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COVID-19 By The Numbers For Sunday, July 12, 2020

Three more people around the Twin Cities have died with COVID-19. Minnesota's death toll has now surpassed 1,500. The state has another 715 cases of the virus. That puts the daily positive rate at 5.4%. There are currently 251 COVID-19…

Update: Two missing girls found safe

UPDATE (July 11, 2020 at 6:15 p.m.) -- According to Pillager Area Fire & Rescue, the girls have been found safe. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PILLAGER, Minn. -- Authorities are seeking the public's help in finding two sisters last seen Friday. The Cass…

A Juneteenth Celebration Sheds Light On Racism

MOORHEAD,- "I knew the cotton fields. I knew the plantations. Now, I see hope." Hope, Destiny says, for a future where black people are no longer killed or discriminated against solely for the color of…

LIVE: Home is Where the He(Art) Is

A new show with a fresh perspective on the place we call home is open for the first time since the pandemic struck, at the Nemeth Art Center in the heart of lakes country.…

GoFundMe Started For Barnesville Family After House Fire

BARNESVILLE, Minn. -- A GoFundMe account has been started for a Barnesville family who lost their home to fire early this week. Scott and Megan Bauer and their three young children escaped the house after it was hit by lightning…

Missing Wheaton Man's Death Ruled a Homicide

TRAVERSE CO., Minn. -- A Wheaton man's death is ruled a homicide by the Ramsey County Medical Examiner. 68-year-old Terry McCoy's body was found in Traverse County on Monday. He was reported missing on June 18 after he was last…

WATCH LIVE: Otter Tail County Sheriff to discuss tornado aftermath

DALTON, Minn.--Otter Tail County Sheriff Barry Fitzgibbons is holding a press conference to discuss the aftermath of the tornado that tore through Dalton and Ashby Wednesday evening. Sheriff Fitzgibbons will be joined by Emergency Management Director Patrick Waletzko and…

30 year old man is victim of Dalton Ashby Tornado

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MN -- The Otter Tail Sheriff's Department released the name of the man killed in Wednesday's tornado. 30 year old  Seth Nelson, Battle Lake, MN,  died as a result of the tornadoes. Officials say in the early…

UPDATE: Body of drowning victim recovered in Alexandria

  UPDATE: The Douglas County Dive Rescue Team recovered the body of 30-year-old Javier Miguel Castro of Alexandria at approximately 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 5.   DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. -- The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is looking for the…

Downed power line in Polk County result of hit-and-run

POLK COUNTY, Minn.--The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a hit-and-run that downed a power line on Tuesday. The power line was lying across the road at the intersection of County Road 10 and 160th Avenue SE. Upon initial investigation…

House Fire In Barnesville During Thunderstorm

BARNESVILLE, MINN. (KFGO) – Firefighters are on scene battling a house fire in Barnesville, Minnesota in the midst of a severe thunderstorm, reported shortly before 3:30 Wednesday morning.  The initial report indicated the house, just east of the Clay County…

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