MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) — Military leaders are establishing a second North Dakota Air National Guard detachment to support operations at Minot Air Force Base. Gov. Kelly Armstrong says the B-52 Operational Classic Association detachment was approved by U.S. Air Force Headquarters last week. The Guard’s 219th Security Forces Squadron works jointly with active-duty Air Force personnel to provide security for…
MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) — A bus driver in Minot, North Dakota is charged with misdemeanor DUI with a minor after being stopped and arrested last month while driving a bus full of kids. Court records show 65-year-old Tomas Podolski was stopped at Minot Air Force Base and was slurring his speech and had poor balance. Podolski told the officer he…
This photo from the North Dakota Governor’s Office shows a B-52 bomber from Minot Air Force Base in a flyover at the North Dakota State Fair on Friday, July 18, 2025, in Minot, N.D.. (North Dakota Governor’s Office via AP)Shortly after an airliner made an aggressive maneuver to avoid colliding with a B-52 last month over North Dakota, the bomber nearly collided…
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota, arrives to Nellis AFB for Red Flag-Nellis 25-2, March 6, 2025. Red Flag provides unique training with an emphasis on Airmen and Guardians’ readiness for high-end warfighting and strategic competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)MINOT, N.D. (AP) —…
This photo from the North Dakota Governor’s Office shows a B-52 bomber from Minot Air Force Base in a flyover at the North Dakota State Fair on Friday, July 18, 2025, in Minot, N.D.. (North Dakota Governor’s Office via AP)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The pilot of a regional airliner flying over North Dakota carried out an unexpected sharp turn and…
NORTH DAKOTA, (KVRR/CNN) – The Air Force and Space Force are offering incentive pay for service members stationed in extremely cold areas, which includes North Dakota. The cold weather assignment incentive pay program is available to airmen and guardians at three locations in Alaska, three in North Dakota, and one in Montana. The North Dakota sites include the Minot and Grand Forks…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — U.S. Air Force is going to start providing cold weather special duty pay. It’s for those who are assigned to work at bases where temperatures drop to twenty below or colder. It will be available at Minot Air Force Base, Grand Forks Air Force Base and Cavalier Space Station. Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer say…
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a North Dakota woman to life in prison without parole after a jury convicted her last year of murder in connection with the death of her ex-boyfriend. State District Judge Gary Lee sentenced 27-year-old Heather Hoffman, of Minot Air Force Base, on Friday. In September, a Ward County jury convicted her of…
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE (KFGO/KVRR) – The Air Force says a B-52H Stratofortress bomber from Minot Air Force Base performed an emergency landing at about 12:52 a.m. last Fri. at the base due to a fire in one of its engines. None of the crew members were injured and the Minot AFB Fire Dept. arrived on scene and extinguished the…
MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) — An airman with the 119th Wing of the North Dakota National Guard was killed during a shooting in Minot on Christmas Eve. National Guard has identified the victim as 41-year-old Master Sgt. Nicholas Van Pelt. He died after a shooting at his apartment in southwest Minot. Van Pelt was with the 219th Security Forces Squadron at…
