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UND Student Named To State Board of Higher Education Seat

May 17, 2021

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. — A UND student has been named to the state Board of Higher Education. Gracie Lian, a senior studying business administration, will be the board’s student representative for a one-year term. She joins the group on July 1. Lian has served as president of the North Dakota Student Association and as UND’s student body president. She is also…

North Dakota women speak out against bill to cut NDSU funding

The group is concerned about what they call broad language in the legislation.

April 13, 2021

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota women are speaking out against a recent amendment that could cut funding for programs at North Dakota State University. The Legislature is pushing to prohibit the university from funneling federal grant money to Planned Parenthood for sex education. Women from NDSU, University of North Dakota and women advocacy groups came together to speak on…

Grand Forks International was nation’s busiest airport in early March

March 30, 2021

Jim Monk,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The University of North Dakota says during four days in March, Grand Forks International Airport was the busiest airport in the nation. The airport’s combination of passenger flights and UND flight training traffic topped all airports in takeoffs and landings in the U.S. on March 1-3 and again on March 8. UND says the Grand…

UND Hockey Loses In Historic NCAA Tournament Match

March 28, 2021

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — In what’s now the longest hockey game in the history of the NCAA Tournament, Minnesota-Duluth beat North Dakota 3-2 in five overtimes Saturday night in Fargo to advance to its fourth straight Frozen Four. The winning goal came at 142 minutes, 13 seconds. At the 2:13 mark of the fifth overtime, Luke Mylymok beat North Dakota’s Adam…

COVID-19 postpones UND football game

March 26, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. LOUIS (KVRR) – The Missouri Valley Football Conference has postponed Saturday’s North Dakota-Youngstown State football game due to a positive COVID-19 test and contact tracing in UND’s Tier 1 personnel, which consists of student-athletes, coaches, managers and staff. The game will be rescheduled for Saturday, April 17, and will be played in Youngstown, Ohio. A start time will be…

2021 Spring Commencement: MSUM To Be Virtual

Also Plans for Concordia in Moorhead, NDSU & UND

March 24, 2021

TJ Nelson,

FARGO-MOORHEAD-GRAND FORKS, N.D. — For a second year, MSUM will hold its spring commencement ceremonies virtually. President Anne Blackhurst says large in-person gatherings are still not allowed under guidance from the Minnesota Department of Health and the governor’s Executive Orders. MSUM will host four college-level virtual ceremonies May 13 and 14. Smaller ceremonies using a meeting format will allow graduates…

Fargo Police Department swears in two new officers

"Today is an important day for these new officers as they begin a challenging but rewarding career as guardians of our Fargo community."

January 11, 2021

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police Department welcomes new officers to its law enforcement team. Officer Alex Torp is from New Prague, Minnesota, a graduate from University of North Dakota and a Lieutenant in the North Dakota Army National Guard. Officer Matthew Wolbersen comes from Alexandria, Minnesota and is a recent graduate from North Dakota State University. “Today is an important…

UND mourns death of Gayle Clifford

January 5, 2021

Jim Monk,

Gayle & Tom CliffordGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KNOX) – The University of North Dakota is mourning the death of Gayle Clifford, the widow of former University president Tom Clifford. Gayle Clifford died Sunday at her Grand Forks home. She was 79. UND President Andrew Armacost said Gayle Clifford, like Tom, held a deep respect for the UND community and Grand Forks….

Kraus named UND Aerospace dean

December 29, 2020

Jim Monk,

Robert KrausGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A new dean has been named at the University of North Dakota’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. Robert Kraus is associate dean of flight and operations at Kent State University. He is a retired Air Force colonel. Kraus says he’s excited about the opportunities at UND Aerospace and says one of those…

Video: UND, NWS Launch Weather Balloon Into Blizzard

Some People Embrace The Worst Of Winter Weather In The Name Of Science

December 23, 2020

Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – How are you spending this blizzard morning? Hunkering down inside under a blanket?Because in the northern valley, weather scientists are right in the thick of it. Alexandra Kent with the National Weather Service and UND Associate Professor in Atmospheric Sciences Aaron Kennedy launched a weather balloon into this blizzard around 4 a.m. Wednesday. The…