FARGO, N.D.– With every step Roger Peterson is getting closer and closer to recovery. “As far as I’m concerned, I am walking as close to normal as you can get,” Peterson said. Roger had his knee replacement surgery about a month ago. The surgical assistant was a robot named ROSA. “We lock that in for that patient and the robot will…
FARGO, N.D. –Sanford Health is celebrating the opening of the new Veterans Square Clinic. The clinic is on the corner of 40th Street and Veterans Boulevard in Fargo. It offers primary care services, along with pediatrics, women’s health, and pregnancy care. You can get lab and X–rays done on the same day there. Those at Sanford say this clinic is…
BECKER CO., MN — The driver of a U-T-V who was killed in a hit and run crash in Becker County has been identified as 27-year-old Michael Tibbetts of Ogema. He was found unresponsive on County Road 158 in Maple Grove Township on Monday night. Tibbetts was taken to Sanford in Fargo where he died as a result of his…
BECKER CO., MN — The driver of a U-T-V who was involved in a hit-and-run crash in Becker County on Monday night has died in Fargo. Becker County Sheriff’s Office was called to County Road 158 in Maple Grove Township around 6:45 p.m. They found a 27-year-old man unresponsive. He was taken to Sanford in Fargo where he died today…
FARGO, ND — A Fargo man was hurt after crashing his motorcycle on I-29 Saturday night. The highway patrol says 26-year old Robert Thiel locked up the brakes on his bike behind an SUV pulling a trailer about two miles south of Fargo. Thiel fell off and his bike slid into the trailer. He was taken to Sanford where his condition…
WHEATON, MN — A school bus rolled after colliding with a pickup this morning near Wheaton. The Traverse County Sheriff’s Office says there were seven children on the bus, between the ages of 5 and 15. The children and bus driver were all checked at Sanford in Wheaton. No one was seriously hurt. The pickup driver was airlifted to Fargo and…
FARGO, N.D.– Timing is everything when dealing with a stroke. A Sanford interventional neurologist says 1.9 million brain neurons die each minute during a stroke. “Even before the patient comes in, we are right here and we are ready to take care of the patient right away,” Sanford interventional neurologist Dr. Sachdeva said. Dr. Sachdeva treated Sandy Miller’s stroke at…
FARGO, N.D. — Not everyone who has a stroke will pick up the phone and call 911. “We had 30,000 calls in 2018. Strokes only make up one percent and we know there’s a lot more people having strokes out there. Unfortunately they self-present to the hospitals and then they have family drive them too late.” Lonski says people can…
WAHPETON, ND — A West Fargo man faces charges after fleeing police and crashing into a light pole in Wahpeton. Police responded to a report of a reckless driver this morning at 11th Street and 16th Avenue North. They say 36-year-old Michael Glanzer fled a traffic stop, lost control and crashed into the light pole. He was flown to Sanford in…
FARGO, N.D. — Patients’ Spidey senses are tingling at Sanford Medical Center. Not because criminals are afoot, but heroes. Superman, Batgirl, Mister Incredible and Spider-man descended on the hospital. The volunteers from A and B Window Cleaning are sharing the superpower of joy with children at Cully’s Cabin. Kids are beaming with pride at the sight of the masked vigilantes….
