Gretchen Hjelmstad
Assistant News Director
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Gretchen is the Assistant News Director. She worked at Valley News Live as a reporter, producer and news manager from 2007-2017, then returned to the team in 2021. Prior to being promoted to Assistant News Director, Gretchen produced lifestyle show North Dakota Today, various newscasts and managed digital content. She has degrees in Broadcast Journalism & Mass Communications Technologies, and Sociology from North Dakota State University.
Education
Updated: 4 hours ago
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Nick Horner has worked for the police department for several years, most recently as a Sergeant with the department.
Updated: 5 hours ago
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The Pep Rally in Town Square gets started at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4.
Updated: 5 hours ago
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
She is accused of selling the other woman’s vehicle, attempting to sell her home, and placing the victim's items on a rummage sale.
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The goal is to break ground at the same time as the terminal expansion project in May of 2024.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2023 at 1:20 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The Fargo School Board and the Fargo Education Association began bargaining on February 8, 2023.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2023 at 12:46 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
According to court documents, the man yelled “I’m not playing with you” and pointed the gun at the woman.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2023 at 12:10 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Karl Hoium replaces Matt Rau, who held the position since 2018.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2023 at 11:38 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
He admitted to installing hidden cameras in homes in North Dakota, Colorado and Louisiana.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2023 at 9:37 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Jason Leiseth operates a commercial Red Angus cow-calf operation and raises small grains and hay.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2023 at 12:33 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Drayton Dam was an aging infrastructure, the last of eight low-head dams built on the Red River since the early 1900s.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2023 at 11:52 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The public is encouraged to check on their family, friends, and acquaintances that may have been riding ATV in the Strawberry Mountain/Height of Land area this weekend.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2023 at 11:24 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The decision put a lot of runners in a tough spot since they had been planning to use the marathon as a qualifying race for a future Boston Marathon.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 5:52 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Pending NPS approval, Parks and Recreation would provide up to $100,000 to support full park operations for approximately three weeks.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 4:18 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
University Drive and 12th Avenue North will be blocked off to all traffic starting at 4:30 p.m.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 11:23 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Court documents also say the inmates armed themselves with makeshift weapons like mop and broom handles, were breaking cell windows, and began to flood their cells.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 9:53 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Several viewers from the Barnesville, Minnesota, area shared photos of hail nearly the size of golf balls.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 5:32 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Bemidji Police identified the driver as a 55-year-old male from Deer River, Minnesota, who was a patient at the Sanford Hospital.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 4:21 PM CDT
|By Kortney Lockey, Alix Larsen and Gretchen Hjelmstad
Officials with Border Patrol say, all 12 people were men, ranging in ages from 18 to 56.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 3:29 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The peer-to-peer program was developed by the North Dakota Department of Transportation and there is no cost for schools to participate.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 2:31 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Republican Gov. Doug Burgum in a statement said he is arranging meetings with legislative leaders for how to best respond.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 12:51 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Carlson is a licensed peace officer employed as a Park Ranger at Fort Ransom State Park.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 5:09 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The Computers for a Cause event is happening from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 28.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 4:52 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Officials announced Wednesday afternoon that 28-year-old Kevin Mason was arrested by the United States Marshals Service in Minnesota around 1:00 p.m.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 3:48 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Tthe bobcat was spotted on the evening of Monday, September 25, in the northeast part of town.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 2:58 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
A search warrant was executed on Monday, September 25, and authorities discovered a cell phone with an application on it that was actively downloading files with names and terms commonly associated with child pornography.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 12:52 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The rack on the bull measured 8 feet by 10 feet, and field dressed between 950 and 1,000 lbs.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 10:54 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Gray Television’s Joe Skurzewski and Michael Anthony are on the ground in Simi Valley, California, at the site of the second presidential primary debate.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 10:36 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Authorities say Harmon bound the victim’s hands with rope, gagged her, and sexually assaulted the girl while holding a knife to her face.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 6:39 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Scott has been the Acting City Administrator since March 2023.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 6:38 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The current position of Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs & Equity will be discontinued, according to a campus-wide email from Provost David Bertollini.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 5:53 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Great Wall will make the move after mid-October to the former Mandarin Kitchen Express, located at 3003 32nd Avenue South.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 4:33 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Maggie walks from apartment to apartment, knocking on doors, as residents of Good Samaritan Society Heritage Grove senior living invite her in to read to them.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 4:20 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
After a back-and-forth with the coaches, she chose to join Team Gwen.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 9:57 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Cash payments will be phased out starting with the building’s three concession stands.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 9:25 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Odegaard’s attorney tells Valley News Live that a doctor found Odegaard is competent to proceed.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 5:51 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The lawsuit lists accusations of defamation, civil conspiracy, and conspiracy to violate civil rights.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 4:35 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Six polling sites will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 10:39 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The 2023 Hanky is made of the same fabric as the original and is available for $4.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 9:36 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Nevaeh Kingbird disappeared from Bemidji in October 2021 when she was 15 years old. She hasn’t been seen or heard from since.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 6:26 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
It will take place at Essentia Health Plaza at The Lights, located at 300 32nd Avenue West in West Fargo.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 11:03 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
A mother contacted Fergus Falls Police to report a man who was following her daughter around the store.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 9:57 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
All services are happening at Olivet Lutheran Church at 1330 University Drive South in Fargo.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 3:19 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Logan Michael Duitsman is in the Clay County Jail facing charges of felony simple robbery, felony theft of a motor vehicle, and two counts of misdemeanor 5th degree assault.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 1:52 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The North Dakota Education Fact Finding Commission is holding a hearing to address impasse between Fargo Education Association and Fargo Public Schools.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 12:33 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Michelle Karch was found guilty in Wilkin County court with three felony counts of animal mistreatment, torture or neglect.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 7:36 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
It’s the biggest shopping event of the year at Blu Water Creek goes from from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 21.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 11:10 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The giving day aims to ensure that the needs of Fargo Public Schools’ students and their families are met so that they can find success in the classroom.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 8:39 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
A medical helicopter was called to respond from Detroit Lakes.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 5:37 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad and Jourden Redmond
The pilot died on scene. He has not been identified, but the crash report says he was from Jamestown, ND.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 6:00 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The finalists are Kelsey Baker, Shawn Kessel, and Dustin Scott.