Category Archives: Latest News
EGF considers establishment of Building Committee
East Grand Forks may enlist the services of a Building Committee to help steer discussions about community amenities - including the city's aging arenas. The eight to ten member group would work indep...
Feb 17, 2021
Planning underway for land parcel near Alerus Center
A conversation is underway on how best to develop a 15 acre site south of the Alerus Center. City Administrator Todd Feland briefed a recent meeting of the Events Center Commission on the numerous ide...
Feb 16, 2021
MN interlock program gets a shot of support
A Minnesota House committee has given the green light to a bill aimed at increasing the use of ignition interlock devices while reducing the need for so-called "whiskey plates" for DWI drivers. Suppor...
Feb 16, 2021
ND Prairie Dog Funding slowed to a trickle
One of the big issues in the 2019 Legislative session was the creation of the "Prairie Dog" infrastructure fund. It added more "buckets" for oil tax revenues that would go to cities...counties...towns...
Feb 16, 2021
ND continues to vaccinate one step at a time
As North Dakota health officials continue to move through the various tiers of the 1-B vaccination group for COVID-19 many people are wondering when the state will work itself into the 1-C category. T...
Feb 15, 2021
Doctors who say no to opioid use face threats from patients
Doctors say they're facing increasing threats of violence for refusing to prescribe opioids or trying to wean patients off the addictive painkillers. The issue was underscored by Tuesday's shooting at...
Feb 15, 2021
Probe into Dakota Access protest continues 4 years later
A violent clash four years ago between Dakota Access Pipeline protesters and law enforcement is still being investigated, and one protester has been jailed for refusing to provide grand jury testimony...
Feb 15, 2021
Mortgage rates...shop local & nuts
Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, lowering jobless claims to 793,000. But the large number shows that job cuts remain high despite a substantial decline in new viral infections. ...
Feb 14, 2021
North Dakota continues to show low virus positivity rate
North Dakota health officials are reporting 47 new positive COVID-19 tests, lifting the total number of confirmed cases to 98,597. Grand Forks County reported 3 new cases. State lab officials processe...
Feb 14, 2021
Preliminary data shows temp of 50 below in Boundary Waters
A weather station in the Boundary Waters recorded a temperature of 50 degrees below zero on Saturday, which will be a record low for Minnesota for Feb. 13 if it is verified. The 50-below zero temperat...
Feb 13, 2021