Author: Juliana Pelaez

Three Minnesota Counties to receive state’s first water regional district in forty years

CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Since 2022, organizers in Polk, Norman, and Clay Counties have been working through the judicial process to create a new water district. And just this month, a Clay County District Court Judge approved the decision. “I think that there’s a great deal of excitement. I think that with a lot of things we’ve worked really…

North Dakota State Superintendent of Public Instruction optimistic about the future for education

Levi BachmeierFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Department of Education is still standing, but North Dakota’s State Superintendent believes the future may not be so dire. Levi Bachmeier says he believes the department will not be dismantled, as he believes the government will not allow it to happen. On Tuesday, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon was questioned about her department’s decision…

City of Fargo to soon release action plan for funds for housing and development

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The City of Fargo is preparing to receive funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for two federal programs: the Community Development Block Grant and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program. “When we look at the average wage and the average salary to make ends meet, I think it doesn’t matter if you’re low-income…

Cass County School Resource Deputy to be awarded regional Exceptional Service Award

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Cass County School Resource Deputy has received the honor of the regional Exceptional Service Award for his service. Joseph Koerber has been stationed at Kindred Public Schools for the last six years. In his time working for the school, he has been a person many students have looked up to. With names like Officer Jay-Jay…

Fargo Police announce Davies High School student and Discovery Middle School student as design winners

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Two lucky officers with the Fargo Police Department will soon have their squad cars decked out in custom designs, created by Fargo students. Middle and high school students were invited to create the designs as part of a contest run by the department and Fargo Public Schools. The winners are eleventh-grader Kaj Naujokas from Davies and…

First responders learn how to handle cases of missing indigenous and trafficked persons

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Across the United States, more than half a million people go missing each year. And while the most common places are in larger populations, it can also occur in rural communities. “We have had human trafficking in rural communities, as well as urban cities. So realistically, it happens all across the state. So I think that’s…

Local community members and faith leaders demand the release of a Minnesota woman

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) —  Local community and faith leaders are asking legislators to help secure the immediate release of a Minnesota woman who is being detained in Texas. The group met Andrea Pedro-Francisco, a Burnsville resident, on a visit they made to a Texas detention center through the Border Immersion Program. Andrea has lived in Minnesota for nearly seven years…