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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…

United Way Acts of Kindness

There's a movement afoot to take small acts of kindness and see how far they can spread. It started years ago in the Fargo metro area, according to officials from the United…

Two Dead In Wadena County

MENAHGA, MN (AP) _ Authorities in Wadena County are investigating the deaths of two males who had been shot. The Sheriff's Office says dispatchers received a 911 call to a residence in Menahga shortly after midnight Monday. The two males…

Douglas County Man Identified in Farm Accident

  MILTONA, Minn. -- A Douglas County man who survived having his arm pinned in a corn picker for about an hour has been identified. Police say 54–year–old Todd Wunderlich got his arm trapped while cleaning something out of his…