FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — After numerous agreements, the Fargo Public School Board and local teachers union have agreed to a new contract for the 2025 – 2027 school year. Negotiations began back in April to determine the start of the upcoming school year’s teacher contract. Both parties met eleven times throughout the few months to discuss the new adjustments. All…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s population has continued to grow, and the need for doctors is also growing. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota’s Caring Foundation aims to address the shortage by offering students scholarships. “Over thirty percent of our state is in a primary care shortage area, thirty percent as well have a shortage of dentist, and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Bobcat has been named as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for 2025. Newsweek officially recognized Bobcat, founded in Gwinner, North Dakota, for seven distinct award categories. Those include a great workplace for parents and families, for Gen Z, mental well-being, and for inclusion and diversity. Throughout the U.S., Bobcat employs more than 5,000 people. The North…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — NDSU’s Department of Plant Sciences invited gardeners of all levels to celebrate the anniversary of its gardens. From speakers to tours of the garden itself. “Today’s event is our twentieth anniversary celebration of the NDSU Horticulture Research and Demonstration Gardens. They were established in October of 2004, so we’re in our twentieth year. And we just…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — For the eighth year, Josef’s School of Hair, Skin, and Body has brought together students from 10 to 17 to participate in a camp that will show them how to feel comfortable in their own skin. “We just want to build up their confidence and just try to help them to know that they’re unique and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — For 66 years, the 119th Wing Headquarters has been home here in Fargo. And beginning in May of 2026, a new home for the wing will be designed. “We’re going to build a new $33 million headquarters, which will also be a regional training site as well. It’s about 22,400 square feet, so it’ll be a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota will soon be one of seven states that will allow drivers to obtain a blackout license plate. The decision comes after Governor Kelly Armstrong signed off on legislation earlier this year. “Senator Roers introduced a bill, 2133, that allows us to create this new blackout plate. So, we’ve got a lot of questions and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — On June 7th, Fargo Police officer Avery Jensen and two other officers were dispatched to the Roberts Commons Garage in reports of two men appearing to do narcotics. 37-year-old Joseph Manitowabi, seen in a now viral video, was caught on camera resisting officers. “Officer Winter, Officer Latasha Dean, and I we approached Mr. Manitowabi. We informed…
(FARGO) – One of three Fargo police officers involved in a downtown confrontation captured on a viral video described the incident during a hearing in which the man accused of assaulting the officers pleaded “not guilty.” Joseph Manitowabi is charged with three counts of felony assault on a police officer, possession of drug paraphernalia, preventing arrest and refusal to halt….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — In 2002, the Cass County Jail was built with a capacity of 252 inmates, and years later, built up to 348. But in the past several years, overcrowding accelerated the need for an expansion. “When this was designed there were a lot of things that were considered. Number one the amount of resources that we’d need,…
