Minnesota News

Gov. Walz To Have Surgery, Transfer Power To Lt. Governor

ST. PAUL, MN -- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has announced that he will have surgery on his left knee on Thursday and transfer power to the Lieutenant Governor. Walz is being treated for a medial meniscus tear, an injury common for…

LIVE: Erasing School Lunch Debt

We all know kids who are stressed because they're hungry can't concentrate enough to learn well in school. But for some families, the stress of paying for school lunches lasts long after school's out…

Children's Hospitals of Minnesota Nurses Strike Averted

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Dave Kolpack, AP) - Nurses have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract with Children's Hospitals of Minnesota, after union nurses had authorized their negotiating team to call for a strike. The Minnesota Nurses Association…

22 Nursing Homes In Region Cited for Health and Safety Violations

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Eleven Minnesota nursing homes are on a list of facilities cited by federal officials for patterns of health and safety violations, including Moorhead Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. The list, which includes 6 facilities in North Dakota…

Presentation on Notable Local Journalist Jane Swisshelm

ABERCROMBIE, N.D.-- Fort Abercrombie is hosting historical presentations about the area. This week's topic is Jane Swisshelm; a prominent journalist in the 1860's who wrote for a newspaper in Saint Cloud Minnesota. At the…

Red Lake Police Try To Identify Young School Vandals

RED LAKE, MN -- Police are searching for a group of kids that broke into schools and bus garages in Red Lake, Minnesota causing thousands of dollars in damage. They posted these pictures to Facebook and said the kids, who…

First Annual Juneteenth Celebration in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn.-- Over a hundred and fifty years have passed since the Emancipation Proclamation, and celebrations across the country called Juneteenth are commemorating just that. June 19th, 1865, better known as Juneteenth, is the…

Gov. Walz Considers Special Session to Help Diabetics

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Gov. Tim Walz says he's open to calling a special session to help diabetics who can't afford the cost of insulin, but lawmakers must first work out a deal. A measure that would have established an…

Authorities Identify Mahnomen County Drowning Victim

MAHNOMEN COUNTY, Minn. -- A 19-year-old Thief River Falls man has been identified as the victim of a drowning last Friday night in Mahnomen County. The sheriff's office says Chase Hron was jet-skiing and not wearing a life jacket on…

'Vikings Table' Will Roll Out to Serve Hungry Kids

EAGAN, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings roll out a new food truck to serve free, healthy meals to children. The custom-built purple truck called 'Vikings Table' is part of the Minnesota Vikings Foundation's attempt to cut down on childhood obesity…

1 Dead, 6 Hurt After Mahnomen County Crash

MAHNOMEN COUNTY, Minn. One person is dead and six others are in the hospital after a head-on crash in Mahnomen County. Mahnomen County Deputies responded around 5:40 Wednesday night to County Road three and 250th Street. Authorities say two vehicles…

Fargo Police Warn About Possible Tainted Marijuana in the Area

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) - Fargo police are warning about a new illegal drug threat...possibly contaminated marijuana sold in Fargo that sent two people to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo this past weekend with serious reactions. One victim was reported to…