Minnesota State CapitolST. PAUL, Minn. – Security officials are asking Minnesotans to consider staying away from the state Capitol complex unless they have specific planned activities or business there. The request comes amid growing concern about potential attacks at state capitols ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. It follows last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – An activist who knocked over a Christopher Columbus statue on state Capitol grounds during a rally over the death of George Floyd will not serve jail time. A plea agreement finalized Monday between prosecutors and defense attorney states that Mike Forcia must perform 100 hours of community service, write a letter acknowledging the damage he caused…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minnesota Twins fans soon won’t have to go very far to watch the team’s top minor league prospects before they become regulars at Target Field. In fact, all it will take is a trip across the Mississippi River to CHS Field. The St. Paul Saints, which had been a part of the Northern League and the American Association,…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – On Wednesday night, Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher was on patrol in the City of St. Paul during his “Live on Patrol” livestream, when he took over a stolen car chase for St. Paul Police who were unable to continue under department policy. Under the St. Paul Police Department’s vehicle pursuit policy an officer…
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. — A Twin Cities area woman had one dying wish: to not vote for Donald Trump for president. 93-year-old Georgia May Adkins, of Inver Grove Heights, died of a stroke on September 28 at United Hospital in St. Paul. A pair of obituaries published in the St. Paul Pioneer Press included details of how she wanted…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Twenty years ago, Kevin “NeSe” Shores began his 270 mile journey from Moorhead City Hall to the capitol building in St. Paul in his wheelchair. That first journey was to bring attention to the Gulf War Illness, which causes fatigue, muscle pain, cognitive problems, and insomnia in approximately 250,000 veterans who returned home from the 1991 Gulf…
ST. PAUL, Minn.- Firefighters fought a massive blaze in downtown St. Paul that engulfed a building that was under construction. The building is the Seven Corners Gateway site, a $69-million apartment building and hotel complex located across from the Xcel Energy Center. The fire started around 4 a.m. Tuesday. Before daybreak, flames shot into the sky several hundred feet, leaving…
RICHFIELD, Minn. — A wrong-way crash in the Twin Cities on I-35W late Saturday kills four people, including two from South Dakota, and injures one. It happened just before 10 Saturday night in Richfield. The wrong-way driver identified as 21-year-old Alfredo Torres, of St. Paul, was killed. Dead in the other vehicle were the driver, 25-year-old Briana Vazquez, of Watertown,…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Gov. Tim Walz has placed a temporary curfew over Minneapolis and St. Paul in order to provide safety for Minnesota residents. The curfew is scheduled from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Mayors across the state are capable of issuing their own curfews as well. Under the curfew, no one is permitted to travel on…
ST.PAUL, MN- The confirmed death total in Minnesota rises to 64 with 7 more deaths reported. All deaths were patients in their 80s and 90s. Since Wednesday the number has increased by 64 percent. Total case numbers rise to 1,427 with an additional 91 positive test. Recovery numbers continue to rise with 61 reported recoveries making a new total of…
