BISMARCK, N.D. (PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING) – More than 6,000 North Dakota high school students are enrolled in college coursework. That’s called “dual credit” – as the students get credit for high school as well as college courses. That information was presented to the Legislature’s interim Education Committee, which has “dual credit” as one of its study areas. “Board policy requires…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) -The ice at the Ralph Engelstad Arena is where North Dakota and Minnesota are set to renew one of college hockey’s most heated rivalries. UND-Minnesota is a matchup that shaped legends, sparked debates, and this weekend, will cement a new chapter in a story that never cools off. “A ton of respect for their program,” said…
University of North Dakota President Andy Armacost, left, speaks with State Board of Higher Education Chair Kevin Black on Sept. 23, 2025, in Minot North Dakota. The board approved a policy change allowing UND and North Dakota State University to offer dual-credit courses to high school students. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)FARGO, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor / KVRR) —…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Marilyn Hagerty died this morning at the age of 99. She will forever be remembered as a dedicated Grand Forks Herald columnist and food critic, even though she claimed she wasn’t one. Hagerty made national headlines in 2012 and went on a whirlwind national media tour after her review of Olive Garden in Grand Forks…
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…
