Blizzard warnings prompt Minnesota schools to cancel classes, move to online learning
School districts, colleges and universities across northwest Minnesota and eastern North Dakota canceled classes or moved to online learning Thursday, as a winter storm remained on track to bring blizzard conditions to the region. Find a list of affected schools below. The National Weather Service issued blizzard...
Online posts allege a ‘cover up’ at the U, but officials say they wanted...
The University of Minnesota said it did not release information about an incident last month involving a student in crisis to protect the student’s privacy. But in the absence of information, rumors ran wild online, driving concerns about the university’s communication with students. The incident happened around...
Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announces new policy aimed at preventing false confessions
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Wednesday announced a new policy aimed at preventing false confessions and protecting children’s constitutional rights. Prosecutors will stop using statements from children 13 and under. What we know:. Under the new policy, prosecutors will no longer use...
Governor and Gwen Walz Help Light Hanukkah Candles at Minnesota JCC
Between signing autographs for preschoolers and singing along to “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and his wife, Gwen, lit the third candle at the Minnesota JCC – Capp Center St. Paul Wednesday night. Walz said he was grateful for the work of Jewish Community Relations...
Minneapolis man arrested in Columbia Co. for heroin possession sentenced to 12 years
MADISON, Wis. — One of the two Minneapolis men arrested in November 2023 for possessing nearly 400 grams of fentanyl and heroin and over $100,000 in cash was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, the state Department of Justice Western District of Wisconsin reported on Thursday. Ernest McCurty,...
FBI raids Bloomington business that had license suspended for fraud
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) - FBI agents raided the offices of a Bloomington business on Thursday, days after the State of Minnesota suspended a business license at that address citing fraud. FBI raid in Bloomington. What we know:. A FOX 9 crew witnessed FBI agents and other federal investigators carrying...
Minneapolis PD chief worries about ‘instability’ created by ICE operation
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara expressed concerns about the "instability" created by the ongoing ICE operations in Minneapolis during a sit-down interview on FOX 9 All Day on Wednesday. O'Hara on ICE operation. What they're saying:. Speaking with FOX 9's Amy Hockert, Chief O'Hara said...
Charges: Armed man threatened neighbors before officer shot at him
A man whom a Minneapolis officer shot at has been charged with assaulting his neighbors.
Retired Brooklyn Park police officer killed while helping stranded driver on icy roads
A retired Brooklyn Park police officer was killed while helping out a stranded driver on icy roads. In an interview with Bring Me The News, Renee Hybben says Clayton Connolly had stopped to help a stranded motorist when he was struck and killed by a passing driver on Tuesday morning on Highway 169 and Main Street in...
Minnesota residents sue Kristi Noem, allege ‘unprecedented attack on civil liberties’
MINNEAPOLIS — Susan Tincher said she got an alert on her phone the morning of Dec. 7 saying ICE agents were conducting an operation nearby. She says she went to the location, stood on the sidewalk, and asked the agents, "Are you ICE?" In a new federal lawsuit, Tincher...
