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School bus driver found not guilty in bus crash that injured 18 kids

The incident sent five children aboard the bus to the hospital with serious injuries, one suffering a broken back.

December 18, 2020

Aaron Walling,

WAHPETON, N.D. — After a year long battle, a judge has found a Wahpeton school bus driver not guilty in a crash that injured 18 children. The 70 year old driver, Michael Skroch was found not guilty of reckless driving after a train hit the bus in December of last year. The incident sent five children aboard the bus to…

Fitness coach helps pull fundraiser together for single mom with breast cancer

"I don't know half the people that are donating so it is so crazy to me that they are just showing so much support."

December 18, 2020

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. — During trying times, one community member is reminding people all about the season of giving with a benefit that will help cover costs for a single mom who’s going through a tough medical diagnosis. “She’s been through a lot of what people would consider hardships and just come out on top every time and such a strong…

Jamestown Correctional Center inmates find creative way to give gifts of comfort

The inmates are crocheting hats, blankets and even hacky sacks.

December 18, 2020

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JAMESTOWN, N.D.- Inmates at James River Correctional Center are taking the time to help those in need. It all started with an unusual request made by an inmate more than a decade ago. “One resident asking me for some yarn,” says Chaplain Mark Hanes from the James River Correctional Center. The inmate was looking for a way to pass…

NDSU celebrates the 2020 winter commencement virtually

A total of one thousand 44 undergrad and graduate students were part of the graduating class.

December 18, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.- The virtual celebration included messages from NDSU President Dean Bresciani, Provost Margaret Fitzgerald and student speaker Darby Beyer. A total of one thousand 44 undergrad and graduate students from eight different colleges are part of the graduating class. Student speaker Darby Beyer says students graduating should be proud of what they’ve accomplished amid a very difficult year. “We are…

NDSU students helping administer coronavirus vaccine

December 18, 2020

Jim Monk,

FARGO, N.D. – Nearly 200 nursing and pharmacy students at North Dakota State University are helping administer the coronavirus vaccine to frontline healthcare workers over the next several months. The university says the upper-level students have received training to administer the shots at healthcare systems in the region and are being supervised by faculty members in the clinics. NDSU Nursing…

Teen stops domestic attack on mom, then is fatally stabbed

December 18, 2020

Jim Monk,

AUSTIN, Minn. – A teenage boy stepped in to save his mother from an attack by her husband, only to end up being fatally stabbed by the man. Authorities say five younger children were hiding upstairs during the attack Tuesday and were not hurt. According to criminal charges, 27-year-old Jaime Vaca and his wife were arguing when one of the…

North Dakota has 21 more COVID-19 deaths, 3,061 active cases

December 18, 2020

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health on Friday reported 21 additional deaths from COVID-19. There are currently 3,061 active cases in the state, an increase of 77 since Thursday. 144 people are hospitalized. Cass County reported the largest number of new cases with 132. BY THE NUMBERS 8,208 – Total Tests from Yesterday* 1,257,587 – Total…

Iconic Nickel Trophy moved to North Dakota Historical Society

December 18, 2020

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KNOX) – The Nickel Trophy has found a final resting place. The North Dakota Board of Higher Education has turned over the traveling trophy to the North Dakota Historical Society. The giant nickel was presented to the winner of the UND/NDSU football game between 1938 – 2003. In 2017 the legislature ordered the trophy be displayed at the…

State trooper’s camera captures Geminid meteor over Minnesota

December 18, 2020

Jim Monk,

HASTINGS, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State Patrol says a state trooper’s dash cam appears to have caught a meteor streaking across the sky in Dakota County. The Geminid Meteor Shower is happening this week. It is usually the strongest meteor shower of the year. Astronomers say on a dark night, it’s possible to see 50 or more meteors per…

Former Standing Rock tribal chairman dies of COVID-19

December 18, 2020

Jim Monk,

Jesse Taken AliveFORT YATES, N.D. – Family members say the former chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has died after contracting COVID-19, not long after his wife passed away from the coronavirus. Sixty-five-year-old Jesse “Jay” Taken Alive was hospitalized in late October and died Monday, according to his brother, Virgil Taken Alive. According to an obituary, his 64-year-old wife…