Dr. Jon Michael Wefald, the former President of Kansas State University, passed away on the morning of April 16, 2022, at the age of 84. He was preceded in death by his father, Olav, his mother, Walma, and his sister, Beatrice Ann McKibben. Jon was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 24, 1937.
Monday, March 28, 2022 - Thanks to member dollars, we’re able to expand our coverage and have a new reporter in Bismarck. We welcome Katie David to the Prairie Public family and share a conversation she has with Susan Wefald about an effort to identify the largest tree of its species in the Bismarck area. ~~~ We learn about the Dakota Media Access Film Festival coming up March 31st and April 1st with Bryan Keidel, one of the festival organizers.