ST. PAUL, Minn.--Gov. Tim Walz is holding a press conference at 10:30 a.m. on Friday to address the state's response to the protests over George Floyd's death. Walz will also discuss public safety concerns that occurred in the Twin…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9)--Mayor Jacob Frey said he made the call to evacuate police officers from the 3rd Precinct before rioters set the building on fire Thursday night as protests continued to boil over in Minneapolis after the death of George…
MOORHEAD, Minn. - Incoming Minnesota State University Moorhead Freshmen get a special dragon delivery to remind them of their new chapter in life in the fall. MSUM's admissions office with help from the athletic…
ST. PAUL, Minn.--Gov. Tim Walz has signed an Executive Order activating the Minnesota National Guard and declaring a peacetime emergency amid the death of George Floyd. The National Guard has been called on to provide safety to Minnesotans and maintain…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)--Protests rocked Minneapolis for the second straight night after a man's death in police custody. One person was killed Wednesday night in what police were investigating as a homicide amidst violence that included looting and setting fires that continued…
BARNESVILLE, Minn. -- There will be no mashed potato wrestling in Barnesville this summer. The annual Potato Days Festival set for late August has been canceled. The organizers say the decision was difficult, but necessary because of COVID-19 concerns. They…
FRAZEE, Minn. -- Soon to be 13-year-old Sophia Strand of Frazee, Minnesota is making changes to her "Cupcakes for Cancer" fundraiser due to COVID-19. She will be collecting "pit-stop" donations for a foundation called "Stand…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Gov. Walz is providing an update on Minnesota’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Walz will be joined by Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Department of Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington and Department of Health…
ALEXANDRIA, MINN. – Demonstrators in Alexandria are mourning the death of local restaurants if they're not allowed to reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic. They're mourning quite literally with a funeral procession, complete with a hearse. Copper Trail Brewing Company in…
MOORHEAD, MINN. - The pews at Saint Josephs have been empty since early March. Under new guidelines for the reopening of places of worship across Minnesota, many of these pews will continue to remain empty. "It's…
MINNESOTA - Minnesota sees a daily high in new coronavirus ICU patients with 41 from Sunday to Monday. The old record was 25 on May 16th. The state resumed elective surgeries last week which…
UPDATE: Four Minneapolis police officers who were involved in the arrest of a black man who died in police custody were fired Tuesday. The firings come a day after a bystander’s video showed the man pleading that he could not…
As we spend this Memorial Day with our family members, thanking our lucky stars we've made it through lockdown and into the first big holiday since the coronavirus struck, you might not realize not…
UPDATE: The boy who died has been identified as Micah Hedlund. HOLMESVILLE TOWNSHIP, Minn. -- An overnight house fire northeast of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota killed a 2-year-old boy early Sunday morning. According to the Becker County Sheriff’s Office,…
(FOX 9) - The Minnesota Department of Health reported 17 new deaths from COVID-19 Saturday as the state's death toll from the disease rose to 869. Minnesota also recorded more than 700 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of positive cases the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- At the Moorhead Armory, the National Guard is collecting information and getting people in line for COVID-19 testing. The Guard expects to get through hundreds of tests at the Moorhead site and…
ST. PAUL, Minn -- Gov. Tim Walz and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis reach an agreement to allow places of worship to open at 25% capacity in Minnesota. They must adhere to physical distancing and public health guidelines.…
MINNESOTA -- The DNR says they are beginning a phased reopening of its campgrounds. The DNR is allowing dispersed and remote camping at state forests and some parks. "Dispersed camping is for hardy campers who…
ST. PAUL, Minn.--The Minnesota State Fair, known as the Great Minnesota Get-Together, has been canceled. The fair was scheduled for August 27 through September 7. This will mark only the sixth time the fair has been canceled since its inception.…
It's the unofficial weekend that kicks off the summer season, and a lot of people are going to hightail it for the lakes and prairies of the region to get away for the first…
MINNESOTA - Some Catholic and Lutheran churches in Minnesota are planning to resume in-person worship services as early as Tuesday. That is in spite of Governor Walz's executive order limiting congregations to 10 people. In…
MINNESOTA - A Minnesota school holds in-person graduation despite a state ban where a worker with the coronavirus had close contact with school staff. State health officials say the worker was involved with stage…
HAWLEY, Minn. -- The school year has come to an end and Hawley Elementary decided to send their kids off in style. Teachers and staff hosted an end-of-the-year parade for students and their…
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- One member of the Moorhead fire department began experiencing symptoms of coronavirus about a week ago. Shortly after going in for testing, that person received a positive result of COVID-19. "That…
MOORHEAD, Minn. - Police detain seven people during a disturbance call where someone was threatened with a gun. Police temporarily closed the four hundred block of 16th street south. Riot shields and other heavy…
