Many schools in Minnesota are closed today as a winter storm is expected to dump measurable snow across the state. The snowfall started in southern and western Minnesota and is moving to the north and east. The Twin Cities and southeastern Minnesota had drizzle overnight. Northern and northeastern Minnesota are under a winter storm warning […]
Round two of snow on the way
Parts of southern Minnesota are digging out from a band of heavy snow and forecasters say round two is on the way. The National Weather Service is reporting ten inches in the Faribault and Red Wing area, about nine in Northfield, eight inches in Marshall, seven in Owatonna, six in the Mankato area and about […]
Patterson waives preliminary hearing in Jayme Closs case
In a very brief hearing, 21-year-old Jake Patterson waived his right to a preliminary hearing for the kidnapping of Jayme Closs and the murder of her parents. Barron County judge James Babler accepted that waiver and bound Patterson over for trial on two counts of homicide, one count of kidnapping, and one count of armed burglary. […]
North Branch man charged in drunken snowmobile accident
A North Branch man is now charged in a drunken snowmobile crash that left his passenger in critical condition. Sheriff’s deputies say 22-year-old Travis Vanelsberg struck a vehicle on East Rush Lake Sunday and 22-year-old Zoe Reider fell off the snowmobile and suffered life-threatening injuries. Reider remains hospitalized after suffering two brain bleeds, a lacerated […]
Police investigate crime scene near Bemidji
Authorities in Beltrami County are investigating the discovery of the remains of at least one person near Bemidji. The sheriff’s office and Minnesota B-C-A say they’ve identified what is believed to be a crime scene in Eckles Township. Deputies say a person of interest has been arrested and there is no threat to the public. […]
Klobuchar 2020?
We should learn this weekend whether U-S Senator Amy Klobuchar is going to make a run for the White House in 2020. The Minnesota Democrat says she will make an announcement Sunday at Boom Island Park in northeast Minneapolis. Klobuchar told MSNBC Tuesday night that she will reveal her decision about seeking the Democratic presidential […]
Closs presser LIVE AT 10. Listen Here:
MNN affiliate station 95 KQDS will be carrying the Jayme Closs Press Conference Live at 10 a.m. Click the link below to listen. Once on site, click on Listen Now icon: 95 KQDS. Thanks again to KQDS and KDAL Duluth.
Mom and unborn baby killed in traffic crash
A Holdingford woman and her unborn baby were killed after a semi slammed into their S-U-V Monday morning near Sartell. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says a semi driven by an Indiana man failed to obey a stop sign at a four-way intersection and struck the woman’s vehicle on the passenger side. Deputies say 30-year-old […]
Body found in river believed to be missing Monticello woman
Wright County authorities say a body found in the Crow River inside a submerged vehicle is believed to be a missing Monticello woman. Officers say the car found near in Marysville Township matches the Lincoln M-K-X 39-year-old Tanisha Maehling was believed to be driving. Maehiling was last seen by relatives Saturday evening in the Montrose […]
Former elevator manager facing federal mail fraud charges
The former manager of the Ashby Farmers Coop Elevator is facing federal mail fraud charges for making more than a million dollars in payments to himself. The U-S Attorney’s Office says 56-year-old Jerry Hennessey of Dalton turned himself in and appeared in federal court Tuesday in Minneapolis. The coop contacted police in September after discovering […]