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Vikings RB Returns after Brief Hiccup
After two days on the NFL’s Non-Football-Injury (NFI) list, Minnesota Vikings running back DeWayne McBride has returned to training camp, an event that kicked off earlier this week. Star Tribune‘s Ben Goessling tweeted Wednesday, “Kevin O’Connell said DeWayne McBride has cleared the NFI list and will be a full...
Former Vikings first-round pick signs with team No. 8 of his NFL career
Despite beginning his NFL career with an underwhelming four years as a member of the Minnesota Vikings, wide receiver Laquon Treadwell has, surprisingly, still managed to remain in the league ever since he left the Twin Cities in the 2020 offseason. Following his tenure with the Vikings, Treadwell has had...
Victim & suspect identified in deadly Moorhead shooting
MOORHEAD, MINN. (Valley News Live) - Moorhead Police say, a man is now behind bars in connection to this week’s deadly shooting. Officials say, 35-year-old Jamal Ahmed is being held at the Clay County Correctional Facility on a long-form complaint for Felony Secondary Degree Murder charges. On July 24...
Police seek suspect after firework set off in fountain outside Duluth City Hall
DULUTH, Minn. -- Duluth Police are searching for the man who they believed set off a firework inside the fountain outside City Hall Thursday morning. Around 7:30 a.m., police received reports of an explosion at Priley Circle, where Duluth’s City Hall is located. They determined the loud noise was...
Delivery Driver Reportedly Shot At Near Fergus Falls
Orwell Township, MN – At around 1:49 Wednesday afternoon (July 24th), the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a man possibly shooting a firearm at a delivery driver in Orwell Township, west of Fergus Falls. Deputies responded to the residence, where it was determined...
Man Airlifted To Twin Cities Hospital With Serious Burns
(KNSI) – A Winsted man was seriously burned over a significant amount of his body Thursday afternoon. The 53-year-old was helping family with outdoor yard cleanup in Dassel Township. He tried to use a gasoline-type accelerant to start a brush pile on fire. The flames came back on the man, leading to severe burns on his skin.
Bird flu worries prompt changes to popular 'Miracle of Birth Center' at Minnesota State Fair
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A popular event at the Minnesota State Fair that features an array of baby farm animals and their moms will go on this year — but without birthing cows as fears of bird flu create worry within the dairy cattle industry. State agricultural industry officials...
What would happen if Gov. Tim Walz became Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate?
MINNEAPOLIS — Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic nominee following President Biden's departure from the race, is vetting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as a potential running mate. But what would happen in Minnesota if he gets selected and becomes a heartbeat away from the presidency? The state constitution says in the event of a vacancy, Lieutenant Gov. Peggy Flanagan would become governor, and the president of the state Senate, Sen. Bobby Joe Champion, would elevate to lieutenant governor. Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota, said during the campaign there would unlikely be...
How Iowa National Guard soldiers balance part-time service on top of busy lives
LITTLE FALLS, Minnesota (Gray Television Iowa Capitol Bureau) - This week, around 3,000 soldiers from the Iowa National Guard are undergoing their annual summer training in Minnesota. Most of these soldiers aren’t in uniform full-time. 80% of Iowa’s soldiers in the National Guard serve part-time. Captain Tim Hadley...
Body of missing Minnesota college student recovered from river in Montana
CARBON COUNTY, Mont. (FOX 9) - The body of the missing Minnesota college student and hiker was recovered from a river in Montana on Wednesday. According to officials, the body of Dylan Honnoll was recovered from a river in the Beartooth Mountains, northwest of Red Lodge, Montana. Honnoll's body was found under fast-moving water.
Some Minnesotans now able to apply for pre-approval for cannabis business license
MINNEAPOLIS — Applications opened Wednesday to begin the process of starting some of the state's first legal marijuana dispensaries.People already verified as social equity applicants can now apply for pre-approval for a cannabis business license.Social equity applicants include people who were convicted of cannabis crimes, are veterans or live in high-poverty areas, to name a few of the possible criteria.Angela Dawson is a fourth-generation farmer who qualified with her new venture, True North Farms."The area I farm in has a high poverty rate," she said. "It has a high food insecurity rate, and it also has a high rate of policing...
Economy Airline to Pull All Flights from Minnesota
Minnesota will soon have one less airline providing service to travelers, as one economy airline has made the decision to pull out of the state. Minnesota currently has over a dozen airlines that serve the state, including Delta, United, American, and low-cost carriers like Sun Country, Allegiant, and JetBlue, also service the state, but one of those will no longer fly into or out of Minnesota.
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