Category Archives: Latest News
Business News: ND jobs...EGF tax levy & T-Day costs
More Americans filed for jobless claims last week. Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 13,000 to 231,000 for the week ending Nov. 11 according to the Labor Department. That's the most in th...
Nov 19, 2023
GFSO involved in high speed chase
A Fargo man is in jail in Grand Forks County after leading multiple agencies on a high speed chase early this morning (Saturday). A deputy with the Grand Forks Sheriff's Department spotted the driver ...
Nov 18, 2023
COF trying to plug a budget gap
Faced with some critical budget needs the Circle of Friends Humane Society in Grand Forks is camping out in front of the adoption center on South Washington hoping to raise some significant cash. CEO ...
Nov 17, 2023
EGF mulling the future of the police bonus program
The East Grand Forks council will review the results of a pay equity study before deciding whether to continue a police recruitment and retention bonus program. The council adopted the bonus pay plan ...
Nov 17, 2023
ND oil & gas numbers climb
September was a good month for oil and gas production. Mineral Resource Director Lynn Helms says oil production was up four-and-a-half percent and gas was up four-percent. As for the revenue from oil ...
Nov 16, 2023
UND reacts to Peter Nygard conviction
In response to a Canadian jury finding 1964 UND graduate Peter Nygard guilty on multiple counts of sexual assault, two UND-affiliated foundations have taken steps to cut remaining ties to Nygard and h...
Nov 16, 2023
GF voters approve sales tax extension
Grand Forks voters have approved a .75% sales tax extension. The current tax that supports the Alerus Center was slated to sunset in 2029. A portion of the tax will now shift to funding the constructi...
Nov 14, 2023
Holmberg trial rescheduled for April
A federal judge has rescheduled the trial for Ray Holmberg, a former Republican state senator from Grand Forks, who is accused of traveling to Prague with the intent of paying for sex with a minor. U....
Nov 14, 2023
GF voters to decide tax question
When Grand Forks voters head to the polls today (Tuesday) they will be faced with a single ballot measure. At issue is whether to eliminate the sunset clause on a .75% sales tax that currently funds t...
Nov 14, 2023
GF parking rates to increase
Permit parking rates for both the Central and Corporate Parking Ramps are slated to go up next year. The Grand Forks Council reviewed the latest parking rate plan at last night's (Monday) Committee of...
Nov 14, 2023