Good morning, Grand Forks.

Make-A-Wish is accepting unused airline miles through the end of October to fund Wishes in Flight, which sent Beulah second-grader Thea on a cruise to swim with turtles, and her family is planning a toy drive next summer to mark five years since her cancer treatment ended.

State auditors found Mayville State improperly awarded tuition waivers, saying 53 students received both athletic and cultural diversity waivers and auditors could not verify $47,047 in athletic waivers or $11,650 in diversity waivers for the two years ending June 30, 2025; the university agreed to update policies.

At Monday's school board meeting, administrators outlined how students are referred and evaluated for special education and clarified that state funding does not increase based on the district's special education count.

City Council President Dana Sande apologized at Monday's Committee of the Whole for his Facebook comments questioning the numbers.

On KNOX’s The Ryan Cunningham Show, State Senator Scott Meyer said Measure 2 would provide free breakfast and lunch to public and charter students, with state reimbursements adjusted for inflation.

He noted districts carry lunch debt, said he would push a bill to cover that debt if Measure 2 fails, and analysts estimate the measure could cost up to $134.3 million every two years.

East Grand Forks beat Park Rapids 41-15 at home to stay alive in Section 8AAA, with senior QB Jakob Stassen and Adam Farder scoring early and defensive interceptions by Rafael Jones and Chayson Boespflug shifting momentum.