Minnesota News

More Surgery for Minnesota Football Player, Cancer Survivor

MINNEAPOLIS--University of Minnesota football player and four-time cancer survivor Casey O'Brien is facing more surgery this week to remove a spot on his lung. The walk-on holder made his college debut at Rutgers on Oct. 19, holding all three of…

White Earth Police Arrest Man in Connection with Overdose Death

WHITE EARTH, Minn.--The White Earth Police Department arrested a man in connection with a death that occurred in the village of Naytahwaush in October. White Earth Police, Mahnomen County Sheriff's Office and Naytahwaush Ambulance responded to reports of an unresponsive…

Boy in Custody after Allegedly Making Bomb Threat

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn.--An International Falls Middle School student is in custody after he was accused of making a bomb threat. The Koochiching County Attorney's Office is reviewing the case and deciding whether to issue a juvenile delinquency petition against the…

Train Derails Near Ulen

ULEN, Minn.--A train derailed South of Ulen along Highway 32 early Monday morning. There were 114-grain cars on the train. The wheels on a few of the cars came off the rails causing the grain they were carrying to spill.…

Hoof Beats For Healing Hosts Fundraiser

FARGO, N.D. -- Hoof Beats for healing is a non–profit organization dedicated to getting its patients a different kind of treatment through Equine Assisted Therapy. "The results are just phenomenal, what would take months or…

LIVE: Aptitude and the Holiday Art Markets

If you're looking to put an artful spin on your holiday spaces, it's time to head to the mall. The new Holiday Art Markets are opening this weekend for the first time in the…

School District Sued Over Treatment of Transgender Student

BUFFALO, Minn.--A mother is suing a Minnesota school district, claiming it discriminated against her son because he's transgender. The lawsuit filed in Wright County alleges Buffalo Community Middle School repeatedly isolated her son from his classmates, limited his access to…

FM Area Foundation Launches Online Caring Catalog

FARGO, N.D.--The FM Area Foundation's online crowdfunding campaign titled The Caring Catalog launches today. The Caring Catalog supports 86 local nonprofits and community initiatives in the F-M area, and 100 percent of donations go to the organizations. The FM Area…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Clown

We don't think he's been to clown school. When it comes to charming an audience, Clown the orange tabby is a purely self-taught natural. The one-year-old came in to Homeward Animal Shelter recently with about…

LIVE: Trump Impeachment Hearings

  WASHINGTON, DC -- A former National Security Council aide will tell the House impeachment hearing that one of the central Republican talking points--that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 U.S. election--is a "fictional narrative that has been perpetrated and…

LIVE: Ski Season Starts

It's time to head back up the mountain! Detroit Mountain, that is. The Detroit-Lakes based resort snow guns are going full blast Thursday, to take advantage of the sudden drop in temperatures that makes…

LIVE: Trump Impeachment Hearings

  WASHINGTON (AP) _ Ambassador Gordon Sondland is likely to be unpredictable when he faces questions about his evolving accounts of the Trump administration's dealings with Ukraine and a newly revealed summertime phone call with President Donald Trump. Sondland…

Day Care Under Investigation after Infant Dies

BRAINERD, Minn.--Sheriff's officials in central Minnesota are investigating the death of an infant at a home day care. Emergency responders found the baby boy unresponsive after they were called to the home Nov. 12. The infant died a short time…

Ellison Agrees to Help School Districts Afford Milk for Students

ST. PAUL, Minn.--Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says his office has reached an agreement to help more than 40 school districts afford to buy milk for students through 2030. Ellison said Tuesday the agreement with Kansas-based Dairy Farmers of America…

Ada, MN - Town of the Week 11-19-19

Ada cruised to victory over Harvey, ND.   Ada was Town of the Week 6 years ago before we even had voting and has never had a chance to be up for Town of the Year.  Congratulations Ada and go Cougars!…