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Fire Swarms Railroad Bridge in Downtown Grand Forks

Because there was limited access to the fire, officials said more manpower was needed to carry equipment

August 18, 2017

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — “It was like a tornadic cloud of smoke,” Annette Sullivan said. “It hovered over the whole place.” Grand Forks Fire Department responded to South 3rd Street and Kittson Avenue just before 6:00a.m. after reports of a fire at the BNSF railroad bridge. “Crews arrived on scene, heavy flames from one of the supports down below, made of…

Partnership Brewing in Grand Forks to Help Veterans

Employees at the restaurant are saving portions of their tips and spare change to raise money for veteran service programs in Grand Forks

August 18, 2017

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GRAND FORKS, ND — A new partnership is brewing in Grand Forks and it’s all to help support service men and women in the city. The VFW Post 1874 is teaming up with the JL Beers location on South Columbia Road to help veterans in need. Employees at the restaurant are saving portions of their tips and spare change to…

Grand Forks Railroad Bridge Fire Under Control

Call came in around 6:00 a.m. Friday morning.

August 18, 2017

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Annette SullivanGrand Forks, ND — A railroad bridge fire in Grand Forks is under control, according to the Grand Forks Fire Department. The call came into dispatch around 6:00 a.m., Friday morning that the railroad bridge at South 3rd Street and Kittson Avenue was on fire. Investigators are on the scene searching for the cause of the fire. Fire Department…

Chick-fil-A Selects Owner of Franchise in Grand Forks

Guy Wentink and family will run first north dakota restaurant

August 16, 2017

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GRAND FORKS, ND — It’s not just another chain restaurant. “More of a community-based-know-your-neighbor-type-get-to-know-each-other seems to be the type of business that they are and the type of business that we are here at Texas Roadhouse too,” said Kalen Carver, owner of neighboring restaurant, Texas Roadhouse. Chick–fil–A has chosen Guy Wentink to be the owner of its first restaurant in…

Hours Long Standoff with Grand Forks Police Ends in Death

A robot was sent in and found the man dead

August 15, 2017

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GRAND FORKS, ND — Authorities are still investigating after a nearly four hour standoff between Grand Forks Police and an armed man led to suicide. Officers responded to the 2400 block of 36th Avenue South for a welfare check. When they went to the apartment, they found a man with a rifle and called in the SWAT team. After…

Grand Forks Motorcyclist Injured in Collision

Motorcycle collides with car near Hugo's Marketplace in Grand Forks

August 13, 2017

Alison Voorhees,

GRAND FORKS, ND — A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after colliding with a car in Grand Forks. Police say the accident happened shortly after 4 o’clock in 3100 block of South 17th Street. A 48-year-old Winnipeg woman attempted to turn left into the Hugo’s Marketplace parking lot when the 26-year-old motorcycle driver collided with the vehicle. The man from Grand…

Grand Forks Man Charged After Fleeing Police with 4-Month-Old Baby

Police say he ran from his vehicle and was caught a short time later

August 9, 2017

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GRAND FORKS, ND — A Grand Forks man is charged with child endangerment after he leads authorities on a multi-county chase with a four-month-old baby in his vehicle. Cody Norman, 21, is also charged with fleeing, driving under suspension and for outstanding warrants. Authorities said Norman was being chased by Walsh County deputies and later Grand Forks Police officers once…

Grand Forks Man Killed in Rollover Crash Near Hillsboro

Weivoda died at the scene and the 59-year-old driver was taken to Altru for non-life threatening injuries

August 7, 2017

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HILLSBORO, ND — A Grand Forks man is dead after the pickup he was riding in rolled over on I29 north of Hillsboro. State Highway Patrol officers said 73-year-old Harold Weivoda was a passenger in the pickup. The pickup was hauling a trailer heading north when the driver lost control and hit the median at around 1 a.m. Sunday. Weivoda…

Fatal Rollover on I-29, North of Hillsboro

73-year-old man from Grand Forks dies in rollover

August 6, 2017

Alison Voorhees,

A 73-year-old man from Grand Forks is dead after an early morning crash on I-29. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a pickup hauling a trailer was traveling north from Minneapolis to Grand Forks when the driver lost control, hit the median and rolled. The crash happened ten miles north of Hillsboro around 1:00 a.m. The passenger died at the…

Grand Forks Hotel Robbed During Power Outage

A man wearing all white clothing, with his face covered, showed a note demanding money from the cash register.

August 4, 2017

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GRAND FORKS (KFGO) – A robber took advantage of a power outage and robbed the Springhill Suites Hotel in Grand Forks around 4:30 a.m Friday. A man wearing all white clothing, with his face covered, showed a note demanding money from the cash register. He fled before police arrived. He’s described as a five feet, six inches to five feet,…