Category Archives: Latest News

GF council reworks public comments
The Grand Forks council approved a series of changes that will impact public comments at meetings moving forward. As discussed during last week's Committee of the Whole meeting the guidelines include:...
Doug Barrett Aug 16, 2022

Burgum wants legal guarantee for Pledge to be recited in ND
Gov. Doug Burgum says his administration is creating a framework for legislation to guarantee that the opportunity exists to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in North Dakota... and he's calling ...
Pat Sweeney Aug 15, 2022

ND November ballot to include recreational marijuana question
The question of legalizing recreational marijuana will be on the North Dakota ballot on November 8th . North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger announced today (Mon) that 26,048 petition signatures w...
Pat Sweeney Aug 15, 2022

Becker to run as independent in ND
A Republican State Representative from Bismarck is launching a campaign to run for the US Senate as an independent. Rick Becker will need 1000 valid signatures to get on the November ballot. Becker ha...
Doug Barrett Aug 15, 2022

GFPD: Driving dispute leads to assault
One man was injured during a physical altercation this morning (Saturday) between two individuals in an apparent road rage dispute. Grand Forks police were called to North 7th Street and 8th Avenue No...
Doug Barrett Aug 13, 2022

Friday fire damages GF home
Update 2:00 PM: A home on the 900 block of Oak Street in Grand Forks sustained significant fire and smoke damage this morning (Friday). The Grand Forks Fire Department responded to the blaze around 8:...
Doug Barrett Aug 12, 2022

CDC drops quarantine / distancing recommendations for COVID
The nation's top public health agency is relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines and dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person. ...
Doug Barrett Aug 12, 2022

Altru Hospital construction making progress
Construction crews are getting closer every day to wrapping up steel work on the new Altru Hospital project in Grand Forks. After breaking ground in June 2019 the construction was paused during the CO...
Doug Barrett Aug 11, 2022

EGF to wrestle with rising budget costs in 2023
An early snapshot of the 2023 budget process for East Grand Forks provided a little bit of sticker shock for council members this week. Finance Director Karla Anderson says planned increases in wages ...
Doug Barrett Aug 11, 2022

GFPD: Excavation related to Nikle case finds no remains
Police say an excavation at a Grand Forks residence regarding a 1996 missing person case uncovered no human remains. The Tuesday excavation was related to the disappearance of then-19-year-old Kristi ...
Pat Sweeney Aug 10, 2022