Minnesota News

Diversion group Could Pay Horace $5 Million for Improvements

FARGO, N.D.--The group managing a Red River diversion project around the Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota metropolitan area has signed an agreement to help a nearby city with costs for infrastructure that will be needed when the channel is built. The…

Woman Arrested After Assaulting Moorhead Police Officer

Moorhead, M.N.--A woman was arrested after assaulting a Moorhead police officer during a traffic stop on Tuesday. The officer was on patrol when he recognized a woman driving who had active warrants. He conducted a traffic stop at about 1:10…

Prince's Estate Will Operate Paisley Park

CHANHASSEN, M.N.--Prince's estate will take over management of the late rock star's studio complex near Minneapolis. Graceland Holdings, which runs Elvis Presley's tourist attraction in Memphis, Tennessee, had been operating Prince's Paisley Park in Chanhassen as a museum since October…

Minnesota Says It Must Repay Feds $48M for Improper Payments

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)--The Minnesota Department of Human Services says it must repay the federal government an estimated $48 million that it paid to ineligible chemical dependency treatment providers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ordered the state in…

Man Assaulted with Knife in South Moorhead

Moorhead, M.N.--Moorhead police are searching for a suspect accused of assaulting a man with a knife Monday night. Officers responded to the 1100 block of 18 1/2 Street South for a report of a male that had received a cut…

Body Found After Assault Call Identified

GONVICK, Minn. -- A man who was found dead in Gonvick, Minnesota last week has been identified. He is 52-year-old Jonathon Sundquist of rural Gonvick. Polk County deputies responded just before midnight Friday to a report of an assault and…

LIVE: Racing Against Suicide

Alyssa White is only 16 years old, but she's already been touched more than once by the shadow of suicide. The West Fargo student lost a friend who was just 12 years old to suicide…

Nearly 2,000 Concordia Students Ready to Start Fall Semester

  MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Getting through classes in college takes plenty of hard work but so does moving in just to get the year started. Nearly 2,000 students are attending Concordia College in Moorhead this year. Mikal Kenfield, the college's…

Appeals Court Reinstates Lawsuit Over Same-Sex Wedding Video

MINNEAPOLIS, M.N.--A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit filed by two Minnesota filmmakers who want the right to refuse to film same-sex weddings. Carl and Angel Larsen, who run Telescope Media Group in St. Cloud, sued the state in…

LIVE: Island Park Show

The end of summer is a bittersweet time of year, but there's a way to make it go down a little easier this weekend. You can find some of the most creative, beautiful…

I-94 Border to Border Enforcement Planned

Fargo, N.D.--The North Dakota Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Minnesota State Patrol and Wisconsin State Patrol, will be conducting a border-to-border enforcement saturation effort on Interstate 94. The enforcement effort begins August 26 through September 1 leading up to…

MSUM Freshmen Start New Chapter at Move-In Day

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- It's that time of year again: a new class of freshmen is joining the Dragon Family at MSUM. Hundreds of students loaded things into carts and lugged them up to their dorm…

Body of Man Found Near A Bridge In Polk County

NIELSVILLE, Minn. -- The body of a man was found this afternoon near a bridge west of Nielsville on 440th Street Southwest. Polk County Sheriff's Office says no criminal activity is suspected and there is no risk to the public.…