Andrea Pedro-Francisco was arrested on her way to work and sent to a Texas detention center a week before she was scheduled to have surgery to remove a large ovarian cyst. (Courtesy photo)WASHINGTON (Minnesota Reformer) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it will not release a Minnesota woman facing deportation on humanitarian parole to receive surgery to remove a…
A wind turbine is pictured east of Wilton in central North Dakota. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)GLEN ULLIN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The public will get a chance to comment on a Morton County wind farm and powerline project. The North Dakota Public Service Commission has set a public hearing for 10 a.m. May 18 at…
House Committee on Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy. 5/5/26.ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota’s House committee on Fraud Prevention met for an end of session wrap-up discussion. They began by hearing testimony on issues regarding the Department of Human Services. The committee took a vote to subpoena emails from Rep. Ilhan Omar related to communications between her office…
FARGO — If you haven’t figured out what you’re getting the mothers in your life for Mother’s Day, you’d better get on it — it’s this Sunday. And there’s not a whole lot better or more appropriate gift than giving someone else the gift of life, in her name. That’s why, for the month of May, the blood donation nonprofit…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — A major exit is now closed for a big road construction project in Fergus Falls. The on and off ramps at the west Highway 210 and I-94 interchange, also known as Exit 54, are closed. Traffic to and from Highway 210 is detoured to County Road 1-Tower Road or Exit 55. From 8:30 p.m. until…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — A sudden shakeup at Minnesota’s Department of Human Services, which is at the center of fraud investigations. Shireen Gandhi, the woman Gov. Tim Walz tapped to lead the agency, is being replaced by John Connolly on a temporary basis. He is the state’s Medicaid director who oversees policy across key service areas and leading Medical Assistance…
Minnesota State CapitolST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — A bill that would further restrict the types of guns Minnesotans narrowly passed the state Senate. The senate passed the bill by one vote with 34 senators voting for the bill and 33 voting against. The gun bill was added to a larger omnibus bill, but the majority of debate focused on the…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — 33-year-old Allen Alberts of Dent, Minnesota is being held for 2nd degree manslaughter – culpable negligence, after a woman died following a crash. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says 40-year-old Nicole Shoultz of Dent was thrown from a pickup when it overturned into a farm field southwest of Perham around 6 a.m. on Saturday….
FARGO (KVRR) — With all the different departments using Flock cameras and other ALPRs, we looked into what safeguards are in place to protect the public from it’s misuse. We found that these can differ greatly between the cities of Fargo, West Fargo, and Moorhead. Like we said in the first part of our series, Flock offers what’s called a…
Rep. Kristin Robbins (R) Maple Grove / Mn House | Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (Campaign handout) ST. PAUL (KVRR) — The chair of the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee drops out of the governor’s race. Republican state Rep. Kristin Robbins of Maple Grove says she believes the best way to fight for the future of the…
