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Minnesota woman pleads guilty to raping young boy

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A Minnesota woman has pleaded guilty to raping a young boy in South Dakota. Thirty-year-old Kelsie Krueger pleaded guilty to felony rape in Brookings County. She faces up to 40 years in prison. According to court…

Minneapolis Police shoot and kill a man during traffic stop

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Police in Minneapolis shot and killed a man during a traffic stop on the city’s south side Wednesday night. The shooting was the first police-involved death in Minneapolis since George Floyd died in May while being arrested…

Attorney general looks to stop Winnebago New Year's Eve bash

WINNEBAGO, Minn. - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he wants to shut down a planned New Year’s Eve party in Winnebago he because it violates Gov. Tim Walz’s executive order on activities that could spread COVID-19. Ellison said in…

Man who died at Line 3 pipeline site run over by forklift

HILL CITY, Minn. - Authorities say a man who died while working on a pipeline project in northern Minnesota was run over by a large forklift. The Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office has preliminarily ruled that the death of Jorge Villafuerte…

Otter Tail County fugitive arrested in Wadena County

WADENA, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) A Perham, Minn. man who was wanted for not reporting to prison on a drug conviction has been arrested in Wadena and may face new drug charges. Thirty-nine-year-old Terry Ciancio was arrested Monday during the search of…

Oslo and Pine River Businesses Hit With Cease-and-Desist Orders

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- More cease-and-desist orders are handed out for violating Minnesota's COVID-19 pandemic executive orders prohibiting on-premises dining and drinking. Jamieson's on Main in Oslo had its license suspended after an inspection last week found the establishment was…

COVID-19 cases surge at federal death row prison in Indiana

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (KVRR) - The federal prison where Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. remains on death row has more COVID-19 cases than any other federal prison in the nation. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, there are currently 410 inmates…

Two shot near George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS - Police say a man and a woman were shot near the George Floyd memorial site in south Minneapolis. Police received a report of a shooting near 38th Street and Chicago Avenue South on Sunday night. Police spokesman John…

More than 1,000 goats killed in Otter Tail County barn fire

HENNING, Minn. (KVRR) -- An early morning barn fire in Henning, Minnesota kills more than one thousand goats. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office says the barn, multiple tractors, and nearby hay are also a total loss. The fire was…