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Update: Fargo building destroyed by fire was used by homeless

Building was adjacent to a larger building that burned in December 2020

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – It took more than three hours to knock down a fire that destroyed a large commercial building in the 1400 block of 1st Avenue North, just west of downtown Fargo. The fire was reported around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. Fargo Fire Department Battalion Chief Joe Mangin said an excavator was brought in to pull down the walls because…

Pedestrian hit by vehicle in downtown Fargo

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A man was taken to a hospital after he was struck by a vehicle in downtown Fargo. Police say the man was hit shortly before 9:00 p.m. Wednesday at the corner  5th St. North and NP Ave. in front of the Fargo bus depot. The man’s injuries are not life-threatening. The driver was not cited or arrested. …

Fargo Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Stabbing Woman Around 10 Times

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man is now charged with attempted murder after stabbing a woman he met downtown around 10 times. 56-year-old Fabian Henderson was arrested early Sunday morning – about 24 hours after police responded to the 3100 block of North Broadway. Court documents show Henderson and another man were invited back to the woman’s apartment for…

Arrest made in downtown Fargo vandalism spree

FARGO (KVRR) – A man is in custody in connection with a rash of overnight vandalism incidents in downtown Fargo in August. Twenty-four-year-old Marshal Slater is being held for Felony Criminal Mischief. On Aug. 18, windows were smashed in several locations including Duo Salon, Carmine Hayworth, Wimmer’s Jewelry, Nichole’s Fine Pastry, Reed & Taylor Antiques and Rhombus Guys Pizza. Shattered…

Fire damages former Mid America Steel building

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fire crews spent Monday evening knocking down a large blaze at the Mid America Steel building in Downtown Fargo. The call came in at 7:10 p.m. The fire was on the second floor of the vacant building. “There was a little bit of a water supply issue that’s kind of hampered some of the operations because…