BISMARCK (KFGO) - The state has confirmed the first death of the season from West Nile Virus in North Dakota.
He is only identified as a man from the eastern part of the state who was older than 60. Family members say he was Arnold Esterby, 76, of Fargo, who worked in maintenance at the Fargo Jet Center.
He died at a Fargo hospital on Sunday. The family says Esterby had not traveled recently and likely was bitten by a West Nile-infected mosquito in Fargo.