Category Archives: Latest News
ND & MN COVID-19 update
North Dakota health officials report 119 new cases of COVID-19 in the latest daily briefing. Seven of those positive hits came out of Grand Forks County. The state currently has 1,113 active cases. Th...
Apr 24, 2021
GFFD battling fire at Ambassador Motel (update)
The Grand Forks Fire Department was called out to battle a fire at the Ambassador Motel Friday night. Crews had the bulk of the flames extinguished around 10:00 p.m. The GFFD appeared to be battling t...
Apr 23, 2021
ND can't shake drought status
Drought conditions continue to plague all of North Dakota despite cooler temps and a few rain/snow showers during the week. The U.S. Drought Monitor reports western and southern parts of the High Plai...
Apr 23, 2021
Minnesota schools see 'worrisome' surge in COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 case rates are rising across Minnesota, and they're affecting younger Minnesotans, especially middle and high school students. Minnesota health officials said Thursday that the number of scho...
Apr 23, 2021
Ambassador Motel: vacancy sign fades to black
Three weeks after the Ambassador Motel in Grand Forks was posted "unsafe" to occupy or enter the final residents have moved out. There was concern over where those people would go with the clock ticki...
Apr 23, 2021
At least 23.2 million watched Chauvin verdict
At least 23.2 million Americans watched on television this week when former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was declared guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd. The Nielsen company's e...
Apr 23, 2021
Gander highlights EGF goals for 2021 in remarks
East Grand Forks Mayor Steve Gander used his State of the City address today (Thursday) to highlight past accomplishments as well as reinforce a laundry list of goals for the coming year. Those range ...
Apr 22, 2021
Burgum vetoes bill barring mask mandates by state officials
Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed a bill that would prohibit state officials from mandating face coverings. In his veto message, Burgum says North Dakota law assigns the governor the responsibili...
Apr 22, 2021
Hunters report success in the fields in 2020
North Dakota hunters reported success in the fields during the 2020 deer season. A post-season survey by the state Game and Fish Departments suggests hunters harvested 39,322 deer - a success rate of ...
Apr 22, 2021
North Dakota Gov. Burgum vetoes transgender sports measure
Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed legislation restricting transgender students from participating in public elementary and secondary school sports. The bill prohibits K-12 schools fr...
Apr 22, 2021