Lisa Kieselbach
An email that a Carl Ben Eielson Middle School teacher sent to district administrators says students and staff are not in a safe learning environment. “On a daily basis we have students running the halls, swearing at teachers in defiance, and causing fights,” sixth-grade teacher Lisa Kieselbach wrote in a April 22 email. Read the full story.
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This is a sad story about a loss to our community. Russ Newman never missed a chance to help a kid with a shot at the Fargo Country Club and when it came to golf, not many players in the area had the expertise that he did, especially in the short game. Memories of Newman turned to sadness and shock on Monday when news of his death circulated among those who knew him best. Read the full story.
These top stories include a podcast about a century-old murder, a report of big-time discipline issues at school, and how the F-M diversion will change a 150-year-old farmstead forever.
After years of research, interviews and a boastful confession by another man, the new lead prosecutor fights to make sure justice is finally served in the death of Marie Wick and conviction of William Gummer.
Murder in Room 30 : Defending William Gummer against case that was a house built on sand
This week, Forum Communications marks the 100th anniversary of North Dakota s Most Sensational Murder Trial, the killing of 18-year-old Marie Wick on June 7, 1921, in a downtown Fargo hotel. In the second part of Tracy Briggs story, we look at why prosecutors think the hotel clerk committed the crime. 10:00 am, Jun. 2, 2021 ×
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Who was William Gummer? Depends on who you ask.
In 1921, some claimed he was a boy in a man’s body, an unsophisticated farm kid from Mayville, N.D., the naive youngest of eight children who was inexperienced in the ways of the world.