A United Airlines flight from Denver to Edmonton, Canada had to return to Denver shortly after takeoff Sunday after a possible wildlife strike.

Video on social media shows flashes inside the cabin that appear to be caused by flames coming from the right engine.

United confirmed the incident in a statement to USA TODAY.

“On Sunday, our flight from Denver to Edmonton (UA2325) returned safely to Denver to address a possible wildlife strike. The aircraft returned to the gate, and we lined up a new aircraft to get our customers on their way,” the statement said.

According to the airline, the flight was operated by a Boeing 737-800. There were 153 passengers and eight crewmembers aboard.

Pilots regularly train for wildlife strikes, which are common hazards at many airports.

Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY. He is based in New York and you can reach him at zwichter@usatoday.com.

FARGO — The Dragons are headed to Denver.

Five former Minnesota State University Moorhead men’s basketball players will follow coach Tim Bergstraser to his new job at Denver University.

When guard JaMir Price confirmed Tuesday night that he’s headed to Denver next season to continue his college career it completed a day when a bunch of talent moved from the Red River Valley to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

Earlier in the day, former Dragons forwards Logan Kinsey and Shaun Wysocki and guards Carson Johnson and Cody Dandridge all announced via social media they are also committed to the Pioneers.

Bergstraser was named the new coach of the Pioneers on Monday, April 14, and that same day Kinsey, Wysocki, Johnson and Dandridge all entered the transfer portal with “do not contact” tags.

As expected, those four players are set to join Bergstraser in Denver. The 6-foot-3 Price was already in the portal and wouldn’t have been able to return to MSUM. Since he played in junior college, Price gets one more year of eligibility that he had to use at a Division I school.

The 6-foot Johnson starred as a true freshman for the Dragons this past season, leading the team in scoring with 19.8 points per game. He was named the most valuable player for the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tournament, marking the first time a freshman won that award.

The Dragons went 25-9 overall this past season, advancing to the NCAA Division II Central Region championship game.

The 6-foot-6 Kinsey averaged 14.6 points and 5.3 rebounds in his recently completed junior season for the Dragons. Kinsey was a two-year starter and three-year rotation player at MSUM.

Wysocki also worked his way into the starting lineup this past season as a true freshman. The 6-foot-6 forward averaged 7.6 and 3.9 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-5 Dandridge is a highly regarded prospect who redshirted for the Dragons this past season.

Price played two seasons for MSUM and was a first-team, All-NSIC selection in 2023-24, averaging 14.5 points and 2.5 assists per game. He was limited to 12 games and six starts this past season due to multiple injuries.

Denver plays men’s basketball in the Division I Summit League in which North Dakota State is also a member.

Bergstraser’s introductory press conference is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. (CT) Wednesday, April 16, at Denver’s Hamilton Gymnasium. Bergstraser posted a 75-22 record in his three seasons at MSUM’s head coach.

Peterson covers college athletics for The Forum, including Concordia College and Minnesota State Moorhead. He also covers the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks independent baseball team and helps out with North Dakota State football coverage. Peterson has been working at the newspaper since 1996.

DENVER — Funding for the 2025 Denver Pride Parade is down 62% from last year, according to the Center on Colfax, which produces the parade.

The center said sponsors are cutting back or dropping out altogether due to rollbacks of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) budgets caused by national legislation.

Denver7 reached out to the center to talk about the drop-off in funding. No one was made available, but we did receive a statement that said in part, “When looking at organizations who sponsored Denver Pride in 2024 and returned at lower levels in 2025, on average their contributions have decreased by 62%.”

The center said it has brought on new sponsors to “help lessen the gap.”

“While we are disappointed at the decrease of funding or full defunding of certain sponsorships, we don’t feel that calling these organizations out by name will be beneficial to our goal to call-in and educate people on the importance of our work here at The Center on Colfax. We also recognize that these decisions do not reflect the views and opinions of everyone within the organizations in question,” the statement continues.

In a statement, Natalie Zanonie, interim CEO of the Center on Colfax, said, “Denver Pride is unique from other pride events of our size in that it is both entirely free to attend and serves as the biggest annual fundraiser for our local LGBTQ+ community center, The Center on Colfax. Eighty-three percent of all contributions to The Center are directed back to our community through the vital programming we offer year-round to our LGBTQ+ community free-of-charge. The decrease in funding we are experiencing puts these critical services at risk, such as mental health support, programming for our trans and gender diverse community, youth, older adults, and more.”

The center concluded its statement by saying, “We are grateful for our partners who have returned and the members of the LGBTQ+ employee resource groups who have made significant efforts to continue funding us, as this allows us to keep Denver Pride an accessible, free event for our community.”

• Full statement from the Center on Colfax

Denver’s Pride parade is one of the country’s largest, drawing more than a half million people each year. This year’s parade is scheduled for June 29.

Denver7 has been and continues to be a proud sponsor of the Denver Pride parade.