Statewide distracted driving enforcement nets 5,500 tickets, and that’s progress
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Distracted driving enforcement is a moving target within a moving target for law enforcement, and enforcing the state's hands-free cell phone law has evolved since it was first implemented in 2019. "When we first started doing this enforcement, people would have the phone up in...
Pedestrian hit while walking along highway in Twin Cities
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (KFGO) – A Twin Cities woman is dead after being hit by a vehicle Tuesday morning on State Highway 252 Brookdale Ave and 73rd Ave in Brooklyn Park. The State Patrol says around 1:20 a.m., 25-year-old Amiah Walker was walking on the shoulder of the highway and two people she knew were trying to conv
Gloomy Tuesday in Twin Cities before return to nicer weather
Tuesday's going to be a gloomy day in the Twin Cities, with lingering light showers early, clouds, strong winds and highs in the mid-50s.
Minneapolis’ Uptown residents concerned amid closures and construction
Neighbors and business owners in the Minneapolis neighborhood of Uptown are concerned as businesses in the area continue to falter. Last month, The Lowry closed, citing changing consumer behavior, city-specific mandates and "disruptive Hennepin Avenue construction."
Pedestrian killed in overnight hit-and-run in Brooklyn Park, police say
A driver hit and killed a pedestrian in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, early Tuesday before leaving the scene, according to police.
Man arrested for skipping court after he allegedly posed as a White Bear Lakes...
WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. — Kelvin Luebke was arrested and released on Monday for skipping court, where he is charged with forging documents to attend White Bear Lake Area High School. Luebke, 22, allegedly enrolled at the school claiming to be an unhoused 17-year-old with a foreign birth certificate....
HCMC wins while other hospitals lose in legislative battle
A lack of legislation to protect vital funding for Minnesota hospitals left their leaders frustrated Monday, even as they celebrated state investments to save Hennepin Healthcare and prevent its urban trauma center in Minneapolis from closing. Hospital leaders had hoped to extend special state protections for the feder
Child, 4, taken in Minneapolis car theft at Children’s Hospital found safe
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A child was found safe Monday after being dropped off at a nearby hospital following a vehicle theft outside Children’s Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis, police said. Minneapolis car theft with child inside. What we know:. Minneapolis police responded just before 5:30 p.m. to reports of...
Five confirmed tornadoes from Sunday’s storms
(KIMT) -- The National Weather Service offices in the Twin Cities and Des Moines have completed initial surveys from Sunday's round of severe weather. Five tornadoes have been confirmed in SE Minnesota and North Iowa. The ratings are as follows:. Conger, MN: high-end EF-0 to low-end EF-1 Crystal Lake/Woden, IA:...
Minneapolis launches new nonfatal shooting task force
Minneapolis leaders and other local law enforcement officials announced the launch of a new $2 million nonfatal shooting task force on Monday. City officials say budget constraints and staffing shortages have prevented police from dedicating as many staff and resources to investigating nonfatal shootings as they do for
