Tom Halden anchors the earliest part of the Fox 9 Morning News from 4:30am - 6am, as well as co-hosts the Fox 9 Buzz at 9am on weekday mornings. He joined the station in 2003.
A North St. Paul native, Tom went to North High School before heading to St. Cloud State, where he majored in mass communications and political science.
He's part of the FOX 9 Buzz team that won the 2011 Upper Midwest Emmy for Best Daytime Newscast and part of a team that earned the 2011 Emmy for Interactivity in Newscasts.
Tom is very involved in Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting, helping out at his children's schools, and teaching faith formation classes at church.
Tom lives in the south metro with his wife and four children.
Monday, February 18 2013 5:51 PM EST2013-02-18 22:51:33 GMT
There will no doubt be plenty of tears and anger at Guardian Angels Catholic Church as a family lays to rest 9-year-old Devin Aryal.
A funeral is being held at Guardian Angels Catholic Church on Monday as family, friends, classmates and teachers remember the life of 9-year-old Devin Aryal, the boy killed by a random shooter in Oakdale.
Wednesday, February 13 2013 4:15 PM EST2013-02-13 21:15:21 GMT
The man charged with killing a 9-year-old boy and wounding two other people in Oakdale, Minn. on Monday night made his first court appearance Wednesday morning in Washington County.
The man charged with killing a 9-year-old boy and wounding two other people in Oakdale, Minn. on Monday night made his first court appearance Wednesday morning in Washington County.
Tuesday, January 15 2013 8:41 AM EST2013-01-15 13:41:25 GMT
After a month of national mourning over the Connecticut school shooting victims, and two weeks of gathering gun control recommendations, the White House is working on its gun control plan Tuesday.
After a month of national mourning over the Connecticut school shooting victims, and two weeks of gathering gun control recommendations, the White House is working on its gun control plan Tuesday.
Monday, January 14 2013 9:19 AM EST2013-01-14 14:19:31 GMT
The Minneapolis Park Board is spending this frigid January week removing some 200 trees, hoping to stop the spread of the emerald ash borer which has the potential to destroy millions of trees.
The Minneapolis Park Board is spending this frigid January week removing some 200 trees, hoping to stop the spread of the emerald ash borer which has the potential to destroy millions of trees in Minnesota and more than 7 billion in North America.
Wednesday, December 5 2012 9:31 PM EST2012-12-06 02:31:22 GMT
The Minnesota Gambling Control Board voted Monday morning to approve the first electronic pull-tab games and bingo machines that will help raise money for a new Vikings stadium
The Minnesota Gambling Control Board voted Monday morning to approve the first electronic pull-tab games and bingo machines that will help raise money for a new Vikings stadium
Monday, October 8 2012 8:10 PM EDT2012-10-09 00:10:59 GMT
The Minnesota Department of Health will continue calling people to let them know if they're infected with the fungal meningitis that's already killed seven people nationwide.
The Minnesota Department of Health will continue calling people to let them know if they're infected with the fungal meningitis that's already killed seven people nationwide. State health officials say three women in Minnesota are being treated for mild symptoms of fungal meningitis
Monday, October 1 2012 9:03 AM EDT2012-10-01 13:03:08 GMT
Four days after the deadly workplace shooting in Minneapolis, plans are in the works to reopen this week. But before moving on, family, friends, coworkers and the community are saying goodbye.
Four days after the deadly workplace shooting in Minneapolis, plans are in the works to reopen this week. But before moving on, family, friends, coworkers and the community are saying goodbye to those killed last Thursday afternoon.
Tuesday, August 21 2012 10:31 PM EDT2012-08-22 02:31:11 GMT
Vice President Joe Biden is in Minnesota for a pair of campaign stops Tuesday in Minneapolis and Rochester. The mission is simple: rally the faithful and make sure they vote 11 weeks from today
Vice President Joe Biden is in Minnesota for a pair of campaign stops Tuesday in Minneapolis and Rochester. The mission is simple: rally the faithful and make sure they vote 11 weeks from today
Wednesday, June 20 2012 9:08 AM EDT2012-06-20 13:08:59 GMT
The south metro, including Apple Valley, Hastings, Farmington and West St. Paul, were among the hardest hit by storms. 14 power poles were knocked down or snapped on Pilot Knob Road in Apple Valley.
Monday night's storms led to some close calls for two people in Dakota County. Rob Nelson was driving along Pilot Knob Road in Apple Valley when power lines fell on his car.
Monday, April 30 2012 9:06 AM EDT2012-04-30 13:06:45 GMT
Monday, April 30 is supposed to mark the end of the 2012 Minnesota legislative session, but it looks like it's going to go at least an extra day or two.
Monday, April 30 is supposed to mark the end of the 2012 Minnesota legislative session, but it looks like it's going to go at least an extra day or two. That's because there's still no deal on a new Vikings stadium, business tax cut and bonding bill.
