(FOX 9) – A search warrant unsealed on Thursday claims Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson initially lied about being behind the wheel of the vehicle after a drunk driving crash in northern Minnesota last month. The search warrant was filed in Becker County District Court after Hutchinson wrecked his county vehicle on I-94 outside of Alexandria, Minnesota on December 8. Court document…
Near Rothsay, MN (KVRR) – Minnesota State Patrol is warning drivers to stay cautious as they drive through blizzard conditions. There are several areas of reduced visibility creating problems. I-94 just west of Rothsay, the wind is making parts of the road disappear. MPS is reporting that three semis and a vehicle are in the median. There are no injuries….
WASKISH TOWNSHIP, Minn. (KVRR) – Four people were injured when a propane tank exploded in a fish house on Upper Red Lake. The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says the explosion happened Saturday “Upon arrival of Sheriff’s Deputies, a male and female had already been transported by ambulance to the Waskish Airport to meet the air ambulances. A second male and…
MINNEAPOLIS – Gov. Tim Walz says coronavirus cases due to the fast-spreading omicron variant will most likely race through Minnesota’s public schools in the next few weeks now that students are back in class. Walz said that school administrators across the state are right to be concerned. He noted that modeling by the Mayo Clinic predicts a spike peaking around…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A man was arrested in Moorhead late Monday after several 911 calls reported gunshots in the 1200 block of 2nd Ave. S. Twenty-two-year-old Leon Norman of Moorhead is in the Clay County Jail pending formal charges of reckless discharge of a firearm. Police say Norman was called out of the residence and detained. A female and…
MOORHEAD, Minn., (KVRR) – Moorhead Police are investigating a shooting. They arrested 22-year-old Leon Norman of Moorhead. He’s in the Clay County Jail pending formal charges of reckless discharge of a firearm. Police say shots came from a home on the 1200 block of 2nd Avenue South. Dispatch got several calls about the shots just after 11 p.m. Monday. Officers…
UNITED STATES (KVRR) – The Red Cross is looking to address a blood shortage that’s the worst the organization has seen in a decade. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and medical professionals from across the country addressed their concerns of a lack of donations and staff shortages in hospitals. Leaders are worried emergency blood will not be available for patients in…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) – An East Grand Forks drug treatment center worker is suing the city and two police officers for false arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. In early 2020, Amber Hardtke was a treatment director at Douglas Place when police arrived with a search warrant to obtain intake and discharge papers regarding a patient. Hardtke’s attorney,…
OMAHA, Neb. – The final 2021 report on a monthly survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states shows the region’s economy continues to improve going into the new year, with confidence in the economy over the next six months soaring. The overall index for December of the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions released Monday grew to 64.6…
RED WING, Minn. – Xcel Energy wants to change the way it stores radioactive waste at its Prairie Island nuclear plant in Red Wing, a move it says will cut costs and make it easier to transport the spent fuel for storage outside Minnesota. The Minneapolis-based utility is asking state regulators for permission to use a different type of storage…
