Jim Monk

FARGO (KVRR) – The former executive director of the Fargo Park District has filed a federal lawsuit, claiming board members created a hostile work environment and discriminated against him because of his age. Dave Leker is suing the Park District for age discrimination, retaliation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. According to the complaint, Leker received no significant disciplinary actions...

Robert Lech, Cory Steiner, Vincent WilliamsFARGO (KVRR) – The Fargo School Board has selected three finalists for the position of superintendent of schools. Dr. Robert Lech serves as the superintendent of Jamestown Public Schools, a position he has held since 2013. Dr. Cory Steiner is superintendent of the Northern Cass School District, a position he has held since 2014. Vincent...

FARGO (KVRR) – An NDSU student from West Fargo will make his debut in an NDSU Bison race car Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. Bryce Haugeberg will take to the track in the ARCA Menards Series. He’ll be driving a green and gold car with an NDSU Bison logo. Haugeberg is a mechanical engineering student who was 8 years old...

James Allen, Daily Journal MediaFERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-Daily Journal Media) – Fire has heavily damaged a church in Fergus Falls. Fire Chief Ryan Muchow said crews were called to Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church at 9:04 a.m. Tuesday. “By the time we arrived, the school was evacuated. They brought all the students to Walgreens (parking lot) and from there...

BISMARCK, N.D (KVRR-KFGO) – A Fargo insurance agent has been fined $136,500, and his license to sell insurance in North Dakota has been placed on probation for four years for violating the state’s rebating laws, prohibiting insurance agents from providing gifts valued at over $100 per year to clients or potential clients. Tyler Bjerke was penalized following an investigation by...

FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo man is in custody, accused of driving a stolen vehicle to Scheels, where he allegedly stole merchandise from the store on 45th St. S. Police were called to the store on Monday to locate a stolen vehicle from Moorhead.  The vehicle was tracked on the Fargo Police Department’s FLOCK license plate reading system. Scheels employees...

MINOT, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Todd Berning, the former CEO of EPIC Companies, owes a Minot bank over $3 million according to a foreclosure notice recently filed in Ward County District Court. The foreclosure notice says Henry Land Holding LLC took out a mortgage in August 2021, for two properties in Minot. Ward County tax records show that the Henry Land...

Starbucks Coffee, Sanford USD Medical Center. courtesy, SiouxFalls.BusinessFARGO (KVRR) – Sanford Health is exploring the possibility of opening a Starbucks Coffee inside Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. A Sanford spokesman confirms discussions are under way, but they are still in the early stages. “This is still very early in the process and we are in exploratory discussion,” according to a...

Taracon Precast fire 10/2/2024HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR) – Authorities have determined the cause of a large fire on Oct. 2 at the Taracon Precast concrete plant near Hawley. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says the fire was accidentally caused by an employee who was cutting rebar. “Investigators determined a worker was cutting rebar with a handheld power cutter, which was caused...

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Police say one man was detained after experiencing a “mental health crisis” at the Moorhead Fargo Islamic Center. Officers were called shortly after midnight on a report of a suspicious man who appeared to be trying to break into the building. Officers located the man outside. Police attempted to de-escalate the male, who was in...