Category Archives: Latest News

GFPD: Woman shot and killed in north GF
Doug Barrett Sep 12, 2021

GF attempted robbery under investigation
Grand Forks police are asking the public for help in solving an early morning attempted robbery. Shortly after 6:00 a.m. a male victim was walking home in the 300 block on N. Washington St. when he wa...
Doug Barrett Sep 11, 2021

West School RFP nets two responses
The sale of West Elementary could net the Grand Forks School District upwards of $150,000. The school board will consider two offers generated by an RFP on Monday. According to a staff report Oxford R...
Doug Barrett Sep 10, 2021

New federal vaccine mandate unveiled
President Joe Biden has announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to curb the surging COVID-19. The mandate requires all emplo...
Doug Barrett Sep 10, 2021

GF County looking at some big ticket projects
A plan to expand the Grand Forks County Jail took a step forward this week with approval of a revised RFQ and the naming of a selection committee to review potential construction managers. A similar r...
Doug Barrett Sep 09, 2021

ND medical groups urge mask use in classrooms
Three major North Dakota medical groups are urging school districts around the state to adopt universal indoor masking policies for all students...staff...and visitors. In an open letter the North Dak...
Doug Barrett Sep 09, 2021

Nearly two dozen protestors arrested in NW MN
A total of 23 people were arrested Tuesday in Clearwater County (MN) in the latest protest over the Enbridge pipeline project. According to the Clearwater County Sheriff's Department the protestors le...
Doug Barrett Sep 09, 2021

GF to visit incentives for shots
Grand Forks may use incentives to get more young people to roll up their sleeves. The 19 to 29 year crowd is the lowest age group for COVID-19 vaccinations. In fact health officials say 12 to 18 year ...
Doug Barrett Sep 08, 2021

GF council rejects health coverage for elected officials
The Grand Forks council approved a 2022 operating budget last night that keeps property taxes flat and raises utility rates less than 1%. Before approving the $216 million dollar plan members rejected...
Doug Barrett Sep 08, 2021

ND health officials talk COVID treatments
Although health officials admit there is a better understanding of how to treat COVID-19 the best defense remains vaccination. North Dakota has seen an uptick in positive cases in recent weeks - with ...
Doug Barrett Sep 08, 2021