ST. PAUL (AP) — Minnesota’s budget picture remains stable in the near term, with a slightly higher than expected surplus heading into the 2024 legislative session. But there are clouds on the horizon, officials announced Wednesday. An updated forecast from Minnesota Management and Budget projects a surplus of $2.4 billion in the two-year budget period that runs through June of 2025. That is up $808 million…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Multiple swatting incidents are being reported across Minnesota. They include emailed bombing and shooting threats. Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says at least 25 schools and nine Jewish facilities reported receiving these messages. Local law enforcement responded and they say no incidents have turned out to be real. They say the language in each threat is…
FARGO — A youth homeless activist is sharing his story of life on the street to help other kids struggling in the metro this morning. Josh Bell works for Youthworks now, helping kids who are in the position he was once in. Bell says he was kicked out of the house when he was just 17. He says the experience…
MINNESOTA. (KVRR) – Back by popular demand, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is inviting the public to help name another round of eight snowplows. The eight plows will be named by each of Minnesota’s eight district’s. Each person is limited to one submission and the DOt asks to please remember to keep the submissions clean. Past winners include names like…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — Ford Pro and Xcel Energy are launching the 30×30 initiative. The commercial division within Ford Motor Company is teaming up with the electric provider to deploy 30,000 electric charging ports by 2030. They will be placed in areas served by Xcel Energy with service starting next year in Colorado and Wisconsin. They will then expand over the…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — The final defendant is sentenced for a murder and assault on Red Lake Reservation in 2019. Daniel Barrett of Redby was given 12 years in prison for his role in the crime. Barrett was with Mia Sumner and Alexia Cutbank when Cutbank fatally shot Daniel Johnson and injured another person. Rose Siewert was accused of driving…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — The new official Great Seal of the State of Minnesota will feature a loon. The State Emblems Redesign Commission has unanimously voted to move forward with this design. The designer says this emblem features the state bird in a pose that signifies pride and energy. The waves symbolize the state’s abundance of lakes. Minnesota Secretary of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/AP) — An Andover, Minnesota man is among the airmen killed when their Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan on November 29. 32-year-old Air Force Maj. Jeffrey Hoernemann was among the eight crew members killed in the training mission crash. He was a CV-22 instructor pilot and officer in charge of training, assigned to the 21st Special…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Porch pirates are an issue year round but with the holiday season approaching there are a lot more packages for the taking. With many comments and videos being posted online recently, it seems the season for poaching has begun. “To have that target of opportunity is much higher so when we have that target of…
PHOENIX (KVRR) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been elected chair of the Democratic Governors Association. In that role, he will have his eye on elections across the country and gain more national exposure. He was elected to the post during a weekend meeting of Democratic governors in Phoenix. The mission of the association is to provide party support to…
