Fridley keeps schools closed Thursday despite arrest of 13-year old who posted threatening comments
Schools in Fridley are closed again Thursday morning despite an arrest being made in connection with online threats that closed them on Wednesday. A 13-year old is in custody after making “threatening messages.”
Federal Convict Who Escaped Custody in Minnesota Indicted
Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News)- A federal convict who was captured after escaping custody in Minnesota is now under indictment. A news release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota says he was arraigned in U.S. District Court on Wednesday. He allegedly escaped from...
To boost kids’ reading, Minnesota schools start to shift the way they teach
ListenTo boost kids’ reading, Minnesota schools start to shift the way they teach. On a cold winter morning, kindergartners gather on a rug in Holly Hins’ classroom at Woodbury’s Middleton Elementary School. “Our next sound that I want you to spell is ‘sh,’” she coaxes the...
Brooklyn Center man who threw 4-month-old son to the ground sentenced to 9 years
Maengun James Lee Randberg was sentenced to 108 months in prison in Hennepin County court on Wednesday.
J. Alexander Kueng is released from prison
Former Minneapolis police officer, J. Alexander Keung, one of the four officers convicted in connection to the death of George Floyd was released from prison on Wednesday. It’s a day loved ones of George Floyd knew was coming. On Tuesday, the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed...
Timberwolves predicted to acquire $125 million forward in three-team trade with Bulls, Jazz
NBA expert Bobby Marks believes a proposed three-team blockbuster trade fixes the Minnesota Timberwolves' chemistry woes.
Water patrol sounding alert on Lake Minnetonka ice ridges
LAKE MINNETONKA, Minn. — As Twin Cities temperatures continue to fluctuate, rescue crews are sounding the alarm on a dangerous facet of Lake Minnetonka. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Water Patrol says they've made three ice rescues in the past three weeks – twice when...
TSA stopped 52 firearms at MSP checkpoints in 2024: Data
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) stopped 52 firearms at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) security checkpoints in 2024, according to year-end data released on Wednesday. Guns stopped in Minnesota. What we...
Minnesota collegiate dance teams head to dance ‘Super Bowl’ this weekend
MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota Dance Team and several other Minnesota collegiate programs are traveling to Orlando, Florida, this weekend for the 2025 Universal Dance Association (UDA) College Nationals, widely regarded as the "Super Bowl" of collegiate dance. The...
Minnesota mothers scrambling as hospitals close labor and delivery units
CHASKA, Minn. — (CBS Minnesota) As if giving birth wasn’t stressful enough. “It’s the mom and the baby that run the show,” Emily Birdsall, a mom of four, asserted to WCCO Investigates. “You want to have a birth when the doctor is available, so they schedule you, but you’re not...