BEMIDJI, Minn. (KMSP) – Police in Bemidji, Minnesota are investigating after an 18-year-old was found lying on the ground early Sunday morning at Bemidji State University. According to police, around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, officers were called to Bemidji State University’s Tamarack Hall on a report of an 18-year-old who “appeared to have been the victim of a fall from a high elevation.” Officers began life-saving efforts,…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison says he’s focusing on the issues in the Minnesota attorney general’s race after an attorney said she couldn’t substantiate physical abuse allegations from Ellison’s ex-girlfriend. Karen Monahan accused Ellison in August of dragging her off a bed by her feet in 2016 while screaming obscenities. She claims to have video footage…
UPDATE: Bemidji Police say after finding the Jeep and interviewing its owner and others, looked at surveillance video, they say it seems to indicate an abduction didn’t happen. Authorities say a female who was in the area at the time wearing similar clothing has been identified and located. Police say they are thankful for the juvenile who reported what he…
UPDATE WEDNESDAY – Firefighters say fire ripping through an abandoned home in Moorhead Tuesday night has been ruled an arson. The Moorhead Fire Department says the blaze was reported at 9:10 and was under control at 9:41. The department says the house was scheduled for demolition next month. The fire remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – It may be under seven weeks until Election Day, but early voting has started in Minnesota. People can go to their county’s election office to cast their ballot. In Clay County, people can vote ahead of the election at the Auditor’s office inside the Clay County Courthouse. Absentee ballots can also be submitted through the mail, but must…
NAYTAHWAUSH, Minn. – Police are searching for suspects after they say three men shot at each other during an argument Thursday night. The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office says they responded to 2nd Avenue in Naytahwaush around 6:00. Witnesses say two African American men and a Native American man were arguing on the street and began shooting. No one was hurt….
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KMSP) – A tense moment capped off the Jacob Wetterling case files release event Thursday morning. After Stearns County Sheriff Don Gudmundson finished his presentation, the original FBI Investigator assigned to the case, Al Garber, took the podium unprompted to rebut Gudmundson’s version of events. “I’ve known Don Gudmundson for many years and we’ve worked together a number…
STEARNS COUNTY, Minn. (KMSP) – Authorities released the Jacob Wetterling case file to the public Thursday—more than 41,000 pages detailing the nearly 30-year investigation into Jacob’s disappearance in 1989. Stearns County Sheriff Don Gudmundson detailed the investigation with a power point presentation to reporters Thursday, ahead of the case file release. At the press conference, he called the FBI’s interview of…
(KMSP) The family of Jacob Wetterling released a statement through their attorneys Wednesday regarding the impending release of the closed investigative file in their son’s case. “It is difficult for us to relive those dark days,” Jerry and Patty Wetterling said in a statement. “With time our family is healing and getting stronger and we appreciate all of the effort to…
Many people think Fergus Falls is the best city in Minnesota and you can help make that a fact. Fergus Falls is a top 10 finalist for Minnesota Monthly’s second annual Best Minnesota Town. The list includes Roseville, Little Falls, Eden Praire, New Ulm, St. Cloud, Northfield, Waconia, White Bear Lake, and Wabasha. The public vote makes up 25 percent…
