LOCAL NEWS:
(Willmar, MN) -- The Minnesota B-C-A is cancelling a missing person alert for a Willmar teen. Agents say 17-year-old Madison Hjermstad has been located safe. They didn't provide any other details. Madison left a juvenile facility in Willmar last July and had not been in contact with her family. Read more
(Willmar MN-) A house in southwest Willmar was damaged by a clothes dryer fire Thursday night, and the residents of the home suffered smoke inhalation. Willmar Fire Chief Frank Hanson says at 8:15 p.m. they were called to a house in the 1400 Block of Vista Lane for a clothes dryer fire. When… Read more
(Spicer MN-) After a one week delay because of last weekend's storm, Spicer Winterfest activities resume with an action-packed day on Saturday. Spicer Commercial Club President Michelle Olson says The Frozen 5K Walk-Run begins in front of Zorbaz at 9 a.m. At 1 p.m....the 16th Annual Polar Pl… Read more
(Bloomington, MN) -- Hennepin County prosecutors say they will not be filing charges in a fatal stabbing early Thursday on a light-rail train in Bloomington. County Attorney Mike Freeman said because "we would be unable to disprove a claim of self-defense." Investigators say a man stabbed 45… Read more
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airport is reporting a record number of passengers in 2019. A total of 39-point-six-million air travelers went through the gates at M-S-P last year. Metropolitan Airports Commission C-E-O Brian Ryks (RICKS) says "a strong economy along w… Read more
(Willmar MN-) When it comes to cities this size, Willmar stacks up well to others around the country. Willmar and Kandiyohi County Economic Development Commission Director Aaron Backman says Willmar is among 541 Micropolitan areas of the country... Read more
(St. Paul MN-) Minnesota Public Radio reports state health officials said Friday they are monitoring two possible cases of coronavirus in Minnesota, and they outlined their plans to respond quickly to contain any infection here. Read more
(Spicer MN-) The 16th Annual Polar Plunge takes place tomorrow on Green Lake in Spicer. Event founder, Willmar Police Chief Jim Felt says over the years the event has raised nearly $850,000 for Special Olympics Minnesota... Read more
Music News
BMGFollowing the unexpected 2018 death of frontwoman Dolores O'Riordan, The Cranberries released their final album, In the End, last year. Featuring vocals Dolores recorded before her death, the well-received album unexpectedly earned the Irish band their very first Grammy nod: It's up for …
Lauv/AWAL Recordings AmericaLauv is ready to show the world how he’s feeling.
ABC/Eric McCandlessDemi Lovato is gearing up for an emotional performance at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday.
Entertainment
NBC/Trae Patton(NEW YORK) -- America's Got Talent host Terry Crews apparently had a very different experience on the set of NBC's variety series. Read more
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- Around the holidays, if you recall, actor Kumail Nanjiani found himself an unlikely viral star, when he posted a snap of his ripped body, which he whipped into shape for Marvel's The Eternals. Read more
L-R Phoenix, Phillips/Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures(LOS ANGELES) -- Oscar-nominated Hollywood filmmaker Todd Phillips has worked on a range of movie genres, but his latest hit, Joker, broke a box office record and set a high bar for awards season. Read more
Photo by Michael Tran/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- As we learned recently, Brad Pitt is on Tinder, but he already might have locked in a date for the Oscars: Dax Shepard. Read more
iStock/jarun011(LOS ANGELES) -- The potentially deadly coronavirus has led Chinese health officials to quarantine people and cancel many public activities -- and some of those will hurt Hollywood's bottom line. Read more