2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (831+ words) Nominate now for 2026 Best of the Best DAHLEN, N. D. " Four years ago, Lon Enerson started writing a book about his uncle, Staff Sgt. Irvin C. Ellingson, and the work to identify his remains. As Enerson stood in front of the Dahlen Lutheran…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (518+ words) Nominate now for 2026 Best of the Best GRAND FORKS " Eight decades after his death, Staff Sgt. Irvin C. Ellingson of the U. S. Army Air Corps returned to North Dakota Thursday and was celebrated during a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park. Hundreds of…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (327+ words) Nominate now for 2026 Best of the Best GRAND FORKS " Traffic delays are expected late afternoon Thursday and Saturday morning for a funeral procession escorting the remains of a World War II soldier, Staff Sgt. Irvin Ellingson of rural Dahlen, North…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (357+ words) NEW ULM, Minn. " A Minnesota veteran killed in World War II will be laid to rest in his hometown on Saturday, May 2, after more than 80 years. The remains of U. S. Army Capt. Willibald Charles Bianchi, 29, of New Ulm, were accounted for…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (611+ words) GRAND FORKS " An "incredible revelation" from a previous University of North Dakota professor's efforts to document the life of a Nuremberg chief prosecutor is a missing link between his efforts to hold Nazi Einsatzgruppen " or paramilitary death squad " leaders accountable…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1088+ words) GRAND FORKS " Two local organizations share a common focus on preserving the history of this area, but their missions are distinctly different. At times, it leads to misconceptions or confusion among the general public, their officers say. The society operates…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (443+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (941+ words) The story of his survival and his team's survival is amazing, because the chances of surviving after a helicopter crash are very slim," Morse said. But what happened afterward and the struggles he had throughout his life " and how he…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1057+ words) NEWBURG, N. D. " When Orlan Robert Cool went missing after his ship broke apart off Newfoundland's frozen coast during a freak storm on Feb. 18, 1942, his death was a double tragedy for his family in Newburg, North Dakota. He became the second son…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (744+ words) WILLISTON, N. D. " Almost 85 years ago, a North Dakota Army National Guard Infantry Regiment made history as the first unit to take offensive action in World War II. Now, a nonprofit organization " the 164th Infantry Remembrance Association " has been created to honor and remember…...