UPDATE (5 P.M. MARCH 10,2020) — A student at UND has tested negative for the coronavirus. The student was in self-quarantine during the testing. It was conducted on Monday by the Grand Forks and North Dakota health departments. There are zero confirmed cases of coronavirus or COVID-19 in North Dakota. Out of 8 total tests in North Dakota, 7 have…
GRAND FORKS, N.D.- Mayor Michael Brown says there’s no place like Grand Forks. “Grand Forks is where, literally, the sky is not the limit. And we act confidently and competently to reach new opportunities,” Mayor Brown says. He says the city’s mission is to protect and serve. And this will be no exception once the spring flood comes. “I assure…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Strong winds, rapidly dropping temperatures and blowing snow. All make for the perfect conditions for a research project at the University of North Dakota. For these students and professors, their goal this winter is to study blizzards and blowing snow in ways that have not been done before. It’s part of a campaign funded by…
GRAND FORKS, N.D — North Dakota men’s basketball are winners in three of their last five games keeping their post season hopes alive in a tie for fourth in the Summit League. Despite where the standings may have the Fighting Hawks, there have been games where it doesn’t look that way. In their latest loss to South Dakota, UND turned…
GRAND FORKS, N.D — It’s a top ten showdown in Grand Forks this weekend as UND hockey gets ready to take on Denver for the second time this season. When these two teams met earlier this year, the Fighting Hawks made quite the statement, pulling off a 4-1 victory on Saturday night against the then no. 2 ranked Pioneers on…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The University Of North Dakota Aerospace Community Day is getting kids in the pilot seat and into dozens of careers using VR technology, real life space suits for NASA, and flight simulators. I even tried my hand at becoming a pilot in one of the simulations. While my chances of becoming a pilot are slim, staff…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Crews responded to a fire at UND’s West Hall at 3530 University Avenue around 11 o’clock Friday night. When crews arrived, the building had been evacuated. They put out the fire in a clothes dryer. Fire and smoke damage was contained to the laundry area. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire. Damage estimates are…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A former NHL and UND Hockey player is throwing his hat into the race for mayor of Grand Forks. Brandon Bochenski announced he would try and replace Mayor Michael Brown Bochenski says he’s focused on helping grow the city he says has been stalling under Brown. He says he will put an excitement and a burst…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — With strong agricultural and energy resources and a growing population, Governor Doug Burgum painted North Dakota as an optimistic place to be during his 2020 address. “The state of our state today is that it is strong, it’s growing and it’s full of boundless opportunity,” Burgum explained. After a revenue shortfall that nearly drained the state’s…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Following Governor Burgum’s State of the State Address, members the North Dakota Democratic Nonpartisan League addressed the media in response. The minority party pointed out that there were issues that were not addressed by the majority during the State of the State. This includes improvements in salaries for educators, a better plan to fund rural infrastructure…
