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Gov. Doug Burgum has signed an order aimed at helping livestock producers battle extreme drought conditions across North Dakota. The order waives hours of service restrictions for drivers of commercia...
Doug Barrett Aug 16, 2021
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a third straight time last week, the latest sign that employers are laying off fewer people as they struggle to fill a record number of o...
Doug Barrett Aug 15, 2021
Grand Forks police are investigating an injury to a small child. On Saturday officers responded to the 200 block of 1st Ave. N. for a report of a child that had fallen from a third story window. Offic...
Doug Barrett Aug 15, 2021
Fifty-four Soldiers of the North Dakota Army National Guard's 835th Engineer Utilities Detachment (EUD) were honored at a sendoff ceremony at the Lake Region State College campus in Devils Lake in pre...
Doug Barrett Aug 14, 2021
The University of Minnesota System will join hundreds of colleges nationwide in requiring a COVID-19 vaccination for students and staff at its five campuses. The mandate approved by the Board of Regen...
Doug Barrett Aug 14, 2021
The U.S. Department of Education has approved North Dakota's plan to use federal coronavirus relief aid for schools. The federal approval unlocks the remaining $101 million of the $305 million directe...
Doug Barrett Aug 13, 2021
The governor of Minnesota is touting some positive trends on the vaccination front for COVID-19. Governor Tim Walz announced today (Thursday) the state has surpassed 70% of residents 16 and older with...
Doug Barrett Aug 13, 2021
New U.S. Census data released today suggests both North Dakota and Minnesota gained population between 2010 and 2020. North Dakota's count jumped 15.8% to 779,094. Minnesota's population grew from 5.3...
Doug Barrett Aug 12, 2021
The National Weather Service confirms the supercell thunderstorm clusters that raced through northern parts of the Red River Valley on Monday produced six tornadoes. The NWS damage assessment team say...
Doug Barrett Aug 12, 2021
Another health care system is making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all its employees. Altru Health is requiring all workers to get shots by November 15. Altru President Dr. Steven Weiser says wi...
Doug Barrett Aug 11, 2021