Moorhead, Minn. (KVRR) — School officials are investigating and a Moorhead Public School student is in police custody this morning after someone discovered a firearm as the student was leaving the alternative learning center Wednesday, according to a letter sent out by the school superintendent, Brandon Lunak. Police found there was no threat made toward the school, students or staff….
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Area Public Schools is asking the community to vote on a two-question referendum this fall due to lagging state funding. The district says the money will go to stabilize the budget, protect high-quality education and invest in critical operational and capital needs. Question One proposes an operating levy to generate $4.37 million each year for…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead High School Career Academy student showed up on campus this morning with a handgun. A 25-year-old man called police to tell them a 17-year-old male had just taken the gun from the bedroom of his apartment in the 500 block of 32nd Avenue South. A short time later, the teen was seen in the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Area Public Schools says seven candidates have filed to run for a spot on its school board. There are four seats open on the board. Cassidy Bjorklund, Melissa Burgard, Scott Steffes and Matt Valan are all running for re-election. Three new candidates are seeking seats on the board: Marissa Ahlering, Azad Berwari and Mark Rice….
MOORHEAD (KFGO) – The Moorhead Area Public Schools’ Board is putting a capital projects levy on the Nov. 5 ballot. If passed, the levy would generate around $4.3 million annually over 10 years to address technology, facility, curriculum, and transportation needs across the district. According to Moorhead Area Public Schools, needs include things like staff training and development, maintenance projects…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Area Public Schools is awarded a $100,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry’s Youth Skills Training program. This grant allows Moorhead to establish a program for students over 16 with work experience in five specific industries: advanced manufacturing, agriculture, automotive, healthcare and information technology. Superintendent Dr. Brandon Lunak says the program aligns…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — As students begin preparing for the start of classes, the need for teachers in our region is still urgent. Earlier this week, North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board sent a letter to Gov. Burgum asking him to declare a teacher crisis. There are nine teacher openings in West Fargo Public schools and eighteen openings at…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Before classes started last week, Moorhead Area Public Schools pleaded for community support to hire drivers. Steve Moore, Executive Director of Operations and Emergency Management, says the beginning of school is always challenging with kids still enrolling and adjusting routes. “We’ve had to make with all of our adjustments with the shortage of drivers. It’s been…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Area Public Schools is reporting a record enrollment to start the new school year. There are 7,427 students in grades K-12. That is 91 more students than the first day of school in 2021. The largest class in the district is 7th grade with 626 students. The new kindergarten class isn’t far behind with just…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Kids are back in class and first day enrollment numbers are in for Fargo And West Fargo Public Schools. Fargo has 11,437 students in grades K through 12. That’s an increase of 18 students from the first day numbers in 2021. West Fargo welcomed 11,504 students in grades 1 through 12 across 21 schools. The first…
