FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Former state Senate Democratic minority leader McLain “Mac” Schneider has been confirmed to serve as U.S. Attorney for North Dakota. Schneider was nominated by President Biden back in September and was just confirmed by unanimous consent in the Senate. He has a private practice in Fargo and Grand Forks. Schneider graduated from Fargo South High School,…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Robots are set to take over the University of North Dakota in the upcoming months. The robots are equipped with multiple sensors and cameras that allow them to stop to avoid collisions and equipped with a four wheel drive system that will allow them to deliver on campus during the winter months. The University is…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A sculpture at the North Dakota Museum of Art has been missing since the first week of November. The Garden Wheel disappeared from its place in front of the museum on the University of North Dakota campus. It is approximately 50 inches in height, eight inches wide and weighs about 50 pounds. The sculpture was…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — UND leaders announce they have found additional Indigenous remains in the School of Medicine & Health Sciences, along with possible human skeletal remains used in the teaching of anatomy. It follows the announcement in late August that 250 boxes of Indigenous remains and artifacts were discovered on campus earlier in March. Ever since they were…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – University of North Dakota’s Delta Tau Delta fraternity hopes to raise money and awareness for diabetes with its pasta feed. Saturday from 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. for $5 you can get all you can eat unlimited alfredo pasta at the fraternity house at 2700 University Avenue. There will also be raffles for Lululemon, Gymshark…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski swearing in three new officers at Fargo City Hall. They include Alex Nelson who brings seven years of experience to the police department. He’s a graduate of UND. Ntumba Lusamba is a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a graduate of South High. Her 7-year-old son pinned her…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A tribe in our community is speaking out about the discovery last month of two hundred boxes of tribal ancestral remains somewhere on the UND campus. The boxes also include tribal artifacts. A U.S. law passed in 1990 requires anyone who receives federal funding to repatriate, or send home, ancestral remains to the people with whom…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The 56th annual Potato Bowl always bringing major energy to Grand Forks, the town cherishes potatoes and their Fighting Hawks Fans rallying around the school where the school band performs at a parade and the dance team joins them. The gameday vibes at tailgate are contagious and its an opportunity for the community to come…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Kennedy, Minnesota native Dr. Josh Deere is named the new president of Altru. Deere has been medical director of primary care for seven years and most recently the interim chief medical officer since February. That is when Dr. Steven Weiser was forced out as Altru’s president. Deere earned his medical degree from UND and completed…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Many University of North Dakota students, particularly those with Native roots, are upset after hearing from school president Andrew Armacost. The school committee are looking to identify which tribes the ancestral remains belong to. Once identified, they said they’ll have two years to return them. A member from UND’s American Indian Center says, “We’re here,…
