Category Archives: Latest News
EGF arena could house prison inmates
East Grand Forks is reviewing a Memo of Understanding to use the Blue Line Arena as a temporary jail. The Northwest Regional Correctional Center has requested the city approve the agreement in the eve...
Feb 24, 2022
Spirit Lake law enforcement agreement
In an effort to further battle crime on the Spirit Lake Reservation various law enforcement agencies have signed off on an agreement to assist the Bureau of Indian Affairs in enforcing federal laws. T...
Feb 24, 2022
Kansas' David Cook is new NDSU president
Dr. David Cook is the unanimous choice of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education to be the 15th president of North Dakota State University. Cook has spent the last 24 years with the University of ...
Feb 23, 2022
GF hate crimes ordinance passes first test
The Grand Forks council gave first reading last night (Tuesday) to a proposed hate crimes ordinance. The draft is designed to address issues related to harassment... simple assault...and criminal misc...
Feb 23, 2022
Fufeng agreement advances before GF council
The Grand Forks council approved a development agreement with the Fufeng Group last night (Tuesday) needed to further study the proposed corn milling project. The company is hoping to locate a plant o...
Feb 23, 2022
Altru president Weiser leaves, Deere named interim chief medical officer (Update)
Update 3:00 PM: A change in executive leadership at Altru Health System. In a sudden announcement today (Tue), the Board of Directors said that Altru's President, Dr. Steven Weiser, is leaving the org...
Feb 22, 2022
Storms continue to cause problems in the Red River Valley
Snow and blowing snow is being blamed on a 14 vehicle collision Monday west of Mapleton on I-94. The crash involved six semi-trucks and eight passenger vehicles. Visibility was zero at times. The cras...
Feb 22, 2022
Business News: GF Lyons redevelopment...Altru & EGF revitalization
Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose last week, but remain near historically low levels, reflecting relatively few layoffs across the economy. Jobless claims rose by 23,000 to 248,000 last...
Feb 20, 2022
Stuck motorist gives GFPD cause for concern
A report of a stuck vehicle early this morning resulted in officers taking cover and waiting for backup. The GFPD was notified that a vehicle was in the snow bank on the 700 block of 40th Avenue South...
Feb 20, 2022
Former highway patrol trooper to plead in sex assault case
A former high-ranking North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper accused of sexual assault has agreed to a plea deal. Steven Johnson was charged in November with misdemeanor sexual assault after a woman accu...
Feb 19, 2022