ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota State College and University system will freeze tuition next school year for most undergraduates. It was approved by state lawmakers, who did allow exceptions for programs with costs that “have increased due to extraordinary circumstances.” Among those five programs are some construction management courses at Minnesota State University-Moorhead and a computer network administration class…
FARGO — It’s Men’s Health Awareness Month and it’s time to tackle one of the toughest topics out there: mental health. It’s a critical component of anyone’s health, but men can face special challenges in pursuing improved mental health. Stereotypical, old-fashioned ideas about masculinity might make men inclined to suffer in silence. In fact, mental health professionals say, it takes…
FARGO — We’ve been following Roger Maris All-Star Week all week long. But for one man, this year’s All-Star week comes with special significance. That’s because the annual Celebrity Golf Tournament turns forty years old this week. Roger Maris Junior was there for the first one. They started it the year after his dad, baseball legend Roger Maris, was diagnosed…
FILE – A bump stock is displayed in Harrisonburg, Va., on March 15, 2019. The Supreme Court has struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans blocked bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would have outlawed bump stocks after the Supreme Court struck down…
MOORHEAD (KFGO) – Around two dozen people took part in a march Tuesday to bring awareness and justice to the case of a 3-year-old boy who died under suspicious circumstances in Moorhead 90 days ago. Eastyn Deronjic was found not breathing at an apartment on Belsley Boulevard and died at a Fargo hospital in late March. Moorhead police said Deronjic…
MAHNOMEN CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The sheriff’s office in Mahnomen County and White Earth Police had to investigate after a crash between a BNSF train and a road grader. It happened Monday afternoon just after 4 in Island Lake Township, northeast of Mahnomen. The responding deputy determined that the road grader had not cleared the tracks in time and the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Government officials say Dollar Tree stores failed to effectively recall lead-tainted applesauce pouches linked to illness in more than 500 children. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Dollar Tree officials and placed the Ecuadorian distributor of WanaBana apple cinnamon pouches under multiple import alerts. The FDA says pouches remained on some Dollar Tree…
Moorhead — A metro-based writers group is building connections in the community this morning through the power of storytelling. Chris Stenson is a novelist and one of the members of the Moorhead Friends Writing Group. He says the group’s grown over the last several years and it’s now on its third anthology, this one called Tales From the Water’s Edge….
Fargo storm damage 6/18/2024FARGO (KVRR) – A severe thunderstorm brought large amounts of rain and strong winds across the region overnight. In Fargo, city crews were busy cleaning up debris from trees and branches that fell across streets and boulevards. A large portion of a tree was blocking traffic in both directions along 14th Ave. S. near Olivet Church. Another…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The 2024 Roger Maris All-Star Week is underway and the whole week will be filled with many events. It serves as a fundraiser for Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center as a destination for cancer research, treatment, education and training. It also honors the life and memory of Roger Maris, a legendary baseball figure from Fargo. His…
