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MN health officials confirm vaping-related death

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) - Minnesota health officials have confirmed the state's first death linked to a national outbreak of serious lung injuries related to vaping. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the patient was over 65 years old and died in August…

Minnesota First Responders Head for North Carolina

ST. PAUL, Minn.--Three dozen first responders and 15 ambulances from Minnesota are headed to North Carolina to help with Hurricane Dorian. Gov. Tim Walz authorized the emergency response when North Carolina asked for assistance through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact,…

At-Home Rape Kits Called "MeToo Kit" Under Fire

FARGO, N.D. -- An at-home rape kit called the "MeToo Kit" is under fire, and it hasn't hit the market yet. The Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MNCASA) is warning people against using them. The…

LIVE: Honor Flight Prepares for Takeoff

The fall Honor Flight that will bring many of the region's veterans to see the Washington, D.C. and the monuments that honor them is only a few weeks away. For many of these veterans,…

Fire Crews at Business Fire in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Sprinklers help contain a fire at a Moorhead company that has a history with flames breaking out. Crews responded to the Pactiv Corporation building along 42nd street south around seven this…

Minnesota House Bonding Committee Hearing Requests in Moorhead Today

MOORHEAD, MINN.  - Minnesota House members are in Moorhead and other northwestern Minnesota communities Thursday, hearing pitches for projects vying for state bonding dollars. Hermantown Democrat Mary Murphy, chair of the House Capital Investment Committee, says last legislative session while…

Minnesota Woman Killed By Bear Near Minnesota-Canada Border

ONTARIO, CANADA -- A woman was reportedly killed by a bear near the Minnesota-Canada border Sunday evening. The 62-year-old woman has been identified as Catherine Sweatt-Mueller of Maple Plain, Minnesota. Police responded to a call at Red Pine Island on…

Ponsford Man Killed In Rollover, White Earth Man Injured

NORMAN CO., Minn. -- A Ponsford man is dead and another man hurt after a rollover east of Twin Valley, Minnesota. Norman County Sheriff's Office says 23-year-old Tyler Bloom died at the scene shortly before 9:30 Tuesday night on county…

Boy Thrown From Mall of America Balcony Returns Home

MINNEAPOLIS - A 5-year-old boy has returned home nearly five months after he was thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in Minnesota. The boy's family said Tuesday on a gofundme.com site that their son has completed inpatient treatment…

LIVE: 100 Years of the Vote for Women

It's been a century already, and so much more has to be done. But we're taking a moment to remember that until 1919, women in this country didn't have the…