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Awesome Foundation Grant Award Winner: The Tell
Courage? Vulnerability? Active self-empowerment? The TELL brings individuals together in a community built on sharing personal experiences. Originating in 2012, the unscripted storytelling event was one of many community gatherings that ended abruptly at the beginning of 2020 with the COVID-19 outbreak. Now, four years later, enthusiasts are looking at a reboot of this unique community experience.
Volleyball honored with 2024 AVCA Team Academic Award
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- The University of North Dakota volleyball program was part of the record number of honorees that were named 2024 AVCA Team Academic Award winners, as announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Assocation (AVCA) on Wednesday. "We are pleased that the record-setting success of the 2023-24 season...
Tribal representation low at first Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council meeting
The newly created Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council held its first meeting Thursday to discuss South Dakota’s foster care process and how to improve communication and collaboration between the state and tribal governments. The Legislature and Gov. Kristi Noem approved legislation earlier this year establishing the advisory council to address the overrepresentation of Native American […] The post Tribal representation low at first Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council meeting appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.
Blazing a new trail: Roughrider extension will connect Fort Rice and Fort Lincoln
MANDAN, N.D. (KFYR) - A lot of North Dakotans use park trails when they want to get out into nature. One of those trails is about to get quite a bit longer. When State Trails Coordinator Sarah Torgerson gets ready for work, she puts on a hard hat and a reflective vest before heading out to her latest project site. This summer, it’s the Roughrider Trail expansion. She said blazing the trail is moving at a good pace, thanks to the modern equipment the state’s Parks and Rec agency acquired about a year ago.
Pollock, SD dairy facility to close
POLLOCK, S.D. (KFYR) - A Pollock, South Dakota, dairy ingredient facility is closing. Kim O’Brien with the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) said the plant is closing effective Aug. 30. A statement from the DFA said: “After a careful analysis of new demand and current supply dynamics and as...
Wyoming’s Above-Average Alcohol Consumption May Be Increasing the State’s DUI Deaths
An analysis looking at data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reveals that eight of the ten states with the highest fatal DUI rates also report some of the highest alcohol consumption levels nationwide. The study looks at the number of deadly crashes involving drivers under the influence of...
Montana's largest nursing home prepares to close following patient safety violations
This story was originally published by Montana Free Press at montanafreepress.org. The state’s largest nursing home plans to close its doors weeks after being terminated from the federal Medicare and Medicaid program after “a history of serious quality issues” and violations for deficient patient care. In a...
How Many Summer Olympic Gold Medals Does North Dakota Have?
How many North Dakotans have won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics before?. The answer technically is ZERO. Yes, a woman who was born in Hannah, North Dakota by the name of Ethel Catherwood, who moved with her family to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, won a gold medal in the Summer Olympics, but it was for another country.
Riverview Dairy hopes to add dairy farms to eastern North Dakota
WDAY RADIO — A Minnesota dairy company hopes to add two new dairy farms to eastern North Dakota, which would quadruple the number of dairy cows in the state. Riverview Dairy hopes to build a dairy farm southeast of Hillsboro in Trail County with 25 thousand dairy cows. They also want to have a 12-and-a-half-thousand-cow farm in Richland County.
STEM program initially for New Town Native American students allows students from the rest of ND
NEW TOWN, N.D. (KFYR) - A summer program provides Native American students with an immersive experience in STEM careers. INSTEM, which stands for “Indians into STEM,” is for seventh graders through high school seniors. Every year has a different curriculum, so students get a different experience on a college campus each summer.
Someone You Should Know: Matt Wurnig, 50 Dates 50 States
BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — “I had no idea what I was doing, but it was really funny,” Matt Wurnig, creator, 50 Dates 50 States, recalled. “I was going on like three or four dates a night.” And that was just the beginning of Matt Wurnig’s brain-child, 50 Dates 50 States.Before Matt set out on his […]
NDSU football coaches attend golf tournament in Velva
VELVA, N.D. (KMOT) - The 2024 North Dakota State football coaching staff has some new faces and familiar faces in new positions. Head coach Tim Polasek, offensive coordinator Jake Landry and defensive coordinator Grant Olson were all in Velva Thursday. The coaches participated in the North Central Alumni and Friends...
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