The Grand Forks Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper, established in 1879, published in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. It is the primary daily paper for northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Its average daily circulation is approximately 7,500, in the city of Grand Forks plus about 7,500 more to the surrounding communities. Total circulation includes digital subscribers. It has the second largest circulation in the state of North Dakota.[2]
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Forum Communications |
| Publisher | Korrie Wenzel |
| Editor | Korrie Wenzel |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Headquarters | 3535 S 31st St, Ste 205 Grand Forks, ND 58201 |
| City | Grand Forks |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 14,047 (as of 2024)[1] |
| ISSN | 0745-9661 |
| OCLC number | 1751382 |
| Website | grandforksherald |
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The remains of the former Herald building after it was destroyed by fire and floodwater
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| Location | 120-124 N. 4th St., Grand Forks, North Dakota |
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| Coordinates | 47°55′33″N 97°1′58″W / 47.92583°N 97.03278°W / 47.92583; -97.03278 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1939, 1949, 1959 |
| Architect | Wells, Theo. B.; Groz & Anderson |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| MPS | Downtown Grand Forks MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001326[3] |
| Added to NRHP | November 30, 1982 |
The Grand Forks Herald won a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its coverage of the 1997 flood but the prize was bittersweet, as the Herald building had not only been inundated but burned to the ground in the midst of the floodwaters. Despite losing its offices during the flood, the Herald never missed a day of publication. Temporary offices were set up at the University of North Dakota and at a nearby elementary school. Papers were distributed free of charge to flood "refugees" in neighboring towns.
Following the flood, the newspaper rebuilt its office building in downtown Grand Forks. Its distinctive features are a tall clock tower and the symbolism built into the structure, as well as parts of the old building that survived the fire. A new printing facility was also built in an industrial park in the western part of Grand Forks.
The historic building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[3] It was a two-story Art Moderne brick commercial building built in three parts, in 1939 (designed by Theodore B. Wells), 1949 and 1959.[4]
Knight Ridder sold the HeraldtoThe McClatchy Company on June 27, 2006. McClatchy had already arranged the sale of the HeraldtoForum Communications, owner of The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAZ-TV in Grand Forks. Today, the Herald is one of many regional newspapers published by Forum Communications. After the sale, the newspaper ended its carrier delivery service and reduced its print copy; it is only printed 2 days a week: Tuesdays and Saturdays.[citation needed]
Joe Banish (Higher Education Reporter)
47°55′34″N 97°02′00″W / 47.925999°N 97.033284°W / 47.925999; -97.033284 (D: Grand Forks Herald)
