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Fargo Police Department adds new Victim Advocate position

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –  Fargo Police recently created a Victim Advocate position to provide additional resources to victims of crime. The Victim Advocate will help introduce victims to programs and guide them through the legal process. Police Chief David Zibolski says his department understands how confusing and stressful the process can be when involved in a crime. “People call us…

Job Cuts Planned at Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy is laying off 150 employees, including 60 in Minnesota. About 400 workers across the company accepted voluntary retirement offers and will retire by the end of the year. In a statement, Xcel blamed “financial headwinds” from inflation, increased hiring during the pandemic, and supply chain pressures. Xcel says the layoffs impact about 2 percent of its non-bargaining workforce….

Shania Twain’s Crew Bus Crashes In Saskatchewan, Show Will Go On Tonight in Saskatoon

Wolseley, Saskatchewan (KVRR/KFGO) –Just days after Shania Twain played to a full house at Fargodome, a bus carrying members of her crew was involved in a crash about an hour east of Regina, Saskatchewan. Twain was not on the bus at the time of the rollover Wednesday morning. Firefighters used an emergency hatch in the roof to rescue 13 people…

NDSU hosts a ceremony to honor its Veterans

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- North Dakota State University hosted a ceremony to honor Veterans. The ceremony was complete with a flag-raising, and the playing of taps by members of the NDSU ROTC. It’s a practice that’s been going on for several years. Jim Stoddard, assistant director of veterans educational training, said, “It is a long-standing tradition of course to have a…

NDSU to introduce new program to lower tuition for the 2024-2025 school year

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — NDSU is introducing a new program to help lower their students’ tuition payments and fees for the 2024-2025 school year. Called the NDSU tuition award program, it will help north dakota and minnesota students if eligible. Pell-eligible students with family income levels of $80,000 or less will have base tuition and student fees fully covered, if…