North Dakota
Port: Some North Dakota Democrats want to rescind support for pro-life U.S. House candidate
MINOT, N.D. — The Supreme Court docket opinion overturning authorized precedent discovering a proper to abortion within the U.S. Structure has made the abortion situation, in our nation’s political arenas, extra pressing than it has been in no less than a few generations.
The response from the Democratic-NPL to the choice was a robust one. Celebration chairman Patrick Hart used phrases like
“evil” and “vile”
to explain it. But, within the spring of this 12 months, nicely earlier than the Supreme Court docket dominated, Hart presided over his social gathering’s state conference the place pro-life Democrat Mark Haugen’s candidacy for the U.S. Home was endorsed.
Kyle Martin / The Discussion board
Haugen instructed me again in Might
that he helps the Supreme Court docket overturning Roe v. Wade, and he additionally helps North Dakota’s set off regulation, which is able to ban practically all abortions within the state when it takes impact. He has since gained the social gathering’s nomination on the June major poll, the place he ran unopposed, however some Democrats now need the social gathering to drag its assist.
A decision being circulated by Patrick Englehardt, chairman of the District 7 Democratic-NPL, calls on the social gathering to drag assist from Haugen’s candidacy. At this level within the election cycle, Democrats cannot change Haugen on the poll. That die is forged. However the decision would not name for that. As an alternative, it asks that the social gathering grasp Haugen out to dry.
After an inventory of “the place as” statements, the decision states that “the Coverage Committee of the North Dakota Democratic-Non Partisan League Celebration will not assist the continued candidacy of Mark Haugen for U.S. Home of Representatives.”
It additional states resolves that “the Coverage Committee of the North Dakota Democratic-Non Partisan League Celebration directs the Government Committee of the North Dakota Democratic-Non Partisan League Celebration, all Celebration officers, and all workers of the North Dakota Democratic-Non Partisan League Celebration to instantly stop any and all efforts, apart from these of a private nature, to help Mark Haugen together with his candidacy.”
The decision is anticipated to be thought-about at a gathering of the Democratic-NPL’s coverage committee, which is scheduled to happen this night at 6:30pm.
The Democratic-NPL’s coverage committee options two representatives from every of the state’s legislative districts. The manager committee is smaller and made up of social gathering leaders, together with the chairman.
Mr. Englehardt refused to debate the decision with me. “I am not going to remark to you. I am not a giant fan of yours,” he instructed me when reached by cellphone earlier than hanging up.
“I haven’t got a touch upon it as a result of I wish to reserve till tonight’s coverage committee assembly,” Haugen instructed me once I reached him for remark. “I plan to hear in and see what the feedback are. I do not know what to consider it proper now.”
Kyle Martin / The Discussion board
Haugen has been gracious within the face of robust language coming from his social gathering. “Pat’s pal of mine,”
he stated in a podcast interview with me final month
, referring to social gathering chairman Patrick Hart, and including that they’d mentioned the matter. He additionally stated in that interview that he realizes that pro-life Democrats are a minority within the social gathering, however “that is Democracy.”
“I’ve to work onerous at explaining my place,” he stated.
Hart instructed me that the decision might be heard by the social gathering’s coverage committee as we speak, however that they don’t seem to be more likely to act instantly. “Usually when gadgets reminiscent of this are launched to the coverage committee, very like within the legislature, there can be a primary studying after which a second studying,” he stated. “We have been desirous about having a coverage committee assembly at a fundraiser in October. That may put a second studying on the report simply 15 days earlier than the election.”
That timeline would clearly render the intent of the decision practically moot, however Hart stated he did not suppose the decision would have lots of assist. “I believe I’ve a reasonably good thought on how this dialog goes to play out, however something can occur,” he stated. “I believe Mark undoubtedly has the assist of the social gathering and the delegates.”
Haugen’s pro-life place was hardly a secret in Democratic-NPL circles. I used to be within the room on the social gathering’s state conference in Minot when he was endorsed, and it was extensively talked about amongst delegates. Hart himself acknowledged this, noting that Haugen has been a frontrunner within the social gathering for a very long time. “Mark hasn’t hid the truth that he is pro-life. He ran for state treasurer. He was the social gathering’s treasurer for a while. Mark’s been chairs of districts. He is been on the state platform committee.”
A supply within the Democratic-NPL who offered me with the draft decision stated he was shocked by it.
“If the social gathering members did not know his stance on abortion previous to the conference, they did not know Mark,” he instructed me, talking on situation of anonymity. “That he would stand by that conviction within the face of overwhelming odds additional strengthens my assist for him. I do know that I’m not the one one within the social gathering that helps him.”
Professional-life positions aren’t even all that uncommon within the Democratic-NPL. North Dakota’s set off regulation, which is able to take impact due to the Supreme Court docket’s opinion, was launched in 2007 by two members of the Democratic-NPL.
There have been
14 Democratic lawmakers who voted for that invoice within the state Home
, and 9 within the state Senate. Amongst these voting for it are a number of previous candidates for statewide workplaces like governor and agriculture commissioner, in addition to Sen. Joan Heckaman, who’s the present senate minority chief.
If it weren’t for this assist from Democrats, North Dakota won’t have a set off regulation. However as we speak, no less than some Democrats can’t abide supporting a candidate who’s pro-life.
Nonetheless, Hart says he sees a distinction between Haugen’s stance on abortion and that of Republican incumbent Rep. Kelly Armstrong.
“If we take a look at Mark and we take a look at his opponent, there’s lots of stark variations. Mark’s not a ‘onerous no,’” Hart instructed me. “He helps rape and incest exemptions. He helps exemptions in any state of affairs the place the well being of the mom is in danger. He doesn’t assist any punishments for folks offering abortions. Mark actually helps will increase in assist for households and youngsters to essentially guarantee high quality in the course of life.”
Missouri State football’s hopes of winning a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference on Saturday quickly disappeared as the Bears didn’t put up much of a fight against the No. 1 team in the Football Championship Subdivision.
FCS No. 14 Missouri State (8-3, 6-1 MVFC) didn’t stand a chance in a 59-21 loss to FCS No. 1 North Dakota State (10-1, 7-0 MVFC) at the FargoDome in Fargo, North Dakota.
The Bears were dominated along the offensive and defensive fronts against the nine-time FCS champions. The Bison scored early and often, taking a 21-0 lead at the end of the first quarter and keeping their foot on the gas throughout.
The loss will be a measuring stick for Missouri State as it departs the FCS to become an FBS program in Conference USA next season. NDSU would rank among the better Group of 5 teams as a well-established winning program the Bears hope to build toward. It’s clear they have a long way to go.
Missouri State has an outside chance at still winning a share of the MVFC. The Bears would have to beat FCS No. 3 South Dakota State (9-2, 6-1 MVFC) in Springfield in their FCS finale while requiring the Bison to lose to FCS No. 5 South Dakota.
Missouri State football fell into too big of a hole early
The Bison scored two touchdowns within the first quarter’s first five minutes. A 52-yard rushing touchdown on the Bison’s second offensive play was followed by a Jayden Becks fumble deep in MSU territory on the Bears’ first play of their second drive. NDSU star quarterback Cam Miller completed a three-yard touchdown pass, on fourth down, shortly after.
NDSU built its lead up to 28-0 with 8:16 left in the half. The Bears scored off a one-yard Jacardia Wright run before Miller threw his first interception of the season. A trick play saw Hunter Wood throwing a 40-yard touchdown pass to Becks to cut the lead in half.
Any feel-good the Bears could take into halftime disappeared when the Bison marched down the field and scored on a one-yard touchdown pass with eight seconds left, regaining a three-touchdown lead.
North Dakota State dominated on both fronts
The biggest concern for the Bears heading into the game was how well their offensive and defensive lines would hold up against both elite Bison units. The answer? Not very well.
North Dakota State gashed the Bears on the ground with beautiful blocking throughout, opening up giant holes and allowing runners to pick up big gains. The Bison scored on rushes of 48, 49 and 52. They ended with 364 rushing yards while averaging 9.6 per carry.
On defense, the Bison got after Bears star quarterback Jacob Clark, sacking him four times and then sacking Brock Bagozzi twice when he came in relief. They limited the Bears’ grounded game to 86 combined yards with Jacardia Wright finishing with 68.
Were there any positives for Missouri State football?
Clark didn’t play poorly but looked overwhelmed early. He missed a few passes you’re used to seeing him make while the Bison pulled away. His 247 yards helped him break the school’s single-season passing record in one fewer game than Jason Shelley played during the fall 2021 season.
Other than that? There wasn’t much to write home about. It’s not terrible that the Bears got to see where they’re behind a top FCS team that might be among the best in the Group of 5 if NDSU ever gets an FBS invite. They have a lot of work to do in recruiting more offensive and defensive linemen who can be competitive at the next level.
North Dakota
From hunting for prehistoric sea monsters to white-water rafting, gorgeous Pembina Gorge has it all
WALHALLA, N.D. — When the state’s Senior Paleontologist Clint Boyd leads first-time visitors into the Pembina Gorge for public fossil hunts, their responses often surprise him.
Of course, these weekend paleontologists are thrilled that they might unearth part of a mosasaurus — a prehistoric sea “monster” bigger than a city bus — from the oldest exposed rock in the state.
But whether they’re native North Dakotans or Italian tourists, they also thrill at the beauty of their surroundings: a 2,800-acre stretch of land so filled with hills, soaring river-valley cliffs, pockets of wetlands and the largest continuous, undisturbed forest in North Dakota that it seems custom-built for its own full-color coffee table book.
Some say they never anticipated such lush landscapes in North Dakota, which is sometimes unfairly stereotyped as one endless farm field. But this, they’ll insist, looks more like the north woods of Minnesota or perhaps even Canada.
Now the Gorge is getting its due.
In May of 2023, Gov. Doug Burgum announced plans to develop the Pembina Gorge State Recreation Area into North Dakota’s 14th state park. Drawing from an ambitious master plan developed in 2014, North Dakota Parks and Recreation has invested $6 million in state dollars and $2 million in federal dollars toward completing the first phase of that plan: a 55-unit campground, with 50 modern campsites, five primitive sites, up to six year-round cabins, underground utilities, roads, a maintenance shop and a comfort station.
The campground is slated to open in 2026.
Contributed / Poppy Mills
It’s all to provide an “adventure park” experience to the estimated 8,000 to 10,000 visitors who explore the trails through Pembina Gorge annually, said Mike Deurre of North Dakota Parks and Recreation.
The area boasts trails for hiking, mountain-biking, ATV-riding, snowmobiling and horseback riding. The Pembina River offers the only white-water rafting (albeit a fairly tame, Class 1 version) in the state. That’s not to mention sightseeing, leaf-gazing, bird-watching and fossil-digging aplenty.
Ask Mike Deurre, who manages the Gorge recreation area and nearby Icelandic State Park, if he’s excited about the Gorge’s upcoming upgrade, and he chuckles.
“I’ve kind of described it like the Gorge has been like my fourth child,” he said. “After year 17 here, I feel like my baby got a full-ride scholarship to college.”
He’s not alone.
Screenshot / PembinaCountyND.gov
“We’ve had people showing up at the construction gate with their campers until they realized it was still under construction and wasn’t quite ready to go yet,” he said. “We get questions all the time: ‘When is it ready? What are we looking at?’ It’s been really fun to see that.”
Especially for Deurre, a Mandan, N.D., native who admits “I’d never even heard of anything north of Grand Forks,” before applying for a job here in 2007.
But once he saw firsthand the beauty, wildlife and landscape, he was amazed he hadn’t heard of the area sooner. The 12,500-acre formation was shaped by massive glacial runoff which carved out the soft shales left by the oceans millions of years ago to create one of the deepest and steepest river valleys in North Dakota.
Contributed / Cassie Theurer for North Dakota Tourism
Back then, Deurre’s top priority was to find a workable solution for ATV enthusiasts and landowners alike amid the Gorge.
“Originally, there were a lot of landowner complaints on ATVs with people driving everywhere. So they hired me, the dumb 26-year-old, to go up there and figure it out,” he joked.
The agency quickly realized they couldn’t stop ATV traffic, as the four-wheeling genie had already roared out of the bottle.
“You have to give people somewhere to go, because there’s not a lot of trails for ATVs in North Dakota,” he said. “The consensus was we had to build something.”
That would spark the 2014 master plan, which outlined a template for development based on public feedback in a 159-page document.
Today, the recreational area offers nearly 30 miles of trails for everyone from horseback riders to ATV drivers. Deurre described the pathways as tight and twisty, with hairpin turns. “I usually tell people if you’re going over 8 (miles an hour), you’re going too fast. But people have a lot of fun on them,” he said.
Contributed / North Dakota Tourism
That’s not to mention the extensive snowmobile trail network in this area, which totals 455 miles, taps into a statewide trail system and is managed by volunteers from the Northeast Snowmobile Club Association.
Trails may be an ideal way to explore the Gorge, as they can take you into the most scenic areas. Case in point: The Tetrault State Forest Lookout Point, which is so naturally magazine-ready that it frequently graces state tourism publications.
Trail-blazing might also give you a glimpse of wildlife, like elk, white-tail deer, red fox, river otters and even the occasional lone wolf or black bear. The Gorge contains a sweep of forest that serves as a transition zone between three different biogeographical provinces: boreal forest, eastern deciduous forest and central grassland. It’s one reason you’ll find the state’s most extensive woodlands for oak and birch here.
Contributed / North Dakota Parks and Recreation
The diverse ecosystem also includes 30 plant species and 21 animal species categorized as “rare” in the state.
It’s getting late for this season, but autumn is historically the Gorge’s time to shine. The trees form a plush carpet of greens, orangey-browns and golds that rolls across the undulating terrain. Look closer, and you’ll spot the fiery reds of sumac and other smaller plants beneath the canopy of bigger trees.
“To get out on the trails during that time, it’s just nice,” Deurre said. “It’s nice, crisp air and it feels so good. You find yourself stopping and staring at things.”
Some say the best way to see the Gorge is to forego trails completely and canoe or kayak it instead.
Visitors can kayak the Pembina River by contacting the office of the Pembina Gorge State Recreation Area. Through this program, they can opt for a 3.5-mile, two-hour float, which begins at the Vang Bridge near Frost Fire Ski Resort and travels to the Brick Mine Bridge. The bridge is a charming, red structure originally built by the Fargo Bridge & Iron Company for Mayo Brick & Tile Company in 1905. Traveling to and from it will expose you to some of the Gorge’s prettiest views.
Contributed / Cassie Theurer for North Dakota Tourism
Another kayak option is to travel from the Vang Bridge to the Highway 32 Bridge, which is 10.75 miles and provides four to six hours of scenic sailing.
The Pembina Gorge State Recreation Area offers kayak rentals for $32/half day or $50/full day. Life jackets and paddles are provided with your rental. The recreation area also will transport kayakers for an additional fee.
Contributed / Dan Koeck for North Dakota Tourism
“It’s a really cool way to see the Gorge on the river,” Deurre said. “You kind of feel like you’re right there in the middle of nowhere.”
Clearly, people dig the Gorge.
Like, literally.
The North Dakota Geological Survey runs public dinosaur digs in four locations across the state — Bismarck, Dickinson, Medora and the Pembina Gorge.
The Gorge alone opens up 100 spots to aspiring archaeologists each summer. Clint Boyd, who oversees all the public digs, says that when registration for its statewide digs is announced to its 2,500-strong email list, they fill quickly — sometimes within minutes. “It’s crazy popular,” he said.
Since the state’s first public dig in 2000, Boyd said the event has attracted people from 45 states and countries as far-flung as Norway and Italy.
Boyd cites several reasons for the dig’s attraction.
One is that North Dakota’s public dig program is so affordable. The department charges $40 to $60 per person per day to cover supply costs and the salaries of summer interns to help at the site. In comparison, he said, public digs in other states charge up to $300 per day.
People also can opt to dig just a day, or even a half-day, rather than committing to a full week.
Another is the high concentration of specimens found in the Gorge. “Normally when you go look for fossils, you dig out what’s there and then have to explore around to find another,” Boyd said. “This site we’ve been working at Gorge, we collect a skeleton for a mosasaurus and shortly after that, 40 or 50 feet from there, we’ll find another one. “
The Gorge has proven to be an especially rich source of marine life from 75 million years ago, including turtles, fish, plesiosaurs, squid and sharks.
Contributed / Cassie K. Theurer for North Dakota Tourism
It’s a mecca for the mosasaur, a huge, carnivorous aquatic lizard whose bones have been found in the black shale of the Pierre Foundation, which runs throughout the Gorge.
Mosasaurs were essentially the kings of the food chain for their time, with some species growing as large as 60 feet.
In 2015, Boyd and a team discovered a new species of mosasaur which may have been a precursor to the Mosasaurus, a larger form that grew to nearly 50 feet long and lived alongside the T-rex.
“If you put flippers on a Komodo dragon and made it really big, that’s basically what it would have looked like,” said
Amelia Zietlow
, a doctoral student in comparative biology who co-authored a study on the discovery with Boyd and another researcher for the Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.
The researchers also described the prehistoric predator as possessing an extra row of teeth, a shark-like tail and a bony ridge on the skull which gave it the appearance of “angry eyebrows.”
Boyd named the discovery Jormungandr walhallaensis to honor the nearby community of Walhalla and the ethnicity of the area.
“Given the similarity of spelling between Walhalla and the mythological Norse location Valhalla, we chose to name it after the legendary sea-dwelling World Serpent: Jormungandr,” Boyd wrote in a North Dakota Geological Survey newsletter.
Those itching to unearth their own sea-faring fossils should know there’s no prior experience required to participate in the dig. Kids as young as 10 can attend for a half-day, but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Participants must be 15 or older to attend a full-day dig.
Learn more about fossil digs at
https://www.dmr.nd.gov/dmr/paleontology/fossil-digs.
Information about rentals and other Gorge attractions is available by contacting the Pembina Gorge State Recreation Area at 701-549-2444 or pgsra@nd.gov.
North Dakota
What channel is Missouri State vs North Dakota State today? Time, TV schedule for Week 12 game
Missouri State football coach Ryan Beard previews North Dakota State
Bears coach Ryan Beard previewed their upcoming game against North Dakota State. The winner will claim at least a share of the MVFC championship.
By the end of Saturday afternoon’s matchup with FCS No. 1 North Dakota State, Missouri State could call itself a champion of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
The FCS No. 14 Bears (8-2, 6-0 MVFC) have put themselves in this position by winning eight consecutive games for the first time since becoming a Division I program. They’ll have to win somewhere they haven’t since 2009 when they play in the 2:30 p.m. game at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.
A win would give the Bears a share of the league for the first time since the 2021 spring season. They could then win the Valley outright with a victory over South Dakota State on Nov. 23 in Springfield.
A win would also give the Bears their:
- First-ever win against a No. 1-ranked team
- First win over a Top 10 opponent since 2021 and first under Ryan Beard
- First-ever 7-0 start to conference play
- Seven conference wins for the first time in program history
NDSU (9-1, 6-0 MVFC) is as good as it gets in the subdivision with its lone loss coming to FBS Colorado to open the season. The Bison came four yards short of completing a hail mary to win the game which would have handed Deion Sanders a loss to rock the college football world.
The Bison have won nine FCS national championships since 2011. They have a consistent, championship-level program the Bears strive to be, even with Missouri State’s upcoming move to Conference USA in 2025. This game will serve as a good measuring stick for how far the Bears have to go when competing at the Group of 5 level next year.
Missouri State vs North Dakota State time today
- Date: Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024
- Time: 2:30 p.m.
- Location: FargoDome; Fargo, North Dakota
Missouri State vs. North Dakota State will kick off from the FargoDome in Fargo, North Dakota, at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 16, 2024.
What channel is Missouri State vs North Dakota State game on today?
Dom Izzo and Kyle Emanuel will call the game on ESPN+ live from the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.
How to listen to Saturday’s game?
Corey Riggs and Sam Block will call the game on KWTO 101.3 FM live from the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.
Catch up on Missouri State football coverage
You can catch up on what you need to know about Missouri State by previewing the game at the following links:
Missouri State vs North Dakota State history
- Series record: North Dakota State leads 12-2
- Missouri State’s last win: Nov. 20, 2010 (3-0)
- North Dakota State’s last win: Oct. 23, 2023 (27-20)
Missouri State football 2024 schedule
- Aug. 31 – Montana 29, Missouri State 24
- Sept. 7 – Ball State 42, Missouri State 34
- Sept. 14 – Missouri State 28, Lindenwood 14
- Sept. 21 – Missouri State 31, UT Martin 24
- Sept. 28 – Missouri State 38, Youngstown State 31
- Oct. 12 – Missouri State 41, Illinois State 7
- Oct. 19 – Missouri State 46, Indiana State 21
- Oct. 26 – Missouri State 49, Northern Iowa 42
- Nov. 2 – Missouri State 38, Southern Illinois 17
- Nov. 9 – Missouri State 59, Murray State 31
- Nov. 16 – @ North Dakota State
- Nov. 23 – South Dakota State
- Record: 8-2 (6-0 MVFC)
North Dakota State football 2024 schedule
- Aug. 29 – Colorado 31, North Dakota State 26
- Sept. 7 – North Dakota State 52, Tennessee State 3
- Sept. 14 – North Dakota State 38, East Tennessee State 35
- Sept. 21 – North Dakota State 41, Towson 24
- Sept. 28 – North Dakota State 42, Illinois State 10
- Oct. 5 – North Dakota State 41, North Dakota 17
- Oct. 12 – North Dakota State 24, Southern Illinois 3
- Oct. 19 – North Dakota State 13, South Dakota State 9
- Oct. 26 – North Dakota State 59, Murray State 6
- Nov. 2 – North Dakota State 42, Northern Iowa 19
- Nov. 16 – vs. Missouri State
- Nov. 23 – @ South Dakota
- Record: 9-1 (6-0 MVFC)
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