Category Archives: Latest News
Holmberg to resign ND Senate seat
Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks - North Dakota's longest-serving state senator - says he will resign following a report that he had traded scores of text messages with a man jailed on child pornography ch...
Apr 25, 2022
Rivers and streams jump quickly after weekend rains
Heavy rains combined with melting snow pushed rivers and streams out of their banks this weekend. The National Weather Service has posted Flood Warnings and Advisories for all - or portions of - 24 co...
Apr 25, 2022
NDHP: Driver dies in water filled ditch
The North Dakota Patrol has identified a driver who died after crashing an SUV into a flooded drainage ditch in Fargo on Saturday. Authorities say 31-year old Robert Wagner Jr. ran off the road (7th A...
Apr 25, 2022
Walz calls for deal on unemployment insurancee and "hero pay"
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called for compromise in negotiations to replenish the state's unemployment insurance trust fund and to pay frontline worker bonuses during his fourth State of the State addres...
Apr 25, 2022
Flooding impacts GF / EGF and surrounding areas
The National Weather Service is predicting a crest of 48.5 feet in Grand Forks - East Grand Forks this week. Flood stage is 28. Due to anticipated flooding in northwestern Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz...
Apr 24, 2022
Heavy rains flooding roads and basements
Apr 23, 2022
Drug probe results in numerous arrests in GF, EGF
Four people face charges ranging from third-degree murder ... to first-degree controlled substance distribution ... to fentanyl possession ... as part of an ongoing drug investigation in the Grand For...
Apr 22, 2022
Paid staff to assist in ND marijuana initiative
A group hoping to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota can begin circulating petitions. Secretary of State Al Jaeger has approved the format of the petition to place the issue on the Novemb...
Apr 22, 2022
GF schools could soon name business manager
The Grand Forks School District may have found a new Business Manager. According to a staff report an interview team is recommending the school board hire Brandon Baumbach for the position effective M...
Apr 22, 2022
GF council reviews downtown parking project
A proposed downtown parking lot improvement project has been questioned by some Grand Forks council members. The plan would expand and improve parking at North 4th Street and 4th Avenue North at a cos...
Apr 22, 2022