RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Air Force’s new B-21 bomber will be stationed first at Ellsworth Air Force base near Rapid City. The Air Force says the nuclear bomber will be tested at Edwards Air Force Base in California before it becomes active at Ellsworth in the mid-2020s. The B-21 Raider is intended to replace the B-1 Lancer and B-2…
GRAND FORKS, ND (KVRR/KNOX) – Agents with the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation continued their testimony Thursday in the murder trial of Salamah Pendleton. The Grand Forks man is accused of shooting and killing Grand Forks Police Officer Cody Holte and Pendleton’s mother, Lola Moore. The incident took place in Pendleton’s apartment in May of 2020. Special Agent Scott Kraft…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Rep. Keith Kempenich was among the thousands of North Dakotans who never took the coronavirus seriously, skipping face coverings and blowing off the vaccine as an unnecessary hassle. But the longtime Republican lawmaker and rancher from the state’s highly conservative southwest corner is now a believer after being infected with the virus, which he said nearly killed…
Ward County CommissionMINOT, N.D. – A petition in a northwestern North Dakota county backs the idea of a ban on illegal immigrants and the notion of declaring the county a Second Amendment “gun sanctuary.” Language on the resolution led by county resident Nicole Egeberg offers support “to ban sanctuary cities, illegal immigrants, aliens, refugees in Ward County, North Dakota, and…
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota has sued the Biden administration over its suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water. President Joe Biden shut down oil and gas lease sales from the nation’s public lands and waters in his first days in office, citing worries about climate change. The lawsuit claims the move is unlawful and…
Sweet Sangria hasn’t had the smoothest existence so far. The pretty girl was an owner surrender to Lakota, N.D.-based Happy Acres horse rescue along with her siblings. She’s got as nice a nature as you’d expect from her name, and loves affection and being around people. However, she’s not ready to ride yet, but she’s making progress in that direction….
FARGO (KVRR) – For the first time in more than six years the average price for a gallon of regular gas in North Dakota has hit $3.00. AAA North Dakota says the $3.00 average is up 14 cents from a month ago and 90 cents from this time last year. The price remains 14 cents below the national average of…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/KFGO) – Nearly 80 years after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor during World War II, the remains of a 22-year-old sailor killed in the attack are returning to Minnesota. Navy Fireman 1st Class Neal Todd of Akeley, Minn. was among 429 sailors killed aboard the USS Oklahoma on December 7th, 1941. Scientists identified Todd’s remains in 2015 using specialized…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A therapy dog is one of the most important members of Sanford Health’s behavioral health services team. Nine-year-old Tucker is usually pretty quiet but when he lets it out, he’s got a big bark. His job, however, is even bigger. “When we have our meetings in the morning, it’s a little bit of, ‘Hmm, will Tucker…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Testimony continues in day six of the Salamah Pendleton trial. The jury heard from two North Dakota BCI agents who investigated the scene of last year’s shooting that left Grand Forks officer Cody Holte and Pendleton’s mother dead. Photos shown during Wednesday’s testimonies show how Pendleton’s apartment was marked by investigators who returned to the…
