Anoka Co. set to use AI for non-emergency calls
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Anoka County officials say they will implement a new AI technology to field non-emergency calls to dispatch. FOX 9's Mike Manzoni has more.

GOP Rep. Hudson faces Ethics Committee [FULL]
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GOP Rep. Walter Hudson is one of the three lawmakers facing the House Ethics Committee on Friday. Rep. Engen (R-Lino Lakes) got a DWI, and Rep. Hudson (R-Albertville) was in the car and armed. Both Republicans are accused of leaving a committee meeting to go drinking, then coming back for a floor session.

Drug paraphernalia decriminalization ordinance vetoed by Minneapolis mayor

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed an ordinance aimed at decriminalizing the possession of drug paraphernalia after the city council narrowly approved it last week.

HCMC workers held May Day rally calling to save hospital from possible closure

Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) employees held a May Day rally to call for a permanent solution to save the hospital from closing, which could happen this summer if no solution is found.

VIDEO: School bus catches fire after crash in Minneapolis
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Authorities say a school bus and U-haul truck were involved in a crash at about 4:45 p.m. Thursday in the area of Saint Anthony Parkway and Marshall Street NE in Minneapolis. No children were on the bus at the time of the crash, and the driver was not injured. The occupants of the U-haul truck, a man and woman, suffered non-life threatening injuries. The school bus caught fire as a result of the crash, which Minneapolis firefighters extinguished quickly.

DNR electronic licensing system preview
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says it continues to work on rolling out a new electronic system for people to purchase hunting and fishing licenses. FOX 9 was onset of a demonstration of the new system provided by officials on Thursday.

Richfield officer involved in shooting leaves HCMC
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A Richfield police officer who was injured during an exchange of gunfire that left one person dead early Wednesday morning was ceremoniously released from the Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) on Thursday. Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt also spoke with FOX 9 following the event.

Red alert: Nurses sound alarm over HCMC funding
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Minnesota nurses hold ‘RED ALERT’ rally to save Minneapolis’ Hennepin County Medical Center, the state’s largest hospital, which is in need “long-term financial solutions” to remain open. State lawmakers are currently discussing funding solutions before the legislative session ends.

Cougar population rebounding in Minnesota
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The University of Minnesota’s Voyageurs Wolf Project has captured video evidence of the cougar population reproducing in Minnesota for the first time in 100 years.

Fatal Lake Street shooting in Minneapolis leads to murder charges for 2 men

Two men are charged with murder for their alleged connection to a shooting on Lake Street in Minneapolis that left a man dead and a teenage boy injured.

Man fatally shot in north Minneapolis home
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A 69-year-old man was found shot to death inside a home on Bryant Avenue North on Wednesday night, and Minneapolis police say the shooting does not appear to be random. 

$54 billion of Pentagon budget will be for drones
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In front of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlines some of the proposed $1.5 trillion pentagon budget – including finalizing the “golden dome” and spending $54 billion to ensure “drone dominance” on any battlefield.

Sec. Hegseth pitches $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlines a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 budget for the Department of War, saying the request reflects the urgency of the moment” as the conflict with Iran tops $25 billion so far.

MN fraud: Aimee Bock in court over document leak claims
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The alleged Feeding Our Future ringleader, Aimee Bock, is back in court as prosecutors accuse her of using her son to leak protected documents from jail ahead of her upcoming sentencing. FOX 9’s Bill Keller reports. 

Trump rejects offer to open Strait of Hormuz
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President Trump said in an Axios interview that he is rejecting an Iranian offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The report also states the Pentagon has been drawing up plans for a new wave of strikes. FOX’s Doug Luzader reports. 

North Minneapolis shooting: Man, 69, found shot to death inside home

A 69-year-old man was found shot to death inside a north Minneapolis home Wednesday night, and police say the shooting does not appear to be random. So far, no arrests have been made.

Minneapolis lake mystery: 18 firearms found under water traced to 1927 gun dump

The bottom of Bde Maka Ska holds more than just lost keys and fishing poles — one diver’s discoveries are shining a light on a nearly 100-year-old mystery.