FORT BRAGG, N.C. (KVRR) — A North Dakota veteran’s last wish is granted with a final jump over Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Vincent Compeau served with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne 505 Infantry Company as a paratrooper and infantryman at Fort Bragg from 1980 to 1986. Following his service, he returned to North Dakota and lived with his family in…
FARGO, N.D. — The U.S. Army has awarded a $13 million contract to Gast Construction Company of Fargo. They will build the new Remotely Piloted Aircraft operations center for the North Dakota Air National Guard’s 119th Wing. The concrete building will be nearly 26,000 square feet. It will be used to support new advanced technology and equipment critical to the…
HAWLEY, Minn. — On Sunday, another group of our local war heroes will board a plane for our nation’s capital. Veterans from World War Two, Korea and Vietnam are taking the Honor Flight to see the memorials in their honor. KVRR anchor TJ Nelson and chief photographer John Hanson are going on the trip. They had the privilege of meeting just…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota National Guard has assigned someone to monitor social media. They are concerned about scammers using soldiers’ identities on Facebook and other places. The U.S. Army receives hundreds of reports each month from people being victimized by criminals stealing a soldier’s identity. Minnesota National Guard Master Sgt. Blair Heusdens patrols Facebook for fake profiles. He…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo is welcoming home Matt Nelson, a soldier in the U.S. army. Nelson spent the last 10 months overseas in Afghanistan. Three deployments later, Nelson knows just what to expect when he tours overseas, yet, he struggled the most this time around when it came to saying goodbye to his loved ones. “It was really tough because…
LOS ANGELES — Playboy Enterprises has released a statement saying Hugh Hefner has died. The company stated he died at his home, the Playboy Mansion, of natural causes. No other details have been released at this time, but are expected soon. Hefner founded Playboy magazine more than 60 years ago and also considered himself a political activist and philanthropist….
MORTON COUNTY, N.D. — Officials are now worried about a potential health and environmental disaster in Morton County. Rapid melt and runoff at the pipeline protest camps is hampering efforts to cleanup the area. The wet conditions are combining with human waste and trash to create a possible disaster. Maj. French Pope of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…
