Author: Juliana Pelaez

City of Fargo and Moorhead duel it out for Battle of the Badges blood drive

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A two-day, cross-city “Battle of the Badges” blood donation challenge has been launched. The battle run by the American Red Cross invites members of the community to donate blood and choose which department they want to support. Today, they were set up at the Moorhead Public Library. Fargo Police have won the title in recent years….

Davies High School student establishes a non-profit organization for special education

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo high school student is running a non-profit organization to help special education teachers. David Ha, a senior at Davies High School, started The Equal Start Foundation in early July. After volunteering with his mother at Gigi’s Playhouse, he began to research special education. The federal government had previously promised to fund 40% but it…

Fargo Air Museum commemorates North Dakota twins who died in World War II

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo Air Museum hosted a commemorative ceremony to honor two twin brothers who died during World War II. The ceremony was conducted by the author Kevin Callahan, who created the book Brothers in Arms.  Callahan started his work back in 2009 during his travels to numerous cemeteries. The Warcken brothers, Hank and Bill Warcken, were…

Many Moorhead residents say that aerial spraying for mosquitoes is desperately needed

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead residents are taking to social media to share their complaints about the city’s lack of aerial spraying. As the mosquito’s population continues to grow, the people’s patience is wearing thin. “It’s not just a West Nile thing. Some of us just get eaten alive no matter what we do, and it’s hard. It’s hard to…