Tech billionaire and philanthropist nominated to be next NASA administrator Shift4 founder Jared Isaacman launched from Florida’s space coast back in September as part of the private Polaris Dawn mission he organized. SpaceX flew the mission. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Now, Isaacman, the man who took the world’s first commercial space walk and … Read more
Luigi Mangione, a person of interest in the fatal shooting of the United Healthcare CEO, created major buzz in a New Jersey community when his fake ID showed an address of Sherman Place in Maplewood. “Just about everyone in my life has been texting me since the news broke,” said a resident who lives on … Read more
Police arrested a 26-year-old man on Monday in the Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO after they say a Pennsylvania McDonald’s worker alerted authorities to a customer who resembled the suspected gunman. The suspect, identified by police as Luigi Nicholas Mangione, had a gun believed to be the one used in Wednesday’s attack on Brian Thompson, … Read more
The Powerball lottery jackpot resets after a single ticket sold in New York matched all six numbers from Saturday night’s drawing. Grab your tickets and let’s check your numbers to see if you’re the game’s newest millionaire. Here are the numbers for the Monday, Dec. 9, Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $20 million with a cash option of $9.7 million. Powerball, Mega … Read more
Dec. 9—A trio of St. Joseph nonprofit organizations received a welcomed boost Tuesday afternoon. Missouri American Water, in collaboration with the American Water Charitable Foundation, awarded three grants totaling $20,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank, United Way of Greater St. Joseph and the 1939 Club on Tuesday. Special check presentations were held with the nonprofit … Read more
Dec. 9—Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri, is hosting two winter commencement ceremonies on Friday, Dec. 13. The ceremonies are scheduled for 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Bearcat Arena at the Lamkin Activity Center located on the NWMSU campus. For individuals who cannot attend in-person, a livestream of each ceremony will appear … Read more
Dec. 9—Community members can meet with the finalists hoping to become St. Joseph’s next city manager on Tuesday evening at City Hall. City officials have scheduled a meet and greet from 5 to 6 p.m., on Dec. 10, in the lobby of City Hall to allow community members to meet and visit with the four … Read more
Dec. 9—GRAND FORKS — A Mapleton man was sentenced to 10 years Monday, Dec. 9, for four felony sex crimes involving the 17-year-old mother of his children and a 12-year-old boy. Sebastain Vennie Hipsak, 23, pleaded guilty to Class B felony luring a minor under the age of 15 by electronic means, Class C felony … Read more
Dec. 9—GRAND FORKS — The dean of UND’s law school says he is bringing forward a proposal to increase tuition for current and future students in a bid to stave off a projected deficit. The School of Law is also considering increasing its class size from 85 to 100 students to increase revenue and meet … Read more
Dec. 9—GRAND FORKS — UND is now one of a handful of schools in the country with the ability to graduate air traffic controllers directly into the workforce, under an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration. The federal program allows students enrolled in air traffic management at select schools to bypass the FAA’s Air Traffic … Read more