FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — They might be a little tired but around 100 veterans from our region will never forget their Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C. The flight landed at Hector International Airport a little after 7 o’clock this evening. People filled the terminal to welcome back all 103 veterans along with dozens of volunteers who helped keep the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Fargo Police Officer Zach Robinson has been awarded the TOP COPS award by the National Association of Police Organizations. He accepted the award Sunday in Washington, D.C. and was saluted by Sen. Kevin Cramer, Gov. Doug Burgum, Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski. Robinson was selected for showing exceptional bravery in the…
Officer Zach RobinsonFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police Officer Zach Robinson is one of ten officers across the entire country to be honored with this year’s TOP COPS Award. The awards will be presented by the National Association of Police Organizations at the 31st annual TOP COPS Awards in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, May 12. Robinson is the officer who…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Veterans Honor Flight of ND/MN announces a first: they will charter two planes out of Fargo at the same time this fall. That is in addition to a flight planned for the spring. They have more than 700 veterans on the waiting list to see the memorials in their honor in Washington, D.C. The spring flight…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is sounding the alarm about the drug epidemic on reservations in North Dakota. Jamie Azure was a guest at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Sen. John Hoeven introduced him as part of a discussion on efforts to stem the flow of fentanyl and…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Veterans wrap up their tour of the D.C. area with a trip to historic Fort Henry. But first, they spent some hours absorbing the Lincoln Monument and war memorials on the National Mall. And the experience let them share parts of themselves they don’t often discuss. It is a hidden wound. Looking across the mall,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota packs a lot into its all-too-brief time in our nation’s capital. Some of what it reveals isn’t on the itinerary, though. KVRR’s Emily Welker and photographer Emily Harmon uncovered the unexpected bonds the trip reveals. Honor flights are known for togetherness. But not necessarily this kind. But they’ve…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The latest Veterans Honor Flight left Grand Forks Sunday morning with 109 veterans on board. That includes one from World War 2. KVRR’S Emily Welker and photojournalist Emily Harmon are in D.C. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News, North Dakota News Tags: D.C., Honor Flight, Washington
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/AP/CNN) — Gov. Doug Burgum delivers his foreign policy address taking aim at President Joe Biden and his administration’s policies. The Republican presidential candidate made his remarks at the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. Burgum says Biden’s policies give a green light across central America to run for the southern border. He calls…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A murder suspect arrested near Mapleton, North Dakota last week was wanted for a July shooting in Des Moines, Washington, south of Seattle. 20-year-old Joseph Morrison was one of three suspects in the shooting death of a man who was in a car in the parking lot of a supermarket. Police say the two other suspects…
