12 News Exclusive: One-on-one with Will Flanagan

12 News Exclusive: One-on-one with Will Flanagan
November 5, 2025

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12 News Exclusive: One-on-one with Will Flanagan

(WPRI) — It’s been more than two weeks since former Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan was stabbed.

12 News Politics Editor Ted Nesi spoke one-on-one with Flanagan in his first sit-down interview since the attack.

BACKGROUND: Arrest made in stabbing of former Fall River mayor

Flanagan shares harrowing details from the attack, including what he told his emergency room doctor just before he was put on life support.

You can watch the full interview tonight on 12 News at 5 p.m., including his message for President Donald Trump in the wake of the crime.

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