Katie Wermus

Minneapolis-St.Paul

News Content Editor at KMSP-TV (Eden Prairie, MN)

News Content Editor @Fox9

Articles

Vance Boelter search warrants: Authorities find nearly 50 guns, body bags and cash

4 days ago | fox9.com | Katie Wermus

GREEN ISLE, Minn. (FOX 9) - Search warrants executed in the investigation of Vance Boelter, the man accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, reveal law enforcement recovered nearly 50 firearms, body bags, masks and another police squad-type car. Boelter is facing state and federal charges in the fatal shootings of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark at their Brooklyn Park home. He is also accused of shooting Sen.
Minnesota weather: Morning storms give way to a comfortable day on Monday

5 days ago | fox9.com | Katie Wermus

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Morning storms will clear out for a quieter and more pleasant start to the week. Monday’s forecast in Minnesota Showers and rumbles will likely push through central and eastern Minnesota during the morning hours. A few drips may linger through the late morning, with storms potentially redeveloping in southeastern Minnesota during the afternoon. Once the rain clears, the rest of the day turns quiet with partly cloudy skies and northwesterly winds at 10-15 mph.
Minnesota lawmaker shootings: Police looking for more evidence in Brooklyn Park

1 week ago | fox9.com | Katie Wermus

Brooklyn Park police are investigating an overnight break-in at the home of late Rep. Hortman on Wednesday. This comes just days after Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot inside the home in a targeted attack. Police say the family removed valuables from the residence on Tuesday, and it doesn't appear that anything is missing. BROOKLYN PARK, Minn.
Minnesota weather: Warmer, more humid Friday ahead of hot and steamy weekend

1 week ago | fox9.com | Katie Wermus

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Heat and humidity start building on Friday ahead of a very hot and steamy weekend. Friday’s forecast in Minnesota Friday is mostly quiet with increasing humidity and occasional sunshine. Winds stay light out of the south at 10-15 mph. An extreme heat warning is in effect for southwestern Minnesota, where heat index values will reach the triple digits. The warning will expand to central and southern Minnesota this weekend with temperatures feeling like 100 to 110 degrees.
Break-in at Rep. Hortman's Brooklyn Park home days after fatal shooting

1 week ago | fox9.com | Katie Wermus

article The Hortmans home in Brooklyn Park. BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (FOX 9) - Brooklyn Park police are investigating a reported break-in at the home of late Rep. Melissa Hortman, just days after her and her husband were fatally shot. Break-in at Rep. Hortman's home Police were alerted at around 8 a.m. Wednesday to an overnight break-in at the Brooklyn Park home. The person reportedly entered the back of the residence after removing a piece of plywood and breaking a window.
Tornadoes confirmed during Monday storms in Minnesota

1 week ago | fox9.com | Katie Wermus

GULL LAKE, Minn. (FOX 9) - The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes touched down in Minnesota during severe storms that swept across the state on Monday. Confirmed tornadoes The National Weather Service confirmed two EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Crow Wing and Cass counties on Monday afternoon.
Minnesota weather: Filtered sunshine and warm, with stray storms on Wednesday

1 week ago | fox9.com | Katie Wermus

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Wednesday will bring filtered sunshine and warm temperatures, with a few stray storms possible during the afternoon and evening. Wednesday's forecast in Minnesota Morning sunshine will give way to increasing clouds through the afternoon. A few isolated thunderstorms are possible later in the day, but most of the state will stay dry. Temperatures are seasonable across much of Minnesota, with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s.
Sen. Nicole Mitchell's trial rescheduled for July after lawmaker shootings

1 week ago | fox9.com | Katie Wermus

A Minnesota Senator representing Woodbury is responding after being charged with breaking into a home early Monday morning in an attempt to steal items that she said have family connections. Trial rescheduled for July Mitchell, who represents Woodbury, faces a count of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools for allegedly breaking into her stepmother's home in Detroit Lakes in April 2024.
Sen. Nicole Mitchell's trial rescheduled for July after lawmaker shootings

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Katie Wermus

The BriefMinnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell's trial was postponed until July due to the Minnesota lawmaker shootings. Her name was also on the "hit list" authorities recovered from Vance Boelter's car. Jury selection was scheduled to start on the morning of Monday, June 16. The new trial date is set for July 14. Mitchell is accused of breaking into her stepmother's home in Detroit Lakes in April 2024.
Minnesota weather: Quiet, bright and less humid day Tuesday

1 week ago | fox9.com | Katie Wermus

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - It will be a brighter and quiet day on Tuesday with less humidity and highs in the upper 70s. Tuesday’s forecast in Minnesota Tuesday will be mostly quiet but slightly humid, with some filtered sunshine from high-level clouds. Winds stay light from the northwest at 5-10 mph. Highs reach the mid to upper 70s across much of Minnesota, with a few pockets of low 80s in the Twin Cities metro. Overnight lows fall into the 50s and 60s under partly cloudy skies.