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The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a fourth straight week to a pandemic low. The 29,000 decline in claims, to 348,000, was the latest sign that the U.S. job market is rebou...

The U.S. Forest Service has closed a popular recreational wilderness area in northeastern Minnesota as the state's largest active wildfire threatens the 1-million-acre property. The Boundary Waters Ca...

The Grand Forks School Board is implementing an indoor mask mandate for students and staff as another school year gets underway next week. It's part of the strategy to reduce the spread of COVID-19 wi...

Anxiety over COVID-19 is at its highest level since winter. The heightened worry is reflected in a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. It comes amid another nat...

Rain may be in the forecast but drought conditions persist across North Dakota and Minnesota. The latest drought monitor released today (Thursday) show conditions in North Dakota range from Severe to ...

Former students...faculty...and staff gathered at West School last night to celebrate the history of the district's oldest elementary school. The Grand Forks School Board has voted to permanently clos...

While there is currently not a mask mandate on the University of North Dakota campus things could change according to President Andrew Armacost. The UND leader says for now he's leaving the decision a...

Starting Monday all people entering a Grand Forks County Building will be required to mask up. The Commission voted this week to require visitors and staff to wear face coverings due to increasing cas...

East Grand Forks residents will see the fee they pay for Greenway maintenance double starting in 2022. Homeowners currently pay a buck a month on utility bills to help maintain Greenway trails. The co...

Sen. John Hoeven says reconstruction of the scenic loop in the Theodore Roosevelt Park should be completed in 2022. A five-mile stretch of the road was damaged in a landslide. Hoeven says the National...