Fireworks Sales Continue

The 4th of July may be over but fireworks are still selling. Reporter Ashley McMillan went to a...  More »

The 4th of July may be over but fireworks are still selling. Reporter Ashley McMillan went to a firework stand where sales haven't slowed down. On the 4th of July, America celebrates it's independence. Lighting off fireworks is just one way to celebrate. A place to get fireworks wasn't a problem. Memory Fireworks is just one stand that kept Bismarck and Mandan stocked for the holiday. Braun Knutson is the owner of 19 memory firework stands across North Dakota and he says sales were good this year. due to the fact that we finally got some rain this season, that really helped and also it landed on a Friday so everyone got the weekend off and so they were ready to go out and light this year. The last two years have been pretty dry so I think everybody was pretty excited. This was the big year they gotta go out and the weekend off and have some fun. And even with the 4th of July being over sales haven't stopped. Today we think it will be pretty busy because of the fact that it lands on a Saturday so I think people are still going to be shopping for the weekends and getting out on the lakes and rivers today. They have run out of a few things though. Magic crystal is one that we ran out of and pretty much all of our memory series were completely wiped out. M1 and M2 reloads were good this year too so. Firework stands can be open June 27th through July 5th in North Dakota. Knutson said the average sale of fireworks this year was about 100 dollars a person. Today is the last day for sales and now it's time to prepare for next year. Basically what we're going to do is box everything up, get it nice and boxed and ready for next year and make sure it stays in dry places, you can't have it out getting moisture or that kind of stuff. It's got to be packaged good ad put away for next year. In Bismarck, Ashley McMillan, KX News. Knutson wants to remind everyone to make sure they keep in mind the rules and regulations when it comes to lighting off fireworks.  « Less