FARGO NEWS RELEASE - The Fargo Police Department to Hold News Conference on Isadora Wengel Investigation
Fargo Public Safety PIO Team
THE CITY OF FARGO | THE FARGO POLICE DEPARTMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
01.12.2026
View this release online at
FargoPolice.com.
The Fargo Police Department to Hold News Conference on Isadora Wengel Investigation
The FPD and partner agencies continue to search for Wengel and investigate her disappearance
FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA – The Fargo Police Department will hold a news conference at 3 p.m. today (January 12, 2026) in Gateway Commons at FPD Headquarters (105 25th St. N.) to provide an update on the investigation into the disappearance of 25-year-old Isadora Wengel.
Wengel was last seen by her father on December 31, 2025, near the 900 block of 3 ½ Avenue East in West Fargo. She is 5’ 3” and approximately 175 pounds with blonde hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen in a white cardigan with pink hearts, blue jeans and either white Air Force 1 shoes or Ugg boots.
The Fargo Police Department, in collaboration with the West Fargo Police Department and North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, is deploying all available resources to investigate this matter. Anyone with information regarding Wengel’s whereabouts or her disappearance is encouraged to contact The Fargo Police Department at 701.451.7660. Anonymous tips can be submitted by texting keyword FARGOPD and the tip to 847411.
The news conference will be broadcast and livestreamed across the social media platforms of The Fargo Police Department and The City of Fargo, as well as The City’s access channels and TVFargo.com.
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