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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
BISMARCK, ND — An ROTC tuition assistance shortfall has been covered. The North Dakota Emergency Commission voted in favor of a National Guard proposal to move $450,000 within its budget and to have an additional $110,000 transferred from the state’s contingency fund. The Legislative Budget Section must give final approval. The group meets on December 5. Tuition increases and declining federal…
POLK COUNTY, MN — Crews are cleaning up a coal train derailment east of Fisher, Minnesota. The derailment was reported to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office around 2:30 this morning. A total of 14 cars of the BNSF train derailed. The cars were carrying coal. No one was hurt. A portion of County 61 in the area is closed while…
FARGO, ND — Cass County Sheriff Paul Laney is one of four people named in a Dakota Access Pipeline protest lawsuit. Sophia Wilansky of New York claims that officers launched an explosive which nearly severed her hand. She is seeking “millions of dollars” in damages to be determined at trial. Wilansky is suing Laney, Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier, North…
ST. PAUL, MN — People are spending big bucks on electronic pull tabs in Minnesota and that could help the state. Annual sales of electronic pull tabs rose 80 percent during the last fiscal year, generating $360 million. The rise in sales comes after a lackluster debut six years ago. Funds from electronic pull tab were pledged to pay for the…
