Category Archives: Latest News
ND Senate passes K-12 funding bill
The state Senate has passed a bill that calls for a three percent per year increase in funding for K-12 schools. But that may change. The bill adds $19.9 million to K-12 - and brings the per-pupil pay...
Feb 21, 2023
Murphy to leave EGF post
The East Grand Forks City Council is expected to accept the resignation of City Administrator David Murphy when they meet on Tuesday. Murphy submitted his letter of resignation dated February 17th. He...
Feb 20, 2023
Semi pile-up temporarily closes I-29 south of GF (update)
Icy roads and poor visibilities are blamed on a multi-vehicle crash that closed a stretch of I-29 between Grand Forks and Thompson on Monday. It started shortly before 10:00 a.m. when several semis bl...
Feb 20, 2023
ND House expands school lunch program
The North Dakota House has scaled back a bill that would have provided a free lunch to every student in a public school. An amendment to House Bill 1491 would set aside $6 million dollars to cover K-1...
Feb 20, 2023
Business News: GF wages...parking & swim fees
America's consumers rebounded last month from a weak holiday shopping season by boosting their spending at stores and restaurants at the fastest pace in almost two years, underscoring the economy's re...
Feb 19, 2023
Molly Yeh on the next chapter for Bernie's
The new 2023 Greater Grand Forks visitor guide is ready to go. The CVB says 35,000 copies were printed for distribution. Featured on the cover is Molly Yeh's new eatery - Bernie's in East Grand Forks....
Feb 17, 2023
ND advances bills to remove 'sexual' content from libraries
Two separate bills that would prohibit public libraries from displaying "explicit sexual material" passed the Senate and House floors in North Dakota on Thursday after undergoing debate among lawmaker...
Feb 17, 2023
ND Senate approves property tax relief plan
The state Senate has passed a pair of property tax relief measures. The first one boosts state aid to local schools, and lowers the required local property tax for schools from the current 60 mills to...
Feb 16, 2023
ND lawmakers tackle gender in sports
A bill to require higher education institutions to designate their sports and athletic teams as male, female, or coed based on biological sex passed in the ND House of Representatives. The bill would ...
Feb 16, 2023
EGF police install new training program
The East Grand Forks Police Department has installed a new interactive video training system designed to give law enforcement another tool to help de-escalate tense situations. The VirTra system was p...
Feb 16, 2023