MOORHEAD, Minn. – Businesses in Moorhead are slowly beginning to reopen, but their guidelines in Minnesota have been more strict that those in North Dakota. It has been a point of frustration for business owners. Downtown Moorhead leaders say they have been working with local legislative leaders and state officials to secure more border city flexibility. They say the economy…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – It’s been a tough week and a half for a lot of people we’ve talked with and heard from both in our region, and around the country. Throughout all the unrest and the uneasiness in our community last week, an articulate and calming voice rose through the noise: Mayor Johnathan Judd’s. While criminal justice reform was obviously a…
Charges against all 4 Minneapolis officers in death of George Floyd Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announces criminal charges against Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng and upgraded charges against Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. The charges: https://bit.ly/3eHyUs4 Posted by Fox 9 on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) –…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is increasing charges against now-fired Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin to second-degree murder in the death of George Floyd and also charging the three other officers involved, according to U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. “This is another important step for justice.” Klobuchar wrote on Twitter Wednesday. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is leading the prosecution in the…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–The Minnesota Department of Commerce and Minnesota Department of Health are warning the public about text scams related to COVID-19 contact tracing. Contact tracing is used to slow the spread of the virus by contacting infected individuals to determine who may have been exposed. Those individuals are then contacted and told to watch for symptoms and self-isolate. Officials…
Vitalant is behind only one other agency in supplying most of the nation’s blood collection. Yet, as we hover between two major disasters — the global pandemic rampaging through America, and the death of George Floyd at the hands of police and the civil unrest that’s followed — Vitalant has seen nearly 2,000 blood drives cancelled. Katie Bartelson, Vitalant’s senior…
(FOX 9) – The Secret Service is briefing local law enforcement about possible visits to the Twin Cities this week by former President Barack Obama and Vice President Mike Pence. Obama would be attending Thursday’s memorial for George Floyd. Pence would be visiting Friday. Law enforcement sources tell FOX 9 Investigator Tom Lyden they are concerned a Pence visit could further inflame…
HALSTAD, Minn. — A parade of vehicles filled Interstate-29 just south of Grand Forks at the end of the funeral services for Cody Holte. Their destination was Halstad, Minnesota; the town where Holte grew up. “Of course it means a lot to us for them to come through,” said Halstad Mayor, Lori DeLong. “That means a lot to everybody. Those…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Human Rights is launching a civil rights investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department after George Floyd’s death in police custody. The investigation will cover the last 10 years and look for systemic discriminatory practices. Gov. Tim Walz says the department has created a culture in which the public cannot trust it. He…
MOORHEAD, MN – Today marked the opening of the Moorhead farmer’s market in the Ace Hardware parking lot on 20 S sixth street. It’s open every Tuesday through September 29th. Minnesota Governer Tim Walz’s executive order deems the market an essential, allowing it to operate under safety guidelines including social distancing, hand washing, and customers following a designated path. Moorhead…
