Governor Doug Burgum has declared a statewide emergency due to infrastructure damage caused by this week’s ice storm. The governor says he plans to request a presidential disaster declaration as a result of the event that left upwards of 20,000 customers without electricity.
The emergency declaration encompasses the three-day event that caused the National Weather Service to issue its first ice storm warning in North Dakota since 2016. Freezing rain coated power lines and poles with ice, while winds toppled over 1,400 poles and snapped power lines, causing millions of dollars in damage.
If granted the declaration would unlock federal assistance to help pay for eligible response costs and infrastructure repairs.
Polk County Sheriff's Office looking for Jayden Carlson
(KNOX) - The Polk County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in locating 17-year-old Jayden Carlson. Jayden is 5'1, 120 pounds with brown eyes and dark hair with blonde streaks in the front. Jayden was last seen leaving her residen...
Apr 29, 2024
13 GF businesses pass alcohol compliance checks
(KNOX) - Out of 19 Grand Forks businesses checked for alcohol compliance by Grand Forks Police... 13 businesses passed. Compliance checks are conducted with youth who are under 21 years of age. They enter an establishment under the supervision of a p...
May 01, 2024
Missing Winger, Minnesota girl comes home
(KNOX) - A 17-year-old girl who was listed as missing by the Polk County Sheriff's Office has returned home safely. Jayden Carlson had been last seen Saturday evening after leaving her residence in Winger, Minnesota... wearing a grey hoodie with a re...
Apr 29, 2024
Scott Berry to give commencement address at Mayville State University
(KNOX) - Scott Berry... who coached Mayville State University Comets Baseball for 42 years...will deliver the Commencement address at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11 in the Lewy Lee Fieldhouse. The LaMoure, North Dakota native closed his coaching career with...
May 02, 2024
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