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Murder-Suicide in Cass County, Minnesota

Investigators say they determined this was the outcome after looking into a structure fire.

August 15, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

OUTING, MN (KVRR) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has not only identified the two people who were found deceased following a structure fire in Outing, Minnesota, but also classified the case as a murder-suicide. At approximately 2:43 A.M. on August 13, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a structure fire on Shady Lane NE in the…

Two found dead in structure fire in Outing, Minnesota

August 13, 2025

KVRR Staff,

OUTING, Minn. (KVRR) — The Cass County, Minnesota, Sheriff’s Office says they found two people dead at a residential structure fire. According to the sheriff’s office, they responded to the call of a structure fire at around 2:43 a.m. on Shady Lane NE. When responders arrived on scene, the fire had engulfed the structure. While they were fighting the fire,…

Law Enforcement Agencies Address Early Morning Assault

Law Enforcement Holds News Conference Regarding Downtown Assault, Lack of Communication

The Cass County Sheriff's Office is conducting an internal investigation to determine why responding deputies did not flag the incident as an assault.

August 6, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – More downtown crime news and more police news conferences, as the FPD and the Cass County Sheriff’s Office informed the public on August 6 about a violent assault that took place shortly after this weekend’s shootings. In the early morning hours of August 3rd, the Fargo Police Department were occupied with the crime scene down in…

Cass County Sheriff’s Office says correctional deputy on administrative leave following alleged assault on inmate

August 1, 2025

KVRR Staff,

FARGO (KVRR) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says Correctional Deputy Andrew Robinson was placed on administrative leave following an alleged assault on an inmate Thursday evening in the Cass County Jail. Sheriff Jesse Jahner has asked the North Dakota BCI to investigate the inmate’s allegations to ensure an unbiased third-party investigation. Once the BCI has completed its investigation, the…

Child home from hospital after near-drowning in Oxbow

July 27, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

OXBOW, N.D. (KVRR) — A child is home after being rescued from nearly drowning at a home in Oxbow Sunday. Cass County Sheriff’s Office says they were called just after 5:30 p.m. yesterday to a pediatric near-drowning at a residential address. As deputies arrived on-scene, the patient had been loaded into Sanford AirMed and was taken to a hospital with…

Cass County Sheriff “disappointed” in sentence given to former deputy who harassed women

July 23, 2025

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner says he is disappointed with the sentence given to a former deputy who pleaded guilty to inappropriate comments and actions toward women involved in the 24/7 alcohol and drug monitoring program. Darin Viken, 63, will serve five days of home monitoring, a year of probation, and must do 50 hours of…

Ex-Cass County deputy sentenced for making unwanted sexual advances toward women

July 22, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Former Cass County Deputy Darin VikenFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A former Cass County Sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced after pleading guilty to six misdemeanors for what prosecutors say was harassing conduct toward women enrolled in the court-ordered 24-7 program. Darin Viken, 63, of Fargo, the former coordinator of the program, was fired more than a year ago. He was charged in…

Exhumed remains of unknown male buried in 1970 in Page, ND are positively identified in 2025

July 17, 2025

TJ Nelson,

PAGE, N.D. (KVRR) — A body found near railroad tracks outside Page, North Dakota in 1970 has been positively identified as William Howard Tate. Investigators believe the body had been there for about six weeks and was a possible homicide victim or had fallen off of a train. Earlier this month, Cass County Coroner’s Office in collaboration with Southeast Missouri…

Sheriff’s Office working to expand Flock camera system to rural Cass County

July 15, 2025

Alex Bertsch,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is working with communities in rural Cass County to expand the Flock camera system outside the metro. The Flock camera system has been in use in the Fargo-Moorhead Metro since last year, with police in West Fargo, Fargo, and Moorhead using the cameras to help locate suspects and missing or vulnerable…

Active shooter training planned Tuesday night at Northern Cass School in Hunter, N.D.

July 14, 2025

TJ Nelson,

CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — An active shooter training exercise will take over Northern Cass School in Hunter, North Dakota on Tuesday night. Cass County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting the training and says don’t be alarmed if you see law enforcement in that area between 6 and 10 p.m. They’ll be carrying firearms and there will be loud noises…