Austin Erickson

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – Republican State Representative Bernie Satrom of Jamestown shared his concerns with the state budgeting $300 million for the new state hospital in the city.

Starting Thursday, July 23, southbound lanes will be reduced to one lane between 9th and 16th avenues south.

GRIGGS COUNTY, N.D. – The North Dakota State Patrol and Griggs County Sheriff's Office has scheduled a sobriety checkpoint at an undisclosed location in Griggs County on Saturday, July 25.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison on Thursday, a little over a year after the political attacks.

WASHINGTON – North Dakota federal Judge Daniel Traynor has been confirmed by the Senate to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit in a 48 to 47 vote.

NORTH DAKOTA – The North Dakota National Guard and the Civil Air Patrol are helping search for missing hiker Artoun Gostantian in the north unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

MINNESOTA – Republican candidate for governor Minnesota Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth slammed her opponent Mike Lindell's immigration policy.

WASHINGTON – North Dakota Senator John Hoeven has introduced a resolution calling for more action from the Canadian government to prevent and fight wildfires leading to smoke coming into the United States.

DILWORTH, Minn. – An operating levy of $500 per student will be on the November ballot in the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton School District.

Introduction: Professional conferences are key platforms for education, networking, and the dissemination of new research. However, little is known about the timing, duration, and geographic distribution of these events across the United States. Understanding these patterns can guide strategies to improve accessibility, enhance participation, and reduce scheduling conflicts.Methods: The study was conducted at the University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida. We identified urology conferences held between 2022 and 2025 using publicly available sources, including conference websites, online calendars, and major urologic event organizers (WJ Weiser & Associates, UroToday, Grand Rounds in Urology). For each, we recorded the event dates, frequency, and geographic location.Results: Across the study period, 85 organizations held 293 conference events. The most frequent host states were Texas (31), California (30), Arizona (21), Colorado (21), and Florida (20). By American Urological Association section, the Western Section hosted the most events (76), followed by the Southeast (70) and South Central (66). The average conference duration increased from 3.08 days in 2022 to 3.25 days in 2025. October (171 total conference days) and September (129) were the busiest months, while July was the least busy (15).Conclusions: Urology conferences in the United States are geographically concentrated in the Western, Southeastern, and South Central AUA sections, and predominantly scheduled in the fall. These trends highlight opportunities to redistribute events more evenly across regions and months, potentially improving access and participation.