Wahpeton police investigate stabbings

WAHPETON (AP) - Police are investigating two stabbings here.

Michael Lavallie Jr., 39, of Wahpeton, and Derrick Livingood, 21, of Mooreton, received multiple stab wounds at about 2:15 a.m. Saturday, Chief Scott Thorsteinson said.

The two men were treated and released from St. Francis Medical Center in Breckenridge, Minn., police said.

Thorsteinson said a male suspect fled from the scene before officers arrived. He said the suspect was being sought Saturday.

Paddlefish season arrests average

Associated Press

Law enforcement officials say they snagged an average number of lawbreakers during North Dakota's paddlefish season this year.

Daryl Kleyer, a warden supervisor with the state Game and Fish Department, said his agency recorded 34 arrests and citations during the season. The season opened May 1 and closed May 13, more than two weeks ahead of schedule, to protect the fish population.

About a third of the crimes involved fishing violations, Kleyer said. Others ranged from minors consuming alcohol to possession of marijuana, he said.

Highway Patrol Capt. Alan Billehus said troopers arrested 13 people for drunken driving in the area during paddlefish season.

The paddlefish spawn in northwestern North Dakota and eastern Montana, near the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers.

Williams County Sheriff's Capt. Bob Stancel said the paddlefish season has led to a crowded county jail in some previous years, due mainly to drunken driving arrests.

But Stancel said deputies did not arrest any fishermen this year. He said the county received grants in past years to step up drunken driving enforcement during the season, but it got no grants this year.

Authorities in McKenzie County said no arrests were attributed to people taking part in the paddlefish season this year.

Skydance kite festival in Garrison

The 14th annual Skydance Sakakawea Kite Festival will be held Memorial Day weekend at Fort Stevenson State Park near Garrison.

The festival hours are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

The event will include demonstrations of sport kites, a display of art kites, drawings, a daily kite raffle, and kites for sale.

People are invited to watch or to come fly a kite.

Special guests will be the American Kite Association regional director Don Murphy, of Nebraska, kite makers from Illinois and Colorado, and the Wings on Strings Kite Club from Jamestown.

Anyone who wants more information can call Deb Lenzen with the Garrison Area Chamber of Commerce at 463-2661.