(KNOX) – At Monday’s Grand Forks City Council meeting, RZ Hospitality LLC showed interest in buying the Canad Inns destination center. The council approved transferring Canad Inns’ lease and liquor license agreements over to RZ Hospitality. RZ Hospitality is a group made up of investors that includes Riddle’s Group Inc. and executives from Riddle’s Group. Riddle’s Group owns Riddle’s Jewelry.
RZ Hospitality was created this year and Riddle’s Group owns other hotels such as the Grand Harbor Resort and Waterpark, which is located in Dubuque, Iowa.
The Canad Inns would be operated by Choice Hotels under the Radisson brand if RZ buys the property. There would be renovations and upgrades made to the building hotel rooms, furniture, fixtures and equipment. The restaurant that was known as ‘l Bistro, and other restaurants would be renovated and be rebranded.
RZ Hospitality is in the due diligence phase until the middle of this month, and they are planning to finish the deal in December. The renovations would end up starting around June 2027 once the deal is finished.


Former Bismarck Mayor Bill Sorensen Dies at 76
(KNOX) - Former Bismarck Mayor Bill Sorensen died last Saturday at the age of 76. Sorensen was on the Bismarck city commission for 24 years, and he served as the city's mayor for two terms. He was also a magician, where he worked in Medora for over ...
37m ago

Inmate Dies at Lake Region Correctional Facility in Devils Lake
(KNOX) - An inmate at Lake Region Correctional Facility in Devils Lake died yesterday. The Lake Region Correctional Facility says in a statement that jail staff were made aware of a medical emergency and the inmate was taken to Altru Hospital for tre...
42m ago

Part of Minnesota Highway 59 South of Erskine Closed For About Two Weeks
(KNOX) -Part of Minnesota Highway 59 south of Erskine will be closed for roughly two weeks. Crews are making emergency repairs to a section of the roadway shoulder near Lake Bensen. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says that crews will rep...
43m ago

Judge denies Greenpeace request for new Dakota Access Pipeline trial
(North Dakota Monitor) - A North Dakota judge on Monday denied Greenpeace's request for a new trial in the case brought against the organization by the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Greenpeace will now move forward with its appeal of the $...
1h ago





