Category Archives: Latest News
GF mayor lobbies state lawmakers for project funding
Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski traveled to Bismarck this week to plug the Red River Valley Water Supply Project. The project would bring Missouri River water to eastern areas of the state during ...
Oct 21, 2021
GF County inks architectural contract for jail expansion
The Grand Forks County Commission has approved an architectural services contract with ICON for design on the correction center expansion project. The budget is set at $20 million dollars. The fee for...
Oct 21, 2021
More dollars secured for Grand Forks CIA project
The effort to raise money for a proposed Career Impact Academy in Grand Forks has surpassed the halfway point with the Grand Forks County Commission chipping in some $400,000 dollars towards the plan....
Oct 20, 2021
Red Lake man pleads guilty to 2nd degree murder
A 24-year old man has pleaded guilty to second degree murder in connection with the death of a woman on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The U.S. Attorney's office says William Jones IV is accused of ...
Oct 20, 2021
GF project secures 2021 tourism grant
The North Dakota Department of Commerce has agreed to fund five projects to the tune of one-million dollars through the 2021 Tourism Planning Grant. The money - appropriated by the legislature - is in...
Oct 20, 2021
GF council addresses age requirements for tobacco and alcochol sales
After giving preliminary approval to a measure that would up the legal age of selling tobacco products from 18 to 21 the council agreed last night to keep the lower age intact. Under the original acti...
Oct 19, 2021
Student pilot killed in Traill County plane crash
A University of North Dakota student was killed in a small plane crash near Buxton last night. The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports the plane went down in a field around 8:30 p.m. The pilot suffere...
Oct 19, 2021
Walz launches reelection campaign in divided Minnesota
Minnesota's Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has launched his campaign for a second term in an increasingly divided state, saying he made the tough calls necessary beat back the COVID-19 pandemic and revive t...
Oct 19, 2021
Winter heating bills set to climb as temps drop
With prices surging worldwide for heating oil, natural gas and other fuels, the U.S. government said it expects households to see their heating bills jump as much as 54% compared to last winter. Nearl...
Oct 18, 2021
Casselton shooting leaves one man dead (Update)
Update 2:30 PM: One person is dead after a shooting early today (Mon) in Casselton, and authorities say they have released the person who may have fired the shot. The Cass County Sheriff's Offi...
Oct 18, 2021