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First Cannabis Microbusiness License awarded in Minnesota
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) - Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management's first-ever lottery license in the books, the state has announced its first official business license to begin recreational cannabis cultivation. It went to Herb Quest, LLC, a microbusiness located in Pine…
Break-in at Rep. Hortman's Brooklyn Park home days after fatal shooting
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (FOX 9) - Brooklyn Park police are investigating a reported break-in at the home of late Rep. Melissa Hortman, just days after her and her husband were fatally shot. Police were alerted at around 8 a.m. Wednesday to an overnight…
Man charged with killing prominent lawmaker could face a rarity for Minnesota: the death penalty
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (AP/KVRR) - The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face something that is a rarity for Minnesota but could become more common under the Trump administration: the death penalty. Minnesota abolished capital punishment in…
New trial date set for Sen. Mitchell’s burglary trial
DETROIT LAKES, Minn.(KVRR-KFGO) — The burglary trial for Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury is rescheduled for July 14 in Becker County. Jury selection was originally set to begin Monday but was postponed following the recent shootings involving Sen. John Hoffman,…
North Dakota man charged with threatening official after email citing Minnesota shootings
FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) —A North Dakota man was charged Monday with threatening at least one federal official in an email that references the Saturday shooting that killed one Minnesota lawmaker. About 5 p.m. Sunday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Fargo received…
Trump says he won’t call Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would ‘waste time’
WASHINGTON (AP/CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday ruled out calling Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers, saying that to do so would “waste time.” A spokesperson for Walz said the governor wishes Trump “would be a President…
Concert Series: Sweet Carolina sounds from Parmalee coming to Shooting Star Casino
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) -- The Carolina boys are headed North. Parmalee will put on a concert at Shooting Star Casino on Friday, September 26. You can hear all their hits from "Just the Way" to "Carolina." Tickets range from $38…
Fire crews respond to lake house fully engulfed in Mentor, Minnesota
POLK COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) -- Polk County Sheriff's Office says a lake house was fully engulfed in flames at 14821 Maple Inn Road SE in Mentor. The Mentor Fire Department was able to contain and put out the fire shortly…
Hortman children release statement following parents' death
(FOX 9) - The children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, released a statement after the death of their parents. The children of Rep. Melissa and Mark Hortman, Sophie and Colin Hortman, released a moving statement in the aftermath of their…
State Senator Rob Kupec and Former State Representative Morrie Lanning React to Shooting
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- “To know that they had encountered either in Representative Hortman’s case such a violent end to their life or my friend John Hoffman, you know, that he went through and endured…
Essentia Health offering walk-in sports physical blitzes in June and July
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Essentia Health is already looking ahead to the next sports season and wants to help prepare student athletes. They are planning several walk-in sports physical blitzes in June and July. Blitzes will be held at the Essentia…
"We Could Be In For a Rough Decade" in Political Violence, says MSUM Political Scientist
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Political scientists in the region say we could be in the midst of one of the most violent decades in modern political history. And they say this weekend's assassination of a…
Vance Boelter charged in shooting; allegedly went into other lawmakers' homes
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) -- The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota reveals that Vance Boelter allegedly went into the homes of four state lawmakers early Saturday morning. The 57-year-old is charged with stalking and murder. He is…
The Blenders prepare for final Holiday Soul Tour this December
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- This will be your last to catch a holiday show by "The Blenders". The Fargo formed band says this December's Holiday Soul Tour will be its last, although the band is not breaking up or quitting…
Man indicted in Moorhead drive-by killing
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- A grand jury has indicted Jerome Anthony Thomas III on charges of Second Degree Murder with Intent, Attempted First Degree Murder and Attempted Second Degree murder in the death of James Hamilton. Moorhead Police were dispatched…
New trial date set for State Sen. Nicole Mitchell
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — A judge is granting a continuance in the trial of Minnesota state Senator Nicole Mitchell. Mitchell's attorneys requested the continuance in a hearing over Zoom on Monday, June 16. The reasoning for the continuance is due…
Minnesota lawmaker shootings: Sen. Hoffman's wife shares details about recovery
(FOX 9) - Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman's wife, Yvette, sent an update to U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar on their condition after being shot multiple times Saturday. In a text from Yvette that Sen. Klobuchar posted to Facebook, she says Sen. Hoffman was shot nine…
'No Kings' Protest Goes on in Fargo Despite Minnesota Attacks
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - The area in front of Fargo City hall stretching towards the convention center and library began to fill at around noon on June 14, and only grew as the day wore…
Celebrating Father's Day in the F-M Area
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- It is Father's Day, and many businesses in the region offering special promotions to help families celebrate the dads in their lives. Junkyard Brewing Company in West Fargo teamed up with Sandy's…
UPDATE: Vance Boelter arrested sources tell FOX 9
UPDATE (9:30 PM) Vance Boelter has been arrested alive, sources are confirming with FOX 9. Boelter is the suspect who assassinated Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and injured Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. Rep. Hortman and her husband Mark…
Sen. Nicole Mitchell's trial postponed due to lawmaker shootings
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (FOX 9) - The trial of Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell has been postponed due to the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. Jury selection was scheduled to begin Monday in Sen. Mitchell's trial, but it has been postponed…
Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith contemplates increased security after shooting of Democratic lawmakers
Lawmakers on Sunday continued to reel from the shooting of two Democratic Minnesota state legislators in their homes that led to the death of one and her husband, contemplating a previously unthinkable world where democratically-elected representatives need full-time security details to protect…
Search for suspect in shooting of 2 Minnesota lawmakers leads to one of his vehicles in rural area
BELLE PLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Authorities searched a vehicle on a rural road outside Minneapolis on Sunday that they believe had been used by the man wanted in the shootings of two Democratic lawmakers, as a state on edge struggled to…
Moorhead Man Arrested After SWAT Standoff
FARGO, N.D. - A Moorhead man is in custody after the Fargo Police Department says he attempted to evade arrest for an active warrant. The FPD says at 6:02 P.M. on Saturday, June 14, they responded to a report of…
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