Mary McGuire

Minneapolis

Reporter at KMSP-TV (Eden Prairie, MN)

homegrown minnesotan • tv news gal • @loyolamarymount (BA) + @mujschool (MA) grad

Articles

Family angry over plea deal for man accused of shooting girlfriend in the head

1 week ago | fox9.com | Mary McGuire

May 2024 Shooting After spending the day at home in West Marshland, Wis. with his mom and her boyfriend, 15-year-old Donavin Czech was watching a movie downstairs when he heard a gunshot. "Then I heard a fall, and I thought, 'Ok, that doesn't really sound right’, so I went upstairs...I saw my mom on the ground bleeding," said Czech. Not knowing what would happen next, he immediately called 911 and ran outside.
Man behind bars for 27 years claims innocence, has first case review before parole board

2 weeks ago | fox9.com | Mary McGuire

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Bryan Hooper Sr. was sentenced to life in prison in 1998 for the murder of a 77-year-old woman in Minneapolis, but he's adamant he did not commit this crime. On Tuesday, he faced his first case review before the parole board. Show of support outside of parole board Outside the Minnesota Department of Corrections, a strong showing of support for Bryan Hooper Sr. – a man who's spent more than two decades in prison for a crime he maintains he didn't commit.
Homeowner sues neighbor, city over basketball hoop at St. Louis Park home

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Mary McGuire

The BriefA St. Louis Park homeowner is suing their neighbor and the city over the placement of a driveway basketball hoop. They've also filed a temporary injunction to prevent kids from playing basketball in their driveway this summer. FOX 9 reached out to the neighbor who filed the suit, but they haven't respondedST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (FOX 9) - A simple basketball hoop has become a source of conflict and controversy between neighbors in St. Louis Park.
Homeowner sues neighbor, city over basketball hoop at St. Louis Park home

2 weeks ago | fox9.com | Mary McGuire

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (FOX 9) - A simple basketball hoop has become a source of conflict and controversy between neighbors in St. Louis Park. Basketball hoop drama When Lilly Moeding and her husband first installed a basketball hoop for their two young boys, they thought it would be a way for their family to stay active and healthy. The couple never dreamed it would become a source of neighborhood drama and the subject of lawsuits and legal action from their neighbor.
8-year-old Cambridge girl guest of honor at football events after story goes viral

2 weeks ago | fox9.com | Mary McGuire

Community members in Minneapolis preserve a mountain lion that was roaming the Lowry Hill neighborhood. The cougar was killed by a car on the interstate. FOX 9's Babs Santos has the story. EAGAN, Minn. (FOX 9) - Since sharing her story on social media, Elena Easley's life has taken a couple of unexpected turns, and one of them led her to TCO Performance Center in Eagan for the Collegiate Women's Flag Football Championship this weekend.
8-year-old Cambridge girl guest of honor at football events after story goes viral

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Mary McGuire

The BriefEight-year-old Elena Easley's story went viral on social media in March after a schoolmate told her "girls can't play football."Since then, women's football teams and leagues have hosted Elena as a guest of honor at games and practices. She will perform a coin toss at the Minnesota Vixen's home opener on Saturday. EAGAN, Minn.
‘Mallard Maternity Ward’ takes over planter in St. Anthony Village

3 weeks ago | fox9.com | Mary McGuire

For the second year in a row, a mother duck is making her nest in a St. Anthony Village shopping center – creating a "Mallard Maternity Ward" to keep her safe. ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota is home to the Mighty Ducks, but no duck is mightier than "Mallory the Mallard" at the St. Anthony Village's shopping center.
Minnesota private schools sound alarm over proposed elimination of funding

3 weeks ago | fox9.com | Mary McGuire

Facing a statewide budget deficit in the years ahead, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has proposed eliminating $109 million in nonpublic school and transportation aid – a move that private school leaders say would have an impact on student performance. ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Staring down a looming budget deficit, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has proposed cutting $109 million in non-public school aid and non-public transportation aid.
St. Louis Park's 1930s-era historic rock garden damaged with screwdrivers, chisels

1 month ago | fox9.com | Mary McGuire

Children reportedly vandalized an historic rock garden in St. Louis Park with screwdrivers and chisels. The city surveyed the damage on Monday. St. Louis Park rock garden damaged What happened: Dennis Williams was out in his yard on Friday afternoon when he noticed something was off. A group of boys had tools and were damaging a structure at Rock Island, one of only two remaining rock gardens in the state of Minnesota.
Children’s Minnesota nurse gives back to same department that helped her

1 month ago | fox9.com | Mary McGuire

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Once a neurosurgery patient, a Children's Minnesota nurse is now giving back to other children in the same department she was treated. From patient to nurse More than a decade ago, Kali Anderson was in the same position as her patients. When she was 10 years old, she began experiencing intense and frequent headaches, anywhere between 50 and 80 each day.