Eamon Alido, a teacher from the Philippines at the Mott-Regent Public School District, receiving an award from state school superintendent Kirsten Baesler (pink) for county teacher of the year in Hettinger County in 2024. Many teachers on J-1 visas like Alido would rather get H-1B visas because they offer both a longer stay and a potential path to citizenship. J-1…
David CookAMES, Iowa (KVRR-KFGO) – The president of North Dakota State University has been named a finalist in the search for the next Iowa State University president. The Iowa Board of Regents announced Dr. David Cook as the second finalist. Cook will visit campus on Thursday, Nov. 6, to meet with faculty, staff, students and community members. He will participate…
A rendering of a Native American cultural center proposed for Bismarck. (Rendering by EAPC and AP Construction courtesy of Native American Development Center and Native Inc. )BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — At 25, Lorraine Davis’ battle with substance abuse landed her in prison, but she wasn’t a felon. She was a grieving daughter who turned to substances to mourn…
HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) – A woman is dead following what authorities are calling a “disturbance” in Horace. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says shortly before 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, deputies were called to 7994 Jacks Way. While enroute, deputies learned that a female was injured and a male had left the scene searching for medical assistance. The female did not survive…
MOORHEAD (KFGO/KVRR) – Voters in the Moorhead Area Public and Breckenridge School Districts approved referendums Tuesday, while those in the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Public School District narrowly rejected a measure. The approval for Moorhead Area Schools is for an operating levy and a capital projects levy. The operating levy passed with about 60% of the vote and the capital projects levy received…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Fire Department responds to a house fire in the 400 block of 12th Street North. The call came in at 2:50 p.m. after it was discovered by a passerby. When crews arrived, they found fire along the back of the house with extension to the eaves. Nobody was believed to be home at the time…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in Jamestown are investigating a shooting incident at a hotel. They responded to a report of bullet holes in the window of the hotel on Tuesday. The investigation revealed that a handgun was believed to have been fired from inside the room through the window into the parking lot. Spent casings were located in the…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — The remains of a fetus have been discovered in southeast Jamestown. Stutsman County Dispatch say they got a call from a construction company working on a project in the area before 3 p.m. When officers arrived, they found the intact fetal remains along with broken pieces of an amber brown glass container. The remains are being…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) — Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Public Schools has been handed a loss. Voters rejected an increase in the general education revenue by $500 per student by a vote of 619-652. That means 51.3% of voters said “no”. Without the added revenue, the district says they will face further reductions to teachers, increasing class sizes, cuts to electives and CTE programs, and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Hundreds of women came out in solidarity for the United Way’s mission of helping women and kids in poverty. The event at Delta Hotels by Marriott in Fargo was United Way’s 23rd Annual United for Impact Women’s Luncheon. From women in the community to local businesses, the event showcased what work gets accomplished with their support….
