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Gov. Walz to transfer power during anesthesia for colonoscopy

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will temporarily transfer power to Lt. Gov Peggy Flanagan on Monday while he’s under general anesthesia for a colonoscopy, his office said Sunday. The 58-year-old governor sent a letter Sunday to House Speaker Melissa Hortman and Senate President Bobby Joe Champion informing them of his plan, as per state law. The…

Woman injured after van strikes snowmobile in northeastern Minnesota

EDINA, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — A 66-year-old Edina, Minnesota woman was injured when a minivan she was riding in struck a snowmobile driven by a 13-year-old girl northwest of Duluth Friday night. According to the Highway Patrol, the snowmobile was crossing Highway 53 around 8:00 p.m. when the northbound van hit the snowmobile. The woman, and the man driving the van…

Olivia man pleads guilty in fentanyl death of mother of 10

OLIVIA, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — A man from Olivia in west-central Minnesota pleads guilty to third-degree murder for selling pills to a woman who believed they were Percocet, but actually contained a lethal amount of fentanyl. Bradley Westphal, 38, will be sentenced May 23 in the July 2021 death of Connie Havens, 56, of Olivia. Prosecutors say Havens is survived by…

St. Cloud man gets 15 years in murder-for-hire stabbing

FOLEY, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — A St. Cloud man is sentenced to 15 years in prison for the attempted murder of a Sauk Rapids man in a murder-for-hire plan. 21-year-old Christian Kane admitted to stabbing a 56-year-old man in his garage last August at the direction of the victim’s wife, 55-year-old Maria Foster. According to prosecutors, Foster brought her husband coffee…

LIVE: Spring Into Action At The Sportsmen’s Show

Spring's officially only 3 weeks away. That might be just enough time to get what you need to make it a great one this year.

Spring seems to be taking its sweet time getting to the metro, but you can get a foretaste at the Fargodome this weekend. The Red River Valley Sportsmen’s Show is up and running and it’ll get your imagination about outdoor recreation season running, too. This year, they’ve got campers like you’ve never seen before, Amish-made saunas, hunting and fishing gear,…