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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….

NDSU Leads With 15 Players Named To All Conference Team

It's the most all-conference selections for the Bison since NDSU joined the league in 2008.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) _ North Dakota State led all schools with 15 players named to the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference first and second teams. It’s the most all-conference selections for the Bison since NDSU joined the league in 2008. NDSU had nine first-team selections highlighted by quarterback Easton Stick, who was voted the Offensive Player of the Year, and linebacker…

“Show for Joe” Provides Support to Hit and Run Victim

26-year-old Joe Swegarden: "We're surrounded by a lot of good people here. That's what I got out of it. It's just amazing."

FARGO, N.D. — August 12 is the day 26-year-old Joe Swegarden started running what doctors call his marathon. “The finish line we’ll probably see in 12-18 months and so we’ll have to be very patient as well as he. And that’s not easy,” said Jon Swegarden, Joe’s father. Especially when Joe is still piecing together how he even started this race….

Kids Getting Pictures With Santa Before He Comes Down the Chimney

Moorhead Center Mall is doing the pictures through December 23 every Friday-Sunday

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Pictures with Santa at the Moorhead Center Mall begin this weekend. And they’re encompassing everything about the Christmas spirit. In addition to taking their annual pictures with Kris Kringle, families are also doing some good during the holiday season. They have the option to pay $5 for their photo or bring three canned goods to be donated to…

Kids Meet Santa, Get in Holiday Spirit at Santa Village’s Opening Weekend

Donations from the event all go towards a good cause

FARGO, N.D. — Ol’ Saint Nick is taking a break from checking his naughty and nice lists to spend some time with kids here in the metro. Santa’s Village kicked off today at Rheault Farm. Kids could meet Santa, decorate cookies, and do lots of other activities. “People have asked me about my beard and I’d make a good Santa, so…

Local Stores Celebrate Small Business Saturday on Busy Shopping Weekend

Business owners say downtown has been more lively compared to years before

FARGO, N.D. — Local entrepreneurs are taking advantage of the busy shopping weekend. Small Business Saturday is a nationwide movement launched by American Express in 2010 when the economy was in recession. Several stores in downtown Fargo are taking part including places like Unglued and Boots & Heels. Small business owners say promoting local shops has definitely made the area livelier…

Police Respond to Man Armed With a Knife at Grand Forks’ Toasted Frog

No one needed medical attention in the restaurant

  GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Right before 6 p.m., the Grand Forks Police Department got a call about a man with a knife at the Toasted Frog. When officers arrived, no one required medical attention and the man, Darrin Drummer, had already left. Officers found Drummer driving back home with the weapon in his car. They conducted a high risk traffic…

Missing Grand Forks Family Found Dead in Montana

Anthony and Chelsi Dean, both 25, and their two daughers, 5-year-old Kaytlin and 20-month-old Avri, were killed in a car crash on Thanksgiving

BILLINGS, M.T. — A North Dakota family reported missing in southeastern Montana died in a one-vehicle crash on I- 94 on Thanksgiving. The Montana Highway Patrol says the crash site was found at about 8 p.m. Friday after investigators pinged their cellphones. Carter County Sheriff Neil Kittelmann says the victims are Anthony and Chelsi Dean, both 25, from Grand Forks. Their…

Black Friday Shoppers Arrive Early to Get the Deals

Two shoppers arrived at Fargo's Best Buy at 3 in the morning on Black Friday

FARGO– Black Friday is a chance for shoppers to get the best bang for their buck. One shopper describes his first Black Friday experience as… “Crazy,” Ashton Laver said. Customers started lining up in front of Fargo’s Best Buy hours before it opened to get a head start on their holiday shopping. “My mom thought I was crazy because it’s…