NEAR FRAZEE, Minn. – The Becker County Sheriff’s Office says 25-year-old Dillon Wilson was electrocuted Monday morning in rural Frazee. Friends performed CPR on Wilson but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say a long pole he was using while finishing a cement pouring job touched an overhead power line Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: Becker County,…
FARLEY TOWNSHIP, Minn. – Authorities say a semi driver died after his semi went into the ditch and nearly hit a school bus in Polk County on Friday. It happened near the intersection of county roads 67 and 20 in Farley Township around 3:30 PM. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the semi driver, 64-year-old Lawrence Haddaway of Daytona Beach, Florida,…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – A motorcyclist who allegedly fled from police in Hermantown was shot and killed by officers who also struck him with a squad car. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office says 37-year-old Timothy Majchrzak was shot multiple times and died at the scene Saturday afternoon. A gun was found near him, but authorities haven’t said whether he threatened officers….
MINNEAPOLIS – The City of Minneapolis agrees to a $20 million settlement with Justine Daymond’s family. They will donate $2 million dollars to the Minneapolis Foundation’s Fund for Safe Communities. “This is not a victory for anyone, but rather a way for our city to move forward. And I do believe we will move forward together united in a shared…
MINNESOTA – FEMA teams will begin flooding damage assessments to public property and infrastructure in more than 50 counties and four tribal nations in Minnesota next week. It’s the first step in determining if Gov. Tim Walz can request federal aid. Department of Public Safety officials say very early estimates of flood damage tops $32 million. That’s four times more…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – What better way to brighten up a gloomy day than with pie? The annual Salad and Pie Luncheon was held at Trinity Lutheran Church in downtown Moorhead. Hundreds gathered for a wide variety of salads and pie, all provided by members of the church. This year, the proceeds will go towards the Clay County Jail Ministry. “The different…
MINNESOTA (FOX 9) – Minnesota officials say they will make an estimated $73 million move to scrap the state’s troubled vehicle licensing and registration system — MNLARS — and move on with a privately developed software system. After an independent review of the MNLARS system, officials recommended that the state move onto an outside vendor. The review was headed by Rick King, a…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – Gov. Walz held a roundtable at Lake Region Health Care about saving a funding stream for the state’s health care access fund. Minnesota’s 2% provider tax was created to increase access to care, contain health care costs and improve the quality of services for Minnesotans. . The 27-year-old tax with decades of bipartisan support is set…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz ends his trip in Fergus Falls by attending the City address with a message of a united Minnesota. The Democrat got a standing ovation when he was introduced at Kennedy Secondary School. People were excited to have him as they believe it shows his commitment to the rural communities of the state. The…
BELLE PLAINE, Minn. – Massachusetts-based Satanic Temple sues a Minnesota city for withdrawing permission for a satanic monument. The group’s co-founder Malcolm Jarry tells the Star Tribune people have a right to protest the proposed monument in Belle Plaine, but not at the expense of the group’s civil rights. The issue began in 2017 when officials decided to allow a steel…
