MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Jimmy Butler is nearing a return to action, with four critical games to go for the team in the regular season. Butler told reporters after practice on Tuesday that he’s “this close” to being back on the court. Coach Tom Thibodeau said Butler was a full participant in the workout. His surgically repaired right knee will be…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota National Guard has assigned someone to monitor social media. They are concerned about scammers using soldiers’ identities on Facebook and other places. The U.S. Army receives hundreds of reports each month from people being victimized by criminals stealing a soldier’s identity. Minnesota National Guard Master Sgt. Blair Heusdens patrols Facebook for fake profiles. He…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Higher Power Automotive Ministries is a local nonprofit that opened two and a half years ago to fix cars at no cost for those in need. They’ve grown tremendously since then, even opening up their first for profit shop: Fix It Forward. One of the very first cars Higher Power Automotive Ministries donated was a minivan. But it’s…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Cass Public Health will have a variety of events during the week as part of National Public Health Week. Each day will focus on topics from behavioral health to disease to environmental health. There will also be workshops on how to support breastfeeding and working moms in the community and a fall prevention class for people…
WINONA, Minn. — A Winona, Minnesota man is accused of leading police on a chase in a stolen semi. A criminal complaint says Michael Kronebusch rammed a squad car twice during the 50 mile pursuit through seven communities. Authorities say the 42-year-old semi driver was wearing a blue face mask and hat during the chase which reached speeds of nearly…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — With the winter storm this weekend, drivers are recommended to be extra cautious when out on the road. There is expected to be increasing traffic throughout the holiday weekend. Travelers should pay attention to weather forecasts and other information. Officials urge people not to put their personal schedules ahead of safety. They say there have been fewer…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Ever since last year, construction workers have put together the pieces of a brand new Law Enforcement Center in Moorhead. The facility is intended to replace one of the oldest jails in Minnesota, which has fallen victim to overcrowding in recent years. The new law enforcement center will house the Moorhead Police Department and Cass County Sheriff’s Office….
MENDOCINO, California — The Washington state family of eight whose car plunged from a California cliff this week had once lived in Alexandria, Minnesota. Authorities are searching the home of Jennifer and Sarah Hart in Washington where they moved in 2017. The Harts and their six adopted children are believed to have been killed in the crash Monday near Mendocino,…
A Twin Cities reporter who lost her lower left leg in a boating accident is advocating for a change in state law. Courtney Godfrey was excluded from her husband’s insurance policy on the boat. She lost part of her leg in the boat’s propeller after she was flung overboard while the boat was making a turn on Christmas Lake in…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — A Stillwater State Prison inmate has been convicted of making threats and witness tampering by a district court jury in Fergus Falls. 26-year-old Ramsey Kettle was accused of threatening two Fergus Falls Police officers and an Otter Tail County deputy along with a witness in another case. Prosecutors say Kettle wrote letters saying that after he…
