FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – An update to a story we brought you earlier this week, students at NDSU saw huge success registering people for the National Marrow Donor Program. The NMDP keeps a registry of potential bone marrow donors who could be a match for someone fighting some types of blood cancer. Thirty percent of blood cancer patients have a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Students from around the community are working to get people registered to donate bone marrow. NMDP, formerly the National Marrow Donor Program and Be The Match, is looking to collect 300 samples for their registry to donate. One NDSU student helping with the program has already given a life saving donation, and now she’s working to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — We are once again proud to take part in the “Read For The Record” event: the world’s largest shared reading experience. TJ Nelson and Alison Voorhees read this year’s selection, “Piper Chen Sings”, to youngsters at West Acres Mall. Each year a book is chosen to be read on the same day at locations all around…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – It’s National Vet Tech Week, and as part of the celebrations NDSU’s Vet Tech program is giving back to the community. They are collecting pet supplies like blankets, towels, cages, food, treats and toys to give to animals in need at local shelters. It’s an issue that hits close to home for many in the program,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Association for the Blind holds its yearly Walk for Vision at NDSU’s Crossroads Campus Lutheran Center. The walk is a way to bring awareness to those in our community with vision issues. The NDAB estimates that around 24,000 people in North Dakota are affected by uncorrectable sight loss, and that 25% of those people…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargodome leaders are working to secure votes for a one-quarter of one percent sales tax to fund its remodeling and ongoing maintenance. The tax would be in place for 20 years. You can attend an open house presentation to get an overview of the future renovations and upgrades planned to enhance the 30-year-old building. They will…
Dakota marker in Brookings, SD on November 4, 2023 (Max Mueller/KVRR)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The annual Dakota Marker football game between North Dakota State and South Dakota State will be played at either 6:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. Saturday, October 19, at Fargodome with a national television audience on either ESPNU or ESPN2. The decision will be made by ESPN…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The biggest college rivalry in North Dakota took to the field at the Fargodome Saturday as NDSU faced off against UND. Plenty of Fighting Hawks fans made their way down for the pregame tailgate alongside their Bison rivals. UND won the last edition of the rivalry, beating the Bison 49-24 in last year’s matchup, their first…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With lines of employers tabled up waiting for potential employees to come in, there are various opportunities for all. “Over a thousand students every single year from NDSU actually stay in the state of North Dakota. And so it’s really an opportunity for them to see that there’s a lot more things in North Dakota than…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Area colleges are seeing enrollment increases this fall with North Dakota State College of Science reporting its highest enrollment in over 40 years. The college has 3,367 students, a 7 .2% increase from last year. Its enrollment record was set in 1981 with 3,422 students. Valley City State University announcing it has set an enrollment record….
