GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A planned end-of-the-year bash by Sigma Chi and Sigma Nu at UND has been given a preliminary thumbs down by the Grand Forks City Council. The Greek organizations want to fence off their front yards for a music-filled event on May 3. The number of students attending the event would be capped at 1,000. Several…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo Public Schools is calling off classes and activities on Tuesday due to the forecasted winter st0rm. The day of instruction will be made up on Friday, April 19. An email from the district says they are concerned about their ability to get learners to and from school safely. The West Fargo Sports Arena will…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The man who once compared Moorhead to Cuba as an example of the difference between North Dakota and Minnesota political policies is coming to Grand Forks. Kevin O’Leary of “Shark Tank”, also known as “Mr. Wonderful”, will be at UND on Friday January 26. The businessman and investor will have a fireside chat with UND…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Students will once again be able to get a journalism major at UND. It will return in the fall. Students can take journalism classes today, but the program leads majors to a Communication degree. Economic and media trends are challenging news outlets nationwide. UND says journalism graduates will fill a void in the state as…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The Northeast Central Judicial District has a new judge. Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Grand Forks attorney Theodore “Ted” Sandberg to the bench. Sandberg has practiced law for over 25 years and is currently senior partner at his firm of Olson, Juntunen, Sandberg, Boettner & Cobb Ltd. concentrating on criminal defense and general litigation. He earned…
5:30 PM UPDATE: An alert sent out by UND after 1 this afternoon warned people about a gas leak on campus. It was due to two large propane tanks on fire. The tanks were being used to heat a construction area. Grand Forks Fire crews worked to cool the tanks down and get the supply valves shut off. Fire damage…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The University of North Dakota was awarded a multi-million dollar contract from the U.S. Army to develop an innovative Contamination and Sanitation Inspection system. The contract came from the combat capabilities development command for $7.6 million. This will be a collaborative effort between multiple groups. The project aims to design and build handheld inspection scanners…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A man is arrested in Grand Forks after fleeing from a traffic stop. Police pulled over 29-year-old Juan Gutierrez on Columbia Road near the UND campus around 9 this morning. Gutierrez fled onto campus and crashed into a snow pile. He then took off running and was caught in the 2600 block of 5th Avenue…
Tommy SchusterGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Quarterback, Tommy Schuster has entered the transfer portal as a grad transfer. The senior quarterback from Macomb, Michigan, passed for over 9,000 yards and 63 touchdowns in his career. Schuster’s last game for UND came against Sacramento State in the first round of the 2023 FCS Playoffs. North Dakota lost 42-35 in…
Peter Nygard/CNNGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/CNN) — Two UND-affiliated foundations are cutting remaining ties to Peter Nygard. The 82-year-old former fashion mogul was found guilty of four counts of sexual assault in a Toronto court on Sunday, following a six-week trial. Nygard was accused by five women of attacking them in a series of incidents from the 1980s to the mid-2000s….
