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In Red River Area, What Happens To Sandbags? The Red River that separates North Dakota and Minnesota is receding after cresting this weekend. More than a million sandbags were stacked between the cities of Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn. The river peaked at a level below what was feared. Moorhead City Manager Michael Redlinger tells Melissa Block what will happen to those multitudes of sandbags.

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In Red River Area, What Happens To Sandbags?

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In Red River Area, What Happens To Sandbags?

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The Red River that separates North Dakota and Minnesota is receding after cresting this weekend. More than a million sandbags were stacked between the cities of Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn. The river peaked at a level below what was feared. Moorhead City Manager Michael Redlinger tells Melissa Block what will happen to those multitudes of sandbags.