Minnesota News

Protests Against Sexual Harassment on Minnesota's Capitol Hill

  ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Multiple political and nonprofit organizations descended on Minnesota's Capitol to show their support for people who have been sexually harassed or assaulted in the workplace. A crowd gathered with signs and many current and former…

Minnesota Doctors May See Limits on Opioid Prescriptions

  MINNESOTA -- New limits for opioid prescriptions are underway in Minnesota for doctors in the Medicaid program. Doctors who give more than the limit for more than half of their patients will be warned and go through extra training.…

Pangea: Cultivate Our Cultures

It comes from the term for aeons ago, pre-continental drift, when all the Earth's continents were fused together in one giant landmass. Now, the teeming masses of humanity right here in Cass and…

Minnesota Senator Al Franken Accused of Sexual Misconduct

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) -- New allegations of sexual misconduct are rocking Capitol Hill. Democratic Senator Al Franken of Minnesota is facing two accusers. One of those women says two separate incidents took place on a USO Tour back in…

Minnesota, North Dakota Senators React to Franken Accusations

  WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Franken's counterpart, Minnesota U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, strongly condemned her colleague without mentioning him by name. Klobuchar released a statement saying: "This should not have happened to Leeann Tweeden. I strongly condemn this behavior and the…

Pet Connection: Meet Dottie

Dottie is one of those cats whose personality is even more lovely than her looks -- and that's really saying something with this stunning feline. Not only does she have that striking spot…

Minnesota Loses Bid to Host World's Fair

  MINNESOTA -- The state of Minnesota has lost its bid to host what would have been the first World's Fair on U.S. soil in 40 years. The state was beat out by a campaign by Argentina's capital to celebrate…

Fargo Man Sentenced in Minnesota Welfare Scam

RAMSEY COUNTY, Minn. -- A Fargo man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for scamming Minnesota welfare programs. Elfonzo Shelby, 47, was sentenced in Ramsey County District Court for using fake identities to swindle more than $300,000 in…

Officials May Find Chronic Wasting Disease in Harvested Deer

  MINNESOTA -- Seven deer harvested in southeastern Minnesota may be infected with chronic wasting disease. Hunters harvested three of the seven deer near Preston, where 11 other deer tested positive during last year's CWD surveillance efforts. Three others were…

Icy Road Warning in Detroit Lakes Area

Detroit Lakes, MN -- Troopers around the Detroit Lakes area are responding to several crashes w/ icy roads. Highway 59 North of DL-1 there's a vehicle rollover with no injuries. Vehicles have slid off the road on Highway 10 and…

Men Identified in Menahga Murder-Suicide

  MENAHGA, Minn. -- Two men found dead of gunshot wounds Monday at a house in Menahga have been identified. They are 82-year-old Carl Albin and 67-year-old Michael Callahan, both of Menahga. Wadena County authorities say the deaths appear to…

St. Cloud Toddler Recovering After Shooting Himself

  ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- St. Cloud police say a 3-year-old boy shot himself after finding a loaded gun at his home. Authorities say the boy is in stable condition. They are looking for the 28-year-old father of the child…