Courtesy: FOX 9MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed two federal officials fired shots that killed Alex Pretti last weekend. DHS says two officers, a Border Patrol officer and a Customs and Border Protection officer, each fired Glock pistols during Pretti’s shooting. The notice, which is required by law, states federal officials were reviewing body…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Two Minnesota House seats have once again been settled by a special election and the chamber will remain tied with 67 Democrats and 67 Republicans. In District 47A, representing the eastern Twin Cities suburbs, DFL nominee Shelly Buck won against no Republican opponent. She replaces Rep. Amanda Hemmingsen Jaeger who was elected to the Senate to…
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR) — A woman from Nevis, Minnesota is dead after a head-on crash Tuesday afternoon. Minnesota State Patrol says 80-year-old Nancy Bamlet was driving east on Highway 34 east of Park Rapids when she crossed the center line and collided head-on with a pickup. Bamlet died from her injuries. The driver of the pickup, 85-year-old Noel Sletten…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man who squirted an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis has a criminal history and has made online posts supportive of President Donald Trump. Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, was convicted of felony auto theft in 1989, has been arrested multiple times for driving under the influence, and has had numerous traffic…
WHEATON, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man has died after an early morning house fire in Wheaton, Minnesota. Traverse County Law Enforcement Center received a 911 call reporting the fire just before 4 a.m. at 1307 Broadway Avenue. When first responders arrived, they rescued the homeowner, 63-year-old Kevin Kruize. Life-saving measures were attempted, but Kruize was pronounced dead at Sanford Wheaton…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/FOX/FOX9) — A major disturbance at Rep. Ilhan Omar’s town hall event in Minneapolis. A man sprayed Omar with a substance as she was calling for Homeland Security Secretary Noem to resign or face impeachment. He was quickly detained and removed from the room. There is no word on what the substance was. According to Minneapolis Police Department, officers…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Training is held in Moorhead on how to safely and legally observe I.C.E. operations. The event had to be moved to a larger venue due to the number of people who signed up. Upwards of 300 people filled Trinity Lutheran Church to get information on how to legally and safely observe and document ICE activities. In…
A makeshift memorial is placed where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer yesterday, in Minneapolis, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)WASHINGTON (AP) — Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice sent Tuesday. Officers tried to take…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly become another lightning rod for America’s divisions on immigration under the Trump administration. U.S. Judge Fred Biery ruled Monday that any removal or transfer of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias,…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — Gary Allan is a modern country singer with a rock-edged grit and he’s returning to Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen. The man behind hits like “Watching Airplanes” and “Smoke Rings In The Dark” will take the stage on Friday, May 1. Tickets go on sale Monday, February 9 for $60 and $115. You can buy them…
