Grand Forks

2019 Flood Outlook Predicts Major Flood on Red River

Snowstorm after snowstorm followed by temperatures well below average. So far this winter we’ve seen the perfect conditions for the snow to continue to pile up. “Typical scenario would already have us starting to get an average high temperature above 32 degrees. We should start seeing some melting and refreezing at night in the coming week. Well, we’re not going…

Cause of Grand Forks House Fire is “Undetermined”

One firefighter was taken to Altru Hospital after suffering minor injuries while fighting the blaze

GRAND FORKS, ND — The cause of a house fire in Grand Forks on Saturday has been classified as undetermined. The structure has also been deemed unsafe by the Grand Forks Fire Marshal’s office. The fire was reported shortly after 7 Saturday night when someone spotted flames coming from windows on the first floor. No one was at home at the…

Grand Forks Police Asking For Information on Runaway Reported Missing Last Month

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Grand Forks Police is asking for help finding a runaway reported missing February 4th. Brizza Bouvette’s family says they believe she’s with people familiar to her. Some possible places she may be going are Fargo, Jamestown, Minot or Dickinson. Police say there’s no indication she is in danger. Anyone with information on where Brizza may be is asked…

Young Hockey Referee Found Dead Out In The Cold In Langdon

Conner Sander of Grand Forks was in town to referee the North Dakota Junior Gold hockey tournament

LANGDON, ND — A man reported missing Saturday afternoon has been found dead in Langdon. The Cavalier County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year-old Conner Sander of Grand Forks was in town to referee the North Dakota Junior Gold Hockey Tournament and didn’t show up for his game at the Dakota Spirit Arena. About an hour after Sander was reported missing, his body…

High Risk Sex Offender Moves From Jamestown To Grand Forks

Justin McGregor is required to register as a sex offender for life

GRAND FORKS, ND — A high risk sex offender has moved from Jamestown to Grand Forks. Police say 32-year-old Justin McGregor is now living at 317 7th Street North. McGregor has a conviction for corruption/solicitation of a minor in 2010 for fondling a 16 year old girl. He was convicted of gross sexual imposition in 1999 for biting a 10-year-old boy’s…

Man Arrested After Stabbing in Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – A Grand Forks woman is in the hospital and a man is arrested after a stabbing in Grand Forks Tuesday morning. Grand Forks officers went to an apartment complex in the 1100 block of North 39th Street around 11:00. They found a 29-year-old woman suffering from a stab wound. She was taken to Altru Hospital where…

Drowning Scare Was Actually Young Boy Collapsing Near Best Western Pool

Grand Forks Emergency crews were dispatched for a possible drowning just before one o'clock this afternoon

GRAND FORKS, ND — A scare at Best Western on 32nd Avenue South in Grand Forks. Emergency crews were dispatched for a possible drowning just before one o’clock this afternoon. When they arrived a 4-year-old boy was being attended to by relatives and bystanders. He was awake and taken by ambulance to Altru. An investigation found that the boy was out…

National Weather Service: The Threat For Significant Snowmelt Flooding Increases Substantially

The risk for major flooding in Fargo-Moorhead is at fifty percent, even though flood walls would keep the water back

GRAND FORKS, ND — The National Weather Service in Grand Forks says we’re at the mercy of March when it comes to spring flooding. In their Spring Flood Outlook, they say late January and February weather systems added substantial snowpack in the region. The threat for significant snowmelt flooding has increased substantially across all sub-basins and for the Red River….

Nearly 200 Faculty And Staff At NDSU And UND Seek Employee Buyouts

The limited-time program was offered in late November as a result of budget trimming

FARGO, ND — Nearly two hundred faculty and staff members at NDSU and UND have applied for employee buyouts. The limited-time program was offered in late November as a result of budget trimming. UND announced last month it received 98 applications for buyouts. NDSU has received 69 applications. A determination of who will be included in the early employee buyouts…