Category Archives: Latest News

GF County starts construction bond process
The Grand Forks County Commission this week approved a bond resolu-tion to fund expansion of the jail and a new juvenile detention center. The board action sets in motion a publication date and a 60 d...
Doug Barrett May 19, 2022

Rifle goes off in GF business
No one was injured when a gun shop employee accidently discharged a firearm inside the Grand Cities Mall on Wednesday. According to Grand Forks police Michael Hale of Brothers Firearms was showing a r...
Doug Barrett May 19, 2022

Shooter wounds two in Fargo and later kills himself
A convicted felon shot and wounded a 21-year-old woman and her 8-month-old child in an altercation that began inside a crowded restaurant in south Fargo. The suspect later killed himself. Police say t...
Doug Barrett May 18, 2022

EGF scraps road project over neighborhood objections
The East Grand Forks council will not move forward with plans to reconstruct 5th Avenue Northwest and 20th Street Northwest after local residents opposed the project. The cost of the project was pegge...
Doug Barrett May 18, 2022

GF Fufeng deal advances at slow pace
Efforts to bring a corn milling plant to Grand Forks continue to move forward...one step at a time. The city council last night (Monday) approved zoning and annexation measures for the site of the pro...
Doug Barrett May 17, 2022

Finalists named for SBHE posts
The state Board of Higher Education's nominating committee on Monday chose six finalists for two positions on the board which oversees North Dakota's 11 public colleges and universities. The committee...
Doug Barrett May 17, 2022

GFPD ID's body found in Red River
Grand Forks police have identified a deceased male victim found in the Red River north of the pedestrian bridge on Saturday as 32-year Jacob Lasley of Red Lake (MN). Lasley was reported missing on Apr...
Doug Barrett May 16, 2022

Spring cleanup week underway in GF - EGF
Berms and alleys are about to look a bit cluttered this week as a lot of homeowners in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks spent the weekend cleaning out garages and attics. After a couple of delays toda...
Doug Barrett May 16, 2022

Business News: GF home sales...building permits & Altru
U.S. producer prices soared 11% in April from a year earlier, a hefty gain that indicates high inflation will remain a burden for consumers and businesses in the months ahead. The Labor Department sai...
Doug Barrett May 15, 2022

GFPD: Body found in Red River
A body has been recovered from the Red River near the north side pedestrian bridge. The Grand Forks Police Department was notified of a deceased person caught in a log jam around 6:00 p.m. When office...
Doug Barrett May 15, 2022