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Grand Forks Eyes COP30: Climate Uncertainty Without U.S. Leadership
COP30 opens with muted expectations as U.S. influence wobbles; Grand Forks tracks the ripple effects on flood resilience, energy costs, and UND-led innovation.
11/14/2025
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Grand Forks Home Prices in 2026: What Buyers Should Know Now
Rates, supply, and local job trends will shape what buyers face in 2026. Here’s how to prepare in Grand Forks.
11/14/2025
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BBC Leadership Shakeup Amid Trump Speech Edit Controversy Impacts Global Media
Reports of resignations tied to an edited Trump speech raise high-stakes questions about trust, transparency, and how global outlets handle political clips.
11/14/2025
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Grand Forks Travelers Face Delays Amid Prolonged U.S. Government Shutdown
Staffing strains at TSA and air traffic control are rippling from major hubs into the Red River Valley, complicating trips for UND students, military families, and local businesses.
11/14/2025
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Grand Forks Community Keeps Philippines in Thoughts After Typhoon Fung-wong
As Fung-wong displaces 1.4 million in the Philippines, Grand Forks residents look for credible ways to help—leaning on flood-tested lessons at home.
11/14/2025
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Government Reopening Momentum: Senate Democrats Secure Votes
Senate leaders say they have the votes to pass a stopgap bill, setting up a rapid end to a 40-day federal shutdown and a restart of pay and services.
11/14/2025
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Adelita Grijalva’s Swearing In Scheduled, Paving Way for Key Epstein Vote
Leadership timing around a routine oath could shape a closely watched vote on Epstein-related records—here’s what’s confirmed and what Grand Forks should monitor.
11/12/2025
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Grand Forks Democrats Join Republicans to Push Shutdown Deal Forward
A rare alignment prioritizes paychecks at the Air Force Base and stability at UND as Congress leans on a bipartisan stopgap to avoid a shutdown.
11/12/2025
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Live: Speaker Johnson Talks Shutdown Deal as Senate Acts, Key for ND Residents
Watch the remarks and see what a shutdown deal would change for Grand Forks, UND, and the Air Force base as the Senate moves toward a vote.
11/12/2025
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Grand Forks Families Feel the Impact of Government Shutdown on SNAP Aid
As a federal funding lapse drags on, Grand Forks households tighten grocery budgets while local pantries brace for higher demand.
11/12/2025
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Johnson Presses House Return to Resolve Shutdown, Cites Air Delays Impacting Grand Forks
Speaker Mike Johnson ties an urgent return-to-Washington push to mounting travel delays that can ripple through Grand Forks, even as negotiations on Capitol Hill remain unsettled.
11/12/2025
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Grand Forks Eyes AI Surge as Scribe Reaches $1.3B Milestone
A newly minted $1.3B valuation gives Scribe fresh fuel to prove where AI creates real savings—an opening Grand Forks institutions are positioned to use.
11/12/2025
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Supreme Court Upholds Same‑Sex Marriage: What It Means for Grand Forks
By declining to revisit Obergefell, the justices keep marriage equality—and day‑to‑day certainty for couples, campuses, and the Air Force base—intact.
11/12/2025
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Air Force Base Alert: Army Doctor Accused of Secretly Filming Patients
A federal lawsuit alleges a military OB-GYN secretly recorded patients during intimate exams, raising urgent questions for clinics that serve Air Force families—including those in Grand Forks.
11/12/2025
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SCOTUS Extends SNAP Freeze as Shutdown Deal Looms: Impact on Grand Forks
A Supreme Court stay keeps SNAP disbursement timing in flux just as Congress races to avert a shutdown—raising planning hurdles for Grand Forks families, grocers, and schools.
11/12/2025
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In MAGA stronghold, fury over SNAP but little blame for Trump in shutdown
Grand Forks families feel the squeeze from SNAP uncertainty, even as many local conservatives hold fast to Trump and demand Washington end the gridlock.
11/12/2025
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Grand Forks Skywatch: Severe Solar Storms May Illuminate Night with Auroras
Space weather forecasters say strong geomagnetic storms could push the northern lights over Grand Forks—here’s how to see them and what to know about tech impacts.
11/12/2025
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Paul Tagliabue, NFL Leader of Expansion Era, Passes Away at 84
The former commissioner’s 17-year tenure shaped today’s NFL—from expansion and TV money to the NFC North rivalries Grand Forks fans live by.
11/12/2025
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Trump Claims Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘Lost Her Way’ — What It Signals in North Dakota
A rare public rift on the right could recalibrate how North Dakota Republicans talk about leadership fights, federal spending, and defense priorities.
11/12/2025
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8 Senate Democrats Break Ranks to End Shutdown Amid Party Tensions
A small group of Democrats joined Republicans to advance a stopgap plan, exposing party fissures while moving to reopen federal services.
11/12/2025
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Watch Trump Honor Veterans at Arlington Ceremony: Live for Grand Forks
Former President Trump joins the national Veterans Day observance at Arlington as Grand Forks families tune in and look for ways to support those who served.
11/12/2025
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Schumer Challenges Shutdown Deal, Stresses Health Care in Senate Fight
With a shutdown stretching on, Schumer and Sanders oppose a proposed deal they say weakens health care—raising the stakes for UND, Grand Forks AFB, and local families.
11/12/2025
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Trump Proposes $2K Windfall for Grand Forks Residents from Tariff Dividends
A $2,000-per-person pledge tied to tariff revenue draws interest—and questions—across UND, downtown businesses, and base families.
11/10/2025
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Supreme Court temporarily blocks full SNAP benefits even as they'd started to go out
An administrative stay paused higher payments mid-cycle, creating uncertainty for families and retailers as justices weigh emergency arguments.
11/8/2025
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United Way to expand weekend meals to 18 local schools
United Way is taking over a weekend-meals program and expanding from 10 to 18 schools across Grand Forks and East Grand Forks.
11/8/2025
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Nov. 8, 1983: When Grand Forks Kids Were Fingerprinted
On Nov. 8, 1983, Grand Forks families lined up at the county sheriff’s office to fingerprint kids for ID—capturing safety fears and how protocols evolved.
11/8/2025
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UND opens Omaha series; Grand Forks feels the buzz
UND starts a key road set at Omaha as NoDak Nation and Grand Forks businesses track a series that could shape early NCHC momentum.
11/8/2025
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ND mulls 90‑credit bachelor’s degrees at state colleges
North Dakota’s higher ed board is weighing 90‑credit bachelor’s degrees and could vote by year’s end, with UND programs and Grand Forks employers watching closely.
11/8/2025
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GFPD warns of high-risk sex offender living in city
Grand Forks police alert residents to a Level 3 offender living on Continental Drive—what that risk level means and how to stay informed without fueling fear.
11/8/2025
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NDDOT seeks input on US 2–GFK interchange designs
NDDOT is weighing a roundabout or diamond interchange at US 2 and Grand Forks International Airport. Residents can comment on designs through Nov. 19.
11/8/2025
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Seatbelt stop in Grand Forks ends with two drug arrests GFPD
A seat-belt citation led Grand Forks officers to suspected drugs and the arrest of two men, spotlighting how routine traffic stops intersect with public safety.
11/8/2025
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Grand Forks Airport targets Denver with $1M air-service bid
GFK secured a $1M federal boost to court a western hub beyond MSP, drawing strong mayoral backing and cautious scrutiny at City Hall.
11/7/2025
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Space summit highlights lunar mission, UND’s next-gen research
At the Space Operations Summit in Grand Forks, speakers linked Artemis-era goals with UND research and a community ready to build for lunar and low-Earth orbit futures.
11/6/2025
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Pi Beta Phi to revoke UND charter; Cambridge St. house’s fate
Pi Beta Phi’s national board moves to revoke the UND chapter’s charter at 409 Cambridge St., citing declining membership along with housing and financial strain.
11/6/2025
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Public hearing on Riverview mega-dairy set in Grand Forks ND
The Red River Basin Commission Board will meet Thursday, Nov. 6 at the C’mon Inn in Grand Forks to take public comments on Riverview ND LLP’s proposed mega-dairy.
11/6/2025
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How Agribusiness Drives Grand Forks’ Local Economy
Beets, wheat, and soybeans still set Grand Forks’ pace. Here’s how farms and food plants fuel jobs and research—and what to watch as weather and markets shift.
11/6/2025
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Preparing for Winter in Grand Forks
With early frosts, short growing seasons, and subzero wind chills, here’s how Grand Forks prepares—and what to do now.
11/6/2025
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Grand Forks Pushes to Grow More Homegrown Physicians & PAs
Grand Forks leaders are expanding medical training pipelines to grow more North Dakota-born doctors and physician assistants, tackling rural healthcare shortages.
10/31/2025
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Grand Forks landfill reopens solid-waste pit after Monday fire
The Grand Forks landfill’s solid waste section is back in service after a fire Monday. The inert fill area remains closed — check status before dropping off.
10/28/2025
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Grand Forks lightly enforces encampment ordinance
Since summer, Grand Forks has issued just one citation and one warning under its homeless-encampment ordinance, opting to prioritize outreach and services.
10/26/2025
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Messy River, Bold Revival: Restoration Gains Momentum in Grand Forks
Local crew teams up to restore the Red River shoreline — residents of Grand Forks, ND step into action for a greener future.
10/26/2025
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