GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Students will once again be able to get a journalism major at UND. It will return in the fall. Students can take journalism classes today, but the program leads majors to a Communication degree. Economic and media trends are challenging news outlets nationwide. UND says journalism graduates will fill a void in the state as…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Feed My Starving Children FargoPack continues to set records as they pack meals for kids around the globe at Fargodome. They have reached the 5 million meal mark…half way to the goal of 10 million! On Tuesday, they hit 3 million meals packed which surpasses Fargo’s previous record of 2.58 million meals in 2019. They also…
UPDATE: U of M says the Chippewa County Sheriff located the suspect “and have him contained in their county,” so activities on campus have resumed normal operations. Authorities “contain” a man suspected of issuing a social media threat to shoot people on the University of Minnesota campus. The suspect, 41-year-old Joseph Rongstad of Watson, Minnesota, was located at a home…
FARGO (KVRR) – We’re getting a look at a law enforcement encounter with the man who gunned down three Fargo police officers, one fatally, and an innocent bystander, recorded about two months before the deadly ambush. The bodycam video from May 4, 2023 was obtained from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy responded to a private shooting range in…
Clue is looking for a few clues on how to be a puppy. He’s a 11-month-old Beagle mix from our friends at Homeward Animal Shelter. Clue has tons of puppy energy. He needs lots of fun and attention to shake some of that energy off. Clue would love to have a doggy mentor. He’s go great in a home…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – A North Dakota lawmaker has been stripped of his committee assignment as calls have grown for him to resign after he blasted police with vulgar, homophobic, and anti-migrant language during a traffic stop in which he was arrested on a drunken driving charge. In a letter requested by The Associated Press, Republican House Majority Leader Mike…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The Northeast Central Judicial District has a new judge. Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Grand Forks attorney Theodore “Ted” Sandberg to the bench. Sandberg has practiced law for over 25 years and is currently senior partner at his firm of Olson, Juntunen, Sandberg, Boettner & Cobb Ltd. concentrating on criminal defense and general litigation. He earned…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Public School District is holding meetings this week to answer questions about its Long Range Facility Plan. The school district’s Long Range Facility plan will be used to help determine what happens to some of the district’s aging schools—and how to handle the consequences of those changes. James Hand, Fargo Public Schools Director of Facilities,…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- Holy Cross Catholic Church in West Fargo is making major strides towards being completed later this year. The church raised the final piece of its 138 foot bell tower on the new church which is currently under construction. This final piece in place marks the completion of the church’s frame structure. The full tower will have…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Former Speaker Kurt Daudt says he is resigning from the Minnesota House of Representatives. The republican say it will be effective February 11th. He represents District 27B which includes the communities of Saint Francis, Princeton, Zimmerman, and other parts of Sherburne, Isanti, Mille Lacs, and Anoka County. He previously served Districts 17A and 31A. He…
