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3 killed, 1 injured in central Minnesota highway crash

BACKUS, Minn. - The State Patrol says three people have died in a highway crash in central Minnesota. A GMC Yukon was northbound on Highway 371 in Cass County about 11 p.m. Thursday when a Chevy minivan failed to stop…

Minneapolis voters decide to keep police department

MINNEAPOLIS - Minneapolis voters have rejected a proposal to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public Safety. The initiative would have changed the city charter to remove a requirement that the city have a police department…

Media renew plea for access to ex-cop's trial

MINNEAPOLIS - News organizations are renewing their request to the judge overseeing the case of a former police officer charged in the death of Daunte Wright. They're asking her to allow live video coverage of former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim…

LIVE: Stick It To Cancer

Young hockey players in the region are struggling through tryouts right about now, and they've taken a lot of time and effort to get to this point. And so have their parents.…

U of M will offer free or reduced tuition to Native Americans

MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota will offer free or reduced tuition to many Native American students attending its five campuses starting next fall. The cost waiver program had previously been offered only at the Morris campus, but now will…

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan tests positive for COVID-19

MINNESOTA (AP) — Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19, she announced Saturday. Flanagan says she received the positive test after caring for her 8-year-old daughter Siobhan, who tested positive on Oct. 22.…

FDA paves way for COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration has paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. The agency authorized the kid-size doses on Friday. They are just a third of the amount given to…

LIVE: Come to the Crypt

Halloween season wraps up this Sunday, but don't worry: you have one last chance this weekend to scare yourself silly at one of the region's longest-running local haunted locations. It's the final weekend of…

Haunted Antique Store

It's one of the little-known Halloween gems of our region, hiding right in plain sight in an unassuming strip mall on Fargo's south side. But when you get find your way to Antique Addiction…

Woman killed, man injured in Minnesota house explosion

DULUTH, Minn. - A woman has died and a man has been injured in a house explosion and fire in St. Louis County. Sheriff's officials say Michael Gramse was injured in the Wednesday morning explosion in Greenwood Township. Authorities believe…