1+ day, 53+ min ago   (157+ words) Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at blocking nonferrous mining near the Boundary Waters, following Congress' move to roll back federal protections for the region. (FOX 9) - The Minnesota DNR canceled a mineral lease that was held by…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (482+ words) STILLWATER, Minn. (FOX 9) - A Hugo woman was sentenced after leaving a series of threatening voicemails for Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth. Rachel Marie Welsch, 43, of Hugo, was sentenced to three years of supervised probation in Washington County District Court after…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (403+ words) (FOX 9) - A Minnesota man who ran a drug trafficking organization tied to a southern California gang is heading to federal prison for 20 years. Erick Emilio Diaz-Aguilar, also known as "Homie," was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after being convicted…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (159+ words) In "From Shoreline to Fireline" the U.S. Forestry Service is working to document the fight against this summer's wildfires in the BWCA. (FOX 9) - The wildfires that burned in northern Minnesota for months have now been 100% contained, fire officials report. Fire officials…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (61+ words) FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher joins us to discuss a notably calmer Minnesota State Fair, with nine arrests or citations during the 12-day event compared with 16 last year. He explains what worked, the new safety strategy and…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (349+ words) (FOX 9) - Six people are facing federal charges after prosecutors say they ran a years-long scheme to steal millions of dollars in business checks from Twin Cities banks and credit unions. Willie Roy Turner Jr., 29, of Chicago, Illinois, is identified as…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (612+ words) Ahmed Nur pleaded guilty last year to two counts of aiding and abetting theft by swindle in a nearly $10 million Medicaid fraud scheme. He was sentenced to 180 days in the Hennepin County Workhouse and, along with nearly a dozen co-defendants,…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (46+ words) FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul An 11-year-old guitar-playing prodigy performed in front of thousands of people at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand alongside Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. FOX 9's Maury Glover has more....

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (38+ words) FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is proposing a 11.3% tax hike to fill a $60+ million gap in the city's budget. FOX 9's Mike Manzoni has more....

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (623+ words) An 11-year-old guitar-playing prodigy performed in front of thousands of people at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand alongside Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. FOX 9's Maury Glover has more. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Mateo Castillo-Bonde is 11 years old, plays guitar like a…...