Category Archives: Latest News
GF schools answer referendum questions
With a Grand Forks school referendum election just days away district personnel held a Facebook "Live" session last night (Thursday) to talk about the pending vote. Viewer questions ranged from how th...
Jun 18, 2021
Back taxes could cost MN counties millions
Polk County (MN) could be on the hook for $695,712 as part of a property tax challenge by Enbridge Energy. The courts have ruled that Minnesota overvalued the oil pipeline company's tax assessments fr...
Jun 18, 2021 MN Revenue Department graph
ND eyes giant art sculptures in rural areas
Arts Across the Prairie is looking for a few good large scale projects to dot rural areas of the state. The program is a partnership between North Dakota Council on the Arts and the North Dakota Depar...
Jun 17, 2021
Can you mix and match COVID-19 vaccines?
Experts say mixing and matching different two-dose COVID-19 vaccines is likely safe and effective, but data still needs to be collected to be sure. COVID-19 shots are all designed to stimulate your im...
Jun 17, 2021
Moorhead man charged in connection with boy's shooting death
A Moorhead man was arrested and charged with a firearms violation in connection with the March death of a 6-year-old boy who was unintentionally shot with a handgun. Thirty-three-year-old Phillip Jone...
Jun 17, 2021
GF working on future road construction plans
Construction is still a ways down the road but the Grand Forks council has added some input into three potential projects. Members gave preliminary approval this week to the reconstruction of North 4t...
Jun 16, 2021
NDHP: 4 vehicle crash west of Grand Forks
A four vehicle pileup in a construction zone along Highway 2 west of Grand Forks on Tuesday left one driver injured. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol three of the vehicles were either stop...
Jun 16, 2021
GF County tops 50% vaccination mark
Grand Forks County has crossed the 50% threshold for COVID shots. Public health officials announced the milestone this week while admitting the rate of vaccinations continues to slow. In an effort to ...
Jun 16, 2021
GF K-8 student numbers projected to grow
Enrollment is likely to grow in the Grand Forks school system over the next four to five years according to the latest projections by the district's demographer. Rob Schwarz of RSP and Associates expe...
Jun 15, 2021
GF events seek CARES funding
The Grand Forks council gave tentative approval last night to tapping unused CARES Act money to help fund a pair of downtown events this summer. Under the plan $50,000 would go to assist the Downtown ...
Jun 15, 2021