Category Archives: Latest News
Business News: GF sales tax...jobs & free fishing
An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in April from a year earlier, just below a four-decade high set in March and the first slowdown since November 2020. The report adde...
May 30, 2022
GFPD respond to unattended death
Grand Forks police are investigating the death of a man found outside an apartment building on the 1100 block of 25th Avenue South. Officers responded the the call shortly before 6:30 this morning. Ac...
May 29, 2022
NDHP investigating multiple crashes
The westbound lanes of I-94 were closed for over an hour this morning when the driver of a semi reportedly fell asleep at the wheel causing the trailer to overturn. The accident occurred 11 miles east...
May 28, 2022
ND officials promote work zone safety
With another busy construction season beginning to heat up across North Dakota safety officials urged motorists today (Friday) to slow down when approaching orange cones and flashing lights. This year...
May 27, 2022
Olive Ann breaks ground in GF
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Thursday for the Olive Ann boutique hotel in downtown Grand Forks. The five story building will feature nearly 80 hotel rooms...a speakeasy...fitness center...exter...
May 27, 2022
GFPD classifies death as homicide
Grand Forks police have identified the body of a man found Tuesday in a north side apartment as 67-year old Douglas Elgert. Authorities have classified the death of the Grand Forks man as a homicide. ...
May 26, 2022
GF schools move special election voting site
When Grand Forks voters head to the polls in September to decide the fate of a new Valley Middle School they won't be casting ballots at the Alerus Center. The school board voted this week to move the...
May 26, 2022
Xcel eyes smart meters for ND homes
Xcel Energy has a project to install "smart meters" for its electric customers. That would mean meter readers would no longer come by - and the meter instead would be read remotely. Victor Schock is t...
May 26, 2022
EGF still eyeing bridge consultant
East Grand Forks is readying an RFP to hire a consultant for planning an intercity bridge at 32nd Avenue South. The city council reviewed the draft document last night during a work session. The selec...
May 25, 2022
GF County continues Home Rule push
Grand Forks County will mail out some 30,000 postcards in June to help gauge support for adopting a Home Rule Charter. Commission members approved the survey during a special meeting this morning (Tue...
May 25, 2022