Minnesota News

Protesters Disrupt 1st Meeting on Minnesota Police Shootings

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Protesters are calling for more family representation on a new state panel examining police use of force in Minnesota. Demonstrators disrupted the start of the working group's first public meeting Saturday at the state Capitol.…

Changes coming to MSP Airport security checkpoints

There will be new security protocols at terminal one at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Monday. It's all because of remodeling. All TSA precheck and clear precheck passengers will have to use the South Checkpoint. All other travelers will use the…

Broken Water Main Floods Moorhead Store Overnight

MOORHEAD, MN-- A broken water main resulted in a big mess at the CVS Pharmacy on 30th Avenue South in Moorhead. Police Sgt. Scott Kostohryz says officers responded to motion alarms at the store around 1:30 a.m. Friday and discovered…

Man Facing Multiple Charges After Bomb Found in His Vehicle

WILLMAR, MN-- It was just a home-made sparkler, a Benson, Minnesota man, who's now facing multiple charges told the police, after they found a bomb in his pickup truck Monday afternoon. Kandiyohi County Sheriff Eric Holien said the device had…

Minneapolis Police Investigate 3rd Homicide This Week

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Minneapolis police are investigating the city's third homicide in less than a week. Officers and paramedics were sent to north Minneapolis about 1 a.m. Friday where a man was found lying on the street. Police say he…

MN State Patrol Increases DWI Enforcement

MINNESOTA - Labor Day weekend means the end of summer, barbecues and time with family and friends. But it's also a red flag for law enforcement. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is warning people to…

Officers to Work Extra DWI Enforcement Shifts

St. Paul, MN--Officers, deputies and troopers from more than 300 agencies will be working extra DWI enforcement shifts starting August 16 and running through September 2. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) reported a significant increase in drunk-driving related crashes…

Alexandria Woman Dies in Douglas County Collision

ALEXANDRIA, MN (KFGO) - An Alexandria, Minnesota woman was killed in a head-on crash on Highway 29 south of Alexandria, Minnesota Wednesday afternoon. The State Patrol says an SUV driven by a Colorado Man crossed the center line of the…

Conservative Lawsuit Targets Minnesota Attorney General

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ A conservative law center is suing Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, alleging that a lawyer working in his office on climate issues is an improper political plant. Attorney Pete Surdo is working for Ellison under…

Children's Theatre Says 6 Abuse Victims Settle lawsuits

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis says it has settled lawsuits filed by six individuals who say they were sexually abused by the former artistic director and two former employees decades ago. The theatre company says terms of…

Hear The Hawley 911 Swatting Call

HAWLEY, Minn. -- Law enforcement calls it "swatting." Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says that's what happened this afternoon when deputies and other officers rushed to Hawley. Dispatch received a call from someone…