Minnesota News

Becker County Man Dies in Farm Accident

BECKER COUNTY, Minn. -- A Becker County man is dead after getting trapped between his tractor and a tree. Emergency crews were called out just before 3 o'clock to 28998 Tower Road. They found 77-year-old Larry Jones trapped under a…

Dilworth Police Investigating Possible Overdose Deaths

  DILWORTH, Minn. -- Two people have died of suspected drug overdoses, just days apart, in Dilworth. Officers say both victims were men in their 20's. One overdose death happened on May 2 while the second victim died on Sunday.…

Judge Considering Prince's Siblings as Potential Heirs

  CHANHASSEN, Minn. -- A Minnesota judge says he'll take a request that Prince's six siblings be declared his lawful heirs under advisement. The judge had said in January he wouldn't declare the heirs of the late rock superstar until…

Minneapolis Parks Now Tobacco Free

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Cities in Minnesota are continuing their battle against tobacco. The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board has now banned all tobacco use in all of the city's parks. The policy…

Hundreds of Concordia College Students Graduate

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Hundreds pack into Concordia's Memorial Auditorium to join graduates for their spring commencement. As students enter commencement with smiles and laughter, it's safe to say there's one word to…

Chemicals Likely Caused Glyndon Business Fire

Authorities say wood-finishing chemicals likely caused a weekend fire that destroyed a wood carving business in western Minnesota. The fire at Andy Lake Woodworks in Glyndon was reported early Saturday afternoon. Three log sheds and a shop building were destroyed.…

Missing University of Minnesota Student Found Dead

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-- The mother of a missing University of Minnesota student confirms it is the body of her son that authorities pulled from the Mississippi River. Hennepin County Sheriff's deputies say 22-year-old Christopher Stanley has been missing since Tuesday. They…

Details Released in Crookston Homicide

  CROOKSTON, Minn. -- New details have been released in a Crookston homicide. Eddie Frazier, 49, has been charged with second degree murder in the killing of 48-year-old Tawnja Wallace. Police say Wallace was found strangled and submerged in a…

Drivers Identified in Bemidji School Bus Crash

  BELTRAMI COUNTY, Minn. -- Authorities have identified the two drivers involved in a Bemidji school bus crash in Beltrami County. Police say 29-year-old Thomas Nielson of Chattanooga, Tennessee was driving a passenger vehicle when he drove through a stop…

Man Wanted In Connection With Crookston Death In Custody

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A person of interest in the death of a Crookston woman is now in custody following a six-hour manhunt in Bloomington overnight. Forty-nine-year-old Eddie Markeith Frazier was taken into custody around 3 a.m., according to Bloomington Police.…