Category Archives: Latest News
Dangerously cold wind chills in store for US Northern Plains
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Forecasters say dangerously cold win...
Doug Barrett Feb 09, 2021
NCHC Frozen Faceoff being moved to REA in Grand Forks March 12-16
The Ralph Englestad Arena will host the NCHC postseason tournament in a revised playoff format released today (Monday). The entire 2021 tournament - including the Frozen Faceoff - will take place in G...
Doug Barrett Feb 08, 2021
ND & MN health officials keep close tabs on vaccination rollout
The rush to get vaccinated has led to some confusion among those hoping to get a shot ASAP. Last week Grand Forks Health officials were alerted to the sharing of a website that led to some appointment...
Doug Barrett Feb 08, 2021
North Dakota considers permanent daylight saving time
The North Dakota Legislature is mulling the idea of making later sunsets permanent by doing away with the practice of changing clocks twice a year. Legislation in the House and Senate would require th...
Doug Barrett Feb 08, 2021
GF Business News: Jobs...Beer & LSS
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to 779,000 last week. That's the lowest in two months but still a historically high total that shows that a sizable number of people continue...
Doug Barrett Feb 07, 2021
Deer disease accelerates faster than officials expected
The growth of chronic wasting disease in North Dakota deer continues to accelerate and at a pace state wildlife officials didn't expect would happen for years to come. The state Game and Fish Departme...
Doug Barrett Feb 06, 2021
ND House rejects higher fine for closed roads
The North Dakota House has rejected an attempt to bump the fine for driving on a closed road from 250 to 500 dollars. Supporters say those who venture out during blizzard conditions often put emergenc...
Doug Barrett Feb 04, 2021
ND legislative committee talks recreational marijuana
A Bismarck lawmaker says he introduced a measure to legalize recreational marijuana because he wanted to head off the effort to put an initiated Constitutional measure on the ballot. Republican Repres...
Doug Barrett Feb 04, 2021
Alerus and UND sign new ten year football agreement
It's been a long time in the making but the Alerus Center has finalized a new ten-and-a-half year agreement with the University of North Dakota for Fighting Hawks football. The contract was approved b...
Doug Barrett Feb 03, 2021
Grand Forks County goal for herd immunity.....60%
Grand Forks is inching towards so-called herd immunity for COVID-19 one shot at a time. According to Grand Forks Health Department's Michael Dulitz just over ten-percent of county residents have recei...
Doug Barrett Feb 03, 2021