Cass County Sheriff’s Office

UPDATE: Fargo Police Identify Officers involved in Shooting In Mapleton

Sergeant Travis Moser, Detectives Josh Heller and Ryan Jasper & Investigator Jordan KorteFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Four Fargo Police Department officers on paid leave after shooting a man in a mental health crisis in Mapleton on Monday are identified. They include 18-year FPD veteran Sergeant Travis Moser. Detectives Josh Heller and Ryan Jasper who have both been with the department…

UPDATE: Name Released of Man Shot by 4 Fargo Officers in Mapleton

MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR-UPDATE 8/2/22) — Cass County Sheriff’s Office releasing the identity of the man shot by four officers on Monday afternoon as 35-year-old Andrew Martinez. They say Martinez was having a mental health crisis at the time. He told negotiators several times that he would be coming outside with a firearm, which officers advised against. When he appeared outside…

Victim of Vehicle Fire Near Buffalo, N.D. Identified

CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County authorities identify the victim of a vehicle fire on Sunday along I-94. He is 36-year-old Matthew Knight of Greenville, Ohio. Knight’s body was taken to the state medical examiner’s office in Grand Forks for an autopsy. Multiple first responders arrived at the scene near mile marker 313, just southwest of Buffalo, around 9…

Mutual aid continues in Cass and Clay counties

After a little over a year without a mutual aid agreement due to a change in Minnesota law, North Dakota law enforcement annouce they're ready to help their neighbors to the east.

FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR) – After a little over a year without a mutual aid agreement due to a change in Minnesota law, North Dakota law enforcement announce they’re ready to help their neighbors to the east. A Minnesota law that went into effect in March of 2021 changed how officers can use deadly force if a reasonable apparent threat of death…

Fargo leaders & the community discuss combating street racing

According to a Insurify study, North Dakotans are cited for street racing 85% more often than the national average. 

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A meeting brings people together to share how they feel about a growing concern of street racing that comes out during warmer months. Street racing and extreme speeding are on the rise across the country since the start of the pandemic, but nowhere more so than in North Dakota. The state ranks first in the nation…

Horace man sentenced for 20 burglaries in Cass County

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A Horace man is sentenced to five years in prison for a series of business burglaries in Fargo, West Fargo and across Cass County. Shelby Whitt, 24,  pleaded guilty to 20 burglaries spanning from June to December 2021. He was arrested in March and prosecutors say he has been cooperative throughout the investigation as nearby agencies…