ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty made a stop at the Capitol as he considers running for his old job. Pawlenty's visit came just hours before the 2018 legislative session began. He says he addressed Senate Republicans…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- 3M has reached a settlement with Minnesota on the same day its trial was expected to start. 3M will provide a grant of $850 million to the state, with funds used to finance projects involving drinking water…
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The number of people without health insurance in Minnesota jumped by 116,000 in the past two years. The Minnesota Department of Health says the uninsured rate rose to 6.3 percent last year, up from 4.3 percent…
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Health officials say Minnesota has made great progress in reducing a large backlog of unresolved complaints at senior care facilities. The state Health Department has reduced the number of unresolved maltreatment cases by nearly 80 percent…
DETROIT LAKES -- Polar Fest in Detroit Lakes ends tonight but you can still take in the beauty of a 24–foot–tall ice palace until they knock it down. It took more than 1,100…
PONEMAH, Minn. -- A member of Red Lake Nation has gone missing. Red Lake Law Enforcement is looking for 27-year-old Amy Dow. She was last seen leaving her house in Ponemah, Minnesota about three weeks ago. Amy is 5'3" tall…
CASS CO., Minn. --- Authorities doubt that foul play was a factor in the death of a pregnant woman who was missing for more than two weeks. The body of 27-year-old Kara Blevins was found Saturday not far from her…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- A Minneapolis 911 dispatcher was killed while driving to work and her husband heard the call while monitoring emergency dispatch audio at home. The State Patrol says 30-year-old Jenna Bixby was hit head-on Saturday by a wrong-way…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A solution for the country's pension crisis didn't make it in the final budget, but a bipartisan committee has been set up as a compromise. The pension crisis is threatening 2,000 North Dakotans and 400,000 retirees across…
If you're feeling a little bit creative or just want to be inspired by folks who are, search no further than the Plains Art Museum this weekend. That's where the 8th Annual Unglued…
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota lawmakers are heading back to the Capitol Tuesday with a long list of work but uncertain odds of finishing it. Squaring Minnesota's tax code with the recently passed federal tax cuts may get top billing.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Trump administration is once again calling for the complete elimination of low-income heating assistance. The administration is using the same arguments from a year ago when it tried to abolish the program, saying it's rife with…
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Gov. Doug Burgum's trip to the Super Bowl as a guest of Xcel Energy included free invitations to private parties, meals and other events. The Associated Press discovered the invitations through an open records request. Burgum said…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Authorities say a 27-year-old pregnant woman missing for more than two weeks has been found dead in the woods in northern Minnesota. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says the body of Kara Blevins was discovered about 8:15…
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. -- A fire at an apartment complex in Breckenridge has displaced at least six people. Multiple fire crews were on the scene for hours on Friday after a call came in…
DETROIT LAKES, MN -- Highway 10 is back open in both directions as of 3:45 p.m., Friday afternoon. (Original Story) DETROIT LAKES, MN -- The Minnesota State Patrol reports that Highway 10 eastbound is closed. 8:00 a.m. Friday morning there…
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Minnesota and North Dakota have been nationally recognized for their happiness. According to the website 24/7 Wall Street, Minnesota and North Dakota ranked as the fourth and fifth happiest states in the country. The rankings were compiled…
BRECKENRIDGE, MN - Firefighters spent several hours battling a major fire in a three story home converted to apartments. The blaze was reported around 8:30 a.m. Friday. The fire is across the street from the Wilkin County Courthouse at Dakota…
FARGO, N.D. -- One woman dies every 80 seconds from a heart attack or stroke. In order to lower that statistic, the American Heart Association hosted their second annual "Go Red For…
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- An overnight home invasion ends with one of the suspects in the hospital. Moorhead Police were called to 1020 18th Street South Wednesday after midnight. Two males broke into an…
BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota first lady Kathryn Helgaas Burgum has been named to the board of directors of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. The foundation is the nation's leading nonprofit provider of addiction treatment and recovery resources. Helgaas Burgum…
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- A non–profit organization has hired a new president to help spark economic development in downtown Moorhead. Downtown Moorhead, Inc. has hired Derrick LaPoint to lead the group's efforts to revitalize Moorhead's urban core. LaPoint spent the last…
FARGO, N.D. -- With the 18 school shootings that have happened so far in 2018, Fargo, West Fargo and Moorhead Public Schools are pushing even more for a new security protocol. Before the summer of 2017, the schools used the traditional…
FRIDLEY, Minn. -- A man shot and killed a Williston man who had pulled a knife on another driver following a multi-vehicle crash. The events unfolded Wednesday afternoon along Highway 65 in the Minneapolis suburb of Fridley. Police say 33-year-old…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- The latest spring flood outlook is out and it's pretty much unchanged. The threat for significant snowmelt flooding remains very low across the main-stem Red River, its tributaries, and the Devils Lake Basin. Current conditions and…
