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Social Distancing: The Lonely Viking & Buttzville

Get Super Distant In Your Social Distance Adventures

  If you haven’t noticed, I’m on a bit of a roadside attractions kick. Weird statues. Historic buildings. It’s one way of exploring our area while we ease back into branching out further and further from home. There’s a website that’s been invaluable for finding stuff like that. Roadside America. They put out a blog a couple weeks ago specifically…

Pet Connection: Meet Zadie

Zadie's Pups Have All Found Homes. Now It's Her Turn

  Zadie is looking for a good home just like her pups had. The 2 1/2 Year-Old Pit Bull came to the Humane Society of the Lakes with five three-day-old puppies. They all found homes. Now Zadie needs hers. She is super happy and loves running around and playing with a durable toy. She does need to be introduced to…

Feds charge St. Cloud man tied to violent boogaloo movement

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota man whom authorities describe as a self-proclaimed member of the anti-government “Boogaloo Bois” movement and had an interest in killing police is charged with illegal possession of a machine gun. Michael Dahlager,27, of St. Cloud, was ordered to remain in custody until a detention hearing Friday. The complaint states that Dahlager told a confidential informant he…

Fergus Falls, Badger-G-MR Boys’ Basketball Seasons End in State Semifinals

Otters fell to Waseca; Gators fell to Hayfield

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Fergus Falls and Badger-Greenbush-Middle River’s boys basketball seasons came to end on Wednesday. Both schools fell in the state tournament semifinals at Target Center to Waseca and Hayfield. The Otters were there for the first time since 2017 and the Gators made it this far for the first time ever. Categories: High School, Top Sports Headlines Tags:…

Mr. North Dakota Basketball Jesse White Commits to NDSCS

First top player in the state to commit to the school

WAHPETON, N.D. — Mr. North Dakota basketball Jesse White chooses the North Dakota State College of Science to play his college ball. White becomes the first top player in the state to commit to the Wildcats. The White Shield native averaged 28 points was a two-time scoring champion and won the Region 8 title this past season. White joins Sheyenne’s…

Thompson’s Cadyn Schwabe, Joining Brother Calen, by Committing to NDSU Baseball

Cadyn has spent the last two years at Des Moines Community College in Iowa

THOMPSON, N.D — Former three sport athlete at Thompson, Cadyn Schwabe is coming back to the home state and committing to North Dakota State Baseball making it a family affair. Schwabe is in his final year at Des Moines Community College following in the cleats of his brother, Calen, who also went the JUCO route in Iowa and is in…

Trey Lance Accepts Invite to Attend NFL Draft in Person

Will sit in green room with his family in Cleveland

FARGO, N.D. — The NFL Draft takes place at the end of this month in Cleveland and former North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance is one of ten prospects who is attending the event in-person by accepting a green room invite. Lance is a couple weeks removed from his pro day where 31 teams came to Fargo to watch him…

Vigil at MSUM honors those recently killed in Atlanta shootings

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Eight candles sat side by side at the MSUM Campus Mall Wednesday afternoon; each one representing a person whose life was recently taken during the Atlanta shootings. “It’s really bothering me and I just feel really angry towards what happened. Look at those innocent victims,” said Dr. Gongjun Shi. Shi is an NDSU research specialist and…

No vaccine, no service? Local attorney says “vaccine passports” are legal

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – As COVID-19 vaccinations continue ramping up, a local legal expert weighs in on the so-called “vaccine passports.” Some businesses, universities and airlines have already begun asking customers for proof of vaccination. Labor and Employment Law Attorney Lisa Edison-Smith with Vogel Law in Fargo says businesses have the right to require vaccination proof from both customers and…

Astronomy Update

Most nights this week are cloudy, but if you can spot the moon between the clouds you can see Earthshine reflected onto the moon’s surface. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, earthshine, jupiter, mars, mercury, moon, Planets, saturn, SPACE, stars, sun, venus