GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — UND is defying national trends and is seeing an increase in fall enrollment. The university has 15,019 students, around 850 more than last fall. It is the third highest total in the university’s history and marks the first time since 2013 that enrollment has surpassed 15,000 students. It’s worth noting that the number of new…
BUXTON, N.D. (KVRR) — A GoFundMe has been started to raise money for a new vehicle for an 18-year-old from Buxton, North Dakota who crashed into a moving train. Classmates and friends started the fundraiser for Jack Knudsvig, a senior from Central Valley. They say he is stable in the ICU with a long road ahead following last week’s crash…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Area colleges are seeing enrollment increases this fall with North Dakota State College of Science reporting its highest enrollment in over 40 years. The college has 3,367 students, a 7 .2% increase from last year. Its enrollment record was set in 1981 with 3,422 students. Valley City State University announcing it has set an enrollment record….
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR) — A gun incident that sent a Devils Lake school into lockdown on Monday was centered on a nearby house. Police say Joseph Gleason refused to come out of the house near Sweetwater Elementary School. The incident started early in the morning and ended around 1:30 in the afternoon when Gleason was taken into custody. He…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — People in West Fargo will see their utility rates increase by around $8 on average per month next year. The city commission has approved increases in water, sewer, forestry and vector control, and sanitation rates. The new rates will cover increasing costs, infrastructure and other projects, and will help build a reserve for future projects…
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR) — Hot embers from a fire pit set off a string of fires last night in Breckenridge. It was near a garage at 604 Nebraska Avenue. The garage started on fire and ignited a large pine tree nearby. The wind sent embers from the tree to neighboring yards and as far as four houses to the north…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead is proposing a tax levy increase of $3.1 million to cover additional budget expenditures including wage and benefits and city equipment. A big factor is to increase spending on public safety to retain and hire officers. It would mean a 4.9% tax increase and would amount to $8.74 per month for an average home valued…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Hundreds of local veterans have spent the day visiting war memorials in Washington, D.C. as part of an historic Honor Flight mission. KVRR’s Alex Bertsch and Eric Bolin are with the veterans and bringing us coverage from D.C. Monday, the honor flights visited U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza, U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial and made many other stops….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Metro 2050 is out and leaders want to hear from you. It’s the latest 5-year update to the transportation plan by Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments, or Metro COG. It will guide investments in transporation in the metro including walking, biking, car, transit, and freight. You can provide your input online or at two public input…
LISBON, N.D. (KVRR) — A Lisbon, North Dakota man who threatened to kill his dad over a bottle of nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is given a suspended sentence. 31-year-old Hunter Mairs pleaded guilty last week to four counts: terrorizing, simple assault, interference with an emergency call and drug paraphernalia. The judge sentenced him to a year behind…
