Category Archives: Latest News

County-wide blitz nets 22 arrests
(KNOX) - 22 wanted individuals were apprehended Tuesday during a county-wide warrant blitz by the Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Andy Schneider says the county has more than 3,000 active...
Jim Johnson Jan 31, 2024

COF still working on budget fix
More staff cuts are coming to Circle of Friends following a special board meeting last night (Tuesday). The latest employee reductions are designed to further position the animal shelter to close a bu...
Doug Barrett Jan 31, 2024

ND seeks presidential major disaster declaration
Governor Doug Burgum has requested a presidential major disaster declaration for a severe winter ice storm that caused more than $11.5 million in estimated damage over the Christmas holiday. In a lett...
Doug Barrett Jan 30, 2024

Polk County abduction investigation
The Polk County Sheriff's Department has launched an investigation after a teenage girl was found tied up along a roadside south of East Grand Forks on Monday. Authorities say a local resident discove...
Doug Barrett Jan 30, 2024
Another tax season is open for business
The tax filing season begins today. The IRS says they're ready to help. In 2023, 93 percent of North Dakotan income tax filers submitted their return electronically. North Dakota Tax Commissioner Bria...
Doug Barrett Jan 29, 2024

UND getting close to returning tribal artifacts
The University of North Dakota expects to start sending Native American artifacts and remains to tribal nations....soon. President Andrew Armacost updated the campus community on the repatriation effo...
Doug Barrett Jan 29, 2024

Business News: ND unemployment...GF tax & USPS
The nation's economy grew at an unexpectedly brisk 3.3% annual pace from October through December as Americans showed a continued willingness to spend freely despite high interest rates and price leve...
Doug Barrett Jan 28, 2024

Mild Winter Lowers Flood Potential
So far so good when it comes to flooding this spring. The National Weather Service is out with the first Spring Flood Outlook for the Red River Valley. Amanda Lee is the hydrologist with the NWS offic...
Doug Barrett Jan 26, 2024

The fix is in for Riverside Pool
The Grand Forks council is poised to take a leap into fixing Riverside Pool. The council gave preliminary approval this week to a design agreement with EAPC at a cost of upwards of $400,000 dollars. L...
Doug Barrett Jan 25, 2024

COF makes changes at the top
The board of directors at Circle of Friends has eliminated its CEO position. The move along with closure of the adoption center on South Washington is designed to help offset a growing budget problem ...
Doug Barrett Jan 25, 2024