Category Archives: Latest News
State of Union gets mixed reaction
President Biden - touted his accomplishments and outlined his goals for the future in his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress Thursday night. Reaction to the speech falls alo...
Doug Barrett Mar 08, 2024
GFPD launches homicide investigation (UPDATED)
Grand Forks police have identified the victim of an early morning stabbing as 24-year old Anfernee Economy. Officers were called to the 1700 block of 36th Avenue South shortly after 3:00 a.m. on a rep...
Doug Barrett Mar 07, 2024

GF to replace thousands of meters
Grand Forks will soon begin the task of replacing some 11,500 residential water meters. The city council this week approved the project and contract with Winwater at a cost of $4.2 million dollars. Th...
Doug Barrett Mar 07, 2024
GF P & Z approves Valley mural
Without discussion the Grand Forks Planning and Zoning Commission approved placing a four by eight foot mural on the side of the Valley Middle School. In June of last year the city council amended its...
Doug Barrett Mar 07, 2024

Election 2024: Super Tuesday
President Joe Biden has dealt challenger Dean Phillips a Super Tuesday defeat in the Minnesota congressman's own home state, while former President Donald Trump has beaten Nikki Haley in the state's R...
Doug Barrett Mar 06, 2024

GF approves department merger plan
Grand Forks has approved the combining of Planning and Community Development into a single department. The restructuring is expected to save upwards of $130,000 dollars annually. It comes about as a r...
Doug Barrett Mar 05, 2024

EGF selects new school superintendent
The next superintendent of schools in East Grand Forks will be the top teacher from the International Falls (MN) Public School District. School Board members agreed to hand the job over to Kevin Grove...
Doug Barrett Mar 05, 2024

Donald Trump wins ND Republican caucuses
Donald Trump won the North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses on Monday, adding to his string of victories heading into Super Tuesday. Under North Dakota's rules, candidates are eligible to win d...
Doug Barrett Mar 05, 2024

ND Mill making still turning a profit
The state-owned North Dakota mill reported a profit of $4.3 million in the second quarter of its fiscal year - October through December of 2023. That compares with $4.2 million in the same quarter las...
Doug Barrett Mar 04, 2024

ND Republicans ready to caucus
North Dakota's Republican presidential caucuses are Monday, when voters will gather at 12 sites around the state. Donald Trump, Nikki Haley and two other candidates are on the ballot. A candidate must...
Doug Barrett Mar 04, 2024