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Wednesday, September 21, 2022 - “Sinkhole: A Legacy of Suicide” explores author Juliet Patterson’s grief journey following her father’s suicide. ~~~ Being a police officer is a tough job, perhaps tougher than ever. Helping the police manage is Dr. Aaron Suomala Folkerds, an ELCA ordained minister who teaches full time at MSUM in counseling, but also works for the Moorhead Police Department as wellness coordinator, embedded counselor, and chaplain. He joins us to explain this important new type of police work.

Friday, September 16, 2022 - “Who Cares: A Nurse's Fight for Equity” features Whitney Fear, a psychiatric nurse practitioner who grew up on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, where she, her family and other members of the Oglala Lakota Nation struggled to survive. It was filmed in Fargo and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Whitney joins us to discuss the issues raised in the film. ~~~ Dave Thompson is here for our weekly news chat. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews the new Pinocchio movie.

On this date in 1917, Williston had a bit to boast about within the walls of its county jail. The Williston Graphic reported: “It is not every county jail in the state that can boast of an artist (yes, a really truly [good] artist that paints color and pen and ink sketches that sell on their own merit), [but] Williston can.”

Last week, Sue Balcom started giving tips on preserving your garden harvest with tips on fermenting and canning. This time she talks about freezing and freeze drying food.

It is that time of year. Labor Day is in the rearview mirror and thoughts are turning to fall. And fall in North Dakota often leads to thoughts of flocks of birds on their fall migration.

Tuesday, September 20, 2022 - Concordia's Faith, Reason, and World Affairs Symposium takes place this week. One of the events is a panel discussion on the topic of "Engaged Citizenship Through Political Participation." We visit with one of the panelists, Chicago native Rachel Stone, who moved to the area almost 18 years ago. ~~~ Sanctified is a western film set in the late 1800s. It tells the story of an outlaw who is rescued from death by a nun traveling through the North Dakota Badlands. The film premieres in Bismarck Friday, September 30th. We visit with filmmaker Dan Bielinski of Bismarck, who is also program chair of Dramatic Arts at the University of Mary.

The United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917. The guns fell silent on November 11, 1918. During that time, 35,448 North Dakota men served in the Armed Forces. Over 1,300 of them did not survive. There was sadness across the country as families held funerals for their loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice. There was even greater tragedy for the families of those who never returned from the war. Without a funeral, there was no sense of closure.

In April 1874 the Bismarck Tribune saw fit to remind residents of the territory of the provisions of a certain law that had been passed by the territorial legislature in Yankton in 1871: the “Dakota Herd Law.” In order to avoid misunderstandings and disputes, people needed to know that the law had repealed the practice of open range in Dakota Territory.

In an effort to encourage future generations of farmers, the Better Farming Association of Barnes County sponsored programs that appealed to boys. The big project for 1912 was the corn growing contest. The boys were challenged to grow the highest yield per acre. The Association noted that its most important work was arousing an interest in farming as a career. On this date in 1912, 112 Barnes County boys were enrolled in the corn yield contest, enticed by valuable prizes.

Monday, September 19 - We visit with Peter Geye, past winner of the Minnesota Book Award, who is getting rave reviews for his newest novel, “The Ski Jumpers.” Author Leif Enger says Geye “writes full-hearted novels made for winter, and The Ski Jumpers is his best to date.” ~~~ One Winter Up North is a new kids book exploring the flora and fauna of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. We visit with illustrator John Owens.