ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Health reported 101 additional COVID-19 deaths on Friday, marking the first time the state has climbed over 100 deaths in a day. Health officials reported more than 5,700 new infections on Friday, and more than 1,800 patients remain hospitalized. The updated figures bring the state’s totals to more than 295,000 cases and more…
CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) – A 14-year-old boy is being held in juvenile detention for the stabbing of a 16-year-old boy in Crookston, Minn. Police responded to the stabbing early Friday morning. The victim was found lying in the road with stab wounds to several parts of his body. The injuries are considered serious, but the boy is expected to recover….
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. (FOX 9) – A woman in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota got a video of a squirrel outside her home who accidentally got a little tipsy from eating fermented pears. In the video, the squirrel starts to tip over, then balances itself before getting dazed again. Katy Morlok said feeding the squirrels has become her hobby because…
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) – The Beltrami County Sheriff’s office is investigating the death of man who was shot in Ten Lakes Township. The shooting was reported at 9:46 p.m. Tuesday. Investigators say the shooting appears to be a “targeted incident.” No arrests have been made. The victim’s name has not been released. The body was taken to the Midwest Medical…
St. Paul, Minn. – A surge in COVID-19 cases has led to critical staffing shortages at some Minnesota nursing homes and assisted living facilities, forcing the state to send the National Guard to help out. Gov. Tim Walz’s administration has also emailed state employees, asking them to consider volunteering at care facilities for two-week stints. The email says says no…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota’s state canvassing board has unanimously certified the state’s election results. It’s an ordinarily routine task that drew closer attention due to President Trump’s efforts to delay it in key states. The board agreed 5-0 that Joe Biden defeated Trump in Minnesota by just over 233,000 votes, or about 7 percentage points. Biden therefore officially got…
Minnesota State CapitolST. PAUL, Minn. – Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota House Republicans have unveiled separate relief proposals for small businesses that have been hit the hardest by new restrictions to curb the coronavirus. They’re expressing hope that lawmakers can pass a plan in a special session as early as next week. Highlights of the plan the governor developed…
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A man wanted by the FBI in an armed robbery earlier this month in Becker County, Minn. has been arrested in Devils Lake. Police say they received information based on cell phone data that 32-year-old Levi Jerome was likely in the area and spotted Jerome coming out of an apartment. Jerome was believed to have…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Minnesota and five other states will participate in pilot projects to better coordinate investigative efforts surrounding cases of missing or murdered Indigenous peoples. Federal prosecutors announced the project, along with Principal Chiefs Chuck Hoskin, Jr. of the Cherokee Nation and David Hill of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The Department of Justice created protocols for all investigative agencies…
LAKE PARK, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – One person was killed in a crash involving a pickup and a semi on Highway 10 in Becker County. The State Patrol says the crash happened at about 3:30 p.m. Monday in Lake Park. The driver of the pickup stopped at a stop sign on a frontage road and then started to cross the highway…
