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Teen Girls Thrown From ATV, One Seriously Hurt

PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Two teens are thrown from their ATV after hitting a muddy area south of Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office says the 16-year-old female driver was initially unresponsive and appeared to have a head…

3 NW MN Schools in Top 10 of Best Community College Rankings

Three Minnesota community and technical colleges are in the top 10 of WalletHub's best community college rankings. Minnesota State Community and Technical College comes in 6th, Alexandria Technical and Community College is in 7th and Northland Community College is 9th.…

Couple Dead in Murder-Suicide in Norman County, MN

NORMAN COUNTY, Minn. - Authorities are investigating a murder-suicide in rural Gary, Minnesota. Deputies responded around 5:00 PM Thursday. They found 62-year-old Duane Carlsrud, his 61-year-old wife Rebecca and their pet dead. The Sheriff's Office says the Carlsruds died from…

Minnesota House Democrats Plan 15 Cannabis Conversations

ST. PAUL, Minn.--Minnesota House Democrats are hitting the road for a series of town halls on how the state should go about legalizing recreational marijuana. House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler says his chamber will pass a legalization bill in the…

Traffic Deaths Up 6% in 2018

ST. PAUL, Minn.--State officials say traffic deaths in Minnesota increased 6% last year. The Department of Public Safety says 381 people died in crashes in 2018 with speed being the main factor in about a third of the fatalities. The…

MN mom secures spot on MasterChef’s Top 6

ROCHESTER, Minn. - One of Minnesota's own is among some of the best chefs in the entire country. Shari Mukherjee is now in the top six of Fox’s hit show MasterChef. She held a viewing party Wednesday night at the…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Buzz

We're all abuzz about our newest Pet Connection guest this morning. Buzz is an electrifying little dog with tons of energy and charm, but who knows how to settle in and focus when there's…

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…

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