Minnesota News

New Art At Hector International Airport Helps Welcome Those To Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s the fifth year of the ArtWORKS Program at Hector International Airport. This year there’s a new addition to the airport consisting of original pieces from local artist Eric Johnson. Johnsons is a visual instructor at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Detroit Lakes, MN. Johnson’s unique work uses the reduction relief process of printing,…

Woman Stabbed At Rothsay Truck Stop, Man Arrested

ROTHSAY, Minn. (KFGO) – A man was arrested shortly after midnight Monday after a woman was stabbed at Rothsay Truck Stop along I-94 in Rothsay. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says John Fogleman was taken to jail on charges of second-degree assault and assault with a dangerous weapon. Injuries to the 42-year-old victim are not believed to be life-threatening….

Train With Better Than Ezra and The Mavericks Are Coming To The FM Metro

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — You can hear Grammy award winners Train live in concert this summer when the band comes to Moorhead’s Bluestem Amphitheater. The best selling group from San Francisco will perform on Saturday, August 5, rain or shine. They’ll be joined by Better Than Ezra, a group that was named one of the “100 Greatest Alternative Artists of…

West Fargo Woman Found Unconscious Behind Wheel of Running Vehicle in Rochester

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A West Fargo woman is in jail in Rochester after police found her slumped over in her car with drugs on her lap. Police say 22-year-old McKenna Spiekermeier was unconscious in a hotel parking lot and they spotted drugs in the running car. Spiekermeier tried to hide 88 fentanyl pills in her sweatshirt when she woke….

One of Two Unresponsive Males Who Died In Clearwater County is Identified

CLEARWATER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — One of two unresponsive males who died in Clearwater County over the weekend has been identified as 44-year-old William Keezer of Naytahwaush, Minnesota. Keezer was found partially clothed, unresponsive and laying in the roadway in southern Clearwater County Saturday night. He was pronounce dead at Bagley Sanford Medical Center. A second call came in Sunday…

Gov. Walz Gets Clean Bill of Health, Ends Transfer of Power

ST. PAUL — Governor Tim Walz is back in power after getting a clean bill of health. Walz underwent a a colonoscopy at 1 o’clock Monday afternoon. By 2:30, his office issued a statement saying the temporary transfer of power to Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan had ended following the completion of the preventive procedure. Colonoscopies are commonly used to check…

Two Unresponsive Males, 44 & 15, Pronounced Dead in Separate Incidents in Clearwater Co.

CLEARWATER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two separate deaths in the county. A partially clothed and unresponsive man was found laying in the roadway in Rice Lake in southern Clearwater County around 11:45 Sunday night. He was taken to Bagley Sanford Medical Center where the 44-year-old male was pronounced dead. A second call came in…

Police in Stillwater, Minnesota kill gunman after shootings at apartment

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating after police said a gunman shot and wounded several people at an apartment building in Stillwater and opened fire on responding police officers before they killed him. Police were dispatched to the Curve Crest Villas around 2:30 p.m. Saturday for what was initially described as an unknown medical…

Gov. Walz to transfer power during anesthesia for colonoscopy

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will temporarily transfer power to Lt. Gov Peggy Flanagan on Monday while he’s under general anesthesia for a colonoscopy, his office said Sunday. The 58-year-old governor sent a letter Sunday to House Speaker Melissa Hortman and Senate President Bobby Joe Champion informing them of his plan, as per state law. The…