Fraudster who secretly recorded Attorney General Keith Ellison pleads guilty
MINNEAPOLIS — Ikram Mohamed joined the $300 million Feeding our Future fraud scheme as a consultant for executive director Aimee Bock, recruiting others to take part, soliciting kickbacks in return, and even signing up her husband, mother, sister, and brothers to run phony meal sites. Her husband and sister...
At this St. Paul restaurant, the front door is no longer locked, but the...
Since the first full weekend of March, customers can walk into Homi Mexican restaurant in St. Paul without waiting for an employee to unlock the front door. For much of the winter, customers had to sit in idling cars or stand outside a freezing entryway before being granted temporary, provisional access, like a Cold...
JR Hospitality Buys Two Airport Hotels Near MOA
JR Hospitality quietly scooped up two Bloomington airport-area hotels this week, adding 259 rooms to the busy stretch that feeds the Mall of America and Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport. The deal is a clear wager that the long-planned indoor water park at the mall will eventually send a fresh surge of...
Suspected double homicide in Anoka County leaves child, woman dead
LEXINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) - Two people, including a child, are dead following a suspected double homicide in Anoka County early Wednesday morning. Law enforcement responded to reports of a shooting around 12:52 a.m. at a home near the 9300 block of Ryan Place in the City of Lexington. At...
Man in custody in connection to threat that closed South St. Paul schools
A 29-year-old man from St. Paul, Minnesota, is in custody in connection to threats that led to Wednesday's closure of all public schools in neighboring South St. Paul.
Brand New Mystic Lake Amphitheater Adds Another Summer Act to Their Lineup
Opening this summer in Shakopee, MN, a brand new outdoor concert venue is coming: the Mystic Lake Amphitheater. It looks so cool! It's right by Canterbury Park and they're lineup is already chock full for the summer. The 19,000-steat facility just announced today a new show that's been added to...
Frey’s $38M Safety Campus Plan Ignites South Minneapolis Budget Brawl
Mayor Jacob Frey’s administration is moving ahead with plans for a Community Safety Training & Wellness Center in south Minneapolis, a project the city estimates will cost about $38 million. Officials say they have signed a letter of intent to buy an industrial site in the Windom neighborhood and plan to bring a...
Man Charged After Violent Assault in White Bear Lake
Prosecutors charged a man after a woman told police he choked her unconscious and threatened to kill her in White Bear Lake. The incident happened around 1:00 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at a home on the 1900 block of Eugene Street. According to the criminal complaint, officers were dispatched after...
Selfies, surprise visits, secret codes: A third-party monitoring company flips Minnesota immigrants’ lives upside...
Every week, Natalie takes a selfie and sends it to a private, third-party contractor that tracks immigrants’ whereabouts for the federal government. Every two weeks, she visits an office building in Bloomington to meet with her “case specialist,” who asks her several personal questions about her marriage status,...
Feeding Our Future: More guilty pleas expected Wednesday
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - More guilty please are expected Wednesday in the Feeding Our Future fraud case. The first charges in the Feeding Our Future scheme came down in 2022 and the scheme involves accusations of stealing over $250 million intended for pandemic relief to feed children. Since then, 79 people have been...

















