Author: Jim Monk

Update: One person dead in police-involved shooting in south Fargo

FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo police responded to an officer-involved shooting Wednesday in the area of 6100 block of 61st Ave. S. The incident happened around 10:50 a.m. Preliminary information indicates officers were called to a medical assist for a suicidal person inside a residence. Police say upon arrival, officers learned that the 65-year-old person was armed inside the home. Police…

Sheriff identifies victim in hunting-related shooting near Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Authorities have identified the man who was shot by a stray bullet from someone within his deer hunting party Saturday morning northeast of Moorhead. Thirty-four-year-old Jace Srur, of Dilworth, suffered a gunshot wound to the head. The injury was considered life-threatening and non-survivable. Deputies and a state trooper responded to the scene shortly before 8 a.m….

UPDATE: Man arrested for Moorhead bank robbery

UPDATE: Eric Flynn, age 44, of Moorhead, was apprehended within 20 minutes after a Moorhead bank reported an armed robbery. Officers obtained a search warrant for Flynn’s hotel room, where they located cash from the robbery. Flynn is being held in Clay County Correctional Facility. MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police say a man is in custody in connection with a…

Royce White to challenge Senator Tina Smith in 2026

Royce WhiteMINNEAPOLIS (KFGO-KVRR) – After losing his bid for the U.S. Senate in 2024, Republican Royce White has announced he’ll run for Congress again in 2026. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar defeated a challenge from White in the latest election, comfortably winning a fourth term in Congress by a 15.8% margin. White, a former NBA player scrutinized during the campaign for…

Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Rupak Gandhi to step down

Rupak GandhiFARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Rupak Gandhi has announced his resignation, effective June 30, 2025. “This decision was not made easily, and I hope the community feels, as I do, the deep sense of connection that has grown between us since my family arrived here in 2018,” Gandhi said in a statement released Thursday. “This community…

1.2 million absentee, mail-in ballots accepted in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Local election officials across Minnesota have accepted 1,271,636 absentee and mail ballots for the November 5 Election. The Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office says officials distributed 1,441,898 absentee and mail ballots in Minnesota since voting began on September 20. About 128,000 ballots have not yet been returned. All ballots must be received by 8:00 p.m….

North Dakota gas prices continue to drop

FARGO (KVRR-Prairie Public) – The average price of gasoline dropped six cents per gallon in North Dakota last week. GasBuddy.com says the average is now $2.94. That’s 8 cents lower than a month ago, and 46 cents lower than a year ago. The cheapest gas in North Dakota is priced at $2.66 per gallon. The most expensive was priced at $3.21…

Holmberg now in federal custody, awaiting sentencing for sex crimes

Attorney Mark Friese (left) & Ray HolmbergFARGO (KVRR) – Former state Senator Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks is in federal custody as he awaits to be sentenced after pleading guilty to traveling overseas to have sex with children. U.S. Marshal Dallas Carlson confirms that Holmberg turned himself in before Friday’s 1:00 pm deadline, which was ordered by federal Judge Daniel…