EDEN PRAIRIE

Joint, Public Service Planned Next Week for Fallen Burnsville Officers

BURNSVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) — A Public Safety Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, February 28 for three fallen Burnsville first responders. The service for Police Officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge and Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth will be held at Grace Church, 9301 Eden Prairie Road, Eden Prairie starting at 11 a.m. The three men were killed while responding to a…

Woman sues dentist after 4 root canals, 8 dental crowns and 20 fillings in a single visit

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota woman has sued her dentist after receiving four root canals, eight dental crowns and 20 fillings in a single visit that she says led to her disfigurement. Kathleen Wilson filed the lawsuit last week in Hennepin County District Court, accusing Dr. Kevin Molldrem of Molldrem Family Dentistry in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, of providing negligent treatment…

Man dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound at Eden Prairie mall

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (FOX 9) – A man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Scheels store in Eden Prairie Center, creating a panic and sending the mall into lockdown Monday evening. Eden Prairie police say they responded to the mall around 7:25 p.m. for reports of a shot fired. At the scene, they say they found one man…

UPDATE: Victims of Plane Crash in Victoria, MN Identified

VICTORIA, Minn. (AP) —  A relative has identified three people killed in the fiery crash of a small plane in southeastern Minnesota as a surgeon from Omaha, Nebraska, and two of his family members from Wyoming. Jo Mertes, of Mantador, North Dakota, told the Star Tribune Sunday that her nephew, 42-year-old Jacob Mertes and his 37-year-old wife, Sara Mertes, of…

10-Year-Old Girl Who Took Family Vehicle & Credit Cards Found Safe In Maple Grove

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — A 10-year-old girl who police in Fridley, Minnesota say took a vehicle from her home Tuesday morning and drove around the Twin Cities, has been found safe. Around 10:30 Wednesday morning, Maple Grove police officers found Ava Whitfield at a Walgreens. They also found the vehicle. Police say the girl took credit cards from her mother’s…

Minnesota firefighters share their experience of battling Oregon wildfires

29 Minnesota Firefighters were called to help with the Slater fire.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – Twenty-nine Minnesota Firefighters are back home after battling Oregon wildfires. The firefighters from Brainerd, Fisher, Bemidji, Eden Prairie, Motley, Crosslake and Spring Lake Park/Blaine/Mounds View spent two weeks on the frontlines of the Slater fire. They were assigned to Cave Junction, a small city about 25 miles from the California border. The firefighters were split into…

Two Republican Lawmakers Introduce Gun Bills Before Session Ends

Rep. Sarah Anderson of Plymouth and Rep. Jenifer Loon of Eden Prairie are co-sponsoring the bills

Rep. Sarah Anderson & Rep. Jenifer LoonST. PAUL, Minn. — Two Republican lawmakers from Minneapolis suburbs are trying to get gun legislation passed before the session ends later this month. One bill would give private sellers an incentive to verify a buyer has a legal right to own a gun before making a sale. The other involves several changes to…

Police: Eden Prairie Center Mall Lock Down Initiated by Sporting Goods Customer

Eden Prairie Center was locked down around midday

  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — A mall in Eden Prairie re-opened just after noon after being locked down briefly on a report of a person with a weapon. Police determined it was just a man who carried a gun case into a sporting goods store in search of service on his gun. Eden Prairie Center was locked down around midday….

Minnesota Woman on Losing Brother During Las Vegas Shooting; Lawsuit Filed Over Mandalay Bay Response

Emily Alvarez lost her brother, Brian Fraser, to the shooting in Las Vegas. KMSP Fox 9 reporter, Christina Palladino has her story.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — An Eden Prairie woman who lost her brother in the Las Vegas massacre is opening up about the heartbreak her family is going through. Christina Palladino talked with the woman about losing a member of her family. Emily Alvarez is a Special Education teacher at Minnetonka school. She got the worst news in the world last…