Minnesota News

Winter Storm Warning Issued For Portions Of The Area

  WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY… * WHAT…Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches are expected. Storm total snowfall will range from 6 to 12 inches. * WHERE…Portions of northeast and southeast North Dakota. * WHEN…Until 1 AM CDT Thursday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Plan on difficult travel conditions, including during the evening commute….

MN AG Candidate Keith Ellison Discusses Voter Rights at MSUM

Ellison talked about accessibility to polls and barriers people face when voting

MOORHEAD, MN– Minnesota candidate for Attorney General Keith Ellison visited the MSUM campus to discuss rights for Minnesota voters. Ellison met with MSUM students, faculty, and people of the Moorhead community to talk about accessibility to the polls and barriers people face when voting. Students discussed the need for a centralized voting location on campus and more information on how…

Moorhead Public Service Continues its Capture the Sun Community Solar Garden Project

MPS will create and sell the ninth and final solar panel next year

MOORHEAD, Minn. — It’s Public Power Week, so Moorhead Public Service is sparking up innovative ways to continue electrifying the city. MPS is jump-starting the latest piece of its project, known as the ‘Capture the Sun Community Solar Garden Project.’ The idea was for customers to share a collection of solar panels who aren’t able to install or maintain a…

Moorhead’s Woodlawn Water Tower Vyes for Tnemec, Inc. Tank of the Year Contest

The national contest will select the top tank and eleven runners-up

MOORHEAD, Minn. —The Woodlawn water tower in Woodlawn Park in Moorhead is looking to make a splash. The newly painted tower is in the running for the Tnemec, Inc.  Tank of the Year award. The national contest will select the top tank and eleven runners-up. All twelve will then be featured in the Tnemec’s annual water tower calendar. Moorhead is…

Two People Killed In Two Separate ATV Crashes, One Involves An Arrest

Crashes Killed A 72-Year-Old Man And A Mother Of Seven

A Twin Valley man is dead after an ATV crash in Norman County. Minnesota State Patrol says 72-year-old Allan Boreen was on an ATV when he failed to yield and was hit by a pickup while crossing Highway 113. The crash happened just after 11 Monday morning in Flom Township. The driver of the pickup, 52-year-old Danny Guenther of Mahnomen,…

Account Raises Money For The Funerals Of A Mother And Her Two Young Sons

Cassandra Flatland and her sons Hudson and Cooper died after their car collided with a pickup near Thief River Falls

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — A GoFundMe account has been set up to help cover the costs of funerals for a Thief River Falls mother and her two sons. Minnesota State Patrol says Cassandra Flatland and her sons, 4-year-old Hudson and 1-year-old Cooper, died after their car collided with a pickup on Highway 32 last Wednesday. The pickup driver wasn’t hurt….

Klobuchar Encourages CDC Investigation of Condition Infecting Minnesota Children

AFM, acute flaccid myelitis, is a serious nervous system condition

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Senator Amy Klobuchar is encouraging the CDC to investigate recent cases of a polio-like disease in Minnesota. AFM, acute flaccid myelitis, is a serious nervous system condition which causes patients’ muscles to weaken. The Minnesota Department of Health says that AFM has infected six Minnesota children since mid-September. The CDC has acknowledged that 362 cases of…

ATV Crash Kills Twin Valley Man

The Minnesota State Patrol says an ATV traveling south on a township road failed to yield to a pickup at the intersection with State Highway 113 and the vehicles collided.

NORMAN COUNTY, MINN. (KFGO) – A fatal crash in Norman County. The Minnesota State Patrol says an ATV traveling south on a township road failed to yield to a pickup at the intersection with State Highway 113 and the vehicles collided. The 27-year old man from Twin Valley man driving the ATV died. His name has not been released. The…

Indigenous Peoples’ Day POW WOW Connects Them to Their Ancestors, Future Generations

A traditional indigenous meal was served before the celebration

FARGO, N.D. — A beat that feeds the soul. “It’s blissful. It makes me feel happy,” Paula Howling Wolf said.  And a song is all it takes to connect these indigenous brothers and sisters to their ancestors. “That’s like one of the magnets bringing us all together,” Howling Wolf said. “We want to celebrate the people that came before us, our…

Minnesota Man Arrested After Home Invasion And Standoff In Jamestown

Chase Urie of Proctor, Minnesota is being held in the Stutsman County Jail

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A man was arrested following a home invasion and three hour standoff in Jamestown. 20-year old Chase Urie of Proctor, Minnesota is being held in the Stutsman County Jail on charges of trespassing, criminal mischief, and underage drinking. Police received a call of an intruder inside a home early Sunday. The homeowners had been notified by a surveillance…