Author: Jim Monk

Police seeking suspect in fatal downtown Fargo shooting

FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo police have identified a suspect who is being sought in connection with a downtown shooting Sunday morning that killed one person and injured two others. Police are seeking the public’s help in locating 20-year-old Tyrque Jones. If you see jones, do not approach or attempt to apprehend him. Instead, call police immediately and provide as much…

Update: Two dead, two injured in separate shooting incidents in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Two people are dead and two others were injured in two separate shooting incidents overnight in Fargo. Police were first called downtown to the 50-block of Broadway on a report of gunshots fired shortly before 2:00 a.m. Sunday. Upon arrival, officers encountered a large crowd of people outside. Due to the size of the crowd, mutual aid…

Walz activates National Guard following cyberattack on St. Paul

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Gov. Tim Walz has activated cyber protection assets from the Minnesota National Guard in response to a cyberattack on the city of Saint Paul. Walz says the magnitude and complexity of the cybersecurity incident have exceeded the city’s response capacity. “The Minnesota National Guard’s cyber forces will collaborate with city, state, and federal officials to…

Ellison sues over demands that states provide personal data of SNAP recipients

Keith EllisonST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s demand that states turn over personal information about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. Ellison is among a coalition of 22 attorneys general who say that the demand violates multiple federal privacy laws and the U.S. Constitution. SNAP is…

Minnesota’s Baron von Raschke remembers Hulk Hogan as a ‘real showman’

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – One of the most notable professional wrestlers in Minnesota is remembering his days with wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, who died Thursday at age 71. Jim Raschke, of Hastings, Minn., better known as Baron von Raschke, wrestled alongside Hogan when the Hulk was first brought to Minnesota by the Minneapolis-based AWA in the early 1980’s. “At that…

Former Fargo DEI Director forms non-profit, says dismissal from city was ‘disheartening’

Dr. Terry Hogan is speaking out in his first interview since being terminated

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo’s former Director of Diversity Equity and Inclusion is speaking out in his first interview since the city shut down the department in a cost-cutting move last September. Dr. Terry Hogan led the department from 2021 until 2024, when it was eliminated by the Fargo City Commission. “It was a scary, scary, scary thought for me,…

Fargo Public Schools pauses programs supported by federal funds

FARGO (KVRR) – The Fargo Public School District has halted some teacher training and activity programs because the district has not received some anticipated federal grant allocations. “Due to uncertainty about when we will receive funds for these Federal Title Programs, FPS is pausing some of our trainings and activities that are supported by the funds,” according to FPS Chief…