The Grand Forks Public Service Answering Point handled a record number calls for service in 2021.
PSAP dispatchers handled 106,693 last year – or 33,000 more than seven years ago. A total of 24,343 of those contacts were 9-1-1 calls.
Just over half the calls involved the Grand Forks Police Department. The GFSO accounted for 21% of the call volume….followed by the UND PD at 12% and Grand Forks Fire Department at 5.4%.
This is National Public Safety Telecommunications Week (April 10-16).
New GF bar and deer hunt
The Grand Forks council will consider a liquor license for a new north side bar when they meet as a Committee of the Whole Monday night. RG Investments is looking to locate in the old La Cantina site at 1730 13th Avenue North. According to a staff ...
Apr 22, 2024
Man arrested south of Thompson for suspicion of terrorizing
(KNOX) - Grand Forks County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a farmstead Thursday morning southwest of the city of Thompson. Deputies were attempting to set up a perimeter around the farmyard when a male subject fired a single shot with a high caliber...
Apr 25, 2024
Bennigan's in Mandan settles after violating ADA
(KNOX) - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of North Dakota has reached a settlement with Bennigan's restaurant of Mandan, North Dakota, after the establishment violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. Specifically, a complaint alleged ...
Apr 24, 2024
Fridley used car merchant sued by Minnesota Attorney General
(KNOX) - The Minnesota Attorney General's Office has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Fridley used-car dealer Midwest Car Search and its owner. The lawsuit alleges that Midwest Car Search misrepresents that its used cars are certified when...
Apr 23, 2024