GRAFTON, N.D., (KVRR)- A Grafton High School teacher has won the Milken Educator Award and a 25 thousand dollar prize for her teaching. Katelyn Gorder, a Family and Consumer Science teacher at Grafton High, won the award. It is given to educators who show excellence with teaching and leading students in and out of the classroom. This award came as…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – For weeks we’ve heard from local homeless shelters about them being at full capacity while dealing with the cold temperatures. And the same goes for the Downtown Engagement Center in Fargo. One resource they have added is a winter warming center. A place to give those relief from the cold temps and unrelenting winds. “That need…
FARGO, N.D., (KVRR)- An easier way to control your energy costs? Xcel Energy launching its new smart meters in Fargo. These smart meters give their customers real time data about their electricity efficiency and usage. Installation work started this week for the multiyear project. The meters take as little as 15 minutes to install, and at no cost to the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The man who once compared Moorhead to Cuba as an example of the difference between North Dakota and Minnesota political policies is coming to Grand Forks. Kevin O’Leary of “Shark Tank”, also known as “Mr. Wonderful”, will be at UND on Friday January 26. The businessman and investor will have a fireside chat with UND…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Josh Duhamel and Audra Mari announce on their Instagram pages the arrival of their new addition. The post shows a picture of the baby’s little feet with the caption, “Shepherd Lawrence Duhamel… 1/11/24.” The couple announced in September they were expecting. This is the first child for the couple that were married in Fargo in 2022….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo woman has been charged with theft after being accused of stealing over eighty thousand dollars from her employer. According to court documents, Kelly Tweiten transferred money into her personal banking account, and wrote fraudulent checks to herself from Dietrich Homes. That’s where she worked as a financial manager. The owner of the business noticed…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — He holds the Order of Manitoba and the Order of Canada and he’ll soon have a bridge named in his honor in his hometown of Winnipeg. He is rock legend Randy Bachman, a founding member of two world famous bands: The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. It’s BTO he’ll be leading when he stops in Mahnomen…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A special meeting of the Fargo City Commission is set for next Tuesday as the Windbreak Saloon appeals its liquor license violation. Late last year, the bar came under the review of the Fargo Liquor Control Board. The Windbreak’s violation was for over-serving. Police say a 23-year-old woman crashed her car into a pole and was…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in West Fargo catch a burglary suspect in the act. They had to track down 29-year-old Christopher Wilkie of West Fargo after he ran into the salvage yard at West Fargo Self Service Auto Parts around 7 this morning. A K-9 and drone were used to search the salvage yard and Wilkie was eventually…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A man who threatened a shooting at Heritage Middle School in Horace changes his plea to guilty to terrorizing. 35-year-old James Donnelly was sentenced earlier this month to five years in prison. Local authorities were tipped off by the FBI about Donnelly, who has no permanent address. He was arrested at a Fargo hotel two days…
