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Younggren elected district judge

November 6, 2024

KVRR Staff,

Ryan YounggrenFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Longtime Assistant Cass County State’s Attorney Ryan Younggren won his bid to be an East-Central North Dakota district judge. Younggren defeated Fargo attorney and District Court Referee Daniel Gast by a 64% to 35% margin. He will take the place of Judge John Irby, who is retiring after serving 22 years. Younggren has been with the…

Younggren, Gast advance to general election

June 11, 2024

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Cass County prosecutor Ryan Younggren and Daniel Gast were the top two vote-getters in the race for a judgeship in the East Central District Court. Younggren received 12,302 votes. Gast received 3,602 votes and Scott Diamond who garnered 2,978 votes. Younggren and Gast will compete for the post being vacated by Judge John Irby, who announced in…

Three people now running for state district judge in Fargo

April 3, 2024

KVRR Staff,

FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – A third candidate has announced for East Central District Judge. Scott Diamond is now a Judicial Referee in the district, which covers Cass, Traill and Steele Counties. Diamond has practiced law for more than 22 years and has served as an alternate municipal court judge in Fargo and West Fargo. Judicial Referee Daniel Gast is also running…

Cass County prosecutor running for district judge

April 2, 2024

Jim Monk,

Ryan YounggrenFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A longtime assistant Cass County State’s Attorney is running for district judge. Ryan Younggren hopes to succeed East-Central District Judge John Irby, who’s retiring after serving 22 years. Younggren has been with the state’s attorneys office for about 15 years and is now a personal crimes team leader. Over his 24-year legal career, he’s been a…

Man Who Crashed Into Pedestrian Bridge Was Wanted For Luring a Minor

December 13, 2022

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The man who suffered serious injuries after crashing into the pillars of the pedestrian bridge over I-94 in Fargo last week was wanted for luring a minor. The crash happened just hours after a warrant was signed for the arrest of 51-year-old Robby Njos of Moorhead. Assistant Cass County State’s Attorney Ryan Younggren says Njos is…

Kollie sentenced to life in prison for killing of Jupiter Paulsen

October 28, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Arthur Kollie, the man found guilty in September of murdering 14-year-old Jupiter Paulsen in June of last year, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday. Judge John Irby handed down the sentence. Paulsen was roller-blading between her parents’ homes when she was attacked by Kollie in the parking lot of Party…

Arthur Kollie Found Guilty In Murder of Fargo Teen

September 15, 2022

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Arthur Kollie was found guilty on all counts by a jury at the Cass County Courthouse on Thursday. He was convicted of attacking and killing 14-year-old Daisy “Jupiter” Paulsen in broad daylight in summer 2021. On the final day of witness testimony Wednesday, Kollie’s sister and counselors and employees from Fraser were called to the stand….

Ryan Younggren running for Cass County State’s Attorney

January 3, 2022

Jim Monk,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A local prosecutor is running for Cass County States Attorney. Assistant Cass County State’s Attorney Ryan Younggren is a graduate of the University of Denver Law School. He’s been an attorney in North Dakota since 2007. Younggren’s boss, Cass County States Attorney Birch Burdick, announced in November that he will not seek reelection. Burdick’s term will…

William Hoehn Takes the Stand, Defense Rests Case in His Murder Trial

The jury has started deliberating for a verdict

September 27, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — The defense rests its case in William Hoehn’s murder trial, but not before two more witnesses take the stand, including the defendant himself. The other included Jennifer Robinson. She and Hoehn’s former girlfriend Brooke Crews were inmates together at the Dakota Women’s Correctional facility last year. The two became close but Robinson says Crews lied to her about…

Brooke Crews Testifies in William Hoehn Murder Trial

She says he knew she wasn't pregnant and told her to "produce a baby"

September 25, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — With just a few days left in William Hoehn’s trial, his former girlfriend Brooke Crews takes the stand. She is serving a life sentence for 22-year-old Savanna Greywind’s murder and Hoehn is charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Crews will never be out of prison on parole and she is not getting any deal from the Cass County…