Category Archives: Latest News

Business News: recalls...blowing snow & neighborhood bridge
The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge rose last month at its fastest pace since June, an alarming sign that price pressures remain entrenched in the U.S. economy and could lead the Fed to ke...
Doug Barrett Feb 26, 2023

RRV spring flood potential increases slightly
The River Forecast Center now predicts the "Red" to top out this spring in Grand Forks / East Grand Forks at around 38.5 feet. That's the 50-50 mark on the latest flood outlook issued Thursday. While ...
Doug Barrett Feb 24, 2023

Clock may be ticking for TicTok on ND campuses
The North Dakota Board of Higher Education stopped short of banning the social media app TikTok - but the issue could pop up for further discussion at a board retreat in May. Over two dozen states hav...
Doug Barrett Feb 24, 2023

Bail set at $1.5M for Eddy County murder suspect
Bail has been set at $1.5 million cash for a Rolla (ND) man charged in a fatal shooting at a Sheyenne bar. Forty-five-year-old Nicholas Poitra is charged with murder and ten other felony counts in con...
Pat Sweeney Feb 23, 2023

NDUS: Spring semester enrollment
A Spring Enrollment Report prepared for the North Dakota Board of Higher Education suggests more students are signed up for classes this semester at the state's eleven colleges and universities. A tot...
Doug Barrett Feb 23, 2023

Winter storm impacts regional travel
UPDATE 3:45 PM: The North Dakota DOT and State Patrol have re-opened I-94 between Fargo and Jamestown. I-29 and State Highway 13 are also open again. The southeastern corner of North Dakota is under a...
Doug Barrett Feb 23, 2023

Suspect in fatal Sheyenne bar shooting is apprehended
A suspect in a fatal shooting in Sheyenne (ND) is in custody. The Benson County Sheriff's Office says 45-year-old Nicholas Poitra has been apprehended. The announcement was posted on social media earl...
Pat Sweeney Feb 22, 2023

GF PSAP still hiring...still busy
Despite workforce shortages - and a record volume of calls - the head of the Grand Forks Public Service Answering Point (PSAP) says they've been able to keep up thanks to the hiring of an outside agen...
Doug Barrett Feb 22, 2023

GF council reviews new school build plan
Plans to convert the former Macy's store into a private school advanced at last night's Grand Forks council meeting. The council is being asked to amend the current zoning map to include a school as a...
Doug Barrett Feb 22, 2023

EGF to launch search for new administrator
East Grand Forks will begin the task of finding a new administrator after accepting the resignation of David Murphy last night (Tuesday). Mayor Steve Gander says Murphy is leaving on good terms and he...
Doug Barrett Feb 22, 2023