Author: Juliana Pelaez

CEO Of Farmers Union Insurance States Insurance Premiums Will Go Up In Next Year Due to Wildfires

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — On Friday, U.S. insurance stocks were dropping and analysts are estimating the cost of the wildfires could top $20 billion, making it the costliest disaster in California history. “There are more severe events happening in our world and some say they are becoming more frequent, but certainly the severity of the events is and has been…

MATBUS Driver Saves Unresponsive Passenger With Narcan Kit

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A MATBUS Driver is being recognized for his heroic effort to provide Narcan to an unresponsive passenger. Zachary Armstrong was driving Route 15, a bus that travels from Downtown Fargo to West Acres Mall. He was alerted of a woman who was unresponsive and he immediately pulled over to contact dispatchers and administered Narcan spray, which…

Gov. Kelly Armstrong Announces Jill Kringstad As New Public Service Commissioner

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong has appointed Jill Kringstad as the new Public Service Commissioner. Kringstad has served as the PSC’s manager of business operations since January 2019 and began working for the PSC in 2016. A native of Bismarck, Kringstad earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting with a minor in economics from Minnesota State University Moorhead in…

West Fargo Public Schools Asks Community To Vote on $162.7 Million Project

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –West Fargo Public Schools expects to have over 1,000 students by the fall of 2028. The concern is if they have enough space for these students. “So with secondary increasing by 14 percent in the next five years we need space for learners. This upcoming year at Horace High, for example, we’re going to be seeing…

Local Advocacy Groups Say The Homeless Population Has Reached Crisis Levels

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Over the past year, the concerns of homelessness have been a rising concern for many in the Fargo and Moorhead community. Nationally in the past year homelessness has increased by 18 percent. “Homelessness has been on the rise in our community. It is actually in fact reaching crisis levels and especially with a region like ours…