Wakesurfing critics pushing for local bans, limits on Minnesota lakes
Wakesurfing critics have launched a campaign to help craft local bans or regulations across Minnesota, citing concerns over the sport’s impact on lake environments.
New Minnesota aiding felony murder law is constitutional
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled the state’s new aiding and abetting felony murder statute is constitutional over the objections of some prosecutors.
3M settlement water projects
Minnesota-based 3M is required to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up PFAS-contaminated drinking water in the Twin Cities after the company dumped chemical waste in the east metro for decades. But with money from a 2018 settlement agreement running out, the company is now pushing back on whether all of those projects are “reasonable and necessary."
3M is paying to clean up PFAS. But for how much longer?
Minnesota-based 3M is required to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up PFAS-contaminated drinking water in the Twin Cities after the company dumped chemical waste in the east metro for decades. But with money from a 2018 settlement agreement running out, the company is now pushing back on whether all of those projects are “reasonable and necessary."
After United Healthcare and lawmaker shootings, state agency warns of unlicensed private security
The Minnesota Board of Private Detectives and Protective Agent Services, the agency regulating and licensing private security, is cautioning those interested in hiring personal private security after a pair of deadly attacks on high-profile figures in the state.
How the Trump Administration targeted international students…and lost
The Trump administration repeatedly failed to justify its targeting of international students on college campuses across Minnesota earlier this year, according to a FOX 9 Investigators review of federal court records.
New law prevents charging people who call the crisis hotline
Under a new state law, Minnesotans who experience a mental health crisis will not be charged for mobile crisis services. The legislation gained bipartisan support after the FOX 9 Investigators exposed how one of the state’s largest counties billed people hundreds of times after calling the crisis hotline.
Fleet Farm linked to more straw purchases in federal gun charges
A federal investigation has linked several more straw purchases of firearms back to Fleet Farm locations in Minnesota, according to court records.
MN lawmakers shooting key evidence: Abandoned Buick purchased on the run
The FOX 9 Investigators are learning more about a critical piece of evidence that assisted law enforcement in ending the largest manhunt in Minnesota history.
Brooklyn Park police chief: Lawmaker shootings were 'An attack on our democracy'
Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley opened up about the horrific attack that unfolded in his community over the weekend.
As safety concerns for lawmakers grow, what security options are there?
A Minnesota law passed in 2021 allows candidates for state office to use up to $3,000 in campaign money for home security cameras.
Timeline: Minnesota lawmaker shootings and the ‘largest manhunt’ in state history
The suspect accused in the targeted shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers had visited the homes of two other lawmakers before law enforcement officials say he sparked the "largest manhunt" in the state’s history.
Listen: Minnesota lawmaker shootings first responders audio
Emergency audio obtained by the FOX 9 Investigators reveals the dramatic moments after two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot in targeted attacks. The audio depicts the efforts to try and save victims’ lives while one medic said at one point, “They don’t know where the shooter is."
Minneapolis Public Schools can be sued after fatal school bus crash
A judge recently ruled Minneapolis Public Schools can be added to a wrongful death lawsuit after a school bus dragged a pedestrian in a crosswalk.