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U.S. Women's Soccer Defeat The Dutch To Win World Cup Trophy

The U.S. women’s soccer team lifted the World Cup trophy for the second time in four years on Sunday – leading to both praise and calls for equal pay from American politicians. The Americans defeated the Dutch, 2-0, behind goals from Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle…

MN Man Gets Hit in the Face By Fireworks

CROW WING COUNTY, Minn. - A northern Minnesota man lighting illegal fireworks gets injured on the Fourth of July. It happened at a home north of Merrifield, which is near Brainerd. The Crow Wing County Sheriff's office says the 49-year-old…

Man Arrested in Otter Tail County for Indecent Exposure

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN. (KFGO) - A naked man standing on his pontoon boat on North Turtle Lake, east of Underwood was arrested for indecent exposure. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office reports a man and woman were in their…

Man Dead Following Police Standoff in Eagan

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) _ A man suspected of assaulting a woman has been fatally shot following a standoff with police in Eagan. Authorities say the man was armed and fled on foot after assaulting the woman in a car about…

Moorhead Man Arrested in Narcotics Search

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- One man is arrested after officers find heroin during a narcotics search. Police arrest 34-year-old Dennis Akins, of Moorhead, after searching a house at 1220 14th Street North. Authorities found 12 grams of powder heroin with an…

USA Women Defeat England 2-1 To Reach World Cup Final

LYON, France (AP) _ Alex Morgan celebrated her go-ahead goal with a cheeky tea-sipping celebration and Alyssa Naeher stopped a late penalty kick to send the United States into the final at the Women's World Cup with a 2-1 victory…

Arrest Made In Fatal UTV Crash Last Month In Becker County

BECKER CO., MN -- Authorities have arrested the driver involved in a fatal UTV crash last month in Becker County. 36-year-old Aaron Pelham of Waubun was arrested Monday and is in the Becker County Jail with formal charges pending. Pelham…

Think About Donating Blood For The 4th

FARGO, N.D. – As we approach the July 4th holiday and what will be a long weekend for many across the U.S., Vitalant is bracing for a national shortfall of nearly 8,500 blood donations the week of July 1. In…

Erskine Man Arrested For Impaired Boating On Union Lake

POLK CO., MN -- An Erskine, Minnesota man is arrested after Polk County authorities get a report of a reckless boater on Union Lake. 23-year-old Emelian Frolov was located on the lake around 8 o'clock Sunday night with seven other…

Three Men Arrested During Sex Trafficking Sting In Mahnomen

MAHNOMEN, MN -- Three Minnesota men were arrested Friday in Mahnomen during a sex trafficking sting by TRUST: the Tribes United Against Sex Trafficking Task Force. Arrested were 46-year-old Steven Bergren of Lake Park, 35-year-old Shane Lehn of Rothsay and…

Abortions in Minnesota See 2% Decline in 2018

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Statistics released by the state Department of Health show there were 9,910 abortions performed in Minnesota in 2018, a 2% decrease from the year before. While the overall numbers declined, the number of people who…

Hundreds March to Protest Immigration Policies

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Hundreds of people protested the Trump administration's immigration policies during a march through south Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon. The Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee and the Council on American-Islamic Relations promoted Sunday afternoon's march as a protest…

Storm Reports Saturday, June 29th

Storm Reports from the National Weather Service in Grand Forks: ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0750 AM HAIL 3 ESE KNOX 48.33N 99.63W 06/29/2019 E1.25 INCH Benson ND PUBLIC STRONG WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS…

Moorhead Police Find Body in River at Johnson Park

  MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Moorhead Police have found a body in the river at Johnson Park. Police say someone told them they thought they saw a person floating in the water just after 4:00 this afternoon. When officers got to…