GRAND FORKS A survey sent out Friday hopes to gauge area businesses’ travel needs as Grand Forks International Airport makes an “aggressive” effort to attract new commercial service. The airport and the city of Grand Forks are conducting the survey as the airport considers expanding its number of flights, destinations, or even carriers as it seeks to increase the amount of passenger travel in and out of Grand Forks. “Ultimately, we’re wanting to improve air service for the community and an important part of that is getting information from local and area businesses on their travel plans,” s ..read more

While much is made about the lack of goodwill in today’s world, I’m happy to say that people are still neighborly in the country where I live. I was thinking about how much I appreciate my neighbors, Diana, Steve and Bryson, who live a mile and a half from me close neighbors by rural standards when I was taking my golden retriever, Nova, outside the other morning. As Nova flew out the door, and me with her, on the other end of the leash I was reminded about how Diana is willing to come over and take Nova and Casey, our other golden retriever, out for potty breaks if work or other commitments ..read more

FARGO Large hail is a relatively rare phenomenon associated with thunderstorms. It is rare because it occurs only underneath the rather small updraft region of a severe thunderstorm that has a freezing layer usually lower than around 11,000 feet. The area just east of the Rocky Mountains gets large hail more frequently than anywhere else in North America for two main reasons: this area is at a relatively high altitude, so the ground is closer to the freezing level, and hail stones melt less before hitting the ground. The other reason is the proximity of the higher mountains, which often forc ..read more

PHOENIX Devin Booker and Kevin Durant showed up in Game 4 on Sunday in Phoenix, clearly determined to not get swept. Booker poured in 49 points on 13 for 21 shooting. Durant had 33 points, nine rebounds and five assists. The Suns’ best players brought their best effort and delivered their best fight of the series. And yet they were still knocked out by the best player on the floor over the last week. That was Anthony Edwards, who’s been brilliant all week, and saved his best for last. Edwards was spectacular in every sense Sunday, not only putting the Suns to bed, but tucking them in an ..read more

FARGO The Fargo Force picked up a playoff win on Sunday with a familiar face returning to the lineup after missing the last series. The Force defeated the Sioux City Musketeers 3-1 in Game 1 of the USHL Western Conference Finals at Scheels Arena. Fargo holds a 1-0 lead in the five-game series. The win came four days after the Force earned a series sweep of the Tri-City Storm in the conference semifinals. Throughout the series, Force forward Brandon Svoboda watched from afar due to injury. But on Sunday, Svoboda returned to the Force lineup and made a spectacular play in front of 3,764 in ..read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. - For the first three innings of Sunday’s game, the Twins’ offense was held quiet. While that might have been a cause for concern earlier this season, these days, it’s impossible to keep Minnesota down for too long. The suddenly surging Twins offense broke out in the middle innings of Sunday’s game on the way to the team’s major league-leading seventh straight win. With a 11-5 win against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium, Minnesota finished a second-straight series sweep and is now over .500 at 14-13. “We’re seeing the ball better. You can just see it,” manager Rocco ..read more

GRAND FORKS After winning the President's Athletic Conference's Newcomer of the Year honor during cross country in the fall, freshman success has continued in the spring season for former Grand Forks Red River runner Lauren Dosch, now at NCAA Division III Franciscan University in Ohio. At the PAC Championships in Morgantown, W.V., over the weekend, Dosch broke the school record in winning the 800. She later ran a leg on Franciscan's runner-up 4x400 team, which beat the school record, as well. Dosch's winning time in the 800 was a personal-best 2 minutes, 14.29 seconds. In the 4x400, Dos ..read more

Will Reichard has long been known for his accuracy as a kicker. Not necessarily his power. Yet, when Alabama absolutely needed Reichard to come through from distance this year against Michigan in the Rose Bowl, he converted from 50 yards, then from 52 yards. He always seems to be at his best when the lights are bright. “It’s super important to be able to kick well in big-time pressure situations,” Reichard said. “That’s something that I take a lot of pride in.” That should serve Reichard well as he steps into the pressure cooker that is being a kicker in Minnesota. He was selected by the ..read more

Every stage in the development of your garden is important, but nothing matches the excitement of getting your plants into the ground once spring comes around. In this episode, Don and John go over spring planting methods that will give your plants their best shot at a successful growing season. ]]> ..read more

GRAND FORKS As a collaboration between UND's history and music departments, and in honor of the city's 150th anniversary, the "UND Voice Recital: Grand Forks 150" was held on Sunday afternoon, April 28, at the Hughes Fine Arts Center. Music students played various instruments, sang and recited 150-word essays that were written by their peers in the history department the previous semester. "One of the beauties of being in the College of Arts and Sciences is that we get to do stuff like that where the humanities and the arts can really intermingle, and describe one another and complement eac ..read more