Category Archives: Latest News
Fargo officer remembered as 'brave young man'
A Fargo police officer who was ambushed and fatally shot by a heavily armed man was laid to rest on Saturday. Twenty-three-year-old Jake Wallin was killed July 14 when a man armed with 1,800 rounds of...
Jul 22, 2023
Wrigley: Fargo shooter driven by "hatred"
The man who shot three Fargo police officers and a civilian, killing one of the officers before an officer killed him, searched the internet for terms including "explosive ammo" and "kill fast," as we...
Jul 21, 2023
EGF targets Reid Huttunen as new city administrator
East Grand Forks has clarified the selection process for a new city administrator. After indicating a final decision between two internal candidates would come at a special meeting next Tuesday the ci...
Jul 20, 2023
Further testing on GF County ramp nearing completion
The City of Grand Forks is awaiting the results of concrete sampling to help determine whether to proceed with acquisition of the county parking ramp. Grand Forks County consultants have said the 25-y...
Jul 20, 2023
Wrigley: Deadly force justified against Fargo gunman
Fargo police officer's use of deadly force was justified when a gunman shot his colleagues according to North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley. Mohamad Barakat, 37, opened fire on officers respond...
Jul 19, 2023
GF sees interest in closed AMC building
There may be some growing interest in the shuttered AMC Theatre in Grand Forks. City leaders have had some preliminary discussions with a company hoping to bring back movies - plus other entertainment...
Jul 19, 2023
EGF O-K's marijuana moratorium
The East Grand Forks council gave final approval last night (Tuesday) to a moratorium banning the sale of cannabis in the city. Recreational marijuana becomes legal in Minnesota on August 1st. Local g...
Jul 19, 2023
Visitor Injured at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
A Minnesota woman is hospitalized after a run-in with a buffalo at the Painted Canyon Trailhead of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park this past Saturday. The National Park Service says the victim wa...
Jul 18, 2023
Memorial Village navigates through zoning
The Grand Forks council approved the rezoning of the Memorial Village II project last night (Monday). As was the case at last week's Planning and Zoning Commission meeting neighborhood parking generat...
Jul 18, 2023
GF voters could decide sales tax question in November
Grand Forks voters could decide the fate of a percent sales tax as soon as November. If approved the tax would support quality of life projects including a children's museum...aquatics center...and in...
Jul 17, 2023