FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – There were all kinds of events this Indigenous Peoples’ Day throughout the Fargo Moorhead area. NDSU held an event to bring awareness to how Indigenous People have been treated in the past. There was a teepee set up on campus near the Babbling Brook. The event also had NDSU’s American Indian Public Health department talking about…
Addie and her new electric wheelchair/FacebookMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Finally some good news for young community activist Addie Loerzel: Delta Airlines has replaced her damaged electric wheelchair. Addie and her mom Marisa Bengtson-Loerzel say Delta trashed the last one in June. The teen has spina bifida and relies on a wheelchair to move on her own. With the loss of…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Ninth grade football players from Moorhead High School are attending a new program to teach young athletes valuable life skills. Teiken Academy aims to provide a variety of classes for students to grow in a team setting and as an individual. The academy is possible from generous donations from both the Teiken family and Sanford Health…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Battle of the Cents-es has kicked off at NDSU. It’s an annual competition between student ambassadors from the College of Health Professions and the College of Engineering. The 12th annual Battle of the Cents-es fundraiser will benefit Aaron Erickson, a Moorhead High School student with a rare heart defect. Erickson was born with H-L-H-S, Hypoplastic Left…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead High School is assuring that every student graduating this year will have a chance to walk the stage with their peers. “I think it’s giving dignity and worth to all of our students and giving them a chance to recognize their accomplishments and do that with pride and not feeling like maybe they weren’t worth…
FARGO– Keech Bior and Adam Jenkins battle it out for the DJ Colter High School play of the week! In play number one, The Spartans share the rock to perfection. Jeremiah Sem to John Williams who touch passes it to Keech Bior for the slam! In play number two, Adam Jenkins reaches back over his head to receive the ally-oop…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — High schoolers across Northwest Minnesota are getting their opportunity to learn about construction trades with some hands-on experience at Moorhead High School. More than 900 students attended the event hosted by Construction Tomorrow including a group of students from Detroit Lakes. From bricklaying and cement masonry to carpentry and electricity, the students had many options to…
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…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -Bus driver shortages are changing the ways many parents will get their children to school in Moorhead. A Moorhead Area Public Schools office says this is a problem they’re working to solve immediately. He says over the last two years they’ve lost 14 drivers. Some have aged out and went into retirement so now their mission will…
