FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Battle of the Cents-es has kicked off at NDSU. It’s an annual competition between student ambassadors from the College of Health Professions and the College of Engineering. The 12th annual Battle of the Cents-es fundraiser will benefit Aaron Erickson, a Moorhead High School student with a rare heart defect. Erickson was born with H-L-H-S, Hypoplastic Left…
FARGO (KVRR) – The risk of significant flooding has increased since the last outlook due to additional snowfall and delayed melt conditions. Above normal snowfall and precipitation through winter and spring so far along with the continuation of below normal temperatures is leading to a delayed melt. Cass County Highway Engineer, Jason Benson says, “We’ve got a lot of snow. We…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Occurring around 62 miles above the sky, The Northern Lights are dramatic and colorful light formations which can be seen when you look up. “It looks like special effects to me, you know, it looks really wild because you see these little flashes.” says MSUM Professor Dr. Juan Cabenela. They are caused by electrically charged particles…
FARGO (KVRR) – Flooding in our region is nothing new. However, with the recent snowfall there could be a chance for some flooding even this year. The risk of significant flooding has increased since the last outlook due to additional snowfall and delayed melt conditions. Above normal snowfall and precipitation through winter and spring so far along with the continuation of…
FARGO (KVRR) – Big Brothers Big Sisters is America’s leader in one-to-one youth service. Kids with a Big Brother or Big Sister show real differences in their personal and academic lives. Bowl for Kids’ Sake is an easy and fun way to make a difference in our community. This signature fundraising event for Big Brothers Big Sisters in Fargo took place…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Inclusion in schools is becoming more and more common. Connor McGovern, the co-founder of ABLE games and Center for the New York Jets, is helping bring that inclusion to our area schools. Today McGovern visited Kennedy Secondary School in Fergus Falls to show off the versatility of ABLE in School. “For the two classes we’ve…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The case of Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr. is one that is well-known in our community. The federal government recently decided not to pursue the death penalty for Rodriguez, Jr. “Being sentenced to death and following through with it are two very different things.” Sister Helen Prejean is a well-known advocate for the people on death row as…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s National Poison Prevention Week and accidental poisoning is more common than you would think. In order to keep your family safe the best measure would be to make sure your home is child proof. This includes keeping things that could become poisonous out of reach or locked up. Some examples of these items are personal…
West Fargo’s longtime city administrator says she was asked to leave her position. At the city commision meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to accept the resignation of Tina Fisk. Fisk announced last Wednesday that she was resigning effective immediately but didn’t give any explaination. Mayor Bernie Dardis read a letter out loud from Fisk saying she was told that the city…
The Federal Reserve is expected to hike rates by one-quarter of a percent and although that doesn’t seem like much, it could mean hundreds of dollars per month extra for local home buyers. “With our rates right now – they had gone up to over 7% recently, maybe a few months ago it got up to over 7%. However, right…
