Gretchen Hjelmstad
Assistant News Director
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Gretchen is the Assistant News Director. She worked at Valley News Live as a reporter, producer and news manager from 2007-2017, then returned to the team in 2021. Prior to being promoted to Assistant News Director, Gretchen produced lifestyle show North Dakota Today, various newscasts and managed digital content. She has degrees in Broadcast Journalism & Mass Communications Technologies, and Sociology from North Dakota State University.
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The current position of Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs & Equity will be discontinued, according to a campus-wide email from Provost David Bertollini.
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The pilot died on scene. He has not been identified, but the crash report says he was from Jamestown, ND.
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The original oil painting “A Walk in the Woods” is listed at $9.85 million dollars.
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The implosion of the Lashkowitz High Rise is scheduled for 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 16.
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DMS Health Technologies will notify the affected patients and offer free identity monitoring services to some based on the information potentially exposed.
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All funds raised will support the Thunder Volleyball team.
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The 300-acre operation, named “Dakota Smart Farm,” will make AGCO an anchor tenant at the Grand Farm Innovation Campus.
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Law enforcement officials say it happened just before 4:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoon in the area of Highway 32 and 34th Street NE.
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Inmates said Rangel claimed to have connections with the Mexican Cartel, and allegedly gave a list of names, phone numbers and instructions to another inmate about who to contact to carry out the murder.
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The sponsoring committee chair said she would not accept the title as drafted by the Secretary of State and Attorney General.
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The most recent feasibility study update includes three options for the sports and aquatics complex.
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At least 200 other children have died in tip-over accidents in the last 23 years, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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Check Out Hunger ran for a three week period during the month of July at eight Hornbacher’s locations.
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Implementation of the weapons detection system aims to enhance existing security measures, providing an additional layer of protection against potential threats.
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The district says the intent of the sign and the language on the sign did not align with the practice and student engagement strategies occurring in our schools.
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CNN hosts asked Burgum about being a Vice Presidential candidate or holding a cabinet position.
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Responding officers learned that three children, all under the age of 5, had been found covered in blankets in the backseat of a vehicle that had been towed from Minneapolis.
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Detectives found three fires throughout the unit, including on the bedroom floor, living room floor and the kitchen/dining room area.
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The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association’s 36th annual All Breeds Cattle Tour is on October 9 in the Lisbon area.
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The winners were announced during the final day’s awards ceremony, and two soldiers earned the opportunity to represent North Dakota in the upcoming regional competition next spring.
According to court documents, Rangel provided the female victim with drugs in exchange for sex.
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The Sheriff’s Office estimates the black lab puppies are approximately 12 to 14 weeks old.
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Dozens of people gathered at the Garden of Healing for the ceremony on Tuesday, including several law enforcement officers in uniform.
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The Bearson family says they will be shutting down the Tom Bearson Foundation to focus on family and justice for Tom.
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Sixty percent of voters must approve the tax increases for them to pass.
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A special meeting was held on Friday, August 18, to discuss the license of the West Fargo teacher.
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Guttormson was arrested on suspicion of fleeing. Odegard was arrested on suspicion of Failure to Halt, a warrant and drug possession.
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Body camera footage shows a deputy run to the house that is fully engulfed in flames and catch two children dropped from a second story window.
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All recruits decided to continue on the path to a career in law enforcement, despite the deadly shooting taking place on July 14.
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David Preston George, 39, is charged with one count of promoting or directing an obscene sexual performance by a minor, and six counts of possession of child pornograph
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This is the 13th deployment for the 1-188th ADA since 2004, making it the most-deployed unit in the North Dakota National Guard.
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Deputies and EMTs responded to the home and performed lifesaving measures on the 3-year-old, but he did not survive.
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Contractors say 300 to 400 pounds of copper wiring and other items were missing or damaged.
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A man said Nelson assaulted him and was throwing things around his apartment.
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Carlsrud says squirrels are attracted by vibrations of the transformers.
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The initial rollout began in Bismarck, but the newly designed card will become available in other cities throughout the month.
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A farm may now sell raw milk directly to the end consumer for personal consumption.
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BNSF Railway is working on cleanup and investigating the cause of the derailment.
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Burgum will tour security and engineering operations at the border and receive briefings from leaders with the North Dakota National Guard and CBP.
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The audit done by Kirkland’s shows alleged thefts between January and June of 2023, including 14 transactions totaling more than $6,000.
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Essentia and Marshfield Clinic say the merger will advance the level of care in North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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The food bank says milk is one of the most requested, yet least donated, items at food pantries as too often these facilities lack sufficient refrigeration.
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Classmates who went through the Fargo Police Department Academy Class IV with Jake Wallin tell us about his personality and dedication to the job.
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Officer Zach Robinson was Wallin’s training officer and the man many are calling a hero who stopped the suspect at the scene of the deadly shooting on July 14.
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Court documents say Studhorse forced a 12-year-old and 13-year-old girl to engage in several different sex acts with him.
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The Medicine Shoppe will occupy the north end cap at the Midtown Market.
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Drivers are required to use a turn signal prior to exiting a roundabout.
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The decals are $5 each and all proceeds will go to the Fargo Police Department.
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Fargo Police say Officer Jake Wallin was killed in the line of duty on Friday, July 14.
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There is a large police presence in the area of 25th Street and 9th Avenue South. Avoid area for safety.
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