret
About two months into mourning the loss of the Mi Mexico restaurant in Grand Forks, I had a chance encounter one night with a shadowy figure in a downtown parking ramp. All the person said was, "Auth...
Posted on 11/4/11 at 9:42 AM
Crookston moose shooed out of town 
CROOKSTON, Minn. – A moose is no longer on the loose in town here.
After spending about 10 weeks in the city limits, entertaining residents and frustrating authorities, the moose has moved – or, more accurately, been pushed – out of town.
By Ryan Bakken, Forum News Service , May 03, 2013
Crookston C-store wins more customers with taxi service
CROOKSTON, Minn. — Convenience stores are known, naturally, for the convenience of satisfying several needs in one stop. But the Ampride station here has taken product diversity to a new level.
By Ryan Bakken, Forum Communications , January 13, 2013
Crookston man hit by train is in stable condition
CROOKSTON, Minn. - A Crookston man remains in stable condition in Altru Hospital after being hit by a train Saturday in Crookston.
By Forum Communications , September 30, 2012
Crookston woman complains of ‘hate crime’ in Grand Forks
GRAND FORKS - A Crookston, Minn., woman said she was humiliated, angry and scared when she arrived at her car Wednesday afternoon near Grand Forks’ University Park to see a threatening gay slur written on the back window.
By Chris Bieri, Forum Communications , July 01, 2012
Healing power of animals can improve lives of people with autism, other disabilities
CROOKSTON, Minn. - Savannah Dale, 14, of Crookston, quietly strokes the sides of a brown horse.
“Make circles, Savannah,” says Eliesha Owens. “That’s right.”
By Pamela Knudson, Grand Forks Herald , June 18, 2012
Crookston professor wants to be a 'Millionaire'
CROOKSTON — John Loegering can’t reveal — or even hint — how he fared during his appearance on the “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” quiz show.
By Ryan Bakken, Grand Forks Herald , June 17, 2012
'Go talk with your brother': Sides in Crystal labor dispute come together to pray
Caravan bound for Moorhead headquartersCROOKSTON – With union members camping overnight here in a caravan bound for American Crystal Sugar Co.’s headquarters in Moorhead, people from both sides and several faiths in the long-running labor dispute over processing sugar beets met for prayer in the cathedral.
By Stephen J. Lee, Forum Communications Co. , June 03, 2012
Crookston bishop to host prayer service Sunday ahead of Crystal talks
CROOKSTON, Minn. - As a young priest, Bishop Hoeppner, head of the Catholic Diocese of Crookston, saw firsthand the impact of a bitter labor dispute in Austin.
By Stephen J. Lee, Forum Communications Co. , May 30, 2012
Fisher High School senior faces three more charges of sexual assault
FISHER, Minn. - A senior at Fisher High School already accused of sexual assault on a kindergartener was in juvenile court in Crookston on Monday, accused of sexual assaults on another kindergartener.
By Chris Bieri, Grand Forks Herald , May 21, 2012
Polk County fire that killed horse, destroyed shed ruled arson
CROOKSTON, Minn. - A fire at a rural Crookston shed that killed Bandit, a stud quarter horse, early Friday morning was caused by arson, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
By Grand Forks Herald , May 14, 2012
‘Apartment-style’ living on campus coveted by today’s young adults
CROOKSTON, Minn. — Rising demand for student housing options that offer more privacy than traditional dormitories has launched a $9.8 million project at the University of Minnesota-Crookston and prompted UND to consider its own housing project.
By Ryan Bakken, Grand Forks Herald , May 13, 2012
Fisher high school senior charged with sexually assaulting kindergartener
FISHER, Minn. — A high school senior who attended the high school here is in jail in Crookston, charged with sexually assaulting a kindergarten student while helping out in the class.
By Stephen J. Lee, Grand Forks Herald , May 09, 2012
Crookston crash injures four
CROOKSTON, Minn. - An Ashby teen was injured Monday when she failed to yield and drove a van filled with juveniles into a Volkswagen Passat while crossing U.S. Highway 2 at Crookston.
By Grand Forks Herald , April 10, 2012
Crookston Diocese speaks about priest charges
Monsignor says settlement with victim not an admission
of wrongdoingCROOKSTON, Minn. – The Catholic Diocese here, in its first official comment since news of the arrest of the Rev. Joseph Jeyapaul in India last week on Minnesota sexual assault charges, says it hopes he is returned for trial.
By Stephen J. Lee, Forum Communications Co. , March 24, 2012
Priest accused of sexually assaulting Minnesota girls arrested in India
GRAND FORKS - Megan Peterson was home with family near Middle River, Minn., on spring break from college this weekend when she heard that the fugitive priest who she says sexually assaulted her when she was 14 was arrested Friday in India.
By Stephen J. Lee, Grand Forks Herald , March 18, 2012
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