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Minnesota House Passes Recreational Marijuana Bill 71-59

ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP) -- A bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana in Minnesota passes the Minnesota House of Representatives by a vote of 71-59. The House, where Democrats comfortably outnumber Republicans, debated its marijuana bill late into the night…

Former Hubbard County Commissioner accused of grooming teen

HUBBARD COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) -- A former Hubbard County Commissioner and school bus driver is accused of grooming a 13-year-old boy. Fifty-nine-year-old Danny Stacey is charged with first-degree attempted sexual conduct and electronic solicitation of a minor. The Minnesota…

Police Investigate Shots Fired in a Parking Lot in Dilworth

DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Police in Dilworth are looking for a man they say fired multiple shots in a parking lot. 911 calls started coming in around 10:45 Tuesday morning. Callers said multiple shots were fired by light skinned black…

Marijuana legalization advancing in Minnesota Legislature

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Recreational marijuana could soon be legalized and regulated in Minnesota under bills that are entering the final rounds of debate at the Legislature. The House, where Democrats comfortably outnumber Republicans, was set to pass its…

Cannon Falls kid dies days after being pulled from fire

CANNON FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- One of the three kids pulled from a burning apartment in Cannon Falls last week has died. The town is southeast of the Twin Cities. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office says 10-month-old Seqouyah Johnson…

Former cop who fatally shot Daunte Wright released

MINNEAPOLIS - Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer who mistook her gun for a Taser and killed Daunte Wright in 2021, was released from prison early Monday. The Minnesota Department of Corrections says Potter was set free…

Red River Hit 29.74 Crest on Saturday In Fargo-Moorhead

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- The water is still high in Fargo-Moorhead but the Red River has already crested and is slowly dropping. The river hit 29.74 feet on Saturday, which is just shy of major flood stage, and below earlier…

Criminal Trespass Dismissed Against Activist Winona LaDuke

AITKIN CO., Minn. (KVRR) -- Activist Winona LaDuke has had two counts of criminal trespass dismissed by a judge for "lack of probable cause". LaDuke was arrested while protesting the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline project in December 2020 in Aitkin…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Jasper

Jasper's story is one he almost didn't live to tell on Pet Connection. Homeward Animal Shelter's Heather Klefstad says he came in as a stray, and severely underweight -- only about six pounds on…