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: 5 hours ago
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Statewide, the new law is estimated to reduce North Dakota service members’ income taxes by $4 million in the 2023-25 biennium.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The State Patrol says one person died and one has serious injuries.
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Tiffany Nagel replaces Lynnelle Giddings who had served as Ellen Hopkins’ principal since 2017.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Feil was instrumental in the formation of the Peer Assistance Crisis Team, a program that supports EMS responders coping with high stress critical calls and mental health.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Jordan Schroeer and Gretchen Hjelmstad
It’s estimated it will take seven to 10 days to clean up the mess.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 5:16 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Audubon Dakota says it is a state office of the national society and won’t be changing its name, which was decided by the national board.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 4:57 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
North Dakota has 11 curling clubs – more per capita than any other state.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 1:10 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Duane was presented his award during an all-school assembly at Harwood Elementary in front of staff, his family, and peers
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 12:42 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Many positions will be interviewing on the spot.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 10:59 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The experience features seven rooms that each showcase a different combination of light, color, sound, technology, and motion.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 1:51 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
A crane was brought in to lift loads of snow off the roof of the massive 1.1 million-square-foot facility.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 1:34 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The garage caved in under the weight of the heavy, wet snow.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 1:18 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The videos give an inside look into outdoor recreation in North Dakota.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 3:35 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The information is public, but has never before been proactively posted online in one location.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 12:31 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Construction and restoration crews say ice dams can still form this spring if we keep up with the freeze-thaw cycle.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 2:18 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The Minnesota State Patrol crash report says Highway 59 was snow and ice covered at the time of the crash.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 12:42 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The chase led deputies about 12 miles through township and county roads.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 5:50 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
"Turn around and go back to your house. We don’t need anymore vehicles in the ditch,” the Grand Forks County Sheriff's office said.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 5:38 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The class included cadets from Bemidji, Underwood, Park Rapids, and Remer.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 3:58 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
A Mandarin interpreter helped the judge inform Yuhai Zhu of his rights, of the two felony charges against him, and potential consequences.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 11:11 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
A place that once housed 2,000 patients now hosts about 2,000 concert-goers.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 10:55 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
While Xcel reported the leak of water containing tritium to state and federal authorities in late November, the spill had not been made public before Thursday.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 12:50 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Officials say the situation in rural and outstate Minnesota and North Dakota is dire. Some schools have had unfilled positions for years.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 10:07 PM CDT
|By Bailey Hurley and Gretchen Hjelmstad
The Interstate reopened Wednesday around 10 p.m.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 2:11 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Each of the five tribal nations in North Dakota will have the opportunity to enter into an agreement with the state to impose a single tax on alcoholic beverages sold on reservations.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 2:36 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Sheriff Jordan Fisher says the suspect has a lengthy history with Chief Deputy Gooss.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 11:00 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
"What will not change is that Mr. Rodriguez will draw his last breath in a federal prison,” Schneider said.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 10:42 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Firefighters found the four-year-old and saved him from the burning house on January 18, 2023.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 9:30 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Tickets go on sale at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 17.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 3:53 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
As deputies assessed the medical needs of the inmate, the she lost consciousness.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 12:56 PM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
60 people are now charged in the scheme that officials say siphoned more than $250 million intended to feed underserved children during the pandemic.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 11:48 AM CDT
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The Minnesota State Patrol responded to a jackknifed semi on westbound Interstate-94 near Barnesville on Sunday morning.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2023 at 9:31 AM CST
|By David Spofford and Gretchen Hjelmstad
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and North Dakota Highway Patrol opened Interstate 94 from Dickinson to the Montana border. I-94 from Dickinson to Jamestown and U.S. 52 remain closed.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 4:56 PM CST
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
A note was sent to Legacy families late Friday afternoon saying Jason Markusen was placed on leave on Wednesday and submitted his resignation on Thursday.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 4:05 PM CST
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Ulness quickly organized a learning session to educate others at Concordia College about the software.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 9:50 AM CST
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The parade will now happen on Saturday, March 18, at 11:00 a.m.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 5:15 PM CST
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
"What this bill does is continue to protect Indigenous children, so they continue to have a lifeline to their culture.”
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 3:51 PM CST
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
K9 Buffy responded to numerous types of calls during her tenure with Polk County, assisting multiple law enforcement agencies.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 12:31 PM CST
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Moderate to isolated major spring flooding is expected across much of the Red River basin.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 10:43 AM CST
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Many states have passed measures to stay on daylight saving time permanently, while two states don’t observe daylight saving time at all.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 9:21 AM CST
|By Nachai Taylor and Gretchen Hjelmstad
The YES Program’s fate hangs in the balance parents have started a petition to fight for it.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 4:11 PM CST
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
A scratch ticket with a $100,000 prize was sold at Municipal Liquor Store in Twin Valley.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 1:01 PM CST
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Officials are asking for the public’s help in finding Morgan Netterville, David Morseth and William Phelps.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 12:33 PM CST
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
A Polk County resident's Facebook account has been hacked and scammers are defrauding people.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 12:16 PM CST
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The partnership is designed to keep students and graduates in the Fargo-Moorhead area.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 10:09 AM CST
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Cooking with Cash-Wa - Salmon - March 8
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 4:34 PM CST
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
A single play session is $14 per child. Monthly membership options are also available.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 2:57 PM CST
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
Supporters say the ability to obtain a legal driver’s license, beginning Oct. 1, will create more employment opportunities for an estimated 80,000 undocumented Minnesotans.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 1:03 PM CST
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The Sheriff’s Office has received bids from Polaris and Ski-Doo for new sleds to replace the current snowmobiles.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 12:02 PM CST
|By Gretchen Hjelmstad
The students collected 80 new stuffed animals during their We Care Bears donation drive.
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