MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis police officer fatally shot a male who authorities say had a loaded gun in his hand. Interim Police Chief Amelia Huffman says the shooting happened at about 7 a.m. Wednesday in a downtown apartment complex. Officers from the Minneapolis department’s SWAT team were serving warrants to help the St. Paul Police Department with a homicide investigation….
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson, who drove drunk in a county-owned vehicle at 126 miles an hour and then lied to police about being behind the wheel, says he will not seek reelection in November. “This was one of the hardest decisions I have had to make in my life, but after spending the past month…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s rights was abruptly recessed on Wednesday after one of the defendants tested positive for COVID-19. Judge Paul Magnuson says the court is in recess until Monday. The officer who tested positive wasn’t named by the court. Federal prosecutors say Thomas Lane, J. Alexander…
Highway 34. Becker County, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KDLM) – The Becker County Commission is being asked to help stop the proposed cutting of trees along the Lakes Country Scenic Byway. MnDOT plans to clear portions of trees for a resurfacing project along Highway 34 from Becker County Road 29 to west of Osage. Trees will be removed 65 feet from…
FARGO (KVRR) – Native American tribes have reached opioid settlements worth over a half-billion dollars with Johnson & Johnson and three distributors. A federal court filing describes $590 million in settlements with the New Jersey-based company along with distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson. Some tribes were hit particularly hard by an overdose and addiction crisis that was linked to…
UPDATE (Fox 9) – In a phone call on Tuesday, Jordan Kushner, an attorney for Twin Cities activist Cortez Rice tells FOX 9 the boy killed in Richfield was the son of his client. Rice is being held in jail, accused of threatening Judge Regina Chu during a protest ahead of the Kim Potter trial. Kushner says he plans to argue for…
MINNEAPOLIS – U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has announced her intention to seek a third term representing Minnesota’s Fifth District. Omar was first elected to the House in 2019 and was the first Somali American in Congress. Omar said in a news release that she chose to run to help build a better world by addressing a host of issues including…
Leonard PeltierFARGO (KVRR) – Advocates say Leonard Peltier, the man convicted of killing two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, has COVID-19 and should be transferred to a hospital. “On Friday, January 28, Leonard Peltier tested positive for COVID-19 at Coleman I U.S. Federal Penitentiary” according to the International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee. “Supporters and family urgently ask…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A coalition of news media organizations has asked a federal appeals court to intervene to ensure public access to the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights. The news organizations petitioned the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to quash two orders from Judge Paul Magnuson that they say…
UPDATE – Moorhead Police say Cory Youngbear, the driver involved in a crash at 8th Street and Main Avenue on Monday has been arrested on suspicion of fleeing, possession of a stolen vehicle, DWI, open container, reckless driving and other traffic violations. Authorities say he drove through three spike strips and officers stopped the chase due to high speeds and…
