Good morning, Grand Forks.

A GoFundMe was launched for Adrian Walker and his six family members after an electrical outlet caused a house fire at 2210 4th Avenue North last Wednesday — donations will help cover temporary housing, clothing, food and other essentials.

Grand Forks Public Schools saw bus ridership drop 35 percent when 667 students rode in August 2025 after fees were reinstated; previously, 1,041 students rode when transit was free.

Grand Forks' new St. Carlo Acutis Middle School, part of the All Saints Catholic Schools Network, is set to finish by Oct.

2027—featuring a prayer room, media center, and science, tech, and art classes for 150 students while St. Michael’s across the street runs a temporary middle school program.

Geronimo Power president Blake Nixon said a proposed two-year development moratorium today could jeopardize the company’s data center and delay energy investments in Harmony Township (potentially adding $5M to $7M per mile in costs and risking local jobs).

The Administration for Children and Families is providing over $20 million in funding under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to North Dakota tribes to help low income households with energy costs (Spirit Lake: $1,366,002; Standing Rock Sioux: $1,639,202; Three Affiliated Tribes: $1,092,801; Turtle Mountain Chippewa: $2,458,803).

North Washington Street is reduced to one lane in each direction between Demers Avenue and 2nd Avenue North—ND DOT is repairing the underside of a railroad bridge damaged last winter, and the work will last two weeks.

North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley warned diners that companies offering stem cell treatments during local restaurant presentations made unproven claims to cure conditions (including Parkinson’s, diabetes, and multiple sclerosis) without FDA approval.

Freedom Regenerative mailed invitations for a free dinner and operated without a state license.

UND hockey, ranked number 3, will face the Golden Gophers today at 7 p.m. and Friday at 6 p.m. at the University of Minnesota in a two-game series after winning both games last week (5-0 in each contest).