He is originally from Minot, which is the city north of us that is in big trouble from the flooding right now. His family still lives there. He called into the local news station at 1 am from Moscow to show his support. We don't have many famous people from ND, so it is pretty cool for him to do that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe31gSTGqas&feature=youtube_gdata_player