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The University of Minnesota announced the reinstatement of a mask mandate for all of the university's campuses. According to Star Tribune, the University of Minnesota announced today (August 2) that, starting August 3, students and staff at all of the university's campuses will be required to wear masks. If you remember what happened when the pandemic started, North Dakota seemed to follow Minnesota's coronavirus cues pretty closely. So, will North Dakota universities soon reinstate campuswide mask mandates?

Well, we are now in the month of August, and there is an event in just a few weeks that I am so looking forward to - Rods And Rock Car Show - the 12th annual car, pickup, antique tractor, and motorcycle show. In conjunction with the Grant County Fair!

Groundbreaking is taking place Tuesday for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP). It's been in the work for decades, now the Associated Press is reporting a ceremonial pipeline groundbreaking is planned for Tuesday near Carrington. The project is headed up by the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District. This time by "diversion", we mean pumping water from the Missouri River south of Washburn all the way across the state to Cooperstown on our east side.

Kane Brown closed out the North Dakota State Fair with a big show. The grandstand was packed with Kane Brown fanatics, singing every word to his songs at the North Dakota State Fair this past Saturday night. And a once-in-a-lifetime experience happened to one of the fans in the front row. A little girl got pulled out of the crowd to sing a duet with Kane Brown.

Just last Saturday, the Midwest Plains Regional Tournament - here in BisMan, was full of intense drama - Our Bismarck Capitals were down to their last 2 outs, behind 5-4 to the West Fargo 15-year olds, when a walk-off two-run single sent them to the championship game. This would be a re-match against Southeast Tropics, Missouri - the team that knocked them off 4-1 last Wednesday.

We've had some unreal smoky conditions over North Dakota the last couple of weeks. Like I've never seen in my lifetime. Officials are warning us to limit our time outside because of unhealthy air. Even some outside events have been cancelled across North Dakota because of diminished air quality. Proving once again, every thing is weird and nothing is normal anymore.

Simone Biles will compete in the final event of the women's Olympic gymnastics competition, the balance beam. The event will take place on Tuesday in Tokyo. "We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S. athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow - Suni Lee AND Simone Biles!!," the USA Gymnastics team said in a statement on Monday.

Here in the Bismarck Mandan area we are fortunate to have 3 pet rescue organizations. Central Dakota Humane Society, Kitty City and Furry Friends Rocking Rescue are in the business of saving animals. They save cats and dogs and other animals and get them ready for adoption. Each organization relies on charitable donations to keep their places running. Thru out the year they hold many fundraisers. Here are just a couple of upcoming events.

Billie Eilish isn't always happy with her body. In an interview with The Guardian published Saturday (July 31), the "my future" singer spoke candidly about body image and the impact that social media has had on her self-esteem, as well as how she manages to remain confident while performing. "I...

Johnny Depp had a major legal victory in his attempt to disprove ex-wife Amber Heard's claim that she donated her divorce settlement to charity. On Friday (July 30), The Daily Mail reported that a judge on the New York Supreme Court granted 23 of 24 requests from the Pirates of the Caribbean star's "motion to compel." This means that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) must produceocuments confirming Heard's donations. The only motion that Judge Arthur Engoron denied was to reveal documents relating to Heard's role as "brand ambassador" for the ACLU.

Today is Friday, a day we all love to embrace after a long week at work. But today was a special Friday for some amazing people who embarked this morning at 8:00 for a 'Ride For Recovery'. Laramie, Wyoming is the destination. His name is Rob Keller, he is the...

The Olympics, every time I hear that word I think of tradition, honor, and incredible achievements. Just picture all the times you sat glued to your television set watching sheer drama unravel. The days are long gone by since only amateur athletes participated - there were no such things as endorsements or other countries subsidizing their men and women. Every four years human stories become larger than life.

Just this week, two cows shot and killed in two different ranches outside Dawson, North Dakota. Huge reward is offered for answers. Turn the unexplained killing of these cattle into a good day for you. You're about to make yourself $24,000! How great is that? Because this killer or killers,...

One of humanity’s favorite actors is partnering up with one of humanity’s favorite directors for the first time. While Wes Anderson’s last movie, The French Dispatch, has yet to reach movie theaters, his next film is gearing up for production. And America’s real and true sweetheart, Tom Hanks, will be in it.

Despite rumors and speculation, Amber Heard will not be fired from Aquaman 2. Aquaman producer Peter Safran revealed to Deadline's Hero Nation podcast that Heard will not be let go from the franchise despite a fan-made petition to remove Heard, which reached nearly 2 million signatures. "I don’t think we’re...

Where there's smoke there's fire...ok, so where is the fire?. Don't just tell me Canadian wildfires. Could we be a bit more specific eh?. Generally one would assume if smoke would be flowing into Bismarck/Mandan it would be coming from the West. I'm just saying that wind, rain, snow most everything that moves into our area generally moves in from the West. But...

Former Bismarck Century and North Dakota State University star quarterback Carson Wentz has suffered an injury in training camp. The new Indianapolis Colts signal caller has a foot injury, that happened at Thursday's practice. It was not known at that time, the extent of the injury, but it looks like it might be a concern.

The "RJR Murders" trial of Chad Isaak is getting national coverage. Did you see the Facebook post that wondered, "What in the world a Court TV van was doing in Mandan?" Of course, we got the typical (and always hysterical) "Larks' game" responses. But many people replied that it probably had to do with the upcoming "RJR Murder" trial. The murder story speculation was correct, the trial is getting national coverage.

Many waterfowlers in North Dakota are preparing for a duck season like they have never experienced before in their lifetime. North Dakota has gone from one of the wettest springs of all time back in 2019 to one of the driest on records in 2021. The ducks have responded with...

It's trailer on the outside...slaughterhouse on the inside. Maybe more like educational butcher shop on the inside. Currently sponsored by the good folks at Dakota Community bank. You'll find this bad boy sitting in their lot on the strip in Mandan. Right by where I park at work... It's kinda...