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Wednesday, July 16th, 2025
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Good morning, Grand Forks. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 16th of July.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The 2025 Red River Valley Fair ended the 10 Best Days of Summer with 143,740 guests, making it the second-highest attendance in its history. It featured a record-breaking Lauren Daigle concert on July 13 that drew 12,800 people — the largest concert crowd at any fair — and launched a new Dirt Series, with the 2026 fair set to run from July 3 to 12. Valley News Live
- ➤ Grand Forks voice teacher Maria Kennedy is fighting a rare autoimmune disorder that brings severe pain and keeps her in an unsafe, inaccessible home. Her local students and neighbors have started a GoFundMe to pay for renovations—such as a stair chair lift and walk-in shower—to keep her living safely at home. Valley News Live
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ On Tuesday evening, police arrested 18-year-old Edward Lassonde for simple assault, criminal trespass, and refusal to halt after he fled on foot from a disturbance call on University Avenue — he later surrendered in a nearby garage. Knox News Radio
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler said the ND Indian Education Summit will feature remarks by a former national Teacher of the Year and information on using customized artificial intelligence to connect with Native students—more than 120 educators have registered to attend the event at the state Capitol's west wing on July 17 and 18. Knox News Radio
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ The Grand Forks School Board turned down a tax incentive for the proposed $38 million, 155-unit apartment development on South 17th Street but said it is open to talks on a Payment in Lieu of Taxes incentive, which the city council approved in June while the county commission put its decision on hold. Knox News Radio
- ➤ Grand Forks Deputy Fire Chief Brian Geatz is serving as the interim fire chief, filling the role after Gary Lorenz left for Fargo’s fire chief position—Geatz has worked at the fire department since 2005 and became deputy in February. Knox News Radio
- ➤ Two North Dakota tribes—Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and Spirit Lake Nation—and tribal citizens asked the U.S. Supreme Court to keep the state’s legislative district map in place while it reviews their lawsuit alleging that the 2021 redistricting diluted Indigenous votes. A district court ruled the map discriminatory in 2023 but the 8th Circuit later reversed the decision, and the Court’s review may affect future redistricting. Knox News Radio
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