Category Archives: Latest News

GFPD searching for indecent exposure suspect
The Grand Forks Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying a suspect involved in a series of indecent exposure incidents. Authorities are investigating three separate cases where w...
Doug Barrett Jun 06, 2023

GF Council: comments...PILOT taxes & CIA
The Grand Forks City Council approved a revised set of guidelines for how citizen comments are made last night (Monday). The council will offer two citizen comment periods: one prior to action items o...
Doug Barrett Jun 06, 2023

DOT awards $30 million for GF project
The proposed 42nd Street grade separation project is getting a financial shot in the arm. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will travel to Grand Forks this afternoon (Monday) announce a fed...
Doug Barrett Jun 05, 2023

Business News: GF sales tax...homes sales & hockey
The nation's employers stepped up their hiring in May, adding a robust 339,000 jobs, well above expectations and evidence of enduring strength in an economy that the Federal Reserve is desperately try...
Doug Barrett Jun 04, 2023

GF roads buckle under heat
Doug Barrett Jun 03, 2023

US Transportation Secy. Buttigieg to hold GF news conference
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will be in Grand Forks on Monday. Buttigieg will hold a news conference with local leaders to announce new, multi-million dollar rail infrastructure grants...
Pat Sweeney Jun 02, 2023

Senate approves debt ceiling bill
Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate has given final approval to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package. The Senate ground through late-night voting Thursday to wrap up work on the deal. The Senate ...
Doug Barrett Jun 02, 2023

ND Guard headed to southern border
Governor Doug Burgum is planning to deploy approximately 100 North Dakota National Guard members to help secure the southern border in support of Operation Lone Star. The announcement comes in respons...
Doug Barrett Jun 02, 2023

911 hang-up calls on the rise
The North Dakota Division of State radio is seeing a major spike in 911 hang-up calls this year. State Radio reports 1,600 hang-ups or misdials to date -- compared to less than 450 at the same time on...
Doug Barrett Jun 01, 2023

GF rec projects still on the radar
A plan to add an indoor sports facility and aquatics center to the Grand Forks landscape will likely come down to dollars and cents. The general consensus at a joint meeting between City Council and P...
Doug Barrett May 31, 2023