Author Archives: Madison Quinn
Highway & State Patrol: Visibility issues for drivers in the region
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) - Snow, wind, and blowing snow are the big problems out on the highways this morning and likely for much of today. Minnesota State Patrol Sgt. Jesse Grabow is East of Moorhead: "The...
Jan 05, 2022 Two semis off the road early this morning, I-94 East of Moorhead (Minnesota State Patrol Sgt. Jesse Grabow)
Marijuana debate on the table again in legislative session
PIERRE, S.D. - Debate on marijuana will be on the table again as state lawmakers gather for the 2022 legislative session in South Dakota this month. So far, more than two dozen of 38 posted proposed b...
Jan 04, 2022
South Dakota agency head resigns amid scrutiny of Noem
PIERRE, S.D. - The director of a South Dakota agency has resigned amid scrutiny over Gov. Kristi Noem's hands-on role in the agency prior to his arrival and as it was evaluating her daughter's real es...
Jan 04, 2022 Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD)
Man charged in fatal shooting at St. Paul liquor store
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A man accused of shooting a man to death who confronted him about shoplifting at a St. Paul liquor store has been charged with second-degree murder. Prosecutors say 44-year-old Kenne...
Jan 04, 2022 Trinis Edwards
Oil, gas leasing on federal land to resume in first-quarter
BISMARCK, N.D. - Oil and gas leasing on federal land is expected to resume early this year in North Dakota and Montana after the Biden administration halted the process nationwide last year. The feder...
Jan 04, 2022
Minnesota's blood bank donations are at a 10-year low
MINNEAPOLIS - Officials say Minnesota's blood bank donations are at a 10-year low. Red Cross spokeswoman Tonia Teasley says many people are not donating because they are worried about their own health...
Jan 04, 2022 U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Duluth bakery expanding in response to business growth
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth's Best Bread bakery is expanding in response to significant business growth. The company says it is opening a second location in Duluth. Officials say they realized their sales ...
Jan 03, 2022 (Duluth's Best Bread)
Potter jury member: Shooting was honest mistake, but office was still responsible
MINNEAPOLIS - A member of the jury that found former police officer Kim Potter guilty says jurors felt she had made an honest mistake - but she was still responsible for Daunte Wright's death. Potter ...
Jan 03, 2022 Kim Potter shortly after shooting Daunte Wright (Court TV, AP via media pool)
Xcel seeks change in radioactive waste storage in Red Wing
RED WING, Minn. - Xcel Energy wants to change the way it stores radioactive waste at its Prairie Island nuclear plant in Red Wing, a move it says will cut costs and make it easier to transport the spe...
Jan 03, 2022 (United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Educators expect a rise in COVID-19 cases as students return
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota's educators are bracing for what they expect will be a spike in coronavirus cases after students return to their classrooms. Minnesota Rural Education Association director ...
Jan 03, 2022 Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) / CC
