Brian Faison

FIGHTING SIOUX NICKNAME: Faison says Big Sky tone has changed

UND athletic director worries about conference’s patience with nickname
Members of the Big Sky Conference have increased their concern over the inclusion of UND because of the NCAA sanctions connected to the ongoing Fighting Sioux nickname controversy, North Dakota athletic director Brian Faison said Thursday.

Jon Patch

Testing the waters below: Crews find out if site is right for Stump Lake outlet

The North Dakota State Water Commission took the first physical steps Thursday toward building a gravity-flow outlet from Stump Lake to the Tolna Coulee in another effort to provide some flood relief to the chronically flooding Devils Lake Basin.

Clutterbuck brawl

WILD: Sedin twins both score as Canucks top Minnesota

Henrik and Daniel Sedin both scored against Minnesota for the first time in their careers to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-2 win over the Wild on Thursday night.

East Grand Forks goalie Madi Galstad

MINNESOTA GIRLS HOCKEY PLAYOFFS: Green Wave romp to section semis

Last year, East Grand Forks Senior High propelled to home ice off the skates of Leah Jensen, a current redshirt for the UND women’s hockey program, who led the team with 65 points during the regular season. This year, a number of new players are filling the gap in talent.

Fire

Dry landscape is raising fears of a fiery spring

Dry weather outlook has officials concerned
ry foliage, dry soil, a dry atmosphere and a dry long-term weather outlook have fire officials in Minnesota bracing for what could be a dangerous fire season in the coming weeks.

Eliot Glassheim

Glassheim to step down from Grand Forks city council after 30 years

NYC native found a home and a cause in city, state government
Eliot Glassheim will run for another term to the North Dakota House of Representatives, where the Democrat first served a term in 1975. Voters returned him to the House in 1993, and he's been a state representative in District 18 since. But Glassheim, who turns 74 Friday, has decided his current City Council term is his last.

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