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Large Tornado Just Misses Several North Dakota Towns Saturday Evening
Several severe thunderstorms developed along a boundary moving south perpendicular to the Red River of North Dakota extending into Minnesota. Storms produced several reports of damaging wind gusts and large hail including a couple of tornadoes in North Dakota’s Richland County near Colfax, Barney, Mooreton, and Dwight. The most significant of said tornadoes, was a (preliminary) 26 yard wide EF1 tornado with an estimated peak wind speed of 107 mph that danced through 13.03 miles of relatively open farm fields, dodging several towns and farms. As this Tornado evolved and gained strength, it picked up more soils and plant matter from the ground and fields giving it a very “dirty” black coloring to its cone. The tornado was on the ground from approximately 7:15 – 7:58 pm CDT, before lifting just a mile north of Mooreton ND, and a few miles west of Dwight ND (approx. 40 miles south of Fargo). Thankfully there are no reports of injury or structure damage, mainly just tree damage, ground scarring, and some wind-whipped/missing crops in its wake.
Astronaut James Buchli to Receive Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (NewsDakota.com/KFGO/North Dakota Monitor) – Astronaut James Buchli will be honored with the 49th Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award at a ceremony on July 30, Gov. Doug Burgum announced Friday. The event will begin at 10 a.m. at the University of North Dakota’s Robin Hall, located at...
ND launches latest component of child care crisis response
North Dakota officials will highlight a new project today to boost childcare access for parents with nontraditional work hours. A local provider likes what the state's been doing to help facilities and families but hopes for more action. Health and Human Services leaders will appear at a child care facility in Fargo to discuss a pilot initiative, giving operators financial incentives to increase capacity for childcare slots outside the hours of 7:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m.
The counties with the longest lifespans in North Dakota
STACKER — Life expectancy rates have been on the rise in the United States, with an increase of nearly seven years over the past half-century. (The average lifespan was 70.8 in 1970 and was documented as 77.5 in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.) There are many factors that can contribute […]
MICHIGAN INVASIVE SPECIES: State Asks You Kill This Bug On Site
There's a new bad guy in the town of Michigan, and it's not road or weather-related. It's the Spotted Lanternfly, and this little invasive species is worthy of the buzz. This winged menace may look pretty at first glance, but it's a genuine threat to the state's agriculture, forests, and natural splendor.
Another North Dakota Business Does Away W/Self Checkout
About one year ago, back in June of 2023, I reported that a Lincoln, North Dakota Convenience Store had added a self-checkout terminal. It was kind of a big deal at the time because it was the first of its kind in C-stores in the Capitol Region. Another one was added the Cenex on East Expressway and Main.
Dickinson, ND motorcyclist injured; Life-flighted to Fargo hospital
STARK COUNTY, N.D. (KFGO) – A Dickinson, North Dakota motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash Sunday afternoon east of Belfield, North Dakota. The Highway Patrol says the cyclist was eastbound on Old Highway 10 when he lost control, ran off the roadway, and was ejected. The 47-year-old driver...
Two dead, six more injured after rollover crash in Stutsman County
STUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Two children are dead and six more people are hurt after a rollover crash Monday on Interstate 94 in Stutsman County. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened seven miles west of Jamestown at 4:50 p.m. on Monday, July 15 when an SUV was traveling eastbound on I-94. They say the driver lost control after being passed by a semi-truck causing the SUV to leave the roadway, roll and come to rest on its side in standing water.
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