Category Archives: Latest News

Disaster declaration covers summer storms in ND
The White House has approved North Dakota's request for a presidential major disaster declaration for a series of storms in early June that caused overland flooding and produced damaging winds and hai...
Doug Barrett Sep 02, 2021

NWS: Counting down summer days
The calendar says it's still summer but the meteorological start to fall is September 1st. The National Weather Service says Grand Forks wrapped up June...July...and August with a mean temp of 72.1 de...
Doug Barrett Sep 02, 2021

ND Senators react to troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
North Dakota's two senators are reacting to the removal of troops from Afghanistan. Senator John Hoeven is critical of the Biden administration for not fulfilling a commitment to remove all Americans ...
Doug Barrett Sep 01, 2021

Hot dogs and chips to replace fries at Potato Bowl event
This year's attempt in Grand Forks to set a new world record for the largest single serving of fries is being replaced with hot dogs and chips. The french fry feed - part of the annual Potato Bowl fes...
Doug Barrett Aug 31, 2021

Reward issued for information on fentanyl kingpin
A $5 million dollar reward is being offered for info that leads to the arrest and conviction of a key leader of a drug trafficking organization with ties to North Dakota. The Drug Enforcement Administ...
Doug Barrett Aug 31, 2021

Seven in ten workers at Altru vaccinated
Altru says the request that employees take the shot to slow COVID is having an impact. Earlier this month (August) the health care system announced it was requiring all workers to get vaccinated by No...
Doug Barrett Aug 31, 2021

ND groups issue joint statement on vaccination
A joint statement by various state health organizations urges North Dakotans to take the jab. Covid-19 caseloads continue to climb fueled by the Delta variant. The North Dakota Medical Association...N...
Doug Barrett Aug 31, 2021

Threat of suicide closes stretch of I-29
A suicidal person prompted the closure of a stretch of I-29 in Fargo for two hours Monday evening. Law enforcement were notified of the individual on the 45th overpass around 5:45 p.m. Traffic was rer...
Doug Barrett Aug 31, 2021

GFK boardings slowly ramping back up
While passenger traffic has been climbing at the Grand Forks Airport in 2021 the growth in boardings has not been as great as other major airports in the state. In July 5,913 people passed through the...
Doug Barrett Aug 30, 2021

GF school leaders still making case for masks
This marks first full week of school in the Grand Forks School District. Most students kicked off the school year last Wednesday with a mask mandate in place. Superintendent Terry Brenner says the dis...
Doug Barrett Aug 30, 2021