WASHINGTON, D.C. (KFYR) – North Dakota veterans arrived in the nation’s Capital Sunday to cheers and thank yous from a large crowd.

More than 100 veterans are in Washington, D.C. on the Western North Dakota Honor Flight.

The veterans said this welcome was unexpected and emotional. Washington, D.C. resident and Vietnam veteran Jim Larson said welcoming his fellow veterans here is important.

“I’m a veteran and I appreciate all the guys. I was a Vietnam veteran. Nobody came out to see us when we came back. I feel it’s my responsibility to help these guys out,” said Larson.

The veterans will spend Sunday and Monday touring Washington, D.C. They’re scheduled to return to the Bismarck airport Monday at 7 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to gather at the airport and welcome them home.

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FARGO — On any given day in September, our weather can vary from fairly hot to quite cold. September extremes in the past here in Fargo have an 85-degree range from 102 degrees to 17. October extremes are even wilder, varying 101 degrees, from 97 to 4 below. Even mundane autumn weather patterns in our region will often produce relatively wild temperature swings.

However, one thing is as steady as it is inevitable. The nights grow longer while the days are cut shorter. The amount of daylight decreases by more than three minutes per day this time of year. On Halloween, there is an hour and 45 minutes less daylight than today. The shorter days mean considerably less solar energy is received at the earth’s surface, which leads to colder weather and, eventually, winter. As weather systems blow this way and that, the weather may turn warmer or colder day by day, but the overall trend this time of year will always be toward colder temperatures.

John Wheeler is Chief Meteorologist for WDAY, a position he has had since May of 1985. Wheeler grew up in the South, in Louisiana and Alabama, and cites his family’s move to the Midwest as important to developing his fascination with weather and climate. Wheeler lived in Wisconsin and Iowa as a teenager. He attended Iowa State University and achieved a B.S. degree in Meteorology in 1984. Wheeler worked about a year at WOI-TV in central Iowa before moving to Fargo and WDAY..

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (Valley News Live) – The North Dakota Fighting Hawks gave the homecoming crowd a show Saturday afternoon, putting together an explosive and historic performance in a 72-35 victory to open Valley play against Murray St.

The 72 points are the most for a UND team both in the Division I era and in Alerus Center history.

Plus, it is the most points the Flagship U has tallied in a game since Sep. 29, 1928, when North Dakota defeated then-Jamestown College 80-0.

It was back-and-forth early, but Head Coach Bubba Schweigert’s team just kept scoring.

”It just got to be one of those games, our offense really countered,” Schweigert said. “We gave up some big plays, and we were able to come back and hit the big pass to Bo early and run the football.

“72 is pretty odd. This is a different game. I’ve done this a long time, and I’ve never been involved in one like this.”

Next up, North Dakota tries to topple North Dakota State for second season in a row when the two teams tango in the Fargodome Oct. 5 at 2:30 p.m.

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