Author: Jim Monk

Fargo police officer recalls deadly July 14 ambush

FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police Officer Tyler Hawes vividly remembers July 14th. Hawes was one of four people shot by a gunman after responding to a routine traffic crash on 25th Street in south Fargo. Hawes is speaking publicly about the shooting for the first time, in an interview conducted and produced by the city of Fargo. “Nothing I did that…

Plan to move West Fargo City Hall staff and expand police headquarters gets approved

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – West Fargo City Commissioners approved a plan to move staff from city hall and lease the Wex building south of I-94 for about $725,000 a year. The vote was 3-2. That move will provide more space for the current crowded police headquarters and added expansion. City Administrator Dustin Scott says the move will involve a…

Update: Son of Sen. Kevin Cramer charged with manslaughter in crash that killed a Mercer County deputy

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – A son of North Dakota U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a crash that resulted in the death of Mercer County Deputy Paul Martin. Forty-two-year-old Ian Cramer is scheduled to make his initial court appearance on Friday.  He was charged with felony counts of manslaughter, fleeing a police officer and…

Driver taken to hospital after crash in north Fargo

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo Police say it appears a man had a medical condition and lost control of his vehicle, went off the road and crashed. Police responded to 8th St. and 9th Ave. N. shortly before 3:00 a.m. Thursday after an SUV went struck a tree. The driver was transported to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening….

Fire damages former bank building in Mantador, North Dakota

MANTADOR, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Fire damaged a former bank building in Mantador, North Dakota, shortly before 4 p.m. Monday. Fire departments from several communities responded to the fire that appeared to have started in the basement of the brick building on Main Street that was built in the early 20th century. Firefighters had the fire out within about an hour…

School superintendent charged with possessing child sexual abuse material

HANNAFORD, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The superintendent and principal at Midkota Public School in Binford, North Dakota, has been arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse material. Forty-year-old Ryan Baron was arrested in Hannaford by deputies from the Griggs and Foster County Sheriff’s Offices, and agents with the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security. Investigators…

Small plane lands on road, strikes car in Brooklyn Park

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (FOX 9) – A pilot landed a small aircraft on a Brooklyn Park road and hit a car on Tuesday morning. Authorities say a pilot took off from Crystal Airport and during the flight, the aircraft lost power, and he had to make an emergency landing on County Road 81 near West Broadway. During the descent, the…