‘Fraud tourists’ plead guilty to Minnesota Medicaid scheme
Two men from Philadelphia have admitted to their roles in a $3.5 million fraud scheme against Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Program that prosecutors have called a case of "fraud tourism." FOX 9's Paul Blume has the story.
Minneapolis leaders still seeing high ICE activity
Minneapolis leaders say they are still seeing high levels of ICE enforcement activity despite federal assurances of a scale.
Feds Park Outside Minneapolis City Hall, Snag Police Spots and Creep Into Bike Lane:...
Federal agents pulled up outside Minneapolis City Hall on Monday afternoon, a city council member said, with unmarked vehicles filling police-only parking stalls and edging into a downtown bike lane. The sighting landed in the middle of an already tense month, as a stepped-up federal immigration presence across the...
Semi crash on Hwy 169 dumps recycled material on highway
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A collision between two semis on Highway 169 in Bloomington dumped a load of recycled material on the highway, blocking traffic Monday morning. Troopers say that around 10:25 a.m., a semi hauling the recycled material collided with another semi carrying sand along Highway 169 near Pioneer Trail.
Twin Cities man, 25, killed in skiing accident near Red Wing
A 25-year-old man was killed in a skiing accident at the Welch Village Ski Area near Red Wing this month. Walker Phenix Nelson "died as he lived, doing what he loved," his family shared in an obituary. The Red Wing Fire Department confirmed to the Minnesota Star Tribune that Nelson...
Employee charged after North St. Paul group home resident dies in extreme cold
A North St. Paul group home employee allegedly admitted he'd fallen asleep the night a man under his care escaped into the extreme cold and was later found dead by an officer on routine patrol, according to criminal charges. Prosecutors in Ramsey County charged 29-year-old Abiodun Olalekan Onakoya, of Champlin,...
‘I fell in love with life in Minneapolis. Watching what’s happening there is heartbreaking’
Our writer looks back on her time in a city defined by kindness, resileince and community - even in its darkest moments.
Two new candy shops now open in the Twin Cities
The locally-owned ventures are bringing candies from across the globe to the Twin Cities.
Every day, day after day, protesters gather at the Whipple Building
About 20 protesters stood behind the barricades on Federal Drive heckling federal agents about American values as they exited the Whipple Federal Building gates and sped off Tuesday afternoon when a bald eagle flew over the road. The Whipple building, which sits near the airport south of Minneapolis, has seen...
Frey appears to confirm Uptown Art Fair will return to Uptown neighborhood
The Uptown Art Fair will reportedly return to its namesake neighborhood after a two-year detour in south Minneapolis. In a video posted by Southwest Voices, Mayor Jacob Frey appears to confirm at a Uptown Association meeting that the fair will return to the neighborhood. “I am proud to announce, along...
