Minnesota News

5 New Lawsuits Filed in Fatal School Explosion

MINNEAPOLIS - Five new lawsuits have been filed more than two years after a natural gas explosion caused part of a Minneapolis school to collapse, killing two people and injuring nine others. The lawsuits say CenterPoint Energy and Master Mechanical…

Plane Crashes Near Detroit Lakes Airport

DETROIT TOWNSHIP, Minn. - A pilot walks away from a plane crash in Becker County. Deputies responded around 6:45 Tuesday night to a corn field north of the Detroit Lakes/Becker County Airport. The pilot, 76-year-old Theodore Kiebke of Detroit Lakes…

Diversion Authority Goes After Buffalo-Red River Watershed District

BECKER CO, MN -- Another complaint is filed over the multi-billion dollar Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project. The Diversion Authority filed the complaint with the Minnesota District Court in Becker County against the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District. In June, the district voted…

Missing Grand Forks Man Found Dead In Minnesota

CROOKSTON, MN - The body of a Grand Forks man, who'd been missing for more than a week, has been found in Polk County. Grand Forks Police say the body of 55-year-old Fernando Balboa was discovered Monday evening in a…

Flights cancelled, delayed at MSP Airport due to severe weather

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Over 120 flights have been delayed and another five have been cancelled at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Monday night due to severe weather. Departing flights were delayed an average of 50 minutes Monday, according to Flight…

Eastbound I-94 Closed Near Moorhead

NEAR DOWNER, Minn. - MNDOT has closed a portion of eastbound Interstate 94 because of buckled concrete. I-94 is closed between the exit 6 for Minnesota Highway 336 and exit 15 for Clay County…

Couple Survives Crash with Half-Ton Moose

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) _ A young couple remains hospitalized in Duluth after surviving a collision with a half-ton bull moose on a dark northern Minnesota highway. Seventeen-year-old Amaya Nelson was behind the wheel July 7 and her 22-year-old boyfriend, Remington…

Tony Lourey Resigns as Walz's Human Services Commissioner

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Gov. Tim Walz's Human Services commissioner has resigned just six months after being appointed. The governor's office announced Tony Lourey's resignation on Monday without explanation. He leaves just days after two deputy commissioners announced their…

Police Shoot Man After He Tells 911 to Kill Him

WOODBURY, Minn. (AP) _ Police have shot and wounded a man in Woodbury after he reportedly called 911 saying he wanted police to kill him. The Washington County sheriff's office says the shooting happened about 11:30 a.m. Sunday in the…

Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Field Near Wolverton

WOLVERTON, Minn. -- An agriculture plane makes an emergency landing in a field east of Wolverton. Wilkin County Sheriff's Office received a call that the plane's engine had seized and it went down about a mile and a half from…