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The Grand Forks Park District received 23 large trees from All Seasons Garden Center to plant for shade at the Crary Park playground (1450 69th Avenue South) in the new south-side neighborhood, marking the city's first expansion south of 62nd Avenue South.

Arleen Norton, an 85-year-old Edgewood resident, went viral after staff recorded her playing piano in the facility chapel (the video has drawn thousands of views).

Norton, a lifelong musician who earned a music degree from UND, will play piano weekly for Catholic Mass in the chapel.

East Grand Forks Public Schools is building a $1.2 million solar farm next to Central Middle School that will be operational next year (grants cover most costs, including $500,000 from Solar for Schools; the district will pay $200,000).

It should save at least $50,000 annually.

UND, No. 8, will play No. 4 Michigan State in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game Saturday at 7:00 p.m. in Austin, and junior defenseman Brasen Boser of Minot previewed the matchup in an interview on KNOXRadio.com & the KNOX app.

Valley News Live and Make-A-Wish North Dakota say the 9th annual Miles for Smiles Drive has collected 1,015,550 donated frequent-flyer miles to help children travel for wishes (part of the Wishes in Flight campaign) and donations are still being accepted.

The chair and vice chair of the North Dakota Development Fund resigned after an audit found missing or incomplete documentation for $4 million in transactions, and the North Dakota Ethics Commission says it is opening an investigation, which does not mean an ethics violation has occurred.

Churches United has a purchase agreement to buy the Coca-Cola warehouse (60,000 sqft) in north Moorhead and expects to close by the end of June 2027 if fundraising succeeds; it will move the Dorothy Day Food Pantry there and expand shelter space to double family capacity and free about 40 Micah’s Mission beds.

UND, 6-3 overall and 3-2 in MVFC play, will face No. 4 Youngstown State tomorrow at 11 a.m. in Youngstown and head coach Eric Schmitt's pregame interview is available on KNOX Radio (and the KNOX app).