LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Grandpa
What could be better than having a grandpa or grandma? Why, bringing home an extra one, of course. Grandpa the boxer has been around for awhile. He's 10 this year, which puts him squarely…
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Sen. Smith Discusses One Health Bill, Possible Trump Impeachment Proceedings
WASHINGTON - Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith introduces a bill for a one health approach. It's an idea that human and animal health are linked and should be studied together to prevent disease outbreaks. Smith…
Mick's Office Makes Special Burger to Raise Money for Brave Like Gabe Foundation
MOORHEAD, Minn. --Mick's Office is honoring Perham native and professional runner Gabe Grunewald, who passed away last week after a long fight with cancer. Mick's has a specialty burger every week, and this…
Body Found At Wadena County Fairgrounds Identified By Authorities
WADENA, MN -- Police in Wadena, Minnesota have released the name of a man found dead at the Wadena County Fairgrounds nearly two weeks ago. He is 54-year-old Roger Donnelly of Minneapolis. His body was found on the fairgrounds on…
Hemp Farmer Charged With Selling Drugs
PRESTON, Minn. (AP) _ A Minnesota hemp farmer is facing charges after authorities claimed his products had more than the legal limit of the compound that makes users high. Court documents say products from Luis Hummel's 5th Sun Gardens hemp…
Memorial Cruise For Downtown Shooting Victim
Friends of the Fargo food truck owner who was killed near downtown are honoring his memory with a cruise. A group gathered last Friday night in front of Kmart on University Drive for a memorial…
Option to Undo Some DUI Convictions Yet to be Widely Sought
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Court officials and lawyers in North Dakota say few people have tried to undo convictions for refusing DUI blood tests in the year since a state Supreme Court opinion offered a narrow pathway for doing so.…
Shooting Victim Rescued by Uber Driver Near Stillwater
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) _ Authorities say an Uber driver rescued a woman who had been shot and left to die along a road in Washington County. A 23-year-old St. Paul man, suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, is charged…
Skating Coach Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Student
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ A figure skating coach has pleaded guilty in Hennepin County to sexually abusing a student. Forty-eight-year-old Thomas Incantalupo, of St. Louis Park, entered the plea to two counts of criminal sexual conduct Tuesday for abusing the girl…
Thief River Falls Chiropractor Sent to Prison Defrauding Insurance Companies
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (KFGO) - A chiropractor from Thief River Falls will spend more than two years in federal prison for wire fraud. Richard Wiseth, 36, pleaded guilty to defrauding health insurers by submitting false and fraudulent claims for chiropractic services.…
Leaked Email Raises New Questions About PolyMet Water Permit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ A leaked email has raised new questions about how state and federal regulators handled a major permit for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. The e-mail asks Environmental Protection Agency officials not to file written…
Two People Taken To Fargo Hospital After House Explosion Near Barnesville
BARNESVILLE, MN -- A house northwest of Barnesville was heavily damaged in an early morning explosion. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says he doesn't believe anyone was seriously hurt. Two people in the house at the time were taken to…
Two Minnesota Agencies Not Ready For Permits For Proposed Enbridge Pipeline
ST. PAUL, MN -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Department of Natural Resources will not release draft permits for Enbridge Energy's proposed Line 3 pipeline in northern Minnesota. They are waiting until a better environmental impact statement is…
MN Man Donates 3 Million Pop Tabs to Ronald McDonald House
ROCHESTER, Minn. - It marks the end of a 30 year donation campaign for a Southern Minnesota man. It involves his generous spirit, aluminum and plenty of sugar. Jim Spinler of Medford stopped by Rochester's Ronald McDonald House…
Fill Up On Pizza This Wednesday for Bethany Retirement Living
FARGO, N.D. -- Now's your chance to indulge in an entire pizza and not feel guilty afterwards. Anytime you stop in to Blaze Pizza this Wednesday and mention "Bethany", 20 percent of the proceeds…
Animal Caught In Moorhead Is A Cross Between A Dog And A Wolf
MOORHEAD, MN -- Police have determined that an animal that had been sighted in Moorhead for about a month is a dog-wolf cross. Capt. Deric Swenson says the hybrid, believed to be about a year-old, is not allowed in the city…
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…
Leeds, North Dakota Man Expected To Plead Guilty In $11.4 Million Ag Ponzi Scheme
BISMARCK, ND -- A Leeds, North Dakota man is expected to plead guilty in a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme that targeted North Dakota, Minnesota and Canadian farmers and businesses. 22-year-old Hunter Hanson is charged with wire fraud, money laundering and forfeiture.…
Duluth Man is Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Second-Degree Murder
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) _ A defendant accused of killing a man during a robbery in St. Louis County has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Darrel Mayhew earlier pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of 70-year-old Larry…
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…
Dad Drowns While Attempting To Save Child At Dead Shot Bay Day Before Father's Day
DETROIT LAKES, MN -- Authorities say a father died while trying to save his 3-year-old child who fell from a bridge into a northwestern Minnesota lake. The Becker County sheriff's office says Christopher Schultz jumped into Detroit Lake after his child…
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