Category Archives: Latest News

Columbia Road Overpass repair bill climbs
Planned repairs to the Columbia Road overpass could top $10.2 million dollars. The Grand Forks council gave preliminary approval last night (Monday) to project plans and specs. A recent Inspection of ...
Doug Barrett Mar 26, 2024

Business News: GFK...EGF mural & Chester Fritz facelift
Federal Reserve officials signaled that they still expect to cut their key interest rate three times in 2024 despite signs that inflation remained elevated at the start of the year. Chair Jerome Powel...
Doug Barrett Mar 25, 2024

GFSO deputy shoots homicide suspect
The Grand Forks Sheriff's Department is investigating a homicide in Larimore. The department received a call from an individual this afternoon stating they had witnessed a homicide. Deputies responded...
Doug Barrett Mar 23, 2024

GFPD exchanges gunshots with suspect (updated)
The North Dakota BCI is investigating the exchange of gunfire between Grand Forks police and a suspect this afternoon. The GFPD SWAT team was attempting to execute a high risk search warrant on the 33...
Doug Barrett Mar 22, 2024

Valley Middle groundbreaking date set
Groundbreaking ceremonies on the new Valley Middle School project are tentatively scheduled foR April 10th. School officials put the construction cost at around $53 million dollars. Voters approved a ...
Doug Barrett Mar 22, 2024
GF traffic crashes drop slightly in 2023
If you were involved in a traffic accident in Grand Forks last year you have plenty of company. Grand Forks police say they responded to 1,799 crash calls in 2023. That's 198 fewer than in 2022 - but ...
Doug Barrett Mar 22, 2024
Antitrust lawsuit filed against US sugar companies
Three antitrust lawsuits filed by food businesses in federal court in Minnesota this week accuse some of the largest U.S. sugar-producing companies of conspiring to fix prices. The lawsuits name Unite...
Doug Barrett Mar 22, 2024

ND tuition remains a top concern
North Dakota public colleges and universities are watching - with concern - the roll-out of Minnesota's free tuition program. The Minnesota legislature passed what is called "The North Star Promise" -...
Doug Barrett Mar 21, 2024

ND coffers continue to grow
North Dakota's piggy bank has a little extra jingle to it according to an updated financial report presented to the Budget Section of the Legislature on Wednesday. The numbers show general fund revenu...
Doug Barrett Mar 21, 2024
Census data released for GF & Polk
More U.S. counties experienced population gains than losses in 2023. The U.S. Census Bureau's Vintage 2023 estimates of population and components of change were released this week. Approximately 60% o...
Doug Barrett Mar 20, 2024