Category Archives: Latest News

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

Fargo crash results in both drivers fleeing law enforcement
One person was injured when a speeding driver trying to elude law enforcement crashed his car early this morning in Fargo. The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a trooper attempted to make a traffic...
Doug Barrett Mar 18, 2021

GF could enter next phase of vaccinations...soon
Grand Forks health officials say at the current pace they should be able to offer vaccine to all adults in April. Health Director Deb Swanson says the only thing standing in the way are the allocation...
Doug Barrett Mar 18, 2021

ND lawmakers examine restrictions on transgender women in sports
A Senate committee is studying a bill that would restrict transgender high school student athletes from participating on high school teams that are exclusively for the opposite sex. HB 1298 has alread...
Doug Barrett Mar 17, 2021

Cities and counties await American Rescue Plan funding
The general public has company in waiting for a stimulus check to arrive. Local governments are also scheduled to receive a financial shot in the arm as a result of the pandemic. The $1.9 trillion dol...
Doug Barrett Mar 17, 2021