Category Archives: Latest News

EEOC sues LM Wind Power
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a complaint against LM Wind Power in Grand Forks for race harassment and retaliation. The lawsuit filed Thursday claims the wind turbine blad...
Doug Barrett May 05, 2023

CFIUS expands military base review
The Grand Forks Air Force Base has been added to the list of installations that will require additional reviews when foreign entities seek to buy nearby property. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer says a tota...
Doug Barrett May 04, 2023

GFSO salary scheduled approved
Grand Forks Sheriff's deputies will see a bump in pay under action by the county commission on Tuesday. The board adopted a salary schedule that begins July 1st that increases county costs by $150,000...
Doug Barrett May 03, 2023

Car fire damages GF hotel
A vehicle fire in north Grand Forks last night (Tuesday) kept fire crews busy as the flames began to spread to a nearby hotel. The Grand Forks Fire Department was dispatched to 1211 North 47th Street ...
Doug Barrett May 03, 2023

GF secures Fufeng reimbursement dollars
The bank that held a letter of credit for the failed Fufeng project in Grand Forks has paid for city expenses incurred during the exploratory period. City Attorney Dan Gaustad informed the council las...
Doug Barrett May 02, 2023

GF wages battle against zebra mussels
Grand Forks is looking to step up efforts to keep zebra mussels from plugging underwater intake pipes in the Red River. The mussels were first detected in the river system in 2015 - and have been grow...
Doug Barrett May 01, 2023

Business News: Restaurant demo...HIVE & GF sales tax
The U.S. economy slowed sharply from January through March, decelerating to just a 1.1% annual pace as higher interest rates hammered the housing market and businesses reduced their inventories. The n...
Doug Barrett Apr 30, 2023

ND Rent Help program winds down
Changes are coming to North Dakota's pandemic emergency rent and utility assistance program - or ND Rent Help. Health and Human Services will phase out the program starting May 1st in favor of targeti...
Doug Barrett Apr 29, 2023

Veto stands on ND book ban bill
The North Dakota House failed to override Gov. Burgum's veto of a book ban bill that carried potential criminal penalties for librarians. The bill - SB 2360 - required librarians to review their colle...
Doug Barrett Apr 28, 2023

GF road construction season to begin
One of the larger road construction projects to impact travel in Grand Forks this summer will begin next week. Crews will be closing South Washington from 48th Avenue South to 57th Avenue South starti...
Doug Barrett Apr 27, 2023