
The Grand Forks School District will transition high school students back to classroom learning on an everyday basis starting this week. Students had been in a hybrid model due to coronavirus.
According to the North Dakota Health Department dashboard there are only three active cases of COVID-19 among students…and one active staff case…in Grand Forks County schools.
The local dashboard still has Grand Forks in the green or “low risk” category for the virus. Grand Forks County Health Officer Dr. Joel Walz is expected to rescind the mask mandate imposed back on January 18th later today (Monday).
On Sunday only 13 of 53 counties in the state reported new cases of COVID. Of the 34 positive hits statewide – five were from Grand Forks County.


Valley Senior Living on Columbia in Grand Forks Among The Best in North Dakota
(File image) (KNOX) - Valley Senior Living on Columbia has been recognized as a Best Nursing Home for 2026 by U.S. News & World Report. This ranking places Valley on Columbia as one of five nursing homes in North Dakota to receive this designatio...
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Grand Forks Business Leaves with Unpaid Debt to City
(KNOX) - A Grand Forks tech company that owes the city thousands of dollars in unpaid rent and loans is leaving. Thread, previously known as Airtonomy, is leaving the HIVE business incubator after roughly five years. Thrive owes at least $4000 in unp...
Dec 11, 2025

North Dakota Cleared to Eliminate Some Foods from SNAP Eligibility
(North Dakota Monitor) - North Dakotans receiving federal food assistance will not be able to use those benefits to pay for candy, soda and some other foods, after the state implements changes approved by the Trump administration. The U.S. Department...
Dec 11, 2025

City Leaders Discuss Homeless Population During Winter Weather
(KNOX) - City leaders are discussing an apparent shift in the pattern of where homeless people dwell during the winter months. Leaders went over the issue at a meeting of several entities Wednesday, among them law enforcement and non-profit organizat...
Dec 11, 2025





