Category Archives: Latest News

North Dakota outlines plan to restore native grasslands
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has unveiled a plan to bring landowners, conservation groups, scientists, and others together to restore native grasslands. The agency says North Dakota has l...
Doug Barrett Nov 24, 2021

GF Schools: Smart Restart mask revisions
Some changes in masking requirements are coming for K-12 students in Grand Forks. Starting today (11/23) the face covering mandate becomes a recommendation for most after school activities. On January...
Doug Barrett Nov 23, 2021

GF council approves new ward map
The Grand Forks council has approved a map that redraws ward lines in light of the recent U.S. Census count. Members gave the green light to a plan dubbed Ponderosa with one minor change. The idea is ...
Doug Barrett Nov 23, 2021

Grand Forks CIA supporters reach dollar goal
The fundraising goal to bring a Career Impact Academy to Grand Forks has exceeded the $10 million dollar mark. Supporters announced the milestone collection on Monday. The hope is to secure a state ma...
Doug Barrett Nov 23, 2021

Minnesota National Guard to reinforce nursing home staffs
Governor Tim Walz says he'll activate the Minnesota National Guard to help ease pressure on the state's long term care facilities due to COVID-19. The governor announced a plan today (Monday) to form ...
Doug Barrett Nov 22, 2021

Polk County fires....business & residential home
The State Fire Marshall is investigating the cause of a fire in Mahnomen over the weekend. The Mahnomen County Sheriff's office says multiple agencies responded to the blaze at the Cenex store near Hi...
Doug Barrett Nov 22, 2021

GF Business News: Jobs...GFK Boardings & NDFB
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has fallen for the seventh straight week to a pandemic low 268,000. The Labor Department says jobless claims dipped by 1,000 last week from t...
Doug Barrett Nov 21, 2021

Photo firm ordered to preserve websites; owes $25K in rent
A judge has ordered Glasser Images to preserve its websites as the North Dakota Attorney General's Office investigates the abrupt closure of the Bismarck photography studio last month. The business al...
Doug Barrett Nov 21, 2021

EGF man charged after 3-year-old found seriously injured
An East Grand Forks man faces felony charges in connection with a Wednesday incident that seriously injured a three-year-old boy. According to Polk County court documents ... East Grand Forks Police g...
Pat Sweeney Nov 19, 2021

Boardwalk settles legal dispute with MN AG
The Boardwalk Bar and Grill has settled a legal dispute with the Minnesota Attorney General's office for violating an executive closure order last year due to COVID-19. The A-G's office filed the acti...
Doug Barrett Nov 19, 2021