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N.D. Native And Former Minnesota Viking To Speak During UND Commencement Ceremonies

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — University of North Dakota Hall-of-Famer Jim Kleinsasser will give the main address for both graduate and undergraduate ceremonies at UND next month. The Carrington, North Dakota native played tight end at UND from 1995-98 and went on to play for the Minnesota Vikings from 1999 to 2011. In 2025, he was inducted into the National…

Concert Series: Halestorm and Lindsey Stirling to Rock Alerus Center This Fall

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Rockers Halestorm are teaming up with violinist Lindsey Stirling for a tour stop at Alerus Center in Grand Forks. Both acts have new albums coming out this summer. Tickets for the Thursday, October 2 show start at $31.50 plus fees. A presale begins tomorrow with regular ticket sales starting Friday at 10 a.m. at LiveNation.com…

UPDATE: Jim Poolman Resigns From UND Boards After Releasing Statement Distancing Himself from Ray Holmberg

Jim Poolman(9PM UPDATE) — Jim Poolman has resigned as chair of the Board of Directors of the University of North Dakota Alumni Association & Foundation and the Forever UND campaign committee. His resignation is below:   Dear distinguished UND Alumni Association and Foundation Board of Directors and UND Campaign Committee partners, Serving on the Board of the University of North…

Fargo Senator Tim Mathern proposes bill to make elected officials mandated reporters for child sex crimes

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — With the recent revelations in the Ray Holmberg case, North Dakota legislators are looking making law to make reporting similar incidents mandatory. State Senator Tim Mathern, of Fargo, held a press conference along with other fellow legislators to announce a bill that would require elected officials and those employed in higher education to report incidents of…

Fargo Man Accepts Honorary Doctorate On Behalf of Grandfather, Alaska’s State Flag Designer

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KVRR) — A Fargo man took a trip to Alaska to accept a posthumous honorary doctorate from Alaska Pacific University on behalf of his grandfather, who designed Alaska’s state flag. Daren Herman stepped foot for the first time in Alaska years after his grandfather, Benny Benson, designed the state’s flag in 1927. Benny’s first daughter is Daren’s mother….

Call logs show Holmberg, Stenehjem communicated amid federal sex crime investigation

Ray Holmberg (left) & Wayne StenehjemBISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Newly released call logs show the late Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem communicated with former Sen. Ray Holmberg as the lawmaker was being investigated for sex crimes, including calls the day Stenehjem sat for a law enforcement interview. Yet Stenehjem only told law enforcement about one phone conversation with Holmberg,…