Category Archives: Latest News

Former Lt. Governor Omdahl dies
Former North Dakota Lt. Governor Lloyd Omdahl has died. Omdahl served with Governor George Sinner starting in 1987. He assumed the role after the death of Ruth Meiers. Sinner and Omdahl won a second t...
Doug Barrett Apr 14, 2024

NDHP ID's GF driver injured in semi crash
The North Dakota Patrol has released the name of a 47 year old Grand Forks man who suffered serious injuries in a semi crash on Highway 2 east of Petersburg on Thursday. According to the NDHP Chad Ram...
Doug Barrett Apr 13, 2024

Valley Middle School construction to begin
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held today (Wednesday) for the new Valley Middle School in Grand Forks. The cost of construction is set at around $53 million dollars - some $2 million under budget. Pri...
Doug Barrett Apr 10, 2024

ND tax credits prove popular
The deadline has passed for North Dakota homeowners who wanted to take advantage of the Primary Residence Credit. The program was established by the 2023 legislature and offered up to a $500 credit ag...
Doug Barrett Apr 05, 2024

ND lawmakers expect legal challenge
North Dakota lawmakers are expecting a legal challenge to a proposed congressional age limit, and estimate $1 million to defend the measure up to the U.S. Supreme Court, in what some observers see as ...
Doug Barrett Apr 04, 2024

GF maps plan to boost air service
Efforts to find additional commercial air service for the Grand Forks Airport took another step forward this week. The Air Service Expansion Committee has selected a consulting firm to help generate d...
Doug Barrett Apr 03, 2024

Costs revealed for moving GFSO
Finding a new home for the Grand Forks sheriff's department won't come cheap. The Grand Forks County Commission was informed Tuesday that the cost could range between $3 and $20 million dollars depend...
Doug Barrett Apr 03, 2024
EGF council approves pay plan
The salaries of elected leaders in East Grand Forks will be going up next year. The city council voted last night (Tuesday) to increase council pay from $6,000 to $9,000 dollars. The salary for the ma...
Doug Barrett Apr 03, 2024

Anne Carlsen Center opens in new Jamestown locaton
(KNOX) - A grand opening celebration is set for June 6 for the new Anne Carlsen Center Ballantyne Berg Campus in Jamestown, N.D. This state-of-the-art facility, spanning an impressive 110,000 square f...
Jim Johnson Apr 02, 2024

GF council approves overpass project
The Columbia Road Overpass is slated to get a $10.2 million dollar makeover in the next two years. The Grand Forks council approved the plans and specs for the project last night (Monday). Round one o...
Doug Barrett Apr 02, 2024