Courtesy: University of North Dakota, fightinghawks.comGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A former University of North Dakota basketball player died Saturday evening after drowning. It happened at the Blackridge Reservoir in Utah. Deng Mayar, 22, was reported struggling in the water. His body was later recovered. Mayar played as a forward with the Fighting Hawks for two seasons and was about…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Researchers and a pair of graduate students at the University of North Dakota are currently working with a Grand Forks company to shed a little Moonlight on plants in space. SafetySpect and the team at UND were awarded $150,000 by NASA to research for the next six months. The project, titled Moonlight, is working to…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Alerus Center is going cashless this fall. Starting with UND’s football home opener on Saturday, September 6, most purchases made inside Alerus Center will be cash-free. Parking and a majority of concession stands will only accept debit, credit, or pre-paid cards, and gift cards. Cash will still be accepted when buying tickets at the Transystems…
WILLISTON to WATFORD CITY, N.D. (KVRR) – Exciting news in the field of aviation coming from the University of North Dakota. They will be conducting a long-range drone flight that aims to demonstrate how the technology could connect rural areas of the state. The flight is scheduled for 9 A.M. on Thursday, July 24. An iSight drone operated on the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Dr. Tom Strinden, husband of Lt. Gov. Michelle Strinden of Fargo, died Sunday after a year-and-a-half battle against brain cancer. He was a partner at Bagan Strinden Vision and had an eye surgical practice in Fargo since 1995. Strinden received his medical degree from the UND School of Medicine and completed his Ophthalmology residency at the…
Daniel Weigel / Jason StugelmeyerBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks City Council member is one of two candidates to become the next police chief in Bismarck. Danny Weigel is currently a lieutenant with UND Police. He represents Ward 1 on the city council and was first elected in 2016. Weigel is a 2018 UND graduate. The other candidate for…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With the Club World Cup and Gold Cup already in full swing, even more soccer is on the way with the Women’s Euros. The premier European International competition in women’s soccer is looking to be more competitive than ever, with the growth in the women’s game sweeping more and more countries. It’s something that the coaches…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The UND Aerospace program is considered one of the best in the nation. As of late, though, it’s become clear that the place in which they operate has not kept pace with their accomplishments. “It was time – absolutely time – to make sure that we build a facility that would allow us to do…
Kleinsasser addresses those gathered at the Alerus Center.GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The University of North Dakota welcomed one of their most famous alumni to give commencement speeches this year. Jim Kleinsasser gave the main address for both the graduate and undergraduate degree ceremonies at the Alerus Center. The Carrington, North Dakota native was a star football player for UND…
Chuck Haga/UNDGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Longtime former Grand Forks Herald journalist Chuck Haga has died. His son sharing the news on Haga’s Facebook page saying his dad died peacefully shortly after midnight. Haga wrote on social media back in April that he was dealing with lung cancer that had spread to his brain. He had a long newspaper career…
