BECKER, MN -- Agreements between Google and Xcel Energy to provide electricity for a $600 million data center in Becker, Minnesota have been approved. Google is weighing plans to build the center on land next to Xcel's Sherco power plant. Becker…
(FOX 9) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison issued a binding written opinion that under state law, "public schools are prohibited from denying students — who are eligible to receive their diploma — the opportunity to participate in graduation ceremonies due to…
WHITE EARTH, Minn. (KFGO) - Minnesota's White Earth Nation has joined the list of governments that are suing drug companies because of the opioid crisis. A complaint in U.S. District Court says the tribe filed the lawsuit to "eliminate the…
FRAZEE, MN (KFGO) - A $25.6 million bond referendum that was on the ballot in a special election held Tuesday in the Frazee-Vergas School District failed to get the approval of voters. The referendum included projects to update security at…
FARGO, N.D.-- Nearly 30 years ago, 11–year–old Jacob Wetterling was abducted from his Minnesota hometown and killed. Filmmaker Chris Newberry is telling Jacob's story. For the past three and a half years,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Popular local band "Slamabama" is honored during National Police Week observances in Washington, D.C. "In appreciation of your contribution to dedicated and continuous support for fallen law enforcement officers and their families across the nation. You exemplify…
If you're under 40 and in the upper Midwest, you probably can't imagine a time before Jacob Wetterling. But no matter how old you are, almost everyone here has felt the reverberations of…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Emmanuel Aranda, the man charged with throwing a 5-year-old boy from a third floor balcony at Mall of America, entered a guilty plea Tuesday morning in Hennepin County District Court. Aranda, 24, agreed to a sentence of 19 years…
UNITED STATES - While drug abuse and addiction is still an issue in the area, Minnesota and North Dakota are at the bottom of the list when it comes to drug use. The WalletHub study ranks each state and the District…
BECKER CO., MN -- A Sauk Rapids man has died after being pulled from the cold waters of Island Lake on Sunday morning. The Becker County Sheriff says 61-year-old Lyle Nelson passed away at Essentia in Fargo last night. He was…
MAHNOMEN, MN -- A Mahnomen, Minnesota man is in jail after firing several shots, including one through the window of a bank in Mahnomen. 22-year-old Chase Gagnon was taken into custody. Deputies and White Earth Tribal officers responded shortly before 8:30…
MOORHEAD, MN -- A high risk sex offender has a new address in Moorhead. Police say 31-year-old Jesse Syverson is now living in the 700 block of 8th Street South. They say Syverson has a history of possessing child pornography on…
FARGO, N.D. -- Finding out you're going to be a mother for the first time doesn't always come easy. "I was really scared but I was excited. I kind of just had a feeling…
OTTER TAIL CO., MN -- Next year's Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener has already been announced and it'll be a lot closer to our neck of the woods. The governor and others will head to Thumper Pond Resort in Otter Tail County.…
BECKER CO., MN -- A Sauk Rapids man pulled from the cold waters of Island Lake was flown to Essentia in Fargo. Authorities do not know the condition of 61-year-old Lyle Nelson. They say witnesses spotted a boat going in circles…
MINNESOTA -- After months of cold weather, it's time for anglers to hit the lakes for Minnesota's Fishing Opener. Even though the weather may be less than ideal tomorrow, anglers are…
At a Glyndon farm Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence urged Congressman Collin Peterson to get House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to bring up the USMCA for a vote. The Democrat says he's happy to make the request. The House Agriculture Committee…
FRAZEE, Minn. - A family friend sets up a GoFundMe for a man who died after being electrocuted in rural Frazee on Monday. Money will go toward Dillon Wilson's funeral expenses and give financial support for his longtime girlfriend Amber Bauer…
UPDATE: The CHI Saint Francis Hospital and nursing home has access to safe water after a power outage released too much lime into the city's water supply Friday morning. Crews are now focusing on bringing safe water to the Twin Town…
FARGO, ND -- It took years for North Dakota to establish its medical marijuana program which was approved by voters in 2016. Now that it's up and running, with one dispensary open…
BECKER CO., MN -- An Ogema, Minnesota man is in the Becker County Jail after a high speed chase this afternoon in the county. A deputy stopped 27-year-old Jamie Bevins, Jr. for passing in a no passing zone. When the deputy…
GLYNDON, Minn. -- Vice President Mike Pence spoke with dozens of farmers at R & J Johnson Farms in rural Glyndon to hear their…
DENT, MN -- An argument results in a fire and the arrest of a man near Dent, Minnesota. Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office arrested 35-year-old Joshua Fearing after he kicked a plastic gas can during the argument. He was smoking at…
Waffles the English Pointer may be 77 in dog years, but he can still sweep a lady right off her feet. Literally, in the case of the Morning Show's Emily Welker. Waffles came…
CARLTON, MINN. -The body of a pilot has been found in the wreckage of a small plane that went missing in eastern Minnesota. Searchers found the plane partially submerged in a river near the runway of the Moose Lake Carlton…
