Category Archives: Latest News

EGF City Council applies for a BUILD Grant for a bridge to GF
(KNOX) - East Grand Forks City Council moved to approve and submit a BUILD Grant application toward a bridge crossing into Grand Forks. City Administrator Reed Huttenen says BUILD stands for Better Ut...
Jim Johnson Feb 04, 2025

North Dakota Federal Judge axes environmental rule
(Mary Steurer - North Dakota Monitor) - A North Dakota federal judge on Monday delivered the latest blow to the federal Council on Environmental Quality, finding that the agency for decades has exerci...
Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor Feb 04, 2025

Chuck Souchy song proposed as official North Dakota Waltz
(Ann Estvold - North Dakota Newspaper Cooperative) - A North Dakota House committee unanimously endorsed a bill to name a song called "Dancing Dakota" as the official state waltz. Composer and Mandan ...
Ann Estvold/North Dakota Newspaper Association Feb 04, 2025

Applicants sought for sugar science kits for grades 5 and 6
(KNOX) - In celebration of Ag Literacy Week, March 17-21, 2025, fifth and sixth grade educators in the state are invited to apply for sugar science kits, provided by the North Dakota Ag in the Classro...
Jim Johnson Feb 04, 2025

Grand Forks Park District discusses parking lots, parks, naming rights
(KNOX) - Grand Forks Park District is moving ahead with parking lots and maintenance. The low bid for improvements to the entire parking lot system came from Asphalt Preservation Company. Opp Construc...
Jim Johnson Feb 04, 2025

Grand Forks City Council Approves Letter of Intent for Resort Casino
(KNOX) - Grand Forks City Council approved the letter of intent for a proposed casino resort that is slated to be built by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Grand Forks City Administrator T...
Bill Dubensky Feb 04, 2025

Grand Forks City Council Approves Project for Engineering Department
(KNOX) - Grand Forks City Council approved a project for the engineering department. Grand Forks Senior Civil Engineer Rachel Bremer says that they would install more than 300 feet of st...
Bill Dubensky Feb 04, 2025

Witness Disputes Reliability of North Dakota Doctors who Treat Transgender Minors
James Cantor, a psychologist and sexologist. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor) (Mary Steurer - North Dakota Monitor) - A Toronto psychologist spoke in favor of the state's ban on gender-affirming ca...
Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor Feb 04, 2025

Grand Forks Public Health says Rates of Respiratory Illness are Increasing
(Grand Forks Public Health image.) (KNOX) - Grand Forks Public Health (GFPH) reminds the community that it is not too late to get vaccinated as cases of respiratory illness continue to r...
Bill Dubensky Feb 04, 2025

Grand Forks State Lawmaker's Bill Fails in North Dakota House
Rep. Eric Murphy, R-Grand Forks. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) (Michael Achterling - North Dakota Monitor) - A bill to establish public charter schools narrowly failed in the North ...
Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor Feb 04, 2025