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Four Vacancies Open In Minnesota’s Seventh Judicial District

Two Moorhead Judges And Two Others Are Retiring

January 24, 2018

TJ Nelson,

Minnesota is looking for a few good judges to fill four vacancies in the Seventh Judicial District. Steven Cahill, Galen Vaa, Sally Ireland Robertson and Waldemar Senyk are all retiring. Cahill and Vaa’s seats are based in Moorhead. Robertson’s is in Wadena while Senyk’s seat is in Fergus Falls. The Commission on Judicial Selection has set an application deadline of…

Home Inspection Horror Stories: Mousecubes and Other Matters

Don't let low inventory lead you to a new home purchase that's a house of horrors.

January 24, 2018

Emily Welker,

Lars Knobloch is honest about his intentions in posting his new home inspections video series, “Lars Knows,” on Facebook. “We’re trying to scare people,” he said, when he sat down with the Morning Show’s Emily Welker live in studio. “We’re trying to show people what to watch out for.” Knobloch, an inspector with Nordic Inspections, serves the Fargo area and…

Returning North Dakota National Guardsman Surprises Daughters at LPA Elementary

He is one of around 150 Happy Hooligans returning from a six month mission to southwest Asia

January 23, 2018

TJ Nelson,

AUDUBON, Minn. — It was a big surprise for the daughters of an airman with the North Dakota National Guard. Senior Master Sgt. Travis Schauer of the 119th Wing Civil Engineering Squad surprised his two oldest daughters at Lake Park Audubon Elementary. Schauer just returned home this morning and was greeted by his wife and youngest daughter at Hector in…

Food Trends from Around the Country Come to Winterfest 2018

some say it'll help both restaurants and tourism in the metro

January 23, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Some of the hottest new trends in the restaurant business were brought to Fargo at Winterfest 2018. Some say it takes a little thing called magic to bring food from the farm to that plate at your favorite restaurant. “To me that process is magical, that is works as well as it does. They don’t know all the…

Airline Passengers Headed to Minneapolis Stranded at Hector International

The Winter Storm In Minnesota Causes Six Flights to Land At The Hector International Airport

January 23, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Monday night’s winter storm in Minnesota caused six different flights to take an unexpected stop in Fargo at Hector International Airport. While two flights were able to head off Monday night, passengers on the other flights were forced to stay overnight in Fargo and depart Tuesday morning. A line this long is a sight rarely seen at Hector…

Former Moorhead Man Accused of Torturing Cats Suspected of Looking for New Pets

Jalen Greer now lives in the Rapid City area

January 23, 2018

TJ Nelson,

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Police in South Dakota are investigating whether a former Moorhead man accused of torturing and killing cats has been attempting to adopt more pets. Jalen Greer now lives in the Rapid City area. A Craigslist ad there warns that Greer tried to adopt a pet from the Sturgis/Meade County Animal Shelter. He was sentenced to two…

More Details Released Behind Harassment Allegations Against Garrison Keillor

PR says Keillor was accused by one woman of dozens of sexually inappropriate incidents over several years

January 23, 2018

TJ Nelson,

MINNESOTA — Minnesota Public Radio is providing additional details of allegations of sexual harassment against humorist Garrison Keillor. MPR says Keillor was accused by one woman of dozens of sexually inappropriate incidents over several years. They allegedly included requests for sexual contact and explicit sexual communications and touching. The statement disputes Keillor’s assertion in November that MPR terminated its…

Suspect Who Allegedly Tried to Rob Liquor Store Dies of Gunshot Wound

He was transported to Regions Hospital, where he later died

January 23, 2018

TJ Nelson,

MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — A man who tried to hold up a liquor store in the Twin Cities has died after an employee shot him. Maplewood officers were called to Princess Liquors shortly before 8 p.m. Monday. Authorities say two suspects attempted to rob the liquor store and began to assault one of the employees. Another employee confronted the suspects…

Money Talks: Five Financial Fairy Tales

Learn them, and you might just live (financially) happily ever after.

January 23, 2018

Emily Welker,

For the first four weeks of the new year, the numbers on Wall Street have been nothing short of a fairy tale come true for investors. It’s a happy sequel to last year’s record-setting run, and a lot of folks are itching to get involved in investing if they haven’t done so already. But before you start a new chapter…

Southern Minnesota Blasted with Winter Weather

One hundred flights have been canceled

January 22, 2018

TJ Nelson,

MINNESOTA — Flights from Fargo to Minneapolis have been canceled after the runways in Minneapolis were closed by a major winter storm. One hundred flights have been canceled. North and southbound lanes of I-29 from Sioux Falls south to the Iowa border are also closed because of heavy snow and strong winds. Numerous vehicles, including jackknifed semis, are stuck along…