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Making Connections Through the NDSU Career Fair

This year there will be over 350 employers and there is expected to be around 2,000 students in attendance

February 5, 2019

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D.–The semi–annual career expo is back at NDSU Tuesday and Wednesday, and they are looking forward to another successful turnout. This year there will be over 350 employers and there is expected to be around 2,000 students in attendance. Not only does the career fair connect students with potential employers, it can lead to networking and relationship building. Smita…

MSUM Professor Predicts Issues Presented in President’s SOTU Address

Headrick thinks viewers will be looking for a reassurance of no more government shutdowns

February 5, 2019

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MOORHEAD, Minn. – Barbara Headrick, an MSUM Political Science professor, predicts President Trump will focus on border security in his State of the Union address. She also thinks he’ll talk about how he feels he has succeeded when dealing with foreign policy. Headrick thinks viewers will be looking for a reassurance of no more government shutdowns. She says the president…

Freeze-A-Thon Raises Money for Children with Developmental Disabilities

The Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity and the Kappa Delta Sorority are partnering up to raise money for the Anne Carlsen Center.

February 5, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — It may be freezing outside, but some NDSU students are bundling up and facing the temperatures for children with developmental disabilities. The Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity and the Kappa Delta Sorority are partnering up to raise money for the Anne Carlsen Center. During their annual Freeze–A–Thon, we asked them what drivers say when they see students out…

Bus Driver Shot After Crash On I-94 In Minneapolis

A suspect is in custody and the driver's injuries are not life-threatening

February 5, 2019

TJ Nelson,

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Minneapolis police say the driver of a school bus was shot following a crash. A suspect is in custody and the driver’s injuries are not life-threatening. It happened this afternoon on a snowy I-94 near downtown. The Minneapolis School District says one student was on the bus at the time but was uninjured and will be receiving follow-up…

Dunseith Man Leads Officers On Pursuit With Deflated Tires

A Grand Forks County Deputy tried to stop Quentin Demery Jr. east of Emerado

February 5, 2019

TJ Nelson,

RAMSEY COUNTY, ND — A Dunseith man leads authorities on an early morning pursuit with punctured tires. A Grand Forks County Deputy tried to stop 34-year-old Quentin Demery Jr. east of Emerado around 1:30 this morning but he fled. A state trooper put down spike strips in Ramsey County damaging Demery’s tires and rims. But he kept driving for 40 miles…

Still No Sign Of Young Girl Who Ran Away From Youth Home In South Dakota

Authorities have located a couple they were seeking who spotted the girl on Sunday

February 5, 2019

TJ Nelson,

ROCKERVILLE, SD — Day three and still no sign of 9-year-old Serenity Dennard. The girl ran away from a residential youth home near Rockerville, South Dakota on Sunday morning without a coat. Deputies and around 100 people total have been going door to door speaking with neighbors and looking in outbuildings, hay stacks, log piles and other spaces. Authorities have…

SUV Leaves I-94 Landing On Street Below

The state patrol says the driver was going too fast for conditions.

February 5, 2019

Site Staff,

FARGO, ND – An SUV headed west on I-94 left the interstate Tues. morning on the 5th St. overpass in Fargo and landed on the street below. A witness tells KFGO Radio News he thought the worst when saw it happen. There were two people in the SUV but they were not hurt. The vehicle landed on its top. The…

Guilty Plea In Crash That Killed Bus Driver

Thirty-nine-year-old Richard Fisette pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide in the October 29th death of 50-year-old Marlin Miller of Ponsford.

February 5, 2019

Site Staff,

Marlin MillerFrazee, MN (Learfield/KFGO) – A Perham man is admitting he was high on meth and marijuana when he slammed into a parked car in Frazee, killing a bus driver waiting to report for work. Thirty-nine-year-old Richard Fisette pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide in the October 29th death of 50-year-old Marlin Miller of Ponsford. Becker County prosecutors will be…

Moorhead Public Service Wants Your Help; What Designs Should Be on the Next Water Tower?

Visual representation often speaks louder than words

February 4, 2019

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead Public Service is building a new water tower in the Southside Neighborhood and wants to know what you think it should look like. The same two artists who have designed the last two are part of the project and share their thoughts at the first open forum. Moorhead Public Service is asking for ideas to put…

Rating the Super Bowl LIII Commercials

The company looks at the commercial's benefit, relevancy, and if the spot follows current trends

February 4, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. – Super Bowl watchers eagerly wait each and every year for not just the game, but for the commercial breaks too. “With a 30 second spot being almost 5 million dollars, there are such high stakes put on these TV spots that the worst thing you can do is have someone not remember your spot at all,” Flint…