(KNOX) – Governor Doug Burgum has signed an executive order declaring a statewide fire emergency and activating the State Emergency Operations Plan to pre-position resources for a rapid wildfire response.
Nearly 3,500 acres have burned in North Dakota in the last week alone across 67 reported fires.
All state agencies, including the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services, the North Dakota Forest Service and the North Dakota National Guard, are on orders to maintain high levels of readiness to combat fires.
The declaration allows the state’s adjutant general to activate North Dakota National Guard members, including helicopter pilots and those trained in fighting wildfires, to be prepositioned to fly as needed.
Grand Forks Committee of the Whole Approves Liquor License
(KNOX) - An on and off-sale beer and wine alcoholic beverage license was approved by the Grand Forks Committee of the Whole. "We received an application from Board Room. They're looking at taking over the Archives location on the UND campus. Arc...
Nov 29, 2024
Blue Zones Projects in Grand Forks
(KNOX) - Blue Zones projects are being done in Grand Forks. They are designed to improve quality of life. Nicole Benson is the director of the Blue Zones Project Grand Forks. She says that improvements have been done around an elementary school. &quo...
Nov 25, 2024
Grand Forks Police Arrest a Man After a Chase on Interstate 29
(KNOX) - Grand Forks Police said that they responded to the Interstate 29 southbound on-ramp at Demers Ave. for a motorist assist. It was reported that a vehicle was pulled off to the side of the road, partially blocking the southbound lane. Respondi...
Nov 27, 2024
Burgum to Present Steve D. Scheel With Rough Rider Award
(KNOX) - Gov. Doug Burgum will present the North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award to Steve D. Scheel, board chairman emeritus of the popular Fargo-based sporting goods, apparel and footwear retailer SCHEELS, in a ceremony at 8 a.m. Tuesday...
Nov 25, 2024
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