(KNOX) – NASA astronaut James Buchli will be presented with the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award on July 30 at the University of North Dakota.
The state’s highest commendation for its citizens will be awarded at 10:30 a.m. July 30 in UND’s Robin Hall, 4275 University Avenue.
Born in New Rockford, James Buchli became the first North Dakotan to fly in space and is a veteran of four space flights. He has orbited the Earth 319 times, traveled 7.74 million miles and spent more than 20 days in space.
Buchli was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2019. He has frequently returned to North Dakota, engaging with UND’s Space Studies program and inspiring future generations of aerospace professionals.
Stockpile sugar beet harvest rolls at midnight October 3
(KNOX) - Come midnight October 3, rural roads in North Dakota and Minnesota will be busy, as the American Crystal Sugar stockpile harvest rolls into high gear. Crystal Sugar harvested a record 12.7 million tons of sugar beets in 2023, just under 32-t...
Sep 30, 2024
Grand Forks Public Schools responds to reports of fraud, secondhand substance
(KNOX) - Grand Forks Public Schools has recently been a victim of wire fraud by an external actor. Grand Forks Police confirmed the crime was financial in nature. The Grand Forks Police Department and the United States Secret Service are actively inv...
Oct 02, 2024
Office space for Sheriff Andy
(KNOX) - Three contractors will be invited to make one-hour presentations to the Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office Committee. The committee met Friday morning to review seven bids from six contractors. Two failed to comply with bid specifics and a ...
Sep 27, 2024
Grand Forks Firefighters Respond to Cooking Fire
(KNOX) -At approximately 5:09 on Saturday afternoon, September 28th, the Grand Forks Fire Department responded to 1105 South Landeco Lane for a report of a cooking fire. Fire crews arrived on scene to find smoke in the second-floor apartment. The fir...
Sep 29, 2024
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