WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The Senate Military Construction Appropriations Committee is hearing about work to advance funding for a Space Operations Center at Grand Forks Air Force Base. U.S. Space Force has proposed a $250 million facility which could bring hundreds of Guardians to the base in addition to three other locations. Sen. John Hoeven reviewed the president’s request with…
GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Air Force Base has been named by the Department of War as one of four sites nationwide for a new pilot program testing advanced Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The technologies are designed to detect, disable, and destroy hostile drones. The cutting-edge systems include high-powered microwave, laser, and similar technologies aimed at strengthening protections…
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget includes $250 million for a satellite operations center at Grand Forks Air Force Base, expanding the u-s space force’s role in next-generation missions. The expansion will bring a 180,000 square foot facility and over 100 personnel to the base. Sen. Kevin Cramer is chair of the Senate…
Mayville Fire & Rescue/FacebookMAYVILLE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Cleanup has begun at the site of O’Brien Seeds in Mayville that burned down two weeks ago. People are encouraged to proceed with caution through the area as heavy equipment and smoke are making it hard to see at times. The elevator was destroyed by fire on Saturday, November 15. About a dozen…
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE (KVRR-KFGO) – The temporary relocation of 17 B-1 bombers and 800 personnel from Ellsworth Air Force Base to Grand Forks Air Force Base is expected to be completed in early March. The bombers are temporarily being moved to allow for a massive runway reconstruction project at Ellsworth. Air Force Colonel Tim Monroe says so far,…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Political leaders are talking about strategies for base retention and enhancement at Grand Forks Air Force Base. It comes as the Air Force is planning to temporarily relocate 17 B-1 bombers and 800 crew members to the base early next year from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. Sen. Kevin Cramer highlighted Space Development…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — B-1 bombers from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota could temporarily be moved to Grand Forks Air Force Base. Sen. Kevin Cramer says an environmental assessment should be done by October 8, likely clearing the way for the temporary move. He says he has been working on it for better than a year. The Air…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — General Kenneth Wilsbach, Commander of the Air Combat Command, has wrapped up his visit to Grand Forks and Fargo. He was joined by Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer at Grand Forks Air Force Base, UND, Grand Sky and 119th Wing in Fargo. They talked about current and future Air Force operations in the Red…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Commander of the Air Combat Command is going to be making stops this week in Grand Forks and Fargo. General Kenneth Wilsbach will meet with Grand Forks Air Force Base leadership and community leaders on Monday morning. On Tuesday, Sen. John Hoeven and Wilsbach will hold a counter-UAS discussion with leaders from UND to further…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Charges against a Fordville, North Dakota man who rear-ended a vehicle stopped at a red light near Grand Forks International Airport are expected to be upgraded. A six-year-old child in the vehicle that was hit has died at a Fargo hospital. The driver of the vehicle, 26-year-old Nicole Louthain, was seriously injured and taken to…
