Waseca reaffirms commitment to mutual aid, including Minneapolis
Waseca’s City Council has voted to reaffirm its commitment to deep involvement in South Central Drug Investigations Unit and its SWAT team, including mutual aid obligations — which could include a deployment to quell potential unrest in Minneapolis. At the urging of Public Safety Director Kris Markeson and City...
Fleet Farm gun lawsuit settles: $1 million and ‘significant’ policy changes
Fleet Farm has agreed to settle a lawsuit more than three years after the State of Minnesota accused the Midwest retailer of negligently selling guns. The FOX 9 Investigators previously revealed many of the guns mentioned in the lawsuit surfaced at crime scenes across the Twin Cities. One firearm sold...
Man pleads guilty to robbery during filming of music video in Minneapolis alley
MINNEAPOLIS — The man accused of robbing two people who were filming a music video in a Minneapolis alley last year pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree aggravated robbery. Minneapolis Police say Dementrice Antonio Arnold Jr., 21, walked up to two people in an alley off the 1800 block of Nicollet Ave. S. on Oct. 18,...
Closure on I-94, multiple crashes in Twin Cities as freezing rain causes nightmare on...
There are dozens of ongoing incidents in the Twin Cities.
In sweet tribute, family builds miniature Minneapolis of frosting, crackers, and candy
EDINA, Minn. — In his work as an architect, Larry Koch helps build cities that last. He’s also known for building cities that last a few weeks. “This is Paris,” Larry says as he plays a video on his laptop. Paris has never looked sweeter, recreated in miniature with cookies, candy, crackers, and frosting.
Bel announces retirement, auctions off coat collection
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — For 43 years, the KARE 11 weather office has been in the beautiful KARE 11 Backyard, and for the past 33 years, I have had the privilege of calling it my office. Each year, for at least six or seven months, five days a week,...
Brandi Carlile performs ‘It’s Okay To Change Your Mind’ with Singing Resistance in Minnesota
When Brandi Carlile announced her “Human Tour” dates, with Minneapolis, Minnesota slotted for February 21, 2026, she didn’t know she would be arriving in the state amid an aggressive — and often illegal — United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation. But, with her pre-scheduled...
Minneapolis Woman Charged After Stabbing Woman in the Eye
A woman is charged after prosecutors say a confrontation inside a Minneapolis apartment building escalated into a stabbing. The attack left another woman with an eye injury that medical staff say will likely result in vision loss. The incident happened Feb. 20 at an apartment complex in Minneapolis, where police...
In Minnesota, Your Mortgage Doubles As A School Admissions Ticket
Minnesota’s constitutional promise of a “general and uniform” public school system is running headfirst into a funding setup built on property values and local elections. The result, as a new special report lays out, is that families who can buy into higher-value neighborhoods often buy better school buildings,...
List of ICE raids, major updates in Minnesota on Monday, Feb. 23
Monitoring the latest developments as Operation Metro Surge continues in Minnesota.

















