Ricke was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder in Cram's death. Cram, 33, had served as an officer in Algona since 2015.

SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa — Kyle Ricke, the suspect accused of shooting and killing Algona police officer Kevin Cram in 2023, was found guilty Thursday by a jury in Dickinson County.

Kyle Ricke said he was sorry for killing Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram. "Every night, I pray for forgiveness for the family,” Ricke said.

Under Iowa law, the mandatory sentence for first-degree murder is life without parole. Also in keeping with Iowa law, Whittenburg ordered Ricke to pay $150,000 in restitution to Cram's heirs.

ALGONA, Iowa — The man convicted of killing Algona police Officer Kevin Cram will not get another trial. A Kossuth County judge ruled against Kyle Ricke's motion for a new trial Tuesday.

Kyle Ricke, a north central Iowa man, has been found guilty of killing Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram in a 2023 shooting. The jury deliberated for about an hour on Thursday.

The murder of Algona police Officer Kevin Cram, Judge Nancy Whittenburg said Wednesday, was like an earthquake for his family, his friends and the entire community in northwest Iowa. Whittenburg ...

The man convicted of killing Algona police Officer Kevin Cram will not get another trial.A Kossuth County judge ruled against Kyle Ricke's motion for a new trial Tuesday.

SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa — A Dickinson County jury has found Kyle Ricke guilty of first-degree murder in the death of an Algona police officer. After two days of trial, jurors came to the conclusion ...

Ricke was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder in Cram's death. Cram, 33, had served as an officer in Algona since 2015.

Ricke was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder in Cram's death. Cram, 33, had served as an officer in Algona since 2015.

Under Iowa law, the mandatory sentence for first-degree murder is life without parole. Also in keeping with Iowa law, Whittenburg ordered Ricke to pay $150,000 in restitution to Cram's heirs.