Erik Deatherage

The Kilbourne Group is making the case that the expensive-to-run and underutilized Civic Center would thrive as Fargo’s new convention center. The developer, founded by former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, leads a group vying to build the long-desired facility downtown.

The competition among four groups vying to build Fargo's new convention center is down to the wire. Drekker/Brewhalla's proposal was selected by the Fargo Convention Center Committee, but the City Commission will have the final say. A final decision could come as early as next Tuesday, May 26.

A remembrance and tribute to the former mayor of Grand Forks, Pat Owens. She was mayor during the flood of 1997.