Category Archives: Latest News

Easter....more snow on the way
Easter this year will mean snow for most. Low pressure will move from west to east across central North Dakota today, with it near Grand Forks by early evening. The low will continue to move east acro...
Doug Barrett Apr 17, 2022

EGF P & Z advances proposed asphalt plant
The East Grand Forks Planning and Zoning Commission has helped pave the way for an asphalt plant on the edge of town. R.J. Zavoral & Sons is eyeing a site near County Road 17 and west of Highway 2...
Doug Barrett Apr 15, 2022

GFPD charges female in gunshot call
No one was injured when a gun went off in a south Grand Forks home last night (Thursday). Police were dispatched to the 1200 block of South 18th Street around 6:30 p.m. for a discharge of a firearm ca...
Doug Barrett Apr 15, 2022

Grand Forks PSAP reports record year
The Grand Forks Public Service Answering Point handled a record number calls for service in 2021. PSAP dispatchers handled 106,693 last year - or 33,000 more than seven years ago. A total of 24,343 of...
Doug Barrett Apr 15, 2022

EGF eyes HAWK pedestrian system
It looks like members of the East Grand Forks council are big HAWK fans. Despite concerns from the Minnesota DOT the city is leaning towards installing the High-Intensity Activated crossWalK - or Hawk...
Doug Barrett Apr 14, 2022

EGF still moving towards neighborhood bridge project
East Grand Forks is readying an RFP to hire a consultant to help move a proposed intercity bridge at 32nd Avenue South forward. East Grand Forks Administrator David Murphy told council members last ni...
Doug Barrett Apr 13, 2022

Spring storm dumps heavy snow across ND
No Travel Advised across much of North Dakota this morning thanks to a storm system that has dumped a foot of snow - with more on the way. The heavy wet stuff cancelled school in Grand Forks and East ...
Doug Barrett Apr 13, 2022

June ballot set....23 running for GF School Board
Grand Forks voters are assured of seeing two new members on the city council in June. Monday was the deadline to file for office and races are set in Ward 2 and Ward 4. The Ward 2 ballot will see Rebe...
Doug Barrett Apr 12, 2022

Wanted: An architect for Valley Middle School
The Grand Forks School District will release a Request for Qualifications tomorrow (Wednesday) for architectural services to develop a new Valley Middle School. Superintendent Terry Brenner told schoo...
Doug Barrett Apr 12, 2022

Fufeng advisory vote in GF still a possibility
After talking about last week's rejection of petitions seeking a vote on the proposed Fufeng project the council last night (Monday) opted to end the conversation - for now. Council member Jeannie Moc...
Doug Barrett Apr 12, 2022