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North Dakota Native Vote selected for Bush Prize

North Dakota Native Vote encourages civic engagement among North Dakota’s Native communities. It will receive $139,000 in grant money as one of two winners of the 2024 Bush Prize. (Photo provided by Bush Foundation)BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota Native Vote will receive $139,000 after being named one of two nonprofit winners of the 2024 North…

MSUM Announces Full Ride Tuition For Moorhead High School Students

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota State University Moorhead has announced a partnership with Moorhead Area Public Schools. Moorhead Scholars program hopes to keep high-performing Moorhead students in the community by offering to cover any remaining tuition costs at MSUM after all available gift aid has been applied. Starting with the class of 2025, Moorhead students must meet the following criteria…

Grand Forks Man Sentenced in Fargo for Federal Crimes

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man is sentenced in federal court for possession of stolen firearms and assaulting a federal agent. The judge gave 45-year-old Michael Otto 13 years in federal prison. He’ll have to pay restitution for damaged vehicles totaling over $2,700. Two stolen firearms were found in Otto’s vehicle after a high speed chase in September…

Clay County’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has officially moved

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Clay County has officially opened its new Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) facility and will continue operating during its regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The newly designed facility located at 3300 15th Ave N, open today, emphasizes efficiency and accessibility, with additional space allocated for a future State of Minnesota…

Moorhead Man Arrested for Overnight Business Burglary

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man is arrested for burglary after officers say he got into a business in the 2900 block of 11th Street South just after midnight. Police responded to an alarm call and found 29-year-old Destin Jefferson of Moorhead. An employee at the business gave police his description after Jefferson was caught on video surveilance inside…

Texas Man Killed In Head-On Crash North of Grandin, ND

GRANDIN, N.D. (KVRR) — A 40-year-old Texas man is dead after a head-on crash on County Road 81 north of Grandin, North Dakota. The highway patrol says the man from Rio Grande City, whose name hasn’t been released, crossed the centerline and crashed into a pickup pulling a trailer. It happened just after 4 a.m. The Texas man died at…