Category Archives: Latest News
ND prescription drug bill kicked
The North Dakota House has rejected a drug importation bill designed to help lower prescription costs. The bill was intended to allow North Dakota to join other states to import medicine from north of...
Apr 14, 2021
EGF closer to prioritizing road construction projects
The great debate over what East Grand Forks road project to target federal funding on could come into focus next week. The 2022 dollars are designed for state aid street improvements - and there are t...
Apr 14, 2021
EGF council talks zoning and liquor licenses
East Grand Forks council is looking at an amendment to current zoning allowing the Circle of Friends Humane Society to operate downtown. Current zoning does not allow "boarding kennels" in the downtow...
Apr 14, 2021
Health officials recommend 'pause' for J&J shots
The recommendation to delay use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has impacted vaccination sites nationwide. Health officials in Grand Forks have hit the pause button out of an...
Apr 13, 2021
GF School Board approves budget cutting plan
In a split vote the Grand Forks School Board last night (Monday) agreed to a plan that would slash nearly $4.5 million dollars from the 2021-22 budget. The recommendation from the Finance Committee tr...
Apr 13, 2021
GF looking for ways to spend federal dollars
The clock is ticking for Grand Forks to ready potential projects that could qualify for various federal revenue streams in the aftermath of COVID-19. Grand Forks is slated to receive $11.36 million do...
Apr 13, 2021
Ambassador Motel Deemed Unsafe (Update)
The Grand Forks Building Inspections Department has provided additional details into Friday's decision to deem the Ambassador Motel unsafe to occupy. As KNOX NEWS reported last week an inspection of t...
Apr 12, 2021
ND lawmakers still talking K-12 funding
The North Dakota Senate has approved the bill that funds K-12 schools. That includes language on what school districts are to do with the increased state funding. The Senate is proposing a one percent...
Apr 12, 2021
US colleges divided over requiring student vaccinations
U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether they should - or legally can - require it....
Apr 12, 2021
GF Business News: Liquor license...jobs...and hot phones
Americans are proving remarkably reliable in how they are spending their federal stimulus payments. The New York Federal Reserve released a study this week that showed Americans are using most of the ...
Apr 11, 2021