Category Archives: Latest News
Senate passes bills for access to cheaper prescription drugs
North Dakota's Senate has passed legislation aimed at providing access to lower-cost prescription drugs. Senators passed the three bills Friday in separate floor votes. Two of the bills set up a state...
Doug Barrett Feb 20, 2021
7 men charged in northern Minnesota sex trafficking ring
State officials say seven men have been arrested and charged in a northern Minnesota human trafficking ring. The defendants, including five from Minnesota, were arrested Wednesday through Friday durin...
Doug Barrett Feb 20, 2021
Grand Forks Fairgrounds closed TFN
Despite falling COVID-19 numbers the Grand Forks County Commission is not quite ready to declare the Fairgrounds open for business. The commission closed the area last spring to events without a pre-a...
Doug Barrett Feb 19, 2021
Over 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered to Minnesotans
Minnesotans have received more than one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The state is reporting 1,016,210 doses administered as of today's (Friday) official report. In all, 728,081 Minnesotans had r...
Doug Barrett Feb 19, 2021
MN recreational marijuana passes first legislative test
The Minnesota Commerce Committee has approved a recreational marijuana bill on a 10-7 party-line vote. The move sends the bill on to the Labor and Industry Committee for further review. The legislatio...
Doug Barrett Feb 19, 2021
ND Senators outline Grand Forks’ ISR capabilities to USAF Chief of Staff
The Grand Forks Air Force Base played host to USAF Chief of Staff General Charles Brown Junior on Wednesday. The tour was billed as "classified" but according to U-S Senator John Hoeven centered aroun...
Doug Barrett Feb 18, 2021
Fire damages home in South Grand Forks
An early morning fire damaged a home in south Grand Forks. The Grand Forks Fire Department was notified of a structure fire at 5680 East Prairiewood Drive around 2:00 a.m. When crews arrived on scene ...
Doug Barrett Feb 18, 2021
ND regulators call for power grid review
Members of the North Dakota Public Service Commission are calling for a thorough review of what may have gone wrong, when some North Dakota co-ops and utilities lost power in "rolling blackouts" as el...
Doug Barrett Feb 18, 2021
GF to chip in on NCHC's Frozen Faceoff
The city of Grand Forks will chip in $100,000 dollars to help support the NCHC Frozen Faceoff tournament at the Ralph Englestad Arena. The money is part of a "Festival Fund" created in 2015 to drive e...
Doug Barrett Feb 17, 2021
UND's HPC to be named Fritz Pollard Jr. Athletic Center
UND is looking to give the High Performance Center a new name. The university wants to honor the most decorated student-athlete in football and track - Frederick Douglas "Fritz" Pollard Jr. The North ...
Doug Barrett Feb 17, 2021