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MSUM, Concordia College Report Upticks in Enrollment in Key Demographics

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

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…

Quarterback Competition Heats Up for MSUM as Season Approaches

Bryce Meehl and Jakup Sinani are fighting for the starting job.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Two weeks out from the first game of the season, MSU-Moorhead still doesn’t have a starting quarterback. Jakup Sinani and Bryce Meehl are fighting for the job vacated by Demetrius Carr. Sinani is heading into his sophomore season and is currently working with the first-team offense. But head coach Steve Laqua says Meehl is not far behind….

MSUM Football Focused on Culture Shift after Disappointing Season

The Dragons have implemented new tactics to play more as a team, including mixing things up in the cafeteria.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — No matter how you look at last year’s football season for MSU-Moorhead it was a disappointment. The Dragons had high expectations with a strong senior corps, but they still failed to get six wins. This year, many of those starting pieces are gone. Head coach Steve Laqua says there needed to be a culture shift after evaluating what…

Three Candidates Announce For Ward 3 City Council In Moorhead

Brenda Elmer is leaving the seat to run for mayor

Troy Krabbenhoft, Deb White & Karl DeilkeMOORHEAD, Minn. –Three people are now in the running for the Ward 3 city council seat in Moorhead that is being vacated by Brenda Elmer. Karl Deilke entered the race on Tuesday. The Moorhead businessman says he wants to represent the views and needs of the entire business community. REALTOR Troy Krabbenhoft and MSUM…

U.S. Navy Works with College for Kids & Teens During Navy Week

The program offers a variety of STEM related labs such as Lego Robotics

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The U.S. Navy is working with kids and teens to grow an interest in STEM related fields in the metro. Sailors are working closely during Navy Week with the College for Kids & Teens at MSUM. Kids in this program have the opportunity to work with a variety of STEM related labs such as Lego Robotics. The USS…

MSUM Professor Running For Moorhead City Council

Deb White is in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the university

MOORHEAD, Minn. — A professor at MSUM is running for Moorhead City Council. Deb White is in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the university. She is running for a council seat in Ward 3 where she has lived with her family for 18 years. White, a former Moorhead Planning Commissioner, says she wants to make Moorhead an…

MSUM Puts on 5656 Ooh & Aah Fireworks Show on Independence Day

The stadium can seat more than 5,000 people

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Hundreds of people saw the fireworks at MSUM’s 45th fireworks show last night. Although the show didn’t start until 10:30, the party got started way beforehand with a performance by Post Traumatic Funk Syndrome. They have played at the MSUM fireworks display each year it’s been put on by the Moorhead Business Association. While some have made it…

MSUM Students Dig Into the Red River Valley’s Past

They will be on an archaeological dig over the next five weeks

GLYNDON, Minn. — MSUM students are turning some of their anthropology studies into some hands–on experience right in the Red River Valley’s backyard. KVRR’s Danielle Church has more on what they’re doing to discover some of the area’s little known history. Below the grounds of MSUM’s Regional Science Center are stories. Most of them waiting to be told. “There’s a really…

U of M Crookston Considers Tuition Freeze While Other MN College Have Theirs

MINNESOTA – University of Crookston students could soon see a tuition freeze, as Minnesota State University Moorhead and Minnesota State Community and Technical College already has theirs in place. The University of Minnesota has proposed a tuition freeze at its Crookston, Duluth and Rochester campuses. The plan would also raise in–state tuition by up to two percent at its Twin Cities…