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The Minnesota teenager accused of killing two store clerks in Iowa -- had a troubled past. It's easy after someone commits a crime to point to all the warning signs, but can you predict violent behavior?
The crime was shocking. The smiling face of Michael Richard Swanson, a St. Louis Park 17-year-old, on his way to a hearing after being charged with killing to store clerks in Iowa.
In Minnesota, a happy couple gets married every 17 minutes. And every 35 minutes, an unhappy couple gets divorced. When it comes time to dissolve a marriage, who's pulling the plug: men or women?
Divorce is a real part of life. But I was wondering about who files for divorce more often: is it men or women? Who pulls the plug? And why?
Have you opened that giant envelope filled with health insurance, flex spending and life insurance choices? It's open enrollment time when millions of Americans will choose which benefit programs to go into. Or not. What are the big things we should look for when we enroll?
For most of us, we are being fancy if we put white wine in a white glass, and red in a red glass -- or if we take the beer out of the can. But there are dozens of different types of glasses for specific varietals of wine and specific types of beer. So, can a glass really change the flavor of our drinks?
I'm skeptical. You go to Target now and see huge displays of Riedel glassware. (you can see them online here.) They've got glasses for red and white, of course. But there are also special glasses for pinot noir, and zinfandel, and cabernet.
When Minnesota voters cast their ballots for governor, representative and state legislators, they did not need to show a photo ID to vote. Why not?
This is the number one question you've been sending since Election Day. Why don't we have to show an ID in Minnesota to vote?
Michael J. Fox has a foundation that fights Parkinson's disease. Lance Armstrong fights cancer. Celebrities and charities have been working together for more than eighty years in the United States. But do celebrities cause us to donate more to charity?
Tonight's Good Question is about the impact big-time celebrities have on charities. Michael J. Fox has his foundation that helps raise money for Parkinson's research. Christopher and Dana Reeve have a foundation focusing on spinal cord injuries.
We hear about E. Coli in spinach, listeria in celery, and salmonella in sprouts. And our best defense is something we as consumers have been doing for decades: running fruits and vegetables under water. But does washing produce really do anything?
When do political lawn signs disappear? Why do we fall back at 2 a.m. instead of 1 a.m.? And what exactly is "natural" flavoring? WCCO-TV is replying all to viewers' Good Questions.
At night, you put on your pajamas, head to bed and get ready for a good night's sleep. But what happens to zoo animals when they've got to sleep? Where do they go?
A vast majority of Americans have cell phones, and we use them every day. But we've all been there, driving along the highway, when the cell phone call just drops. Why do calls drop, and how do cell phone calls work anyway?
Gov. Tim Walz has issued an executive order aimed at cracking down on fraud in Minnesota by utilizing new data-sharing laws passed in the anti-fraud legislative package.
Minnesota music icon Bob Dylan will take the stage on Saturday at Minneapolis' Huntington Bank Stadium for the 40th year of Farm Aid, the festival he helped inspire.
Steve Horsfield with Simpson Housing Services operated the center and said over 100 people eventually found housing in a seven-month span in 2018.
Hennepin County, the largest in Minnesota, will no longer prosecute most felony cases that come from low-level traffic stops.
Mayors from cities all along the "Mighty Mississippi" met in Minneapolis on Wednesday for the latest Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative.
Gov. Tim Walz has issued an executive order aimed at cracking down on fraud in Minnesota by utilizing new data-sharing laws passed in the anti-fraud legislative package.
In the United States, there are 13 different towns named Long Beach. The one in Minnesota is the smallest, but it's found a colorful way to stand out.
"We're measuring everything between 33 feet above the ground surface to 7 feet below the ground surface," said Jeppe Kjaersgaard, a research scientist with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
The Minnesota House is set to return to full strength with a power-sharing agreement after a special election filled a vacant seat.
Nearly half a year after the state's last detection of the virus, avian influenza has been found in a southern Minnesota turkey flock, according to animal health officials.
A Democratic state lawmaker who is promising to be a "wild card" is joining Wisconsin's open race for governor. Francesca Hong is one of four Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly who are also members of the Socialist Caucus.
After decades of scouring the bottom of Lake Michigan, searchers have finally found the wreckage of a cargo schooner that sank during a ferocious storm almost 140 years ago off the Wisconsin coastline.
A Wisconsin state senator who came in third in the Democratic primary for governor in 2018 is running again.
A Wisconsin legislator has left the state Assembly's Democratic caucus after being accused by fellow party members of threatening to kill three lawmakers.
Two people, including a Vietnam War veteran, were killed in a helicopter crash south of the Twin Cities on Saturday afternoon, federal officials said.
Donald Henson of Penn Hills is facing federal charges of forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating, or interfering with a governmental officer or employee and damaging government property.
We Can Ride is both Minnesota's oldest and its largest therapeutic riding program, offering horseback riding opportunities for those living with disabilities.
To honor those killed on 9/11, many are turning to service. In St. Paul, Minnesota, hundreds of volunteers are packing meals for those in need.
"Confidence is core in what we do, and I think we are talking about a woman's confidence in her experience, her network and how she presents herself for an interview and on the job," Megan Meuli, vice president of development at Dress for Success, said.
On one corner in north Minneapolis, you'll find more than just an urban farm. You'll also find opportunity, thanks to Appetite for Change.
Gov. Tim Walz has issued an executive order aimed at cracking down on fraud in Minnesota by utilizing new data-sharing laws passed in the anti-fraud legislative package.
President Trump late Wednesday called for investigations into alleged funders of antifa.
Hennepin County, the largest in Minnesota, will no longer prosecute most felony cases that come from low-level traffic stops.
ABC's announcement came as media giants Nexstar and Sinclair announced they would preempt Jimmy Kimmel's show indefinitely on all their stations over his remarks.
Mayors from cities all along the "Mighty Mississippi" met in Minneapolis on Wednesday for the latest Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative.
Nearly half a year after the state's last detection of the virus, avian influenza has been found in a southern Minnesota turkey flock, according to animal health officials.
The vast collection includes pink stuffed llamas, Christmas trees, fake gingerbread houses, Day of the Dead decorations and zombie statues.
Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.
A key ingredient for the quintessential Minnesota hot dish recipe keeps going higher and higher in price, giving people sticker shock at butcher shops and grocery stores.
Most people don't think of September as an ideal time to open an ice cream shop, especially here in Minnesota. But for Andrew McNattin, the timing didn't matter.
Hennepin County, the largest in Minnesota, will no longer prosecute most felony cases that come from low-level traffic stops.
A candidate has thrown his hat into the ring to be the next Hennepin County attorney, a little over a month after Mary Moriarty announced she won't be running for re-election.
A Wright County, Minnesota, woman is facing charges after police say two elementary school students overdosed on hallucinogenic mushrooms.
A 19-year-old man faces charges in the fatal shooting of a St. Olaf College football player last week.
Luigi Mangione appeared in court Tuesday in Manhattan, where two state terrorism charges were thrown out, but the murder charge will stand.
Nearly half a year after the state's last detection of the virus, avian influenza has been found in a southern Minnesota turkey flock, according to animal health officials.
A bipartisan bill that's cleared a key hurdle in the U.S. Senate would boost federal support for families of firefighters who died from cancer linked to their jobs.
Minnesota's dairy herds have been declared as being unaffected by the bird flu virus after months of sampling, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
The six clinics in Belle Plaine, Caledonia, Montgomery, Northridge, St. Peter and Wells will close by Dec. 10.
Four physicians, who recently resigned from the CDC in protest, tell "Sunday Morning" they believe HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is jeopardizing the nation's public health.
Minnesota music icon Bob Dylan will take the stage on Saturday at Minneapolis' Huntington Bank Stadium for the 40th year of Farm Aid, the festival he helped inspire.
ABC's announcement came as media giants Nexstar and Sinclair announced they would preempt Jimmy Kimmel's show indefinitely on all their stations over his remarks.
Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.
Cardi B confirmed on "CBS Mornings" that she is pregnant and having a baby with boyfriend, NFL wide receiver Stefon Diggs.
It's the time of year when many parents see their kids head off to college, and one couple is channeling those feelings into a comedy show with heart.
Champlin Park and Centennial battled in a big matchup of north suburb schools on Friday night. Plus, see how the Park Center Pirates in Osseo are preserving the legacy of a former player who died after a battle with cancer.
Napheesa Collier made a go-ahead 18-footer with 1:24 left on the way to 24 points, and the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx rallied from a 17-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Golden State Valkyries 75-74 and move on in the WNBA playoffs.
Trent Grisham homered twice and Cody Bellinger also went deep as the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 10-5.
Jones' injury means the Vikings' offense could now be missing starters at running back, quarterback, left tackle, center and wide receiver.
David Bednar just held on to get the final three outs, and the New York Yankees held on to beat the Minnesota Twins 10-9 after nearly wasting a nine-run lead.
The shooting of Charlie Kirk is the latest in a series of violent shocks that have left the nation reeling. With Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz set to call a special session to deal with gun violence, the debate over security for public officials intensifies.
The CDC, along with the Food and Drug Administration, now recommends the COVID vaccines for people 65 and over as well as for people ages 5 to 64 with at least one underlying condition that increases their risk of severe COVID.
More than five years after the COVID pandemic, there has been a dramatic change in the CDC guidelines that is leading to confusion and a lot of people not being eligible to get vaccinated.
More than five years after the COVID pandemic, there has been a dramatic change in the CDC guidelines that is leading to confusion and a lot of people not being eligible to get vaccinated. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy spoke with the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health, Dr. Brooke Cunningham, about the evolving guidelines.
In the aftermath of the Annunciation shooting, Gov. Tim Walz has announced he will call a special session of the legislature to deal with gun violence. While his proposals would include an assault weapons ban, Republicans have a different agenda.
In the United States, there are 13 different towns named Long Beach. The one in Minnesota is the smallest, but it's found a colorful way to stand out.
The Aerial Lift Bridge has been granting safe passage for so long that it's become part of the city's skyline. It's evolved over the years, but many of its original parts are still intact.
There's a cabin that blends into its surroundings so well, you almost can't see it. In Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen shares the story behind the "Mirror Cabin" near the town of Ironton.
It's been 50 years since WCCO has been at its current location at the "Great Minnesota Get-Together."
Caves that were once used for making beer in the 1800s are now used for making cheese. In this week's Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen looks into the history of the cheese caves in Faribault.
A key ingredient for the quintessential Minnesota hot dish recipe keeps going higher and higher in price, giving people sticker shock at butcher shops and grocery stores.
From Sept. 3 to 7, Minnesota saw temperatures ranging from 11 to 15 degrees below average, with highs barely creeping into the 60s followed by nights in the mid-40s.
As National Guard troops patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., President Trump has threatened to send soldiers to other cities across the country to help stop crime, but can they perform law enforcement duties? The laws create a complicated answer.
WCCO's Jeff Wagner tries to get to the bottom of this fuzzy phenomenon.
As Minnesotans rush to support the Annunciation Church and School community, it can be hard to know what to say. And frankly, what not to say.
The Minnesota State Fair has unveiled its new food, drinks and vendors for 2025.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
WCCO photojournalist Art Phillips shares some personal family photos taken by his father, Arthur Phillips Sr., in Vietnam during his time in service.
The new Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum is under construction just outside of Camp Ripley in Little Falls. Set to open in late 2026, the $40 million, first-of-its-kind project in the nation will be eight times the size of the existing museum. It will honor not only Minnesota's service members and their sacrifices, but the refugee experience as well. Watch and read more in Pauleen Le's series "Vietnam 50 Years Later: Reflections on a War that Changed Minnesota."
The National Weather Service has issued multiple tornado warnings and many more severe thunderstorm warnings throughout wide swaths of southern and central Minnesota Monday afternoon.
Storm chances linger on Friday in the metro with rounds of heavy rain possible into the weekend, says NEXT Weather meteorologist Joseph Dames.
In Minnesota, weather can be all over the place. Here at WCCO, we want to give you what you need to prepare for what's happening next.
Storm chances linger on Thursday in the Twin Cities, with rounds of heavy rain possible into the weekend.
Storm chances linger on Friday in the metro with rounds of heavy rain possible into the weekend, says NEXT Weather meteorologist Joseph Dames.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says parts of Minnesota are expected to get some rain Thursday and Friday.
Storm chances linger on Friday in the metro with rounds of heavy rain possible into the weekend, says NEXT Weather meteorologist Joseph Dames.
A Minnesota icon will take the stage at the major music festival he helped inspire.
A controversial Minneapolis encampment in a privately owned parking lot is under intense scrutiny following a mass shooting, plus more of the day’s top stories.
Storm chances linger on Friday in the metro with rounds of heavy rain possible into the weekend, says NEXT Weather meteorologist Joseph Dames.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says parts of Minnesota are expected to get some rain Thursday and Friday.