Echo wins 10 state awards
The Ely Echo’s biweekly podcast has been lauded at the statewide level. Last week in the Twin Cities, the Echo won 10 state newspaper awards including a one-two-three sweep of the Multimedia category in the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Convention. Award-winners were announced during the...
Minneapolis ICE shooting case: Two men released, then re-detained
Two Venezuelan men who were charged with assaulting a federal immigration agent were re-detained after a judge ordered them to be released on Tuesday. On Jan. 14, the two men allegedly assaulted an ICE officer when one was being detained by ICE; the officer then shot one of the men in the leg when he sought to escape...
Minnesota fishing guide’s tips to catch crappies and bluegill through the ice
LAKE MINNETONKA, Minn. (FOX 9) - Crappies and bluegills are being caught along weedlines and some tall standing weeds. FOX 9’s Jared Piepenburg joined local guide, Matt Johnson, out on Lake Minnetonka to help anglers quickly locate panfish on the ice and pick up on a few extra helpful tips.
22nd Luminary Loppet lights up Lake of the Isles with magic
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The 22nd Annual Luminary Loppet transformed Lake of the Isles into a magical winter wonderland with thousands of candlelights. More than 1,200 luminaries lined the path around Lake of the Isles, creating a stunning display for attendees. The event featured attractions like an ice pyramid, food...
Help scientists document Midwest light pollution by looking at Orion
Stars are disappearing above the middle of the country. The night is getting brighter, as light pollution — much of which could be fixed by switching to better bulbs and light fixtures — washes out the views above small and large cities alike. The college town of Kirksville,...
Make-your-own seafood boil for Valentine’s Day with Smack Shack
MINNEAPOLIS — Valentine's Day is next Saturday, and you may still be trying to decide what to do. Well, thanks to our friends at Smack Shack, you can have a romantic seafood dinner at home. Smack Shack is selling at-home seafood boil kits. You can order yours online at...
Mournful, ceremonial: Minneapolis VA memorial gathering overflows to remember Alex Pretti
Minneapolis VA hospital employees by the hundreds filled a chapel, crowded into spillover space, and peered at a livestream feed this week to mourn the loss of one of their own to gunfire from federal agents on a city street. The outpouring of grief and admiration on Tuesday, Feb. 3,...
The Women Holding Minneapolis Together
“This is a movement of women here in the Twin Cities,” says middle school teacher and content creator Mandi Jung. “That is why it can’t be put down, that is why we cannot be intimidated, that is why it cannot be stopped.”. Since Operation Metro Surge, the...
A long-term warm-up begins Sunday
Here’s your Saturday evening forecast for February 7, 2026 from Meteorologist Matt Serwe. It will be blustery along and south of I-94 tonight. Gusts over 25 mph are possible in the Twin Cities, and they could reach 30-35 mph in southwestern Minnesota. The weather headline for Sunday is the...
Immigrant whose skull was broken in 8 places during ICE arrest says beating was...
MINNEAPOLIS — Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says his memory was so jumbled after a beating by immigration officers that he initially could not remember he had a daughter and still struggles to recall treasured moments like the night he taught her to dance. But the violence he endured...
