MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – President Donald Trump’s campaign team wanted to have the president visit south Minneapolis Monday during his trip to Minnesota, including the George Floyd memorial at 38th and Chicago. However, Gov. Tim Walz said he spent the weekend telling the White House why it was a “really bad idea.” South Minneapolis is where George Floyd was killed while being detained by Minneapolis police…
ADA, Minn. — Laughter filled the air at the Norman County Fairgrounds in Ada, as the community pulled together for a celebration needed after a tragedy. Kennedy’s Park was built from the ground up in honor of Katie Brommenschenkel Vilmo’s memory. It’s been nearly two years since she was killed from injuries sustained after an accident with a tractor while…
BRANDON, Minn. — An airplane crashed and caught on fire in Brandon, Minn. at around 1 p.m. Saturday. All occupants were out of the plane and not requesting medical assistance when the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash. The plane, piloted by 53-year-old Paul Erickson of Alexandria, was a single engine Piper PA-18 Super Cub. Erickson said he…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — United Way of Cass-Clay continues to hand out backpacks and school supplies to families in need. As part of its School Supply Drive, the organization has collected over 6,000 backpacks filled with supplies donated by the community. Seven hundred backpacks were available for pickup at Aurora Elementary in West Fargo Thursday morning. It was the third…
HULETT, WY — Two people from Perham, Minnesota are killed in a motorcycle crash near Hulett, Wyoming on Tuesday. Wyoming Highway Patrol says 56-year-old James Neyens lost control on a curve, ran off the road and hit a traffic post. Neyens and his passenger, 56-year-old Mary Aitken, died at the scene. The patrol says neither Neyens or Aitken were wearing…
STEARNS COUNTY, MN — On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 10:53 pm, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a semi-tractor on fire on County Road 75 north of 240th Street in St. Augusta. The fire was reported by a passerby. Deputies arrived and found a 2016 red Freightliner semi-tractor on fire and fully engulfed. The Freightliner was parked on…
MINNESOTA – Minnesota’s former Lieutenant Governor Michelle Fischbach cruises to victory in the GOP primary for the state’s seventh congressional district. She got 59 percent of votes. Dave Hughes, who took on Congressman Collin Peterson in the past two elections, got 22 percent. Doctor Noel Collis received 15 percent. In her campaign, Fischbach has tied Peterson to Speaker of the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – As we creep closer to the General Election in November, the Minnesota State Primary may be able to show us a preview of what voting will look like. In-person voting during the Minnesota primary election this year isn’t as popular as it has been in previous elections, according to election officials. At Bethesda Lutheran Church in Moorhead,…
MINNESOTA — In the Republican race for the Senate seat in Minnesota, Jason Lewis is the projected winner. 80 percent of precincts reported as of 10:35 PM, Lewis has nearly 78 percent of the vote. Lewis is up against Cynthia Gail, Bob “Again” Carney Jr., James Reibestein and John L. Berman. Tina Smith is the projected winner for the DFL…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — There is a projected winner in the Democratic primary race for Minnesota State House in District 4A which serves Moorhead and Oakport. Heather Keeler grabbed 1,872 votes to Chuck Hendrickson’s 956 with all precincts reporting. Some last minute absentee ballots are still expected be added to the final count. Keeler is an activist and was endorsed by…
