FARGO-MOORHEAD – Police search the Red River for a man who jumped off the NP Avenue/Center Avenue bridge. Boats and police officers searched the area for a couple hours. Police say the man who jumped in the Red River was able to get out by himself. “That person drove down around the river bank here and then saw a male…
FARGO, N.D. — A local furniture store is getting creative while giving back to the community with its “Chairs for Charity”. InterOffice is partnering with Lend A Hand Up, a nonprofit that raises money for local families facing a medical crisis. The furniture shop asked local artists to submit art pieces that are now vinyl wrapped around four chairs up…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — A 12-year-old West Fargo boy who has been fighting brain cancer has died. A post on Landon Solberg’s CaringBridge page said he passed away peacefully Tuesday morning at home. It says he was surrounded by his family and wrapped in love. Funeral details are pending. We did a number of stories on Landon including earlier this…
FARGO, N.D.–A North Dakota State University freshman from Minnesota who was killed five years ago died of asphyxia. Authorities have said little about the September 2014 death of 18-year-old Thomas Bearson of Sartell, Minnesota, other than it was a homicide. Bearson’s death certificate says he died of asphyxia, meaning he was deprived of oxygen. Besides alcohol, two prescription medications were…
BISMARCK, N.D.–A North Dakota lawmaker says he will aim to ensure firearms are legal on the state Capitol grounds after a pro-gun rally he hosted there drew some supporters who were probably packing heat. Bismarck Republican Rep. Rick Becker says he will introduce legislation to change the policy when the Legislature reconvenes in 2021. Dozens attended the “Shall Not Be…
Here’s a hot tip for anyone who’s planning to eat out Tuesday and Wednesday: make sure you tip your server. Or he or she is coming for you — and they’re armed. All kidding aside, this might be one of your best chances this year to make a difference in our community. For the thirteenth year in a row, law…
FARGO (KFGO) – Shortly after 10 p.m. Monday, Fargo Police were called to a domestic situation near NDSU. The incident was reported at 1131 College St. N, across from the Farmhouse Fraternity. A man and a woman were arguing outside. After talking to police, the man ran back into the house. At some point, he escaped according to police spokeswoman…
MOORHEAD, Minn.- A Fargo man is in the Clay County Jail after a robbery in south Moorhead Monday night. Police say 21–year–old Penja Lawuya met the victim on social media and discussed selling an electronic device. He then allegedly entered the victim’s car and displayed a handgun and took the device. Lawuya faces aggravated robbery charges. Shortly before 9 p.m….
MANDAN, N.D.–A man who used a needle-nose pliers in an attack at a Walmart store in Mandan has been sentenced to spend two years in prison. Hilario Flores pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and terrorizing Monday. South Central District Judge Gail Hagerty sentenced the 25-year-old Bismarck man to concurrent five-year sentences with three years suspended. Flores attacked a vendor at…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Two brothers from St. Paul have been charged in the shooting death of an off-duty firefighter. Thirty-six-year-old Thomas Harrigan was fatally shot in his St. Paul home Sept. 2. A criminal complaint charges 39-year-old Dontay Caraway and his 36-year-old brother, Blake Caraway, with second-degree intentional murder. Prosecutors say Dontay Caraway had been staying with Harrigan, but had recently…
