Primary Election Day has arrived across North Dakota. Plenty of Grand Forks voters cast ballots prior to today (Tuesday). At last count around 600 absentee ballots were mailed back to the county courthouse. In addition just shy of 14-hundred people participated in last week’s early voting.
Races to be decided include legislative seats…three Grand Forks city council seats…county races…park board…and sorting through 23 candidates hoping to land a spot on the school board.
During the June 2020 election 14,188 votes were cast in Grand Forks County. In 2018 the tally was just shy of 9,000.
Polls are open until 7:00 p.m.
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
Secretary of State approves format for petition to legalize cannabis
(KNOX) - North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe has approved the format of a petition to initiate a statutory measure on the ballot related to legalization of cannabis and related regulation. Proponents now have until April 25, 2025, one year a...
Apr 25, 2024