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What Moorhead School Board Candidates Have to Say a Month Ahead of the Election

There are six candidates running for the Moorhead School Board but only three spots are up for grabs

October 11, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — There are six candidates running for the Moorhead School Board but only three spots are up for grabs. KVRR’s Jessie Cohen joins us to tell us what the candidates had to say at a League of Women Voters Debate. Jessie? All of the candidates touched on topics like school safety, funds for gifted and talented programs and…

Ahead of Fire Prevention Week, Kids Learn Firefighters Do More Than Put Out Flames

The interactive displays are helping the kids absorb more than they realize

October 7, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Not all heroes wear capes and the Moorhead Fire Department is showing that to the community first hand. KVRR’s Jessie Cohen tells us what kids learned at this year’s open house leading up to Fire Prevention Week. From putting out flames, to finding their way out of a smokey house, kids are learning how to protect themselves…

West Fargo Public Schools Surpasses More Than 11,000 Students in District

The district added 446 students in grades one through 12 this year

August 28, 2018

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo Public Schools sets another enrollment record. 11,081 students are registered for the 2018–2019 school year. That figure includes a record–breaking 1,013 kindergartners registered for the year. It is the first time in history that West Fargo has had an enrollment of more than 11,000 students. The first day of classes was today for first…

MSUM, Concordia College Report Upticks in Enrollment in Key Demographics

The two schools have more first-year students hailing from the fargo-Moorhead area

August 23, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Hundreds of students packed up carts and moved into the dorms at Minnesota State University Moorhead for the first time. The new Dragons share one common interest as they begin the new school year. “I came to MSUM because I was really excited about how it was a small campus but it had a lot of diversity and…

With School Year Set to Begin, Fargo Public Schools Staff Members Gather for Assembly

Staff members filled up Scheels Arena to hear from speakers and student performers

August 21, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Staff members from Fargo Public Schools came together to celebrate the start of a new school year. Fargo Public Schools puts on the All–Staff Assembly each year to motivate the staff right before school begins. Dr. John Draper, the CEO of the Educational Research Service, was this year’s keynote speaker. As Rupak Gandhi begins his first year as…

Record Number of Kindergartners Set to Begin School in West Fargo

The number is a jump from last year's record of more than 960

August 15, 2018

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — With another school year set to begin, more five and six–year–olds are set to begin their journeys at 13 elementary schools across West Fargo. This year, more than 1,000 kindergartners are enrolled, which means the district has to prepare for the new wave of students. “We are hiring three new teachers, two of those teachers will be…

Kosel Family Agriculture Land Lab Benefits NDSCS Students

The land lab is a way for agriculture students at NDSCS to get out of the classroom and learn by doing

June 25, 2018

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WAHPETON, N.D.– Agriculture students at NDSCS got their hands a little dirty! The Kosel Family Agriculture Land Lab is a way for Ag students at NDSCS to get out of the classroom and learn by doing. The land lab was planted last spring thanks to the donations made by Linda Patterson and Mary Kosel to the NDSCS Foundation. “This is…

Celebrating Norweigan Heritage at Bethany Retirement Living

Those working at the center say events like these give people a chance to explore a heritage that's a big part of Fargo's history

May 17, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Bethany Retirement Living is celebrating Fargo’s Norwegian Heritage, which many people have in our area. People living at Bethany, their families and people from the community got to enjoy some classic music and food. They sang along to the music and learned about the history behind the traditional food. Those working at the center say events like…

C-SPAN Bus Makes Stop in West Fargo

Students, teachers, and elected officials can all explore what it has to offer

May 17, 2018

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — The C-SPAN Bus made a stop in West Fargo as part of its cross–country tour of state capitals. C-SPAN is a cable TV network that broadcasts federal government proceedings live. Students, teachers, and elected officials all got to explore what it has to offer. Those at Sheyenne High School got to play with the bus’s interactive elements and…

Synthetic Opioids Are Proving to Be More Deadly than Prescription Opioids

Despite this sudden rise, law enforcement and medical professionals still look to combat the problem as a whole

May 13, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — For the past few years, opioid addiction has been a major issue in the Fargo-Moorhead area. But now, some more potent opioids have emerged on the scene. “Fentanyl is a hundred times as potent as morphine, and then there are some derivatives like carfentanil which has been around and can be obtained as hundred times as powerful…