Bike race slated in western ND's badlands

MEDORA, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says a bicycle race is being held Saturday in western North Dakota's Badlands along the Maah Daah Hey Trail.

The agency says the trail will be open to other users during the race.

The event is slated to begin about 40 miles south of Medora at the Logging Camp Ranch. The race route will tie into the Maah Daah Hey trail at Burning Coal Vein Trailhead, and traverse through federal grasslands into Medora.