Author: Aaron Walling

Teaching kids about kindness through elves

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Working like Santa’s little elves, these kids in West Fargo are making gifts for people all across the region. Through the Kindness Elves initiative, the kids are being taught lessons about giving back to the community. “It’s just such a teaching moment,” said Kellee Hann. “To help spread kindness and you can’t have enough of…

Sen. Cramer’s son charged with manslaughter after fatal police chase

MERCER COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – Tragedy has struck in Mercer County, as a sheriff’s deputy died during a pursuit with Senator Kevin Cramer’s son in an alleged stolen vehicle. Ian Cramer is charged with four felonies in connection to the death including manslaughter. 42-year-old Ian Cramer crashed into a sheriff’s office vehicle which hit Mercer County Deputy Paul Martin at…

Former Bison Head Coach Craig Bohl retires

Former Bison Head Coach Craig Bohl (Wyoming Athletics)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Former NDSU Bison Head Coach Craig Bohl announced his retirement with Wyoming football, ending a decorated career in coaching. Coach Bohl led the Bison to three straight FCS championships in the early 2010s. Bohl had a 104-32 coaching record with the Green and Yellow. Including a perfect 15-0 in…

Teenagers injured after driving off a cliff near Mandan

MANDAN, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol is reporting that four teenagers were in a car that went over a cliff at the Old Heskett Power Plant near Mandan. The report says the car was going at a high rate of speed before losing control and going over a cliff and dropping around 50 feet. The car came…

8 opioid overdoses in 17 days in Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Opioid addiction can impact any community and that’s the case in Grand Forks as the issues become more and more prevalent. In the last 17 days, there have been eight overdoses here in Grand Forks according to the police department. “Talking with the police. They hadn’t seen any overdoses at all in the third quarter…

NDSU Students Are Modifying Toys for Kids with Disabilities

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Within an NDSU engineering building, students are working away like Santa’s elves. Modifying toys for kids that have disabilities. “Yeah, especially getting closer to finals week and kind of getting into the weeds of doing theoretical problems, electrical engineering,” said Cole Rahne, an electrical engineering student. “Just solving circuits on paper and sometimes it’s nice to…

UND QB Tommy Schuster enters the transfer portal

Tommy SchusterGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Quarterback, Tommy Schuster has entered the transfer portal as a grad transfer. The senior quarterback from Macomb, Michigan, passed for over 9,000 yards and 63 touchdowns in his career. Schuster’s last game for UND came against Sacramento State in the first round of the 2023 FCS Playoffs. North Dakota lost 42-35 in…