Category Archives: Latest News

GF Business News: Jobs...UND search & GFK
America's employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession is taking hold as vaccinations accelerate, stimulus checks...
Doug Barrett Apr 04, 2021

GFFD investigating Saturday afternoon house fire
The Grand Forks Fire Department is investigating an afternoon house fire on the city's north side. Crews were called to 3532 10th Avenue North around 2:00 p.m. When firefighters arrived on scene smoke...
Doug Barrett Apr 03, 2021

Burgum warns of tough fire season with drought
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is warning the state is headed to a "tough fire season." He visited Billings County, where a fire had prompted him to call a statewide wildfire emergency. The governor sa...
Doug Barrett Apr 03, 2021

Amid COVID the great outdoors soars
The great outdoors has become the great escape during the pandemic. A cooped-up population is looking for fresh air, and that's packing hiking trails and other open spaces. What's more, people have be...
Doug Barrett Apr 03, 2021 ND Parks

North Dakota tourist town evacuated because of wildfire
Officials say firefighters have stopped a wildfire from spreading in the western North Dakota tourist town of Medora, where its 100 residents were forced to evacuate. There were no immediate reports o...
Doug Barrett Apr 02, 2021 Pic: NDHP

Fargo police investigate drink drugging cases
Fargo police continue to investigate a series of cases in which a person claims they were drugged while consuming alcohol at several downtown bars. Authorities say at this point they have been unable ...
Doug Barrett Apr 02, 2021

Final beam raised on UND Nistler project
A milestone today (Thu) for the Nistler College of Business and Public Administration building project on the UND campus. The final structural beam was raised on the $70 million building, which will r...
Pat Sweeney Apr 01, 2021

Burgum vetoes HB1378....signs 31 bills into law
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum signed 31 bills into law last night (Wednesday) - but also dusted off his veto pen along the way. The governor rejected legislation designed to allow lawmakers to jum...
Doug Barrett Apr 01, 2021

Border agent credited with saving man from brush fire
A U.S. Border Patrol agent is credited with saving a man who was trapped in a brush fire along the North Dakota border with Canada. Officials say the agent assigned to the Portal Station was on patrol...
Doug Barrett Apr 01, 2021

GFPD honors officers and police personnel
Among the dozens of award categories honoring efforts of the Grand Forks Police Department during a ceremony this week was the Purple Heart given to the widow of Officer Cody Holte. GFPD Officer Holte...
Doug Barrett Apr 01, 2021 PIC: Russell Hons/GFPD