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Former Vikings QB Wade Wilson Has Died

DALLAS (AP) - Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback and longtime assistant coach Wade Wilson has died. The Dallas Cowboys said Wilson passed away Friday at his home in Coppell, Texas. The team didn't specify a cause of death for Wilson, who…

Moorhead K9 Officer Milo Retires

  MOORHEAD, Minn. - Moorhead Police bids farewell to K-9 Officer Milo. He was sworn in eight years ago. During his time ridding crime in the city, the department says Milo and his handlers have done more than two hundred…

Complaint Claims Man Held "Death Party" For Wife

SEARLES - A southern Minnesota man is accused of removing his ailing wife from a care center, taking her home and holding what is described as a "death party" with methamphetamine before she died. Duane Johnson is charged with criminal…

Urgent Need For Blood Donations

FARGO (KFGO) - Vitalant, formerly United Blood Services, is in urgent need of blood donors. Its blood centers in Fargo, Minot, Aberdeen and Mitchell, South Dakota were closed Wed. and scheduled blood drives were called off. As a result, KFGO…

Morning Low Temperatures 1-30-19

...LOW TEMPERATURE REPORTS... LOCATION TEMP TIME/DATE NORRIS CAMP (COOP) -48 F 0700 AM 01/30 LISBON ND (COOP) -46 F 0700 AM 01/30 BADOURA MN (MN DNR) -43 F 0706 AM 01/30 CHAMBERLAIN MN (DOT) -43 F 0740 AM 01/30 PARK…

Lowest Wind Chills for 1-29-19

...COLDEST WIND CHILL REPORTS OVER THE PAST 48 HOURS... LOCATION TEMP TIME/DATE PROVIDER PONSFORD MN 10 N (CWOP) -66 F 0618 PM 01/29 CWOP FLAG ISLAND MN (AWOS) -65 F 0735 AM 01/30 ASOS LAKE PARK MN (DOT) -64 F…

East Grand Forks Police Non-Emergency Phone Lines Back Up

UPDATE: East Grand Forks Police say their phones are back up and working.   EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. - The East Grand Forks Police Department said on Facebook around 2:15 Wednesday that their non-emergency phone lines are down. Anyone needing…

MN Department of Human Services Reports Data Breach

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Human Services says a data breach potentially exposed personal information on up to 3,000 people. Commissioner Tony Lourey tells legislative leaders it happened Sept. 28 when an employee fell for a phishing…

U.S. Postal Service suspends deliveries Wednesday in MN & ND

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - You may have heard that "neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night ...'' will prevent mail carriers from completing their appointed rounds. But the unofficial motto of the U.S. Postal Service apparently doesn't include…

Vehicle Fire May Have Been Started By Block Heater

DOUGLAS COUNTY, MN -- A block heater may have started a vehicle fire in Douglas County. Small kids woke their parents after spotting the fire in their driveway in Brandon, Minnesota, west of Alexandria. Fire crews were called just before 6…

Star Wars App Compares ND & MN to Hoth

A galaxy from far, far away can only compare with the dangerously bitter cold we're feeling. The Star Wars App has a weather section where you can see the planet that has a climate that resembles your own. Not surprisingly,…

Strange Warning From CDC: Don't Snuggle or Kiss Hedgehogs

ATLANTA - It seems to be a bizarre warning, but the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm on people kissing and snuggling hedgehogs. The organization says a multi-state outbreak of salmonella infections, including in Minnesota are linked…