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…
FARGO, N.D. — This time of year, the FargoDome is usually filled with thousands of pounds of food donations to be given to struggling families. With the coronavirus still rampant, the Dome will remain empty this year, but the donations will continue to come in. The holiday season is a time for giving back, and the need for generosity is…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — On November 12th, 28-year old Marwan Asaad went missing. His loved ones spent the next week doing everything they could to find him. “The family exhausted all options,” explained Kawar Farok, a community member who was friends with Asaad’s family. “They went to everyone else, called everybody, sought out places of business to see if he is…
NEAR GLYNDON, Minn. – The Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of a house fire in rural Glyndon. Fire departments from Glyndon, Dilworth, and Hawley responded shortly after 10:00 Sunday night. Smoke and flames were coming from the house as firefighters arrived on scene. The main fire was knocked down within minutes. People living in the house…
MINNESOTA – A new smartphone app is helping curb the spread of Covid-19 in Minnesota. Governor Tim Walz unveiled the new COVIDaware MN app. It allows people to be notified if someone who’s been near them has tested positive for the virus. It will also allow them to warn other people they may have been in contact with anonymously if…
MINNEAPOLIS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved one of the last remaining permits for Enbridge Energy’s planned Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota. All that remains now is for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to issue a storm water construction permit, and then for the Public Utilities Commission to give a final green light….
