A Moorhead woman wanted for taking her children from the home of a relative in southern Minnesota has been arrested and is in the Clay County Jail. Izetta Cooley was found at her home in Moorhead late Tuesday morning with four of her five children. A 16-year-old boy was not with Cooley. A warrant had […]
Alcohol may have contributed to fatal fall on BSU campus
It appears alcohol played a role in the death of a man who accidentally fell from a seven-story window on the Bemidji State University campus. Early Sunday morning 19-year-old Isaac Morris of Cokato was found lying on the ground bleeding outside of Tamarack Hall. According to the medical examiner, Morris died of significant internal head […]
Twins fire Molitor
The Twins have fired manager Paul Molitor. 62-year-old Molitor, signed a three-year contract after last season when he was the American League manager of the year. The St. Paul native took over as Twins manager in 2015. He was 305-343 in four seasons. In a written statement Molitor said he ” will forever be grateful […]
Unique drug seizure in Olmsted County
The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Department has reported a major drug seizure that appears to have been the result of mere happenstance. Captain Scott Behrns says a local citizen called the Sheriff’s Department Monday morning to report the discovery of three large plastic totes along a rural road southwest of Rochester. Inside, deputies found 112 plastic-wrapped […]
Pelican Rapids man charged with roommate’s death
Bond has been set at $750,000 for a rural Pelican Rapids man accused of killing and burying his roommate last Thursday.25-year-old Jordan Dalman is facing a 2nd-degree murder charge. According to the complaint, Dalman shot and killed 28-year-old Dylan Butler who he had met at a gunsmith school in Denver. Butler had moved in with […]
Arrest made in McDonald’s shooting
An arrest has been made in the deadly shooting of 20-year-old Gabriel Perez at the Main Avenue McDonald’s in Fargo on Sunday. Fargo Police says 44-year-old Miguel Cooley Sr. of Moorhead was taken into custody by a SWAT Team at a home west of Rochester Minnesota around 7:40 Monday night. He was taken without incident. Fargo Police […]
Lino Lakes drowning
A St. Paul man is the victim of an apparent drowning in Lino Lakes. The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office says witnesses reported seeing a boater fall into the water and never resurface Saturday on Peltier Lake. The boat was circling about 500 feet from shore with no one on board. Authorities searched for the man […]
Teen stabbed by brother
Police in Minnetonka say a family is torn apart after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death by his 12-year-old brother. Officers called to an apartment Saturday night found the 16-year-old with a life-threatening stab wound to his chest. He was taken to North Memorial Medical Center where he later died. Investigators believe the 12-year-old […]
Multiple tornadoes touched down in southern Minnesota last week
The National Weather Service now says it appears at least ten tornadoes touched down Thursday night in south-central and southeastern Minnesota. Survey teams have been assessing the damage for several days and say the preliminary information will likely change as more information is gathered. Officials say the damage indicates there were twisters near Ceylon, Granada, […]
Senate bill includes funding for research into universal flu shot
A funding bill approved in the U-S Senate includes new money for research into a universal flu vaccine. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar introduced the Flu Vaccine Act earlier this year. It provides additional resources over the next five years to help develop a more effective, universal flu vaccine. Klobuchar says it will provide critical research […]