Thursday, January 2nd, 2025
Good morning, Bismarck. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 2nd of January.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The Downtown Burger Slam competition, set from January 1st to January 31st, 2025, in Bismarck, features nine local restaurants vying for the title of Bismarck's Best Burger with a unique burger offering. KX News
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ A new scam, known as 'brushing,' involves unsolicited packages designed to steal personal and financial information when recipients scan enclosed tracking labels or QR codes. KFYR-TV
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ The North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck celebrated the arrival of 2025 by illuminating its windows with a '2025' design, continuing a tradition from the 1960s. Bismarck Tribune
- ➤ SkySpyPhotos.com selected a favorite photograph for each month of 2024, showcasing a diverse range of North Dakota's natural beauty and weather phenomena. KFYR-TV
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ The Sky Spy photos from 2024 reveal a year of fluctuating weather patterns, including above-normal temperatures, close to normal precipitation with instances of severe weather such as tornadoes and strong winds, but with snowfall significantly below average. KFYR-TV
- ➤ A severe cold snap with temperatures well below historical averages is expected across North Dakota and potentially extending to Texas and Florida, alongside a major storm that could impact travel and cause river freezing. Bismarck Tribune
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Eating a healthy breakfast promotes better long-term health and nutrition, a study and dietitian advise. KFYR-TV
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Rick Neumann, head coach of U-Mary Women's Basketball, overcame health challenges with strong support from the university, aiming to lead the team to NCAA tournament success. KFYR-TV
- ➤ Carson Wentz is set to start for the Kansas City Chiefs in their week 18 game against the Denver Broncos, as the team rests starters having already clinched the AFC's number one seed. KFYR-TV
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
- ➤ 25 years ago, worries over the Y2K computer bug, which could have caused widespread disruptions as computers might not recognize the year 2000 correctly, proved unfounded as the new millennium began smoothly. Bismarck Tribune
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2025 Masks in the Moonlight Fundraiser
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