North Dakota
John Wheeler: Fall weather goes up and down but always trends colder
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..
North Dakota
HIGHLIGHTS: UND scores Alerus Center record 72 points in homecoming win against Murray St.
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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North Dakota
Bankruptcies for North Dakota and western Minnesota published Sept. 28, 2024
Filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court
North Dakota
Debra S. Handley, Grand Forks, Chapter 7
Lyle Wayne and Donna Mae Fredericksen, Grafton, Chapter 7
Andrew Palacio Jr., Minot, Chapter 13
Candy Renee Norquist, Fargo, Chapter 7
Nancy Ann Barner, Emerado, Chapter 7
Kelly Tomaino, doing business as Crafting Magick MT and Freyha Spring, Priestess, Wilton, Chapter 7
Melissa Phillips-Adi, doing business as Jamrock, and kStephen Adi, Mandan, Chapter 7
Alicia Anderson, Fargo, Chapter 7
Brandon Lynn Heupel, Glen Ullin, Chapter 7
Christopher Nathaniel Gray, Watford City, Chapter 7
Ladarana Paul Mees III, Bismarck, Chapter 7
Kaitlyn L. and Stephen Kyle Mackert, Bismarck, Chapter 7
Aubrey Danell Lindberg, formerly known as Aubrey Drewlow, Chapter 7
Renae L. Vaith, Grand Forks, Chapter 7
Kristin E. Vetter, formerly known as Kristin Goodrun, Grand Forks, Chapter 7
William Martin and Serenity Carol Walking Elk, Fargo, Chapter 7
Tasha Maria Ramsey, formerly known as Tasha Omer, Fargo, Chapter 13
Minnesota
Bankruptcy filings from the following counties: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Traverse, Wadena and Wilkin.
Sharlene Carol Johnson, Crookston, Chapter 7
Melani J. Smith, Moorhead, Chapter 7
Lynn M. Isensee, Alexandria, Chapter 7
Jonathon David Burgess, Evansville, Chapter 7
Chris A. and Amanda M. Rastedt, doing business as Temperature Matters, Barrett, Chapter 7
Jessica Jo Benson, McIntosh, Chapter 7
Shawn Michael Peters, Perham, Chapter 13
Anthony Daniel Johnson, Moorhead, Chapter 7
Dale A. Herren, Alexandria, Chapter 7
Daniel Ray and Tammy Rene Murdock, Fergus Falls, Chapter 7
Chapter 7 is a petition to liquidate assets and discharge debts.
Chapter 11 is a petition for protection from creditors and to reorganize.
Chapter 12 is a petition for family farmers to reorganize.
Chapter 13 is a petition for wage earners to readjust debts.
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North Dakota
Sen. Kevin Cramer says competition is 'better for all of us’ as he runs for reelection
GRAND FORKS — Running as a United States senator is very different from running for the U.S. House of Representatives, according to U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer.
“In the House, we did it all the time, because you’re up for election every two years, so you’re always both campaigning and working,” he said. “The Senate, after six years of not campaigning, it’ll be interesting now just to have a month to do exactly that.”
Cramer, a Republican, is running for reelection for another six-year term. He was first elected to the Senate in 2018, ousting then-incumbent Democrat Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. This year, Cramer faces
Democratic candidate Katrina Christiansen
. The pair will debate on Oct. 2 on Prairie Public.
Cramer won his primary,
competing unopposed during the June primary,
and said that now, with roughly a month to Election Day and voting already underway, he’ll be ramping up his campaign.
“I’ve been very intentional about — and I’ve generally done this throughout my career — setting specific benchmarks and key darts starting when ballots go out,” he said. “I started my advertising on the first day that ballots could go out for absentee (voters).
“Too many candidates that I’ve watched over my career start advertising really early in the year, and they spend a lot of money before Labor Day, which is almost like not spending at all,” he continued.
Ballots for overseas and military North Dakota voters were sent out Sept. 20, but the vast majority of absentee ballots become available Sept. 26. In-person early voting where available generally starts two weeks to a week before the general election, depending on the county.
Cramer said some of his Senate colleagues, like Sen. Jon Tester of Montana and Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, who are also running for reelection, have been advertising for well over a year. He doesn’t view that as being as helpful as focusing on the month before the election.
“We’ve got a pretty complete plan that is already fully funded and now in motion for the next six weeks,” Cramer said.
This is Cramer’s first reelection for the Senate seat. Cramer was first elected to federal office in 2012 and served three terms in the House as North Dakota’s sole representative. Being in the Senate allows him to do more work that focuses on the state, he said.
“In North Dakota, we have the great blessing of being a small state with two senators, rather than a very large state with two senators,” he said. “That affords people like me that for six years, you do your job, and if you’re transparent and you’re able to talk to the media and talk to your constituents, it makes campaigning a lot easier.”
Having some competition in the race is a good thing, Cramer said.
“She seems to be better prepared — and you would be,” he said, referring to the fact that Christiansen has run multiple campaigns now. “I lost three elections before I started winning them, and so you do get better each time. She dives real into the deep end, and I think it makes for a much more interesting campaign. I think it’s better for all of us.”
Voigt covers government in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks.
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