Author: TJ Nelson

Tuesday Night on KVRR Local News: A Rock Legend from Winnipeg

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Tuesday night on KVRR Local News: we talk with a music legend. Randy Bachman has revived BTO for another tour and they are coming to Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen on Friday night. Hear the Winnipeg native’s recollections of playing in Grand Forks and Fargo in the early days of his career, tomorrow night. Categories: Entertainment,…

Man Id’d After Fatal Crash Near Dakota Magic Casino, Crash Scene Not Spotted for Hours

RICHLAND CO., N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol has released the name of a Fargo man who died after crashing his minivan on I-29 south of Hankinson early Friday morning. They say 59-year-old Terry Pierson left the interstate near Dakota Magic Casino, hit a road-closed barricade and then struck supports for a highway sign. He died at the scene….

Journalism Major Returns to University of North Dakota

UND offered a journalism major from 1924 until 1985

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Students will once again be able to get a journalism major at UND. It will return in the fall. Students can take journalism classes today, but the program leads majors to a Communication degree. Economic and media trends are challenging news outlets nationwide. UND says journalism graduates will fill a void in the state as…

Hitting Half-Way Mark To Packing 10 Million Meals at Fargodome

Feed My Starving Children FargoPack

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Feed My Starving Children FargoPack continues to set records as they pack meals for kids around the globe at Fargodome. They have reached the 5 million meal mark…half way to the goal of 10 million! On Tuesday, they hit 3 million meals packed which surpasses Fargo’s previous record of 2.58 million meals in 2019. They also…

Grand Forks Attorney Appointed To Bench by Gov. Doug Burgum

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The Northeast Central Judicial District has a new judge. Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Grand Forks attorney Theodore “Ted” Sandberg to the bench. Sandberg has practiced law for over 25 years and is currently senior partner at his firm of Olson, Juntunen, Sandberg, Boettner & Cobb Ltd. concentrating on criminal defense and general litigation. He earned…