Fridley FD hosts holiday toy giveaway
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The American Bikers Association and Fridley Fire Department hosted a free toy giveaway, along with other Christmas activities Saturday. FOX 9's Babs Santos has more.

Woman struck by 2 motorists, killed in Coon Rapids

A woman was killed Wednesday night in Coon Rapids after she was hit by two motorists, according to the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office. 

Inmate dies at Anoka County Jail over the weekend, officials say

A deputy found the unresponsive inmate in his cell while conducting checks. Authorities did not share the circumstances of his death.

Grocery store clerk remembered after brutal attack
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Less than 24 hours after being attacked and killed with a golf club, a growing memorial outside of the Oak Grove grocery store shows how many lives Robert Skafte touched.

Man found not guilty in fatal shooting of Alex Becker just steps away from St. Paul home

One of the three suspects accused of killing a St. Paul man in an alley right outside his mother’s house last year has been found not guilty of aiding and abetting second-degree murder.

Anoka Co. deputy makes daring ice rescue
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Deputies with the Anoka County Sheriff's Office made a daring ice rescue on Sunday after two men and a dog went through the ice on a lake in Nowthen, Minnesota. FOX 9's Courtney Godfrey spoke with the deputies who rescued them.

MN native killed in Osprey crash
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The U.S. Air Force named a 32-year-old man from Andover, Minnesota, as one of the airmen killed when a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft crashed during a training mission off southwestern Japan last week. In a press release Tuesday, the Air Force announced U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeffrey T. Hoernemann, 32, was among the eight crew members killed in the CV-22 Osprey aircraft crash on Nov. 29.

Minnesota man among 8 killed in crash off coast of Japan, Air Force says

The U.S. Air Force named Maj. Jeffrey T. Hoernemann, 32, from Andover, Minnesota, as one of the airmen killed when a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft crashed during a training mission off southwestern Japan last week.

2 drivers killed in separate Anoka County crashes

Law enforcement is investigating two separate fatal crashes reported in Anoka County. 

Pedestrian hit, killed by driver in Fridley

A pedestrian was killed Thursday night after he was struck by a pickup truck driver in Fridley, Minnesota.

St. Paul man on trial for allegedly throwing toxic liquid on ex-wife

It was a dramatic first day of trial for a St. Paul man accused of attempting to kill his ex-wife by dumping a toxic liquid on her. The trial currently rests in the hands of the judge after an evidentiary issue emerged during cross-examination of the victim.

Brooklyn Park school seeing success with scientific reading approach

Two-thirds of Minnesota fourth graders are not proficient at reading, more than ever since the state started testing in 1992.

?Read Act? promoting reading proficiency
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With Minnesota elementary students falling behind in reading proficiency, the Anoka-Hennepin School District is hoping to reverse the trend by trying something different. FOX 9?s Corin Hoggard has the details.

Columbia Heights house fire leaves man, animals dead

A man, a dog and a pig all died following a house fire in Columbia Height early Thursday morning, according to the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office. 

Man ‘snaps' and kills cellmate at Lino Lakes prison: Charges

An inmate already serving a life sentence for murder is now facing charges in the death of his cellmate at Lino Lakes correctional facility.