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'No, I Didn't Get In A Bar Fight': FOX 9 Reporter Shares Surgery Update

The Twin Cities journalist opened up about her neck scar after receiving questions from viewers.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — After getting questions from viewers, FOX 9 reporter Mary McGuire is clearing the air about a visible scar on her neck.

"No, I didn’t get in a bar fight," she wrote in a social media post on Monday. "I had half my thyroid removed in February. I am all good now!"

McGuire added that she tried covering the scar with makeup, "but it just looks worse, trust me."

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A Minnesota native, McGuire has been reporting at FOX 9 since 2021 and lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two daughters.

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