EMT and medical student Jamey Sharp speaks at a press conference about protocols for ICE encounters at medical centers Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026 outside of Hennepin County Medical Center. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is auditing Hennepin Healthcare, which operates Minnesota’s largest safety net hospital, for compliance with immigrant…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) –A Moorhead man is arrested during a high-risk, no-knock search warrant. The Red River Valley SWAT Team assisted the Moorhead Police Department and the Metro Street Crimes Unit at an apartment building in the 1900 block of 18th Avenue South around 4 p.m. They arrested 43-year-old James Schaan. He was taken into custody without incident. Schaan was…
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (KVRR) – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued a writ of special election to fill the vacancy left by the death of former Speaker Melissa Hortman. That announcement was made on Friday, July 11. The special election will be held on Tuesday, Sep. 16, 2025, for District 34B in Anoka and Hennepin Counties. A special primary election for nominations…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead felon is sentenced to 57 months in prison for having a loaded firearm in his home. The gun belonging to 34-year-old Phillip Jones, Jr. was found by a child who was visiting last March under a snack box in the kitchen while Jones was out. The gun went off, killing a 6-year-old child….
courtesy, Fox 9MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson will get until 2029 to repay the county more than $47,000 for the SUV he drunkenly crashed at more than 100 miles an hour in December. Under terms of the agreement, Hutchinson must make $250 biweekly payments starting Feb. 18. While he can pay the balance in full at any…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A majority of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners is calling on Sheriff Dave Hutchinson to resign after his drunk-driving arrest and allegations he lied to first responders, but the defiant sheriff said Thursday that his critics won’t force him out. Board Chair Marion Greene joined commissioners Angela Conley, Chris LaTondresse, Jeff Lunde and Irene Fernando…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — A Moorhead man is arrested and charged with firearms violations after a 6-year-old died after finding his gun in March. 33-year-old Phillip Jones, Jr. is charged with illegal possession of a firearm. Jones has a prior felony conviction in Hennepin County and is not allowed to own weapons under federal law. Court documents say the 6-year-old boy…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting an additional 159 COVID-19 cases since Thursday, bringing the total to 2,071. The state is also reporting 17 new deaths due to complications with COVID-19. Seventeen marks a record high in a single day for the state, bringing the total to 111. Clay County has the ninth highest number of cases…
WAYZATA, Minn.–Firefighters faced bitter cold and gusty winds when battling a large house fire on Lake Minnetonka’s northeastern shore in Wayzata. Officials say the house under construction was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived Wednesday night. Neighbors say the house was nearly finished. Hennepin County property records show the house that burned was replacing a razed home that sold for $5.4…
MINNEAPOLIS–A businessman accused of exploiting his construction workers is going on trial in Minneapolis for rare labor trafficking charges. Prosecutors say 47-year-old Ricardo Ernesto Batres denied the employees health coverage and workers’ compensation and forced them to live in overcrowded housing with no hot water. A criminal complaint says the construction workers did not have authorization to be in the…
