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Klobuchar Reaches Polling Threshold For September Debate, Still Must Meet Donor Level

She is the eighth candidate to hit the polling requirement

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Amy Klobuchar has reached the polling threshold to qualify for the Democratic presidential debate in September, though she still needs to reach the donor requirement. Klobuchar got her fourth qualifying poll by getting 4 percent support in the CBS News/YouGov poll of likely Democratic voters in Iowa. Klobuchar will now need to hit 130,000 individual donors. Her…

Gov. Walz says DHS Resignations Are Nothing Controversial

MINNESOTA – Gov. Tim Walz speaks out on the resignations of three top Human Services officials. Two of which rescinded them. The Democrat says there’s no controversy. Deputy Commissioners Chuck Johnson and Claire Wilson announced they were stepping down last week. DHS Commissioner Tony Lourey suddenly resigned Monday. Afterwards, Johnson and Wilson said they were no longer resigning. Walz says…

Level III Sex Offender Now in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. – A level three sex offender moves to Moorhead. Police say Richard Folden is moving to the area of 1st Avenue and 21st Street South. Police say he has sexually assaulted young girls and teens who knew him. They say he used threats to gain the victims’ cooperation. Categories: Crime, Minnesota News Tags: minnesota, MN, moorhead, Richard Folden

Dash Cam Footage Shows Moment Runaway Bus Is Stopped Near Granite Falls

The bus driver was having a medical emergency and the bus hit several cars on Highway 212

GRANITE FALLS, MN — Newly-released dash cam video shows how a sheriff’s deputy and a firefighter helped stop a runaway bus. It all happened Wednesday near Granite Falls, Minnesota, about an hour and a half south of Alexandria. The bus driver was having a medical emergency and the bus hit several cars on Highway 212. No one else was on…

Free Slides and Swimming Make For A Splashy Afternoon

The Moorhead Municipal Pool Hosted Its Annual 'Summer Splash' Event

MOORHEAD, MN. — Moorhead Municipal Pool hosted its annual Summer Splash with games, bouncy slides and free swimming. Booths outside of the pool were set up by Essentia Health and Sanford Safe Kids. The event also included free Pepsi products. The event was cancelled last year because of bad weather. Although attendance was a little lower than previous years, the…

Roseau High School Clay Target League Nabs National Championship

The 5-person team hit a total of 964 targets out of 1,000

ROSEAU, MN — Roseau High School has earned the right to brag about its clay target league. The school claimed the top title at the USA High School Clay Target League’s 2019 National Championship held in Mason, Michigan. The 5-person team hit a total of 964 targets out of 1,000. They beat 207 other teams to win the national title….

Flights cancelled, delayed at MSP Airport due to severe weather

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Over 120 flights have been delayed and another five have been cancelled at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Monday night due to severe weather. Departing flights were delayed an average of 50 minutes Monday, according to Flight Aware. All inbound flights were grounded at their origin until 8 p.m. due to the storm. For flights already airborne…

Man Treated For Multiple Stab Wounds After Fight In Rural Detroit Lakes

The sheriff's office is in contact with a person of interest

DETROIT LAKES, MN — A Detroit Lakes man is being treated for multiple stab wounds after a fight at a rural Detroit Lakes address. Becker County Sheriff’s Office and Detroit Lakes Police were called to St. Mary’s Hospital after 20-year-old Tristan Wimmer was brought in. Wimmer is being treated for multiple stab wounds to his torso and leg. No arrests…

Couple Charged After Dead Horses Are Discovered On Their Property

An investigation began back in April on the property of Johnathan and Stephanie Johnson of Laporte

LAPORTE, MN — A Hubbard County, Minnesota couple is charged with multiple counts of mistreatment of animals. An investigation began back in April on the property of Johnathan and Stephanie Johnson of Laporte after a report that horses were being neglected. Investigators found four dead horses and five others that were still alive but in very poor condition on the…