Danger on the line: Assaults up at light rail stations
Violent assaults at Metro Transit light rail stations are up this year with passengers getting punched, stabbed and threatened.
Violent assaults at Metro Transit light rail stations are up this year with passengers getting punched, stabbed and threatened.
Last Harvest: Small farms wonder if this year could be the last
Small Minnesota dairy farms wonder if this year could be their last.
Small Minnesota dairy farms wonder if this year could be their last.
Targeted for cell phones, robbery victims beaten in downtown Minneapolis crime spree
Minneapolis Police have broken up a loosely-organized violent downtown crime ring that focused on getting cell phones from drunk people and then beating the victims.
Minneapolis Police have broken up a loosely-organized violent downtown crime ring that focused on getting cell phones from drunk people and then beating the victims.
After the Fire: Arson investigators battle cancer risks after years of duty
As the Fire Marshal for St. Cloud, one of Phil Schaefer’s duties is to investigate the cause of any fire.
As the Fire Marshal for St. Cloud, one of Phil Schaefer’s duties is to investigate the cause of any fire.
Treasure above, riches below: Mining on the edge of the BWCA
In the coming months, Twin Metals will reveal more and more of its plan for a controversial underground copper and nickel mine near Ely, Minnesota, just five miles from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
In the coming months, Twin Metals will reveal more and more of its plan for a controversial underground copper and nickel mine near Ely, Minnesota, just five miles from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
INVESTIGATORS: Drowning is silent
Drowning is one of the leading causes of children’s deaths. It happens so often because most people don’t know what an actual drowning looks or sounds like. It is not the loud, hands splashing event you see in the movies or television.
Drowning is one of the leading causes of children’s deaths. It happens so often because most people don’t know what an actual drowning looks or sounds like. It is not the loud, hands splashing event you see in the movies or television.
How local sales taxes can be secretly stolen
When people buy something and pay tax on it, they expect the money is going to the government. However, FOX 9 has learned hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of those dollars are vanishing as part of a high-tech tax fraud.
When people buy something and pay tax on it, they expect the money is going to the government. However, FOX 9 has learned hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of those dollars are vanishing as part of a high-tech tax fraud.
Twin Cities apartment boom leaves people behind
The number of new apartment buildings is at an all-time high around the Twin Cities, but those seeking a new home may be left out in the cold.
The number of new apartment buildings is at an all-time high around the Twin Cities, but those seeking a new home may be left out in the cold.
Man violently attacks former cult leader Victor Barnard in prison, doesn't regret it
The man who violently assaulted former religious cult leader Victor Barnard in a Minnesota prison cell said he doesn't regret the attack and sleeps well at night despite giving Barnard a punctured lung and traumatic brain injury.
The man who violently assaulted former religious cult leader Victor Barnard in a Minnesota prison cell said he doesn't regret the attack and sleeps well at night despite giving Barnard a punctured lung and traumatic brain injury.
From prisoner to plaintiff: National retailers in sights of local ADA lawsuits
Jerald Boitnott served 24 years in prison for first degree murder. But more recently, he is the plaintiff in more than a dozen federal lawsuits against national restaurant chains and retailers, claiming they are failing to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Jerald Boitnott served 24 years in prison for first degree murder. But more recently, he is the plaintiff in more than a dozen federal lawsuits against national restaurant chains and retailers, claiming they are failing to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Community leaders, county board condemn corrections officer's use of excessive force
A day after the Fox 9 Investigators broke the story of excessive force used by a corrections officer on an inmate in the Ramsey County Jail in 2016, there is massive political fallout.
A day after the Fox 9 Investigators broke the story of excessive force used by a corrections officer on an inmate in the Ramsey County Jail in 2016, there is massive political fallout.
Public places, safe spaces: How libraries help the homeless
The tent city along Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis may be gone, but the city’s homeless problem didn’t vanish. The homeless can be found every day in libraries around the Twin Cities. And one of those libraries even has a full-time social worker helping to meet the needs of its patrons.
The tent city along Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis may be gone, but the city’s homeless problem didn’t vanish. The homeless can be found every day in libraries around the Twin Cities. And one of those libraries even has a full-time social worker helping to meet the needs of its patrons.
Minneapolis Park Board interim leader feels attacked after questions on hiring of lobbyist
Minneapolis has a new leader of its Parks and Recreation Department inheriting a Board that is deeply divided after a Fox 9 Investigation into the hiring of a new consultant.
Minneapolis has a new leader of its Parks and Recreation Department inheriting a Board that is deeply divided after a Fox 9 Investigation into the hiring of a new consultant.
Home insecurity: Tips to safeguard security devices
After his home was hit a couple of times by thieves, Dr. Ashwin George joined the growing ranks of do-it-yourself security buffs.
After his home was hit a couple of times by thieves, Dr. Ashwin George joined the growing ranks of do-it-yourself security buffs.
Minneapolis Park Board accused of cronyism
The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB) is receiving criticism from present and past commissioners after the Interim Superintendent approved a paid consultant, without a public vote, who has strong connections to the Board’s President.
The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB) is receiving criticism from present and past commissioners after the Interim Superintendent approved a paid consultant, without a public vote, who has strong connections to the Board’s President.
North side monopoly: How investment funds scoop up affordable houses
Wall Street investors are getting a big slice of the North Minneapolis housing market, while some in the neighborhood feel they are getting denied the chance of homeownership.
Wall Street investors are getting a big slice of the North Minneapolis housing market, while some in the neighborhood feel they are getting denied the chance of homeownership.
Children suffering due to big comeback of meth in Minnesota
An old nemesis is back and it’s spreading like a plague across greater Minnesota.
An old nemesis is back and it’s spreading like a plague across greater Minnesota.
A lifeline back home
It?s a ritual repeated hundreds, if not thousands of times every day in Minnesota: Somali-Americans stepping into small storefronts to send money to family halfway around the world.
It?s a ritual repeated hundreds, if not thousands of times every day in Minnesota: Somali-Americans stepping into small storefronts to send money to family halfway around the world.
Two Twin Cities hospitals cited after federal investigations
Two Fairview hospitals in the Twin Cities have been cited by the federal government for violating the rights of patients who showed up in emergency rooms with mental health concerns. In one case, staff forcibly stripped a patient of her clothes.
Two Fairview hospitals in the Twin Cities have been cited by the federal government for violating the rights of patients who showed up in emergency rooms with mental health concerns. In one case, staff forcibly stripped a patient of her clothes.
Casanova of the Courthouse: Wisconsin DA asks female defendants out on dates
Update: The Wisconsin Department of Justice now confirms it is investigating allegations that the former District Attorney in Burnett County asked female defendants out on dates after they appeared in his courtroom.
Update: The Wisconsin Department of Justice now confirms it is investigating allegations that the former District Attorney in Burnett County asked female defendants out on dates after they appeared in his courtroom.