Minnesota News

Walz plan for surplus includes bigger tax rebate checks

ST. PAUL, Minn.- Gov. Tim Walz has released an updated plan for how to spend the state’s enormous budget surplus, including a proposal for income tax rebate checks of $1,000 per couple. The governor's supplemental budget proposal follows last month’s…

Detroit Lakes man sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbery

MINNEAPOLIS - A federal judge has ordered a Detroit Lakes, Minnesota man to serve 7 years in prison and three years of supervised release for robbing a convenience store on the White Earth Indian Reservation. In November, 2020, 34-year-old Levi…

LIVE: Celtic Festival Returns

Pinch us, because we can barely believe it's happening. Just in time for St. Patrick's Day 2022 celebrations, the Celtic Festival is finally returning to the Hjemkomst Center this weekend. The annual event draws…

$2.4 million to be paid to man shot during Floyd riots

MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man who lost an eye when he was hit by a projectile fired by police during riots that followed George Floyd’s killing will get a $2.4 million settlement. Soren Stevenson was in a large group of…

Ex-boyfriend of woman set on fire arrested in her death

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Police say they have arrested the former boyfriend of a woman who died after she was set on fire at a St. Paul shipping warehouse. Authorities say 44-year-old Kelli Ranning Goodermont was killed at her workplace…

Watch: Zelenskyy tells Congress 'We need you right now'

WASHINGTON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cited Pearl Harbor and the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 on Wednesday in appealing to the U.S. Congress to do more to help Ukraine’s fight against Russia. We need you right now,” Zelenskyy…

Becker County Teamster employees file intent to strike

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) - More than 173 employees of the Becker County Courthouse and Human Services units have voted to reject the county’s final offer and have filed their intent to strike with the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services.…

Fire damages Lake Park American Legion Hall

LAKE PARK, Minn. (KFGO-KVRR) – Fire caused heavy damage to the Lake Park, Minnesota American Legion. The fire was reported shortly after 8 p.m Sunday by a passerby. Police Chief Brady Burnside said there was significant heat and smoke damage,…

Carnahan enters race for late husband's seat in Congress

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Former Minnesota Republican Party chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan is jumping into the race to replace her husband Jim Hagedorn in Congress. Carnahan made her announcement early Monday. Hagedorn died of complications from kidney cancer in February. Carnahan…

Fatal fire in rural Clay County, MN

CLAY COUNTY, MN - Fire officials in Clay County, MN find a body after fighting a structure fire. Just after 1:00 p.m. on Saturday the Clay County Sheriff's Office along with multiple departments responded to a fire call at 26627…

One dead in head-on crash in Beltrami County

PENNINGTON, Minn. (KVRR-KNOX) - A Pennington, Minnesota man is dead after a head-on crash in Beltrami County. The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says 44-year-old Neil Cutbank was driving an SUV the wrong way on Scenic Highway Southeast when his vehicle…