Author: Jim Monk

Hunter Radio Stolen
Local News, North Dakota News

Portable EMS radio stolen from Hunter Ambulance Service

Jim Monk,

Hunter Ambulance ServiceFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of a portable radio from the ambulance garage in Hunter, northwest of Fargo. Hunter Ambulance Service says the Motorola APX 4000R was stolen on June 24. Radio data shows that the radio was taken to the Fargo area. The theft was discovered after the radio was put…

1000009044
Local News, North Dakota News

Update: West Fargo Police ask for help locating assault suspect

Police blocked off an area near the post office and 4th Street East. 
Jim Monk, Juliana Pelaez,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – UPDATE: West Fargo Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect in an assault that took place around 4 A.M. near the West Fargo Post Office. They are asking that members of the public review security camera footage from 2 to 5 A.M. in the areas of I-94 to Main Avenue and…

Alexander Thompson Grand Forks County Jail
Local News, North Dakota News

Grand Forks man sentenced to 8 years for attempted murder

Jim Monk,

Alexander ThompsonGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Grand Forks man was sentenced to eight years for attempted murder. According to court records, 28-year-old Alexander Thompson choked a coworker with his hands, then with an extension cord. The legal documents said that while choking the man, Thompson said, “I’m going to kill you.” Several individuals had to get involved before Thompson…

Obit Jimmy Swaggart

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at 90

Jim Monk,

(AP Photo/Mark Avery, file)BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose multimillion-dollar ministry and huge audience dwindled following his prostitution scandals, has died. He was 90. Swaggart death was announced Tuesday on his public Facebook page. A cause wasn’t immediately given, though Swaggart had been in ill health. The Louisiana native was best known for being a captivating Pentecostal…

Decvlaration
Local News, North Dakota News

Cass County Commission extends emergency declaration indefinitely

Sheriff Jesse Jahner: "I've never seen devastation like that."
Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – The Cass County Commission has unanimously voted to indefinitely extend a state of emergency declaration following severe thunderstorms on June 20 that caused widespread damage and led to the deaths of three people in rural Enderlin. The extension was approved during a special Cass County Commission meeting Thursday in Fargo. Sheriff Jesse Jahner told commissioners that most…

Page, North Dakota
Local News, North Dakota News

Gov. Armstrong to visit areas hit by tornadoes, severe storms

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong will visit the Enderlin, Page and Hunter areas on Wednesday to view the damage caused by last week’s severe summer storms. Details of Armstrong’s visit are still being worked out and more details are expected to be released Tuesday afternoon. A powerful tornado caused the deaths of three people in rural Enderlin….

Vlcsnap 2025 06 21 04h01m07s180
Local News, North Dakota News

Preliminary assessment indicates deadly Enderlin tornado was EF-3

Jim Monk,

Large destructive tornado touches down around 11 pm June 20th outside of Enderlin, ND. (Max Mueller/KVRR)FARGO (KVRR) – The National Weather Service says a preliminary assessment of a deadly tornado that killed three people on Friday near Enderlin, North Dakota was an EF-3 on the Fujita scale. But weather officials say the classification could change, as more information is obtained…

You Might Like