ST. PAUL — CEOs of Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services say they will not delay their merger despite requests from lawmakers, Minnesota’s attorney general and the University of Minnesota. Lawmakers called the two CEOs to the state capitol and they got grilled by Democrats at a joint House Commerce and Health Finance and Policy committees hearing. U of M…
ST. PAUL — An attorney for Derek Chauvin asks an appeals court to throw out the former Minneapolis officer’s convictions in the murder of George Floyd. He told the Minnesota Court of Appeals the trial judge should have moved the case out of Minneapolis because of the extensive pretrial publicity, and fears of violent protests that led to unprecedented security…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Madonna enlists some of her A-list friends in a very raunchy video to announce her 40th anniversary “Celebration Tour”. She was joined by Jack Black, Amy Schumer and others in the short video which gives a nod to her 1991 documentary film Truth or Dare. The 64-year-old Madonna will visit multiple cities in the United States,…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Senators from across Minnesota are sworn into office to begin the 2023 session in St. Paul by Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Natalie E. Hudson. Among them is former KVRR Chief Meteorologist Rob Kupec who won the senate seat in District 4 which covers an area from Moorhead to Detroit Lakes. After the swearing in, the senate…
ST. PAUL (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is pledging to make the largest investments in public education in Minnesota history as he begins his second term. The former teacher was sworn in Monday during inauguration ceremonies at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. He says Minnesota has a “historic opportunity” with its $17.6 billion projected budget surplus to become…
ST. PAUL (KFGO) — A Fergus Falls man has been charged with 2nd degree murder in the weekend shooting death of a woman in St. Paul. 44-year-old Matthew Ecker is accused in the death of 32-year-old Alexandra Pennig. The criminal complaint says Ecker reported the death as a suicide, but investigators determined that Pennig did not shoot herself. Ecker is…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. — Three people are dead after their small plane crashes into a house in Hermantown, Minnesota, late Saturday night. The airplanes pilot was 32-year-old Tyler Fretland of Burnsville. His passengers were 32-year-old Alyssa Schmidt of St. Paul and her brother, 31-year-old Matthew Schmidt of Burnsville. The Cessna 172 disappeared from radar just before midnight and first responders found…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — The founder of Feeding Our Future and 46 others have been charged in what federal officials are calling the largest pandemic fraud in the country. U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger of Minnesota announced charges against founder Aimee Bock and others that include conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and bribery. Authorities allege the massive fraud scheme took at least…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — A man wanted in the death of a man in downtown Fargo last month is arrested in St. Paul. Police tell us 58-year-old Roberto Garcia was taken into custody this morning by the North Star Fugitive Task Force. Garcia was arrested on warrants for manslaughter and aggravated assault for his involvement in the death of Cirilo…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Three children whose bodies were found in a suburban Minneapolis lake over the holiday weekend died in drownings that were classified as homicides, and their mother died of a drowning that was suicide. That’s according to authorities who also identified the victims on Tuesday. Searchers recovered the bodies of Molly Cheng and her three children,…
