COVID-19 outbreak at Seneca plant in Glencoe possibly linked to seasonal workers

August in Minnesota brings sweet corn and hundreds of seasonal workers to the Seneca Foods packing facility in Glencoe. This year, it also brought COVID-19. 

‘Thrown under the bus': Text messages detail Minneapolis frustration

More than 24 hours before the fall of the Third Police Precinct, Minneapolis City officials knew they had lost control of the city and needed help.  

Residency questions raised for Ward 6 candidates in Minneapolis City Council race

As candidates for the Minneapolis City Council Ward 6 gear up for the final two weeks of the campaign, there are questions about whether some actually live in the ward or moved into it just to run for the office.

Fall of the Third Precinct: A minute-by-minute account

Minneapolis Police radio transmissions obtained by the FOX 9 Investigators, provide the first minute-by-minute account of the decision making that led to the fall of the Third Police Precinct in Minneapolis.

Security for Minneapolis Council totaled $152K

The final bill is in for taxpayer funded private security for three Minneapolis City Council members: $152,400.

150 Minneapolis police officers seeking disability for PTSD following riots

At least 150 Minneapolis Police Officers have begun the process of seeking ‘duty disability’ for post-traumatic stress under the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA), said an attorney representing the officers.  

(In)Security: Unrest saw surge in unlicensed security

In the grief and chaos of that last week in May, when 911 calls went unanswered and police were nowhere to be found, some saw an opportunity to make money, as private security agents.

Heartbreak in nursing homes, dying from loneliness amid COVID-19 visiting restrictions

The state of Minnesota is making plans to ease visitor restrictions in long-term care facilities after senior citizens spent the last three months in isolation, one of them dying in part to loneliness.

Ex-Minneapolis police officer Chauvin was in talks to plead guilty before arrest

Just four days after the death of George Floyd, and the day before former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was arrested, federal and state prosecutors were negotiating a possible plea deal with Chauvin, the FOX 9 Investigators have learned. 

Nursing home inspections find residents in ‘immediate jeopardy’

The FOX 9 Investigators obtained the most serious inspection reports in a survey of 362 nursing homes in the last several weeks by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) on behalf of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS).

COVID-19 death toll felt heavily by 2 Twin Cities metro area nursing homes

The FOX 9 Investigators discovered two Twin Cities metro area long-term care facilities have each had at least 12 people die from COVID-19. 

Trapped: Dying alone in grain bins

Minnesota is leading the nation in grain bin and silo accidents, the FOX 9 Investigators has learned.  Since June, there have been nine deaths and three rescues.

Art of the Deal: Renderings of proposed projects draw expectations 

When developers and city leaders are selling the public on any project, big or small, a concept rendering is almost always provided.

Violence on the road: Criminal vehicular homicide sentences ‘all over the map,’ but why?

Under state law, a conviction for criminal vehicular homicide carries a 10-year maximum prison sentence and a guideline sentence of four years for someone without a criminal record. But the reasons judges and prosecutors deviate from guideline sentences vary greatly, as do the sentences themselves.