Minnesota News

MN AG Lori Swanson Enters Governor Race with Rep. Rick Nolan

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) - Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson and U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan are making a last-minute entry into the governor's race. Swanson announced Monday she will seek the DFL nomination for governor, along with running mate U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan.…

LIVE: Bike Sharing The Red's Geology

Riding the Red River trails on a bicycle is always a great way to spend a summer's day. Now, students at an NDSU Geology class are taking a special trip up and down…

F-M Holds First Ever Special Needs Walk

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Whenever Brianna Schjei takes her son Evan to a restaurant, she calls ahead to make sure she's allowed to bring a lunch bag for him. "So far we haven't been…

Erin Murphy Picks Erin Maye Quade As Her Running Mate

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- State Rep. Erin Murphy has named Rep. Erin Maye Quade as her running mate as she heads toward a primary in her bid for governor. Murphy was endorsed by Democratic activists in Rochester Saturday. She defeated…

4 more Deaths Linked to Romaine Lettuce, 2 in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) - Four more deaths have been reported in the multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce from Yuma, Arizona, the CDC confirmed in a June 1 update. Two of the latest deaths were in Minnesota. According to the CDC,…

National Donut Day

Lines are stretching down Broadway in downtown Fargo, and that's for one reason and one reason only - National Donut Day. Year after year, donut makers fry up batch after batch for the…

Fire Heavily Damages Fergus Falls Home

FERGUS FALLS, MINN. (KFGO) - A early morning fire caused heavy damage to a home in Fergus Falls. The fire at 634 West Stanton Avenue was reported around 1:30 a.m. Friday. Fire Chief Ryan Muchow says smoke was coming from…

Tim Pawlenty taps Lt. Gov. Michelle Fischbach as running mate

(KMSP) - Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Pawlenty announced Thursday he has tapped current Lt. Gov. Michelle Fischbach to be his running mate in the 2018 election. Fischbach, a Republican from Paynesville, served in the Minnesota Senate for 22 years, including two terms as President of the Senate,…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Beau and Beckett

It's a road-trip, buddy-movie script in the making with these two. Beau and Barrett, two adorable brothers rescued from a reservation, hit the road early Thursday morning with the James River Humane Society's…

Maker of Subsys Sued By Minnesota Attorney General

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is suing an Arizona-based pharmaceutical company alleging that it illegally marketed a painkiller made from the synthetic opioid fentanyl. The lawsuit accuses drugmaker Insys Therapeutics of encouraging physicians to prescribe the…

Menards Worker Attempts To Abduct Child

WATERTOWN, S.D. -- A worker at Menards in Watertown, South Dakota has been arrested for trying to abduct a young child. Police say 35-year-old Peter Groenhoff of Canby, Minnesota attempted to abduct a 4-year-old child on Sunday afternoon. They say…