(CNN/FOX9) — Chi-Chi’s, the Mexican restaurant chain that closed 20 years ago, is staging a comeback. Hormel Foods, owner of the trademark, announced it’s letting Michael McDermott, son of the chain’s co-founder, use the name to reopen restaurants in 2025. He told FOX 9 in the Twin Cities that the first two restaurants will open in Minnesota. Chi-Chi’s, started in…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A Glenwood, Minnesota man is indicted for child porn. According to court documents, between January 21, 2020 and June 3, 2024, 51-year-old Patrick Baker secretly recorded six minors for the purpose of creating sexually explicit images. Baker made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court last week on two counts of production of child porn and three…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Governor Tim Walz announces $5 million in new funding to put food on tables across the state. Walz and the first lady joined volunteers to stock shelves at the Neighborhood House food shelf in St. Paul. Funding is coming from the American Rescue Plan Act which helped families following COVID. The money is going to…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — Minnesota’s cannabis license pre-approval lottery scheduled for Tuesday is on hold. At least ten applicants filed a lawsuit against the Office of Cannabis Management, saying the state inappropriately rejected applicants. About a third of the more than 1,800 applicants had advanced to Tuesday’s lottery. Ramsey County Judge Stephen Smith sided with the rejected applicants. They sued…
FARGO, N.D. – The Ramada by Wyndham Fargo clinked with activity as coin buyers, sellers, and general enthusiasts poured in to discuss a variety of wares. Items for sale included, of course, coins – but also other forms of currency, stamps, and commemorative tokens. Numismatists say their hobby is underrated, and that coins can have an artistic or historical value…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There is a new E.coli outbreak to tell you about this time involving carrots. CDC is reporting 39 people are infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli in 18 states. Fifteen people have been hospitalized and one person has died. Minnesota is the only state included in our region and reports five people are sick….
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Governor Tim Walz announces $112 million in federal funds have been awarded to the Minnesota Energy Assistance Program. The funding will provide energy assistance to income-eligible Minnesota homeowners and renters to help keep their homes warm this winter. Walz says higher utility bills in the winter can put a strain on budgets and this program…
NORMAN CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man was shot in a hunting accident north of Perley, Minnesota. First responders were called just before 10:45 a.m. Saturday. The 37-year-old hunter had a single gunshot wound. Norman County Sheriff Ben Fall says the man was taken by ambulance to a Fargo hospital with a non-life threatening injury. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News…
WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 14: Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. The press event, which was hosted by the House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth, was held for members to discuss the proposed early childhood investments included in the Build Back…
BAGLEY, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A man and five children were injured in an explosion and fire at a storage unit north of Bagley in northern Minnesota at about 12:30 p.m. Monday. Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson says people passing by stopped to help. He says the investigation determined that the explosion was triggered when the man lit a cigarette after…
