ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Minnesota officials say the security fence that has surrounded the state Capitol for nearly one year should come down soon. The departments of Public Safety and Administration are recommending removal of the fence after the legislative session ends. The Legislature adjourns its regular session May 17. “Absent any credible threat to the building, the…
Minneapolis 3rd Precinct burns. May, 2020 MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in the arson fire that burned a Minneapolis police station during protests over the death of George Floyd last year. Twenty-three-year-old Branden Michael Wolfe was given 41 months in prison after earlier pleading guilty to…
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota will issue more deer hunting licenses this year than it has in the past 10 years. The Game and Fish Department will make 72,000 licenses available to hunters, the sixth consecutive year the number has increased and up 3,150 from last year. The department has been moving toward a goal of issuing at least 75,000…
SAN FRANCISCO – Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook – for now. The social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board voted to uphold his ban from the platform after his account was suspended four months ago for inciting violence that led to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot. While upholding the suspension, the board faulted Facebook for the way it…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo’s Public Works Department reminds people to get their garbage cans out early. During Clean Up Week crews are heading out to homes earlier than normal at 7:00 AM. Public Works says the department has gotten hundreds of calls from people wondering why their garbage can wasn’t picked up. Officials say that often means they didn’t…
UPDATE: Fargo Police say Jessica Houser has been found safe. The department did not say where she was found or anything about the person of interest they were searching for. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo Police say they have a person of interest in the case of missing 30 year old Jessica Houser. Authorities say the suspect is believed…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Moorhead Muslim Community and the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations say they forgive the man accused of spray painting hate messages on the outside of a mosque in Moorhead. The community also invited 22-year-old Benjamin Enderle to visit the mosque with his family after Ramadan. Enderle is charged with felony harassment with…
ANNANDALE, Minn. (FOX9) – The community of Annandale, Minnesota issued a warning about clown sightings, leaving some residents unnerved. “It’s just weird. It’s not a normal thing you see around town,” said Katie Daniels, owner of Billy D’s Crooked Tavern in Annandale. “We’ve seen to where the guy is standing in front of somebody’s house making their dog bark and…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo police may be getting closer to solving a vandalism investigation at St. Mary’s Cathedral. “We have identified a person of interest and continue to actively investigate the case” according to Public Information Officer Jessica Schindeldecker. The face of the white marble statue of Jesus was spray-painted black in the early morning hours of April 17…
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration reiterated that the Dakota Access oil pipeline should continue to operate while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an extensive environmental review, although the Corps said again it could change its mind. The Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes have filed for an injunction asking U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to shut down the…
