Juliana Pelaez

Illinois

Multimedia Journalist at KVRR-TV (Fargo, ND)

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Articles

NDSU Will Launch An Affordable Course Materials Program This Fall

1 week ago | kvrr.com | Juliana Pelaez

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — NDSU will be launching an affordable course materials program for its students starting in the fall. The program known as Bison Ready, will have a fixed semester rate of $325 for undergraduates and $55 for graduate students. Students will be automatically enrolled and will receive all digital materials, physical materials, and course kits with the program. It will be up to students to opt in or out of.
North Dakota AG Commissioner and Agronomists React To Possibility of Removal of Popular Herbicide

1 week ago | kvrr.com | Juliana Pelaez

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Roundup, a widely used herbicide popular with farmers who plant corn, soybeans, and sugar beets may soon be disappearing from shelves. As the company, Bayer, says they may no longer be making the product in the coming months. “The company continues to get taken to court over furtherless lawsuits. They have to continue to pay and guess what? It’s not the company or stakeholders that are paying for this, it’s the consumers, it’s the farmers.
Fargo National Cemetery Amended Bill Passes North Dakota House

1 week ago | kvrr.com | Juliana Pelaez

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota House passes an amended bill for upgrades at Fargo National Cemetery. The bill provides a one-time credit of 3 million dollars by Bank of North Dakota to be accessed by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. The money will go to building a chapel, parking lot, and related infrastructure. Sponsors of the bill say the improvements are needed due to our extreme temperatures and the age of many attending funerals.
Clay County Commission Bans All Electronic Vaping Devices

1 week ago | kvrr.com | Juliana Pelaez

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Clay County Commissioners voted 4:1 to pass an ordinance to ban all vaping products. The new language they have added to the original tobacco ordinance states, “no person shall sell or offer for sale by in person or by delivery any electronic delivery devices.”This will account for vapes, vaporizers, vape pens, hookah pens, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes or e-cigs), e-cigars, and e-pipes.
Cass County Highway Department Releases 2025 List of Construction Projects

1 week ago | kvrr.com | Juliana Pelaez

CASS COUNTY (KVRR) — The Cass County Highway Department has started its work on a list of projects from a five-year project plan. “It’ll be a busy year, we have a lot of road and bridge projects coming. We have a pretty big grading project out by Tower City in between Tower City and Buffalo on County Road 10 about an $8 million project,” said Kyle Litchy, Cass County Engineer. Contractors are currently working on replacing the bridge on County Road 10 near Tower City.
New Amendment To North Dakota Century Code May Charge People For Wearing Facial Coverings While in a Group

2 weeks ago | kvrr.com | Juliana Pelaez

(KVRR) — Masks have become a controversy since the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in 2017. The concern is that people may be trying to evade identification before committing acts of violence. “Making people criminals for wearing a mask is really, I think, offensive to the general public in whole.
City Forester Shares Plans To Keep Trees Healthy and Newly Planted

2 weeks ago | kvrr.com | Juliana Pelaez

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The City of Fargo’s Forestry crews manage about 61,000 trees throughout the Fargo area. The crews work throughout the year pruning, planting, removing, and treating trees. And soon, over 700 additional trees will be planted. “This is the first step, as far as identifying the site, making sure it’s still plantable, a good site for a new tree. This will probably take an ash, an elm, or some other variety that came out of here last year.
Fargo City Forester Shares Plans To Keep Trees Healthy and Newly Planted

2 weeks ago | kvrr.com | Juliana Pelaez

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The City of Fargo’s Forestry crews manage about 61,000 trees throughout the Fargo area. The crews work throughout the year pruning, planting, removing, and treating trees. And soon, over 700 additional trees will be planted. “This is the first step, as far as identifying the site, making sure it’s still plantable, a good site for a new tree. This will probably take an ash, an elm, or some other variety that came out of here last year.
Chamber Addresses Diversity in The Workplace At Pulse Event

2 weeks ago | kvrr.com | Juliana Pelaez

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Chamber is addressing how DEI: diversity, equity and inclusion, is evolving in the workplace. Several panelists from the metro shared that diversity in the workplace is a must to have a good business. As many D-E-I programs have been forced to dismantle, panelists suggest that companies should do what they believe is right. Otherwise, employees may leave and go elsewhere if they don’t feel they belong.
Several Fargo Public Schools May Be Decommissioned In The Next Ten Years

2 weeks ago | kvrr.com | Juliana Pelaez

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Some Fargo neighborhoods are facing the possibility of losing three elementary schools and a middle school under what’s being called a “Community Driven Redevelopment Plan.” The project was approved last year to address concerns for some of the district’s aging and inadequate school buildings. “The buildings themselves obviously need a great deal of work; they are older and so things need to be updated. So money will need to be spent.