Category Archives: Latest News

GF Business: Stimulus Checks...GFK Boardings & Xcel Rates
American industry expanded in January for the fourth straight month but has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. The Federal Reserve reports that U.S. industrial production - which includes output fac...
Doug Barrett Feb 21, 2021

Downtown Fargo shooting leaves three with injuries
Police are investigating a shooting in downtown Fargo that left three people injured. Authorities say officers were on patrol in the 500 block of Broadway early Sunday when they heard what they believ...
Doug Barrett Feb 21, 2021

ND virus update show low cases & tests
North Dakota health officials are confirming 45 new positive COVID-19 cases and one new death due to the coronavirus, reflecting what have been typically low weekend numbers. The state lab processed 2...
Doug Barrett Feb 21, 2021

GF remains in “yellow” on local health dashboard for COVID
North Dakota health officials are reporting 85 new COVID-19 cases. Officials with the state lab say that resulted in a daily positivity rate of just over 2%. There are a total of 789 active cases arou...
Doug Barrett Feb 20, 2021 GF Health Dashboard

Senate passes bills for access to cheaper prescription drugs
North Dakota's Senate has passed legislation aimed at providing access to lower-cost prescription drugs. Senators passed the three bills Friday in separate floor votes. Two of the bills set up a state...
Doug Barrett Feb 20, 2021

7 men charged in northern Minnesota sex trafficking ring
State officials say seven men have been arrested and charged in a northern Minnesota human trafficking ring. The defendants, including five from Minnesota, were arrested Wednesday through Friday durin...
Doug Barrett Feb 20, 2021

Grand Forks Fairgrounds closed TFN
Despite falling COVID-19 numbers the Grand Forks County Commission is not quite ready to declare the Fairgrounds open for business. The commission closed the area last spring to events without a pre-a...
Doug Barrett Feb 19, 2021

Over 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered to Minnesotans
Minnesotans have received more than one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The state is reporting 1,016,210 doses administered as of today's (Friday) official report. In all, 728,081 Minnesotans had r...
Doug Barrett Feb 19, 2021

MN recreational marijuana passes first legislative test
The Minnesota Commerce Committee has approved a recreational marijuana bill on a 10-7 party-line vote. The move sends the bill on to the Labor and Industry Committee for further review. The legislatio...
Doug Barrett Feb 19, 2021

ND Senators outline Grand Forks’ ISR capabilities to USAF Chief of Staff
The Grand Forks Air Force Base played host to USAF Chief of Staff General Charles Brown Junior on Wednesday. The tour was billed as "classified" but according to U-S Senator John Hoeven centered aroun...
Doug Barrett Feb 18, 2021