Category Archives: Latest News

ND & MN accidents pile up over the weekend
A Sunday night motorcycle crash in Minot has left the driver of the bike injured and a passenger dead. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the motorcycle approached a rail crossing where the lighted ...
Doug Barrett Apr 26, 2021

GF Business News: jobs...farmland values & COF
The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, a new low since the pandemic struck. It's the latest indication that layoffs are slowing on the strength of an improvin...
Doug Barrett Apr 25, 2021

Police investigating hate messages at Fargo-Moorhead mosque
Police are investigating hate messages that were found spray-painted on the outside of a mosque in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Officers were dispatched to the Moorhead Fargo Islamic Community Center, whi...
Doug Barrett Apr 25, 2021

GFPD investigating accidental shooting
Grand Forks police are investing an accidental shooting that left one person injured. Officers were dispatched to the 2400 block of S 34th St around 8:16 p.m. Initial investigation revealed a shotgun ...
Doug Barrett Apr 25, 2021

Lawmaker Louser charged with misdemeanor drunken driving
A North Dakota legislator has been charged with misdemeanor drunken driving. House Assistant Majority Leader Scott Louser was charged Friday and will make his initial court appearance on May 12. Court...
Doug Barrett Apr 24, 2021

ND & MN COVID-19 update
North Dakota health officials report 119 new cases of COVID-19 in the latest daily briefing. Seven of those positive hits came out of Grand Forks County. The state currently has 1,113 active cases. Th...
Doug Barrett Apr 24, 2021

GFFD battling fire at Ambassador Motel (update)
The Grand Forks Fire Department was called out to battle a fire at the Ambassador Motel Friday night. Crews had the bulk of the flames extinguished around 10:00 p.m. The GFFD appeared to be battling t...
Doug Barrett Apr 23, 2021

ND can't shake drought status
Drought conditions continue to plague all of North Dakota despite cooler temps and a few rain/snow showers during the week. The U.S. Drought Monitor reports western and southern parts of the High Plai...
Doug Barrett Apr 23, 2021

Minnesota schools see 'worrisome' surge in COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 case rates are rising across Minnesota, and they're affecting younger Minnesotans, especially middle and high school students. Minnesota health officials said Thursday that the number of scho...
Doug Barrett Apr 23, 2021

Ambassador Motel: vacancy sign fades to black
Three weeks after the Ambassador Motel in Grand Forks was posted "unsafe" to occupy or enter the final residents have moved out. There was concern over where those people would go with the clock ticki...
Doug Barrett Apr 23, 2021