Category Archives: Latest News

Suspect in Fargo bar shooting in custody
Authorities say a suspect wanted in a shooting outside a downtown Fargo bar last month has been arrested. The Red River Valley Swat Team conducted a high-risk search warrant at the Hotel deLuxe in Far...
Doug Barrett Mar 22, 2021

ND prepares vaccine rollout for general population
North Dakota health officials are preparing to enter the next phase of the vaccine rollout...phase two. On Friday the state announced that vaccinations for the coronavirus will be available to the gen...
Doug Barrett Mar 22, 2021

GF Business News: Jobs...tourism & oil impact
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 770,000, a sign that layoffs remain high even as much of the U.S. economy is steadily recovering from the coronavirus recession....
Doug Barrett Mar 21, 2021

North Dakota COVID-19 testing slows over the weekend
Doug Barrett Mar 21, 2021

House rescinds ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
The North Dakota House has voted to rescind the state's ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, declaring that it expired in 1979. The state Democratic-NPL Party blasted the action late Friday, ca...
Doug Barrett Mar 20, 2021

GF Park Board selects next Executive Director
The Grand Forks Park Board has named George Hellyer as the successor to current Executive Director Bill Palmiscno. At a recent board meeting members selected Hellyer - one of two finalists for the pos...
Doug Barrett Mar 19, 2021

ND seat-belt law still up for debate
A North Dakota House committee is recommending a "do-not-pass" on a bill that makes not buckling up a primary offense. It's currently a secondary offense, meaning drivers must be stopped for another r...
Doug Barrett Mar 19, 2021

GFPD sees uptick in drug cases in 2020
Last week's release of the 2020 crime report by Grand Forks police showed a troubling trend in the drug battle. Drug and narcotic arrests climbed 10.23% last year. Police fielded 528 incident reports ...
Doug Barrett Mar 19, 2021

Minnesota tops 500,000 virus cases, 2 million vaccine doses
Minnesota has passed a pair of significant statistics since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Health officials on Thursday reported that more than 500,000 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed and m...
Doug Barrett Mar 19, 2021

Bochenski: State of the City 2021
Mayor Brandon Bochenski used his first State of the City address last night (Wednesday) to highlight accomplishments Grand Forks has made during the past year. Bochenski talked about navigating the pa...
Doug Barrett Mar 18, 2021