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Taylor Swift announces ‘The Eras Tour’ with a stop in Minneapolis

Swift will perform at U.S. Bank Stadium

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) — Taylor Swift announces a new U.S. Stadium tour, including a stop at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis this summer. The Saturday, June 24th show includes girl in red and Owenn. Fans who receive a special code after registering, will have exclusive access to buy tickets on November 15th. The rest of the public can get tickets…

Moorhead Man Pleads Guilty To Felon Possessing a Firearm

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A Moorhead man pleads guilty to a federal charge of illegally possessing a firearm as a felon. 37-year-old Martin Torres Jr. entered the plea Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis. Torres was arrested in March after attempting to flee a traffic stop and resisting arrest in Clay County. Officers found a loaded pistol in his jacket….

47 people charged in $250 Million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — The founder of Feeding Our Future and 46 others have been charged in what federal officials are calling the largest pandemic fraud in the country. U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger of Minnesota announced charges against founder Aimee Bock and others that include conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and bribery. Authorities allege the massive fraud scheme took at least…

Victims Identified In Family Deaths Due To Murder-Suicide in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Three children whose bodies were found in a suburban Minneapolis lake over the holiday weekend died in drownings that were classified as homicides, and their mother died of a drowning that was suicide. That’s according to authorities who also identified the victims on Tuesday. Searchers recovered the bodies of Molly Cheng and her three children,…

Buildings Evacuated Near U of M After Fire And Possible Explosion

MINNEAPOLIS (AP/FOX9) – Authorities have evacuated a portion of the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis after responding to reports of a fire and possible explosion, but no injuries have been reported. Minneapolis Fire Department tweeted about 3:30 p.m. Thursday that firefighters were responding to a fire in the basement of a building on campus. As they were extinguishing that…

Muslim call to prayer allowed on loudspeakers in Minneapolis

(City of Minneapolis)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – This spring, Minneapolis became the first large city in the United States to allow the Islamic call to prayer to be broadcast publicly on loudspeakers. So far only one mosque is doing so, three times a day. But more of the city’s two dozen mosques are getting ready to start their own broadcasts. They’re setting…

Lucky Charms Under Investigation After People Say They Got Sick

UNDATED (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is investigating Lucky Charms after dozens of people complained of getting sick after eating it. The FDA has received more than 100 complaints so far this year. Several hundred people have also posted on a food safety website complaining of nausea, diarrhea and vomiting after eating Lucky Charms. General Mills, the Minneapolis-based…

Minneapolis Shooting Victim Identified as Detroit Lakes Man

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — Hennepin County Medical Examiner has identified the man killed in a shooting Wednesday night in Minneapolis as 34-year-old Nate Banks of Detroit Lakes. His cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds. The circumstances of the shooting are not yet known A woman was also shot and seriously hurt during the incident. Banks was pronounced dead at the…