Minnesota News

Rep. Marquart of Dilworth To Chair MN House Taxes Committee

ST. PAUL, Minn. - DFL Rep. Paul Marquart of Dilworth will Chair the Minnesota House Taxes Committee for the 2019-2020 biennium. Democrats took over the lower chamber after flipping 18 seats, mostly in the Twin Cities suburbs, to have a 75-59…

Coal Train Derails Near Fisher, Minnesota

POLK COUNTY, MN -- Crews are cleaning up a coal train derailment east of Fisher, Minnesota. The derailment was reported to the Polk County Sheriff's Office around 2:30 this morning. A total of 14 cars of the BNSF train derailed.…

School Bus Hits Car in Douglas County, Minn.

NEAR MILLERVILLE, Minn. - A bus with Brandon-Evansville students on board struck a car Monday afternoon. It happened around 4:15 on Aaron Heights NW near Millerville. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says a car backed out a driveway directly in front of…

Driving, Cooking Safely for Thanksgiving

FARGO, N.D. -- Thanksgiving means two things: lots of traveling and lots of food. The American Red Cross reminds everyone who plans to drive to their Thanksgiving get together to buckle up, check…

LIVE: Big Blue Couch Coaching

By now you probably feel like the task of things you need to do for the holiday season is as full as it can possibly get. What with cooking and cleaning and decorating…

Arrest Made After Beltrami County Boy Shoots Himself

BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) _ The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office says one person has been arrested after a 10-year-old boy shot himself. Authorities say the boy found an unsecured handgun in his family's home shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday and suffered…

Salvation Army Sets Goal For Red Kettle Campaign

FARGO, ND - The Fargo-Moorhead Salvation Army hopes to raise $900,000 during this year's annual Red Kettle Campaign, which kicked off Thursday at West Acres Shopping Center. Major Vangie O'Neil says the goal is the same as last year's campaign, which…