Category Archives: Latest News

ND joins suit against Biden's business vaccine mandate
The attorneys general of 26 states have filed a lawsuit challenging a vaccine mandate for employers issued by President Joe Biden's administration. The suit filed in the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circu...
Doug Barrett Nov 05, 2021

ND & MN hunters prepare for busy weekend
Thousands of hunters wearing blaze orange will hit the fields on both sides of the river this weekend for the start of the 2021 deer gun season. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department issued 72,200...
Doug Barrett Nov 05, 2021

EGF talks park plan one repair at a time
There's a little bit of good news and a little bit of bad as East Grand Forks Park and Rec leaders prepare to launch a series open houses to discuss a facility improvement plan. The $37.4 million doll...
Doug Barrett Nov 04, 2021

AG to colleges: Obey law barring ties to abortion providers
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says state colleges should comply with legislation that forbids a school from funneling grant money to a person or organization that promotes or performs ...
Doug Barrett Nov 04, 2021

GF County still talking Home Rule Charter
Grand Forks County is looking to adopt a Home Rule Charter in hopes of implementing a sales tax to lessen the impact on future property taxes. During an administrative services committee meeting Count...
Doug Barrett Nov 03, 2021

EGF paving project subject of December meeting
East Grand Forks officials are asking residents to help decide the size and scope of a road reconstruction project at 5th Avenue Northwest and 20th Street Northwest. The 48-year old roadway has fallen...
Doug Barrett Nov 03, 2021

Kids' turn arrives for COVID-19 shots
COVID shots for kids are good to go. The Centers for Disease Control have given their final authorization for Pfizer's COVID-vaccine for children ages 5-to-11. The kids' shot is one-third the adult do...
Doug Barrett Nov 03, 2021

GF council reviews new ward lines
A first look at options to redraw city ward lines in Grand Forks following the latest census count drew some angst among a few on the council. Members were presented with three proposals last night (M...
Doug Barrett Nov 02, 2021

Investigators find no mechanical problems in UND plane crash
Federal airplane crash investigators have found no mechanical problems with the plane in a crash that killed a student at the University of North Dakota's aerospace school last month. John Hauser was ...
Doug Barrett Nov 02, 2021

ND woman dies in Nashville pedestrian accident
A Manvel woman critically injured in a car-pedestrian accident in Nashville over the weekend has died. Nashville police say 52-year old Kathy Vasichek and her husband entered a lane of travel and were...
Doug Barrett Nov 02, 2021