Gretchen Hjelmstad
Assistant News Director
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.
A woman is facing fleeing and child endangerment charges after police said she was caught driving more than 100 mph through a Minnesota county.
Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the devastating blaze.
Troopers say a 26-year-old woman was with her daughter stopped at a red light when a suspected drunken driver rear-ended them.
A family says two of their sons have died after they were seriously injured in a UTV crash earlier this month.
The crash report says a Canadian Pacific train and a 14-year-old girl riding a horse collided at a railroad crossing.
A man was accidentally shot and seriously injured by a 10-year-old during a deer hunt in Minnesota this weekend, officials said.
Three police officers were reportedly shot in Fargo, North Dakota, on Friday.
A 13-year-old boy was killed by a boat propeller while he was attending a Christian summer camp in Minnesota.
Police in Fargo, North Dakota, said they responded to a call at St. Mary’s Cathedral for a topless woman damaging property.
Authorities in North Dakota say a total of 700 animals were seized from multiple counties after they received an anonymous complaint regarding possible animal neglect.
