GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Enrollment is up at UND and topping out at more than 14,000 students for the first time since 2017. Official fall numbers show 14,172 students are enrolled. That is an increase of 296 students or around 2.1% over last fall. The figure represents UND’s fourth straight year of total enrollment growth, and the strongest growth…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota has its first director of the Office of Cannabis Management. She is Erin DuPree and she starts her new job on October 2 after being appointed to the position by Gov. Tim Walz. DuPree will be responsible for building the new state agency to establish and regulate the new adult-use marijuana market. Walz says DuPree…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — People are displaced from their home after a fire on the exterior of the house. Grand Forks Fire Department responded to 310 8th Street North around 3 p.m. Wednesday. They arrived and found the fire had been extinguished by people passing by the house. Damage was contained to the exterior wall and there were no…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — One of the biggest young stars in country music has a date with fans in Grand Forks. Kane Brown is bringing his “In The Air Tour” to Alerus Center on Saturday, April 20. His opening acts include Tyler Hubbard, formerly of Florida Georgia Line, and Parmalee. If you want to get tickets, an artist presale…
RUGBY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Devils Lake woman killed in a rollover near Rugby has been identified as 73-year-old Cynthia Meyer. Highway Patrol reports Meyer’s vehicle left Highway 2 sometime Monday. It hit an approach, vaulted, rolled onto its roof and came to rest in a grove of trees. She wasn’t found by officers until Tuesday afternoon after someone reported…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Another big honor for a West Fargo teen that we have featured before on KVRR Local News. 13-year-old Sawyer Anderson has been named an honoree of the 2023 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. The prize celebrates 25 young leaders who have made a significant positive impact on people, their communities, and the environment. Sawyer…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office has officially identified the body found on Monday as 60-year-old Beth Super of Flensburg, Minnesota. They say no foul play is suspected but the investigation is ongoing. An Unmanned Aerial Systems team out of Grand Forks located Super’s body in a corn field. It was not far from where her car…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo commissioners hear from the public on the proposed 2024 budget for the city which includes tax increases. The city wants a nearly 5 mill property tax increase which is around $5 per month on the average home. There is an increase in franchise fees, a 4% cost of living salary increase for city…
POLK COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — An Unmanned Aerial Systems team out of Grand Forks helps find the body of a missing woman in Polk County. The sheriff’s office reports the body of 60-year-old Beth Super was found in a corn field not far from where her car was found abandoned. Her body was taken to UND for an autopsy. Super’s…
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is dead after his ATV hit a tree. He has been identified as 61-year-old Jon Darling. It happened around 5 p.m. Saturday on Rat Lake Trail in Eagle Township in Becker County. That is northeast of Detroit Lakes. Becker County Sheriff’s Office says lifesaving measures were attempted on Darling but were unsuccessful….
