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Off the Beaten Path Return Trip: The aluminum diving board inventor
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - This weekend, a North Dakotans’ invention will once again make a huge splash at the Olympic games. Ray Rude’s “Duraflex Diving Boards” have been used at every summer Olympiad since 1960. Hundreds of public and private pools all over the world are...
In Bismarck – Another Chance To See The Greatest Show On Earth?
Hey look - even if it's a SLIGHT chance to see the "Greatest Show On Earth" I promise you there will be heads looking towards the skies TONIGHT. "This is a prediction of the intensity and location of the aurora borealis tonight and tomorrow night over North America. It also shows a 'viewline' that represents the southern-most locations from which you may see the aurora on the northern horizon.This product is based on the OVATION model and uses the maximum forecast geomagnetic activity (Kp) between 6pm and 6am US Central Time.
Carter Temple wins national wrestling title
Multiple athletes from the Northland had the opportunity to compete in this year’s U.S. Marine Corps Junior and 16U Nationals July 12 through 20 in Fargo, North Dakota. While plenty of competitors left their mark over the weeklong competition, Carter Temple, incoming sophomore at Kearney, set himself apart as the Greco-Roman national champion in the boys’ 175-pound class.
Strand on Youth Sports; Danduran on Youth and Social Media
Brad Strand, a professor at North Dakota State University, emphasizes the importance of prioritizing physical, mental, and social wellness over competition and winning in youth sports. His research, published in Routledge Sports Studies, highlights the need for coaches and parents to focus on the overall well-being of young athletes. Allana...
SWAT team deployed during mental health crisis
WAHPETON, N.D. (KFGO) – A Wahpeton man was taken to the hospital after police were dispatched for a mental health crisis around 9 a.m. Tuesday. Wahpeton Police say the 37-year-old man barricaded himself inside the home at 1011 8th Ave N, and refused police commands. The Southern Valley Response...
Italian jet team trains in Fargo
(Fargo, ND) — Italy’s Aeronautics Military team has arrived in North Dakota for a training exercise. Ten pilots flew into the Fargo Jet Center yesterday. The Italians are flying their country’s green, white and red colors in the Italian-made Aermacchi MB-339 jets.
Mosquito spray set for 8 p.m. Wednesday
(KNOX) – The Cities of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks have scheduled citywide sprays for mosquitoes for Wednesday between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. West Nile virus has been identified in the Grand Forks region. The cities of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks urge citizens to take...
NDSU Women’s Golf Announces 2024-25 Schedule
FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State women's golf and head coach Matt Johnson have announced the full schedule for the upcoming 2024-25 season. The schedule features 10 regular season tournaments across nine different states with five in the fall and five in the spring. The Bison will open the season in Oxbow, N.D., hosting the NDSU Invitational at Oxbow Country Club on Sept. 3-4. NDSU will travel to the MSU/Payne Steward Memorial in Springfield, Mo., on Sept. 9-10 before playing in the Eagle Invitational in Worley, Idaho on Sept. 22-23. The Bison begin the month of October at the Diane...
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WOMAN VICTIM OF APPARENT SWINDLE
(Warren, MN) — The Star Tribune is reporting that a 67-year-old retired woman from Warren in Northwest Minnesota is the victim of $136,000 swindle at the hands of a man from Texas. The woman was coerced into turning over $100,000 in gold bars and $36,000 in cash to a man who traveled to her home and collected the precious metal. 23-year-old Mutahir Ahmed Khan from the Dallas suburb of McKinney, was arrested in Pennsylvania and appeared in Marshall County District Court after being charged with two counts of felony theft in connection with the swindling. Khan remains jailed in lieu of $1.5 million bail and is due back in court on Tuesday.
Six Olympic athletes to compete using Minnesota company's bike spokes
HOPKINS, Minn. — When it comes to biking, Charlie Spanjers knows a thing or two."IWe first had the idea for this bicycle spoke company," he said.Three University of Minnesota students wanted to change the future of cycling."We created the first prototypes in my apartment," Spanjers said.It started with removing the typical metal spokes in the wheel."People say it looks like spaghetti until you get it into a wheel," Spanjers said.Berd spokes are made out of something called "Dyneema" — a high-performance material that is 15 times stronger than steel."It's a braided fiber and the braided fiber goes...
Becker County resident takes 3rd place for Model of the Year in California competition
DETROIT LAKES — Standing on the red carpet in California at an invite-only talent search, Lucile Donnelly learned she had a third career opportunity to consider. Acting and singing were always on her radar, and now modeling is too. The Detroit Lakes High School senior placed second in the...
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