Author: Juliana Pelaez

Skater
Community, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead

Parents of Guest Skater at Moorhead Ice Show Died in DC Plane Crash

Maxim Naumov performed as a guest skater in the Moorhead Ice Show in 2023 and 2024
Juliana Pelaez,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — “When we originally thought that maybe he was on that flight with his parents we were everybody was pretty, you know, frazzled and upset,” said Dawn Franklin, Coach for Red River Valley Figure Skating Club. On Wednesday, an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided midair with an Army helicopter, just seconds before it was to…

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Community, Local News, Minnesota News, North Dakota News

Salvation Army Emergency Response Volunteers Have Declined In Past Few Years And Are In Need

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Salvation Army is in dire need of volunteers for its Emergency Disaster Services Team. The team responds to fires, floods, and other critical incidents to provide healing and comfort to those on the scene. They are on call 24-7 in Cass and Clay counties. But in the past few years, volunteers for the team have…

Feed
Community, Local News, North Dakota News

Hornbachers Presents Check To Great Plains Food Bank From Holiday Donations

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) —Hornbacher’s presents Great Plains Food Bank with a donation of over $49,000 as part of its annual Feed Hope campaign. Each year Hornbacher’s customers make donations during the month of December. What started in 2011 has now raised over $1 million and a total of over two million meals served. The donation this year will be able…

Phones
Community, Local News, North Dakota News

Fargo and West Fargo School Districts Support Bill To Have Policies On Phones At School

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — On average, students spend around four to eight hours per day on their cell phones. West Fargo Representative Jim Jonas is sponsoring a bill that would require school districts to establish a cellphone policy for students. “The problem has become they interrupt educational time and it takes away from learning. So I would say if there’s…

ICE
Community, Local News, North Dakota News

New Bill Would Require Peace Officers To Report Suspected Undocumented Immigrants to ICE

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Representative Jim Kasper of Fargo is among lawmakers sponsoring a bill that would require peace officers to report suspected undocumented immigrants to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The bill says if the peace officer fails to make the report, they could be charged with a class B misdemeanor and be sentenced to up to six…

United Way Update
Community, Local News, North Dakota News

Advocates From United Way and FM Coalition To End Homelessness Have Reached Thirty Day Goal

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Advocates from United Way and FM Coalition to End Homelessness have reached the thirty-day mark and identified the key factors of their plans to end homelessness. Objectives for the first benchmark included finding key partners, financial resources and to establish an advisory group. They founded a committee of fourteen organizations, including Churches United, Fargo VA, YWCA…

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Community, Local News, North Dakota News

New Bill Would Introduce an Abortion Committee in North Dakota

Juliana Pelaez,

Rep. Eric James Murphy, R-Grand Forks, speaks during a meeting of the interim Education Committee on Sept. 24, 2024. Murphy plans to bring a bill during the 2025 session that would preserve some abortion access in North Dakota. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota law requires that physicians must give a woman a chance to contact a…

Stress
Local News, Minnesota News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

Political Stress Has Increased Throughout The United States Since The 2016 Election

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –The presidential election has caused many across the nation to have a significant increase in stress. People stressed about presidential politics has gone up from 52% in 2016 to 69% in 2024. Politics ranks as one of the top subjects that many consider a source of stress in their daily lives. A doctor with Meridian Behavioral Health…

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Community, Local News, North Dakota News

Former Deputy Mayor of New York City Is Working With Fargo Mayor To Manage Homelessness

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo City Commissioners agreed to find a new location for the Downtown Engagement Center. Mayor Tim Mahoney has been working with the governor and the State Department of Human Services to secure $5 million from the state and $2.5 million from downtown business partners. The city would also provide $2.5 million. “We’ve come up with two…

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