REGIONAL — College students across the Red River Valley are trading in their textbooks for a cap, gown and degree as the winter graduation season begins. It’s one day to celebrate years of hard work. “It feels good. I’m ready to graduate and get out into the real world,” said MSUM senior Hunter Braten. But it’s also stripping away a title…
NORMAN COUNTY, Minn. — A Norman County attorney is hoping his actions will have drivers thinking twice before passing a school bus with its stop arms out. James Brue recommended two people sit in jail for the weekend, along with a $285 fine after they went around a stopped bus. He says the schools in his county have been…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Agriculture is putting off reducing the amount of sodium in school lunches. The Obama Administration set the reduced sodium targets to take place in 2018, but the White House now says they don’t have to change through 2019. The food and nutrition service of the Ag Department says allowing the targets to remain…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — This was the last day of work for Moorhead Public Schools Superintendent Lynne Kovash. She was supposed to retire next June but she moved it up as she continues to battle pancreatic cancer. She has worked for the district in a number of roles since the 1980’s. Lynne wrote on her Caring Bridge page quote: “I am…
JAMESTOWN, ND — The Jamestown High School principal walked into the auditorium for what he thought was a student assembly. Little did he know, he was in for the surprise of a lifetime. Adam Gehlhar was one of 45 educators throughout the country to be honored with the Milken Educator Award. This honor is given to teachers who have shaped…
SHAKOPEE, Minn. — Former Detroit Lakes Principal, Rod Thompson, who resigned as the superintendent for the Shakopee School District last June, has been arrested. Thompson is accused of abusing his district-issued credit card by making personal purchases such as airfare, hotels, electronics, sports memorabilia and flight upgrades. He even used the district’s credit card to allegedly buy a pair of…
WEST FARGO, ND — A former West Fargo teacher has had her teaching license suspended for five years. The decision by the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board against Elizabeth Doster was unanimous. Allegations surfaced this summer that Doster was partying with students at her home and had alcohol in her classroom at Sheyenne High School. She quit…
FARGO, ND — More than 160 students from kindergarten to 5th grade sang for our local veterans. The nearly hour-long performance at McKinley Elementary paid tribute to veterans across the country. About 30 veterans sat in as honored guests along with least 100 parents and family members. This Veterans Day Program is a school tradition which goes back at least…
BELTRAMI COUNTY, Minn. — A man from Illinois is being held in Beltrami County after picking up a 13 year old Bemidji girl and taking her to Minneapolis. Authorities say 21-year-old Chris Morales met the teen on social media. She was reported missing on Tuesday when she disappeared from her home and wasn’t at school. A neighbor of the teen…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Four schools in the metro are getting grants from Doosan-Bobcat to help promote STEM projects. A seventh grade math class at Liberty Middle School was one of the four area classrooms to receive a check for $500. The award will allow the class to fund a miniature escape room project. Teachers at Liberty say that the…
