John Thompson doesn't remember a lot about the North Dakota farm kid whose arms were ripped off by an auger 30 years ago and then reattached during six hours of painstaking surgery in Robbinsdale.

John Thompson pictured with his niece Jamie Stoudt recently in Minneapolis. Thompson survived a devastating farm accident which received international attention 29 years ago today. Submitted photo ...

On a January day in 1992, an accident on a central North Dakota farm forever changed John Thompson's life. The then-high school senior's arms were severed by a tractor's power intake and ...

John Thompson can't button a shirt, shake your hand or write legibly. After 20 years and more than 30 surgeries, the story of an 18-year-old farm boy ... But the accident changed every aspect ...

Minneapolis police confirm Derrick John Thompson, son of former state Rep. John Thompson, has been arrested in connection with a high-speed crash Friday night that killed five young women.