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Chi-Chi’s is reborn in St. Louis Park, Minnesota 20 years after the chain closed

October 6, 2025

KVRR Staff,

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (KFGO) – Chi-Chi’s, the Minnesota-born Mexican restaurant chain that served up its last chips and salsa about 20 years ago, made its return on Monday with a new Twin Cities location. The reborn Chi-Chi’s opened in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Marno McDermott and former Green Bay Packer Max McGee founded the chain in 1975, and the…

Three finalists to be interviewed next week to build new Walsh County jail

September 18, 2025

TJ Nelson,

GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) — Walsh County is moving forward with plans to build a new jail to be paid for with a sales tax increase that passed during a special election in May. Three finalists for the job have been selected and will be interviewed next week. They include architecture firms out of Minneapolis and St. Louis Park, Minnesota and…

Possibility of increased DWI penalties following Park Tavern crash

September 8, 2024

Alison Voorhees,

FOX 9ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Minnesota lawmakers could look to increase penalties for repeat drunk drivers in response to the deadly crash at the Park Tavern in St. Louis Park. Senator Ron Latz of St. Louis Park says the state has a robust system for repeat offenders with driver’s license revocation and mandatory ignition interlocks. He says the…

Fatal crash at Park Tavern patio in St. Louis Park

September 2, 2024

Alison Voorhees,

FOX 9ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — Two people are dead, and three others are injured after a man drove into the patio at Park Tavern in St. Louis Park. Police have not released the victims’ identities but Methodist Hospital have said a staff member was killed in the crash and a Park Tavern server, Kristina Folkerts, was the…

Sen. Mitchell returns to work at the legislature as Republicans move to stop her votes

April 29, 2024

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL (KVRR/CNN) — Sen. Nicole Mitchell is spotted returning to work at the Capitol after she was arrested and charged with burglary last week in Detroit Lakes. The Democrat from Woodbury, a Twin Cities suburb, is accused of breaking into her stepmother’s home to retrieve some of her late father’s belongings including his ashes. Mitchell claims she was simply…

St. Louis Park schools cancels games with New Prague after alleged fan racism

February 23, 2022

KVRR Staff,

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (FOX 9) – After St. Louis Park’s hockey coach says one of his seniors was emotionally distraught in the locker room post-game – the result of being the target of racist comments by the New Prague hockey team – St. Louis Park Schools have decided to cancel all foreseeable future games against New Prague. In a…

Parents Charged after Child Tests Positive for Fentanyl

Police were called to the couple's apartment Oct. 3 because the boy had become unresponsive.

October 15, 2019

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MINNEAPOLIS–Two St. Louis Park parents are charged with child endangerment and neglect after prosecutors say their 1-year-old son tested positive for fentanyl. The child survived after spending six days in the hospital. A criminal complaint says police were called to the couple’s apartment Oct. 3 because the boy had become unresponsive. Police say the parents, Waymon Murphy and Deja Harper,…

St. Louis Park City Leaders Reinstate Pledge of Allegiance After Backlash

President Trump Even Tweeted That The Pledge Was Under Siege And He Vowed To Win Minnesota in 2020

July 15, 2019

TJ Nelson,

ST. LOUIS PARK, MN — The St. Louis Park City Council has voted to reinstate the Pledge of Allegiance. After recently voting to reduce the recital of the Pledge, the council received significant pushback from community members and from President Donald Trump. Council member Thom Miller started the meeting by moving to reinstate the pledge. Each council member took turns…

President Trump Vows To Win Minnesota In 2020 Election In Latest Series of Tweets

He is tweeting again about the debate over the Pledge of Allegiance in St. Louis Park, Minnesota

July 11, 2019

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump is tweeting again about the debate over the Pledge of Allegiance in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. The president wrote that the pledge is under siege and, “That is why I am going to win the Great State of Minnesota in the 2020 Election. People are sick and tired of this disloyalty to our wonderful…

Sharing Tips in Minnesota Now Just an Option

Todd Burt was told he needed to give more of his tips to table bussers

October 12, 2017

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that workers cannot be fired for refusing to share tips. In a divided opinion, the court ruled in favor of a bartender fired from Bunny’s Bar & Grill in St. Louis Park. Todd Burt was told he needed to give more of his tips to table bussers. He refused…