Exterior of the North Dakota State Penitentiary on Feb. 4, 2025. Bills under consideration by state lawmakers aim to address crowding at state prisons and jails. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — When parole and probation officers have to try to collect fees from people on supervised release, “it puts both parties in a difficult situation,” said…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police Officer Tyler Hawes is back on duty. He was seriously injured in the July 14, 2023 ambush on officers on 25th Street South in Fargo. A well-armed man opened fire on Hawes, Andrew Dotas, Zachary Robinson and Jake Wallin during a routine traffic crash investigation. Wallin was killed. “The return of Officer Hawes is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Sheriff’s Office has assigned ten deputies to a new team called the Sheriff’s Quick Response Team. The deputies will receive additional training once a month to prepare to respond to active shooters, barricaded subjects, mass casualties, and other high-risk situations. Deputies will remain in their current roles during their shifts and will respond to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Charges have filed been against a former West Fargo Public Schools swim coach accused of having sexual contact with a minor. Thirty-eight-year-old Ronald Hehn has been charged with Gross Sexual Imposition, a Class AA Felony. Court documents say Hehn had been providing private swim lessons to about 20 other people. The complaint says the alleged incident…
Shelby Whitt and Derek KrauseWEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo Police used a PIT maneuver to stop a fleeing vehicle Saturday night. They arrested the driver, 27-year-old Shelby Whitt of Jamestown, for fleeing, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of meth and fentanyl and driving under suspension. A passenger, 35-year-old Derek Krause who has no permanent address, was arrested for…
Kaylie Langved (L), Tyler Langved (R). (photo: Williams Co. jail)WILLISTON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Police are releasing the name of the victim and those of the suspects in a weekend murder investigation in Williston. A Williston Police Department spokesperson says officers were called to a home where Clay Kyllonen, 30, was suffering from a gunshot wound. First responders tried saving Kyllonen,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police use an automated license plate reader to track down the driver of a vehicle that sped past them and refused to stop. It led them to a home in the 1500 block of 34th Avenue South early Tuesday evening and they spotted 32-year-old Taylor Meyer getting back into the vehicle. He ran back inside…
Donald Lantz, left, speaks with his attorney John Balenovich as his wife Jeanne Whitefeather, right, leaves the courtroom in Kanawha County Circuit Court in Charleston, W.Va. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (Christopher Millette/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children was convicted by a jury on Wednesday after eight…
FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man pleaded not guilty to fleeing from police after a chase in south Fargo Sunday. Just before 8 p.m. Sunday, a Fargo officer attempted to stop a BMW for speeding in the 3800 Block of 45th St. S. The driver, 26-year-old Kriston Anderson, fled at high speeds through a red light, and the officer stopped…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is in jail after Red River Valley SWAT and Metro Street Crimes Unit executed a high risk search warrant. 36-year-old Paul Pelaez was arrested in the 5900 block of 25th Street South around 11:30 a.m. Pelaez is a suspect in an aggravated assault that happened in December. The SWAT team was called to…
