Category Archives: Latest News

ND lawmakers OK tax relief plan
The North Dakota Senate has followed the House lead in passing a tax relief bill. Under it, income tax brackets are reduced from 5 to 3, and the lowest tax bracket would pay no income tax. It also pro...
Doug Barrett Apr 27, 2023

EGF outdoor rink supporters make funding pitch
Plans to construct an outdoor rink near the Blue Line Club Arena in East Grand Forks continues to take shape. Donated dasher boards from the University of Denver have arrived in town - at an estimated...
Doug Barrett Apr 26, 2023

ND Supreme Court dismisses anti-Fufeng group appeal as moot
The North Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that an appeal over the failed Fufeng project is moot. Opponents of the Grand Forks project had appealed a district court ruling to the state's high court afte...
Pat Sweeney Apr 25, 2023

GF council to review citizen comments
Citizen comments were the topic of talk at last night's (Monday) Grand Forks City Council meeting. Council member Bret Weber brought up the issue in response to recent remarks made by some residents r...
Doug Barrett Apr 25, 2023

GF "virtual academy" in the works
The Grand Forks School District is working on establishment of a Virtual Secondary School. The state of North Dakota is allowing local districts to offer "virtual academies" to help provide another pa...
Doug Barrett Apr 25, 2023

Burgum signs law banning nearly all abortions
North Dakota on Monday adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country as Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the procedure throughout pregnancy, with slim exceptions...
Pat Sweeney Apr 24, 2023

GF Business News: GFK traffic...gambling & snow tires
After months of job growth and tight labor conditions, the latest employment data suggests the U.S. economy may finally be slowing down. The economy added just 236,000 new nonfarm payroll jobs in Marc...
Doug Barrett Apr 23, 2023

2023 Red River Valley Flooding (updated)
The flood outlook continues to improve on the Red River. Things have calmed down in the southern and central areas of the Valley -- and not much excitement is expected downstream, according to Nationa...
Doug Barrett Apr 17, 2023

Business News: ND benefits...UND Boeing & lease termination
Americans cut their spending at retail stores and restaurants in March for the second straight month, a sign consumers are becoming more cautious after a burst of spending in January. Retail sales dro...
Doug Barrett Apr 16, 2023

Flood impact starting to show
Flood Warnings are now posted for portions of eleven counties directly located along the Red River in North Dakota and Minnesota. Snowmelt runoff is starting to enter the river system. Fargo is expect...
Doug Barrett Apr 14, 2023