FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo-based Packet Digital has landed a $50 million award to ramp up domestic battery manufacturing capacity. The award will enable the company to expand production lines at its Badland Batteries manufacturing facility in Fargo. That will help meet the demand for high-power battery packs for unmanned systems operated by the Army, Navy, Air Force and Special…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — During the time that most of the veterans on the Honor Flight served, women were not as common in the military. “When I joined, women were not all that common in the military. So it was a little difficult. The guys didn’t really care if we were there.” But many like Beth Olson from Moorhead still…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The Veterans are back home after another honor flight that took them on a whirlwind tour of monuments and history in our nation’s capital. The final day focused on some impressive U.S. history, and the unbreakable bond that ties these veterans together. A rare treat. The National Archives closed Tuesday morning to give Honor Flight veterans…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Teachers and educators across the state are at Camp Grafton in an interactive tour to see what it’s like to be in North Dakota’s Army National Guard for a day. The Fargo crew made it to Camp Grafton via Black Hawk helicopter flying from Hector International Airport. With up to 12 people in three groups, educators…
FARGO, N.D. – A West Fargo veteran helps start a GoFundMe account to raise money for a disabled Fargo veteran. “I felt alone in my battles. He was the closest bud I had that understood what I was going through,” Army Veteran Ayleah Peasley-Evitt said. In a place of hopelessness, Peasley-Evitt was able to find hope through Greg Akason. “Very…
FARGO-MOORHEAD – “How can this be happening to our soldiers?” That’s the question Martha Castañon asked herself after learning about Vanessa Guillen’s story and the thousand of others that came soon after on social media. “It doesn’t matter if you’re white, Black, Brown, Asian, Native American. These are our soldiers that are going into the service and they should be…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — People packed into West Fargo’s VFW to watch the biggest Sunday night in sports television. Eric Jorgenson, who helps keep the place running on such a busy night, says it takes a lot of work. “So as you can see a brand new building, doesn’t look like your average VFW, we changed our liquor license back…
FARGO, N.D.- Over 200 student-led organizations gathered at the Great Plains Ballroom to showcase what they’re all about. “They’re so many ways to get involved. It’s a great way to make friends, make connections, and finding added purpose and learn outside of the classroom. Because that’s why we’re all here,” says Lucas Simmer, Executive Commissioner, Student Organizations. One student-led organization…
FARGO, N.D. — The sound of music, the smell of good food and the sight of smiles of people dancing and laughing over jokes. It’s the annual Fargo American Veterans New Years Day Celebration, at the AMVETS Post 7 building. For Veterans like Steve Leedahl who served in the Army in Vietnam for a year says it’s important to help…
FARGO N.D. — North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Senator John Hoeven, and the F–M Diversion Board of Authority converged into the Fargo City Hall to update both the public and the Assistant U.S Secretary of the Army on the latest progress of the project. “The key we are working on today is to make sure that money comes in on…
