Category Archives: Latest News

States go slow on gas tax hikes pending federal money
Efforts to raise gas taxes for roads and bridges are slowing in states as discussions are picking up in Washington about a big transportation funding boost. The American Road & Transportation Buil...
Doug Barrett May 02, 2021

West Acres incident result in juvenile arrests
Fargo Police Officers responded to a disturbance Friday night at West Acres Mall involving a large group of juveniles who were fighting . The group quickly overwhelmed the responding officers and mall...
Doug Barrett May 01, 2021

North Dakota session marked by record budget & pandemic
The 2021 North Dakota Legislature has reached its finale in a session marked by a record-high state budget, the first-ever expulsion of a lawmaker and pandemic protocols that greatly dampened public p...
Doug Barrett Apr 30, 2021

ND vaccine partnership getting up to speed
A joint border vaccination program for COVID-19 between North Dakota and Canada involving truck drivers from Manitoba and Saskatchewan is off to a good start. State health officials say 297 people cam...
Doug Barrett Apr 30, 2021

NDSU indoor practice facility gets green light & new name
Construction will begin this summer on North Dakota State University's new indoor practice facility. The North Dakota Higher Ed Board authorized the project on Thursday. The entire cost of the estimat...
Doug Barrett Apr 30, 2021

GF takes time to remember Workers Memorial Day
Labor groups paid tribute to workers who died or suffered illnesses and injuries on the job during a ceremony in Grand Forks last night (Wednesday). The names of 18 North Dakotans and 80 Minnesota wor...
Doug Barrett Apr 29, 2021

GFPD: woman found by road charged with burglary
A 31-year old Bismarck woman faces charges in connection with an early morning break-in at the Girl Scouts Dakota Horizons building on DeMers Avenue. Grand Forks police spotted an unclothed woman lyin...
Doug Barrett Apr 29, 2021

Cause of rural Emerado fire under investigation (new)
Multiple agencies battled a structure fire in rural Emerado (ND) on Wednesday. When members of the Emerado Fire Department arrived on scene they discovered a mobile home in flames as well as several o...
Doug Barrett Apr 29, 2021

GF schools to keep mask requirement in place
Grand Forks school officials have no plans to follow the lead of the Bismarck district in ending the mask requirement for students on May 4th. The Bismarck school board voted this week to scrap the ma...
Doug Barrett Apr 28, 2021

Moorhead hate crime suspect arrested
Moorhead police have arrested a 22-year old man in a hate crime case. Benjamin Enderle of Moorhead is facing felony charges of harassment and criminal damage to property. He's accused of spray-paintin...
Doug Barrett Apr 28, 2021