Author: TJ Nelson

STYX & Larry the Cable Guy Join Forces In Fargo, Travis Tritt Is ND Country Fest Bound

More Music And Comedy Acts Announce Tour Dates In North Dakota In 2019

FARGO, ND — Get ready for a night of rock and roll and plenty of laughs at Scheels Arena in Fargo. STYX and Larry the Cable Guy are teaming up for a performance they are calling “Laugh. Rock. Seriously.” Tommy Shaw of STYX first ran into Larry years ago at a convenience store in Florida. Larry says he’s just doing the…

Worker Injured At Digi-Key Construction Site Passes Away

OSHA is investigating

THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN — The company in charge of the expansion at Digi-Key in Thief River Falls is mourning the loss of a young man working on the project. A spokesman for McShane Construction Company says the man was working for the steel erector when he was hurt in an accident on site on November 6. The worker died 9…

Grain Buyer Ordered To Stop Doing Business In North Dakota

A cease and desist order has been issued against Hunter Hanson and his two businesses, Midwest Grain trading and NoDak Grain

BISMARCK, ND — The Public Service Commission has ordered a businessman to stop receiving or purchasing grain because of bounced checks and unpaid contracts. A cease and desist order has been issued against Hunter Hanson and his two businesses, Midwest Grain trading and NoDak Grain. The PSC says more than 50 people have contacted the commission about unpaid contracts or checks…

Stabbing Suspect Being Treated After Stabbing Himself During Fight

The other person involved received minor injuries

FARGO, ND — Fargo police say a man is hospitalized with a stab wound after a fight Sunday night. The victim pulled a knife and threatened another man. But during the struggle, the man with the knife stabbed himself. He’s being treated at a local hospital and is expected to be arrested once he is discharged. The other person involved received…

Released Convict From Karlstad Now A Wanted Fugitive

Joshua Hendrickson was released from the St. Cloud prison last year after serving about 18 years for a fatal stabbing

KARLSTAD, MN — Minnesota corrections officials say a convicted killer released from prison is a fugitive. The Department of Corrections says 40-year-old Joshua Hendrickson of Karlstad was released from the St. Cloud prison last year after serving about 18 years for fatally stabbing Christopher Nelson and injuring a second man. The stabbings happened at a house party in Halma in 1999….

Army Corps 2019 Work Plan Includes Another $35 Million For Fargo-Moorhead Flood Protection

The funding will cover work on the inlet structure south of Horace, the control structure on the Wild Rice River as well as additional design work

FARGO, ND — More federal money is going into flood protection for Fargo-Moorhead. Senators Hoeven and Heitkamp announced that $35 million is included for flood protection construction in the Army Corps 2019 work plan. Hoeven says the “funding comes at a critical time and will help ensure the project’s procurement process and construction can move forward”. The funding will cover work…

Western North Dakota Man Accused Of Killing His Baby

James Miller Jr. was arrested last week for negligent homicide and child neglect

MCKENZIE COUNTY, ND — An Arnegard, North Dakota man is charged in the death of his 7-month-old child in August. James Miller Jr. was arrested last week for negligent homicide and child neglect. His bond has been set at $50,000 cash. The baby’s grandparents, James Miller Sr. and Vicki Miller, also face felony child neglect counts. All three family members…

Suspect In Domestic Disturbance In North Fargo Is On The Run

David Suarez Told Officers He Was In Grand Forks After The SWAT Team Served A Warrant

FARGO, ND — A suspect in a domestic disturbance in north Fargo is on the run. Police are looking for 41-year-old David Suarez of Fargo. They say he caused visible injury to the victim and threatened her life if she called the police. Officers responded to the disturbance in a home in the 300 block of 19th Street North around…

Fargo Man Charged With Manslaughter In Death of Girlfriend’s Baby

Authorities allege 24-year-old Cody Faltersack was alone with the child Friday and the child was unresponsive

STANLEY, ND– A Fargo man faces a manslaughter charge in the death of his girlfriend’s 6-month-old son in Stanley. Authorities allege 24-year-old Cody Faltersack was alone with the child early Friday when emergency crews responded to a report of an unresponsive child. The boy later died at a Minot hospital of brain trauma. The felony charge against Faltersack carries a maximum…