Author: Jim Monk

Update: Fire Knocked Down at St. Philip’s Catholic Church in Hankinson

HANKINSON, N.D. (KVRR: 8:15 pm UPDATE) – The Diocese of Fargo reports the fire was knocked down just after 8 p.m. There is extensive damage to the ceiling and water damage throughout the church. An inspection is underway. **ORIGINAL POST BELOW** HANKINSON, N.D. (KVRR) – Firefighters are on the scene of a fire inside St. Philip’s Catholic Church in Hankinson,…

Sheriff investigating ‘serious assault’ in Horace

HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is investigating what’s being called a “serious assault” in Horace. Around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, deputies and emergency medical personnel were called to the Sheyenne Trailer Court where the caller said a group of people were assaulting someone. The suspects were gone by the time deputies arrived. The victim was taken to…

Airplane with landing gear issue touches down safely in Fargo

FARGO (KVRR) – The pilot of a twin-engine plane made an emergency landing at Hector International Airport after a warning light indicated the plane had a landing gear problem. Airport Fire Chief Chad Noyes says the plane landed without incident shortly before 9:00 a.m. Wednesday. Noyes says a strut on the front landing gear collapsed, but the landing gear remained…

NDAWN weather station destroyed by shotgun, careless hunter believed responsible

NDAWN weather station hit by shotgun. WATFORD CITY, N.D. (KVRR) – A weather station operated by the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network was destroyed by a shotgun blast. State Climatologist Daryl Ritchison says he believes a careless hunter is responsible. He says it appears the weather station “was hit by a poorly aimed shotgun with the solar panel taking the…

American Crystal harvests ‘unprecedented’ 13.2 million tons of sugarbeets

The figures were released during the company's annual shareholder meeting

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – American Crystal Sugar Company says sugarbeet production in 2024 was unprecedented, with a total of 13.2 million tons of sugarbeets harvested. American Crystal says despite the new record for tons harvested, market conditions are expected to soften, and the forecasted net payment per ton is down to $75.79. Last year, the sugarbeet crop produced 31.9 tons…

Shattered oven glass forces Breadsmith to close for the day

"$3,000 worth of bread in the garbage today"

FARGO (KVRR) – Breadsmith of Fargo was forced to close for the day on Thursday because glass on an oven door shattered sometime overnight. Breadsmith announced the mishap on a social media post. “Unfortunately we will be closed today (Thursday) Oven glass door shattered on the bread over night. We have to throw away everything. $3,000 worth of Bread in…