Women's basketball: BHSU stays atop DAC with victory Feb 16, 2008
VALLEY CITY, ND No. 15-ranked Black Hills State University had three players score in double figures as the Lady Yellow Jackets stung Valley City State University 68-51 in Dakota Athletic Conference basketball action. (39). (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Higher ed funding percentage hike is tops Jan 27, 2008
In a recent Tribune letter, Dave Bender concluded that it must have been a typo that Valley City State University was looking for a Ph. D. to whom it would pay 38,000. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
College students plan skydiving campaign in Sjodin's memory Jan 16, 2008
Mindy Morgenstern, a Valley City State University student, was killed in September 2006. Her convicted killer, Moe Gibbs, is serving a life prison sentence. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Salary listing looks like a typo Jan 15, 2008
My thankfulness arose again when I saw that Valley City State University is looking for a tenured professor of mathematics who has a doctorate (preferred), with a top salary of 38,000. I thought to myself, Surely this is a typo. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Records show former theft conviction Jan 8, 2008
The legislation was prompted by the killing of Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern. Moe Gibbs, who was convicted of killing her, had worked as a night security guard for the Valley City State and as a Barnes County jailer. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Two Gibbs trials kept prosecutors busy in 2007 Jan 1, 2008
Moe Gibbs, 35, was convicted by a Bismarck jury in November of killing Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern. A Minot jury wound up deadlocked 6-6 in the first trial in July. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Northwood tornado voted ND top news story of 2007 Dec 26, 2007
Gibbs was convicted of killing Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern by jurors in his second murder trial, held in Bismarck, after the first trial in Minot ended in a jury deadlock. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole with more prison time for assaulting female jail inmates and for a 2004 rape in Fargo. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Gibbs trials tally more than $75K for Barnes County Dec 21, 2007
LOADING Dec 21, 2007 - 04:05:29 CST VALLEY CITY (AP) - The cost of prosecuting Moe Gibbs for the killing of a Valley City State University student cost Barnes County more than 75,000, the county auditor says ... Gibbs, 35, was convicted of murder last month in Bismarck and was sentenced to life in prison for the September 2006 slaying of Mindy Morgenstern, a 22-year-old student at Valley City State University. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Moe Gibbs ordered to serve 15 more years for jail assaults, rape Dec 21, 2007
Gibbs, 35, was linked to the unsolved rape case last year through DNA analysis during the investigation into the killing of Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern. The sentences for rape and the jail assaults are to be served at the same time, but they will be consecutive to Gibbs' life sentence for killing Morgenstern. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Ex-jailer gets life for N. Dakota murder Dec 19, 2007
Moe Gibbs was convicted of murder last month in Bismarck for the September 2006 slaying of Mindy Morgenstern, a 22-year-old student at Valley City State University. When asked whether he had anything to say before sentencing, Gibbs, 35, maintained his innocence and told Judge John Paulson, "My heart, my prayers go out to the Morgenstern family. This is a terrible crime that never should have happened, and I apologize that it happened.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Gibbs sentenced to life with no parole Dec 18, 2007
LOADING Dec 18, 2007 - 04:09:44 CST By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press Writer FARGO - Former jailer Moe Gibbs was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for stabbing and strangling Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern in her off-campus apartment. Gibbs was convicted in Bismarck last month of murder in the September 2006 slaying of Morgenstern, 22, of New Salem. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Prosecutors in Gibbs trial spoke with jurors from first court case Dec 17, 2007
Jurors in second trial of the former Barnes County jailer found him guilty last month of killing Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern. Attempts to contact jurors from Gibbs' second murder trial for comment have been unsuccessful. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Jailer pleads guilty to sex assaults Dec 16, 2007
Last month, a jury found him guilty in the death of Valley City State University Mindy Morgenstern. His first murder trial on the charge, in July in Minot, ended in a deadlocked jury. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Moe Gibbs expected to plead guilty in inmate assaults Dec 14, 2007
LOADING Dec 14, 2007 - 04:07:06 CST VALLEY CITY (AP) - Former Barnes County jailer Moe Gibbs, convicted last month of killing Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern, is expected to plead guilty to charges involving sexual assaults on inmates. A hearing is scheduled this afternoon in Valley City for the change of plea, which comes less than a month after Gibbs pleaded guilty to a 2004 rape in Fargo. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Lawyers pushing for third trial Dec 5, 2007
Gibbs was convicted last month of murder in the September 2006 slaying of Mindy Morgenstern, a student at Valley City State University. Morgenstern, 22, was found in her off-campus apartment. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
County dealing with claim Nov 27, 2007
Gibbs, a former Barnes County jailer convicted of killing Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern, sent a letter to Sheriff Paul Laney saying he suffered a serious injury to his wrist when he slipped on a freshly waxed floor at the jail in Fargo in May. Burdick said Gibbs may have misunderstood a 180-day deadline for filing a claim notice. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
History of the Moe Gibbs trial Nov 17, 2007
VALLEY CITY - A Barnes County jailer who lived in Mindy Morgenstern's apartment building was charged with murder in the death of the Valley City State University student, police said Wednesday ... She started dating Morgan - the man who in 2005 changed his name legally to Moe Maurice Gibbs and is now, at age 34, facing a murder charge in the Sept. 13 death of a Valley City State University student ... VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) Valley City State University officials say they expected a full criminal... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Timeline of events in trial of Gibbs Nov 17, 2007
n Sept. 13, 2006 - The body of Mindy Morgenstern, 22, a New Salem native and Valley City State University student, is found in her Valley City apartment. A belt is wrapped around her neck, and she has been stabbed in the neck with two different knives. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Gibbs found guilty of murder Nov 17, 2007
Gibbs, 35, was convicted Friday afternoon of the murder of Morgenstern, a Valley City State University student from New Salem. At a trial held in Minot over the summer, a jury in the case deliberated almost 23 hours before announcing they were deadlocked. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Ex-Jailer Convicted Of Killing Student Nov 17, 2007
Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern, 22, was attacked in September 2006. One spectator shrieked as the verdict was read. (CBS News -- US)
Plan would require FBI background check on some N.D. students Nov 16, 2007
The new policy was prompted by the killing of Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern. An FBI background check was not conducted on Moe Gibbs, the man charged with her killing, when he was hired as a Barnes County jailer. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Gibbs trial goes to jury Nov 14, 2007
The interview in question was taped on Sept. 20, 2006, the day Gibbs was arrested for the murder of Mindy Morgenstern, a Valley City State University student from New Salem ... The last person to see her was a childhood friend, who said they parted around 12:25 p.m. Morgenstern drove home after that from the Valley City State University library. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Testimony ends in Gibbs trial Nov 10, 2007
Gibbs, 35, is accused of killing Morgenstern, a Valley City State University student from New Salem, in her off-campus apartment. A deadlocked jury in Minot could not reach a verdict in the case at a trial that lasted from June 19 to July 12. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Prosecution rests in Gibbs trial Nov 9, 2007
Gibbs is on trial for the murder of Valley City State University Student Mindy Morgenstern ... Gibbs, 35, is accused of killing Morgenstern, a Valley City State University student from New Salem, in her off-campus apartment. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Mistrial request is denied Nov 8, 2007
Gibbs, 35, is accused of killing Morgenstern, a Valley City State University student from New Salem, in her off-campus apartment on Sept. 13, 2006 ... Betty Schumacher, financial aid director at Valley City State University, testified to seeing Morgenstern in the morning on the day of her death. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Prosecution seeks to enter motive into Gibbs trial Oct 31, 2007
Gibbs, 35, a former Barnes County jailer, is accused of killing Morgenstern, a Valley City State University student from New Salem, in her off-campus Valley City apartment in September 2006. A deadlocked jury in Minot could not reach a verdict in the case at a trial that lasted from June 19 to July 12. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Jury seated, statements given in Gibbs trial Oct 30, 2007
Gibbs, 35, a former Barnes County jailer, is accused of killing Morgenstern, a Valley City State University student from New Salem, in her off-campus Valley City apartment in September 2006 ... Morgenstern was last seen alive at around 12:20 or 12:25 p.m. by a friend at the Valley City State University library, and the first missed call on her cell phone came in at 12:47 p.m., Cruff said. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
All parties are ready to go a second time in Gibbs trial Oct 21, 2007
Gibbs, 35, a former Barnes County jailer, is accused of killing Mindy Morgenstern, a Valley City State University student from New Salem, in her off-campus Valley City apartment in September 2006. A deadlocked jury in Minot could not reach a verdict in the case at a trial that lasted from June 19 to July 12. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Juror interviews in Gibbs trial will be open to the public Oct 20, 2007
Moe Gibbs is charged in the death of Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern. The first trial ended with a deadlocked jury. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
BHSU netters add a game seeking a higher seed Oct 19, 2007
"A win could potentially take us to the regional playoffs." The Jackets are on the road this weekend playing at Valley City State University Friday and Mayville State University Saturday. The Black Hills Pioneer, Newspapers, South Dakota, SD 2007. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
UND bans tobacco Oct 6, 2007
Bismarck State College, Minot State University, Jamestown College and Valley City State University have similar policies. Nationwide, 88 colleges and universities were smoke-free indoors and outdoors as of Oct. 1, according to the American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
More access in Gibbs trial sought Sep 28, 2007
Southeast District Judge John Paulson has imposed a gag order on attorneys and sealed documents in the case of Moe Gibbs, who is charged in the death of Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern. A Minot jury deadlocked 6-6 in Gibbs' first murder trial in July. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
‘The Heart of a Lion’: Maddock 14-year-old hits the football field with artificial leg Sep 26, 2007
MADDOCK, N.D. - Madddock football coach Bobby Hoffner, who will be inducted into the Valley City State University Athletic Hall of Fame this fall, says Ben Backstrom has the heart of a lion. That s because the 14-year-old freshman is playing football this season with an artificial leg, a result of a lawn mower accident at the family home in Maddock four years ago. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Shea, Trojans not deceived by VCSU's 0-2 mark prior to game Sep 21, 2007
Valley City State University has gone through the early-season fire that is the Vikings' football season. Valley City State takes an 0-2 record into the Vikings' homecoming game against Dakota State University in Valley City on Saturday. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Jamestown blanks DSU 3-0 in home DAC volleyball opener Sep 7, 2007
DSU begins play there Friday with respective 2:30 and 8:30 p.m. matches against host-school USF and Valley City State University. On Saturday, the Trojans play Dana and Mount Marty colleges at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
North Dakota College to Offer Courses to Local Teachers Aug 31, 2007
Officials at Valley City State University in North Dakota say the school will offer online technology education programs to teachers in Maryland. Valley City State says the courses will be offered under an agreement with the Maryland State Department of Education to help ease a teacher shortage in technology education. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Gibbs assault trial postponed Aug 21, 2007
Gibbs, 35, had been scheduled to go on trial Sept. 17 in Valley City, a month before he faces his second trial on a charge that he killed Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern. Southeast District Judge Mikal Simonson agreed to postpone the sexual assault trial until after Gibbs' murder trial, scheduled to begin Oct. 22 in Bismarck. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
A fair and public trial is essential Aug 21, 2007
He is charged in the death of Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern. Gibbs has pleaded not guilty, and a Minot jury was unable to reach a verdict in his first murder trial in July. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
DSU's ranked No. 1 Aug 18, 2007
Placing No. 2 among public colleges in the Midwest is Northern State University, followed by Valley City State University in North Dakota and the University of Minnesota-Crookston. The top public university list is a sub-list of all Midwest Baccalaureate Colleges listed by US News. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Talk show host surprised show cited in moving Gibbs trial Aug 12, 2007
Gibbs is charged in the death of former Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern, who was found dead in her off-campus apartment last fall. Authorities said she was strangled and stabbed. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Gibbs trial moved to Bismarck Aug 11, 2007
Gibbs is charged in the death of Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern. He has pleaded not guilty. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
High school football with 1-2 punch Aug 8, 2007
Brantley, a former Soldotna player and offensive lineman at Valley City State University in North Dakota, had been the Stars' offensive coordinator. In 2004, he was named assistant coach of the year. (Anchorage Daily News)
Gibbs'attorney asks judge to move the sexual assault trial Jul 31, 2007
Gibbs, 34, is scheduled for a second murder trial on Oct. 22 for the death of Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern. A deadlocked jury could not reach a decision on the first trial. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Gibbs' second trial set in Grand Forks Jul 29, 2007
LOADING Jul 29, 2007 - 04:03:35 CDT FARGO (AP) - The second murder trial for the former Barnes County jailer accused of killing a Valley City State University student will be held in Grand Forks, with jury selection to begin on Oct. 22, a judge ruled. Moe Gibbs is accused of killing Mindy Morgenstern in her off-campus apartment last September. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Speedy second jury trial sought for Gibbs Jul 27, 2007
Gibbs is accused of killing Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern in her off-campus apartment last September. A deadlocked jury could not reach a verdict in the case earlier this month. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Lead prosecutor requests a second trial for Moe Gibbs Jul 22, 2007
Gibbs, 34, is accused of killing Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern, 22, of New Salem, in her off-campus apartment last September. The 12 jurors in the first trial were split evenly on whether he was guilty, and Paulson dismissed them July 12 after four days of deliberations. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Background checks OK Jul 18, 2007
The impetus for strengthening background checking in general came as a reaction to the murder of Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern. A state senator from Valley City, himself a university employee, sponsored and pushed for the bill. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
New law means FBI checks for more college students Jul 16, 2007
The new law was inspired by the killing last September of Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern. Sen. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
New Salem reacts to jury decision Jul 13, 2007
Gibbs, 34, was on trial for the murder of Mindy Morgenstern, 22, a Valley City State University student from New Salem, who was found dead in her off-campus apartment on Sept. 13, 2006 ... They played basketball together through high school, and Kunz joined Morgenstern as a student at Valley City State University after spending two years in Wahpeton. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Update - Gibbs jury dismissed after deadlock Jul 13, 2007
It's a little bit of a shock,'' said Liz Kleinke, who said Morgenstern was her best friend and track teammate at Valley City State University. Morgenstern's parents, Larry and Eunice Morgenstern, of New Salem, were not present in the courtroom when the stalemate was announced. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Jury deliberating in Gibbs trial Jul 10, 2007
MINOT - Defense attorneys for Moe Maurice Gibbs say his DNA ended up under the fingernails of a slain Valley City State University student because they likely touched the same doorknob in the apartment building where they both lived ... Morgenstern, a Valley City State University student from New Salem, was found dead in her off-campus apartment on Sept. 13, 2006. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
No witnesses for defense Jul 7, 2007
Gibbs, 34, a former Barnes County jailer, is charged with killing Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern, 22, of New Salem, last Sept. 16. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole if convicted. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Wilson to play softball, volleyball for VCSU Jul 7, 2007
Valley City State University women s volleyball coach Craig Case and softball coach Chad Slyter announced the signing of Margaret Wilson to a dual sport Dakota Athletic Conference Letter of Intent. Wilson, who was a volleyball and softball standout, is a native of Breckenridge, Minn. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Analyst says DNA under fingernails likely not from doorknob Jul 4, 2007
Crime lab director Hope Olson returned to the witness stand Tuesday in the murder trial of Moe Gibbs, a former Barnes County jailer who is accused of strangling and stabbing Morgenstern, a Valley City State University student, in her off-campus apartment last fall. Gibbs' attorneys have said the DNA found under Morgenstern's fingernails, which was matched to Gibbs, could have come from touching the doorknob of the apartment building where Morgenstern and Gibbs both lived. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
DNA expert says samples from shirt matched Gibbs Jul 3, 2007
Dr. Rick Staub, director of Orchid Cellmark, an independent DNA testing laboratory in Dallas, testified in the murder trial of Gibbs, 34, a former Barnes County jailer accused of strangling and stabbing Morgenstern, a Valley City State University student, last fall. Officials said Gibbs' DNA was found under Morgenstern's fingernails and on her shirt. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Agent grilled in Gibbs trial Jun 29, 2007
LOADING Jun 29, 2007 - 05:36:31 CDT By BLAKE NICHOLSON/Associated Press Writer MINOT - The lead investigator in the killing of Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern said Thursday he did not know the exact time of her death, but knew when she last answered her cell phone. Special Agent Mark Sayler, of the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation, was grilled by an attorney for Moe Gibbs on the investigation into the killing of Morgenstern, 22, of New Salem, last September. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Outlining their cases Jun 28, 2007
Morgenstern, a Valley City State University student from New Salem, was found dead in her off-campus apartment on Sept. 13, 2006 ... Lacey Undem, who said she had been friends with Morgenstern since preschool, said she saw Morgenstern at the Valley City State University library on the morning of Sept. 13. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Jury seated for Gibbs trial Jun 27, 2007
Gibbs, a former Barnes County jailer, is on trail for the murder of Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid) LOADING Jun 27, 2007 - 04:09:12 CDT By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press Writer MINOT - A 14-person jury was chosen Tuesday in the trial of a former Barnes County jailer accused of killing Valley City State student Mindy Morgenstern, and the judge rejected a motion to sequester the jurors. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Murder trial puts wedding on hold Jun 24, 2007
became engaged to Gibbs days after he was arrested and charged last fall in the death of Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern, 22, of New Salem. Gibbs and Olson have an 11-month-old daughter and already consider themselves to be married, Olson said. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Jury selection shielded from public Jun 20, 2007
Gibbs, 34, is accused of killing Mindy Morgenstern, 22, a Valley City State University senior, in her apartment last September. He has pleaded not guilty. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Football season begins long before the first whistle Jun 20, 2007
One of those coaches, Dennis McCullough of North Dakota's Valley City State University, has been coming to the camp for the past 12 years. McCullough said the camp has been a blessing for his NAIA program, which is often forced to compete with numerous other schools for a limited talent pool in the upper Midwest. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Attorneys want jury sequestered Jun 19, 2007
LOADING Jun 19, 2007 - 04:07:30 CDT By DALE WETZEL Associated Press Writer MINOT - Jurors who are chosen to decide whether Moe Gibbs killed a Valley City State University student should be isolated during Gibbs' trial to safeguard against "meeting-hall justice," one of his lawyers says ... He is charged with murder in the September 2006 death of Mindy Morgenstern, 22, a student at Valley City State University. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Minot prepares for Gibbs' murder trial Jun 18, 2007
"With it being in the news in this kind of context, it certainly doesn't reflect on the realities of what Valley City is all about," said Doug Anderson, spokesman for Valley City State University. The Gibbs trial has not been a big subject in Morgenstern's hometown of New Salem, about 160 miles west on Interstate 94, said Kristee Freadhoff, owner of the Cow Town Cafe and Laundromat. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Area Scene: Women's tennis league starts June 20 Jun 18, 2007
Pumroy new athletic director at VCSUB.J. Pumroy is the new athletic director at Valley City State University. Pumroy will be responsible for providing leadership for the VCSU athletic program and for athletic fundraising. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Judge considers restraints on former jailer in murder trial Jun 14, 2007
Gibbs, 34, is charged with murder in the September death of Valley City State University student Mindy Morgenstern. The former Barnes County jailer lived in the same apartment complex as Morgenstern, 22, of New Salem. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
