
Garcia scores 20 points to help Minnesota push past Iowa 72-67
Dawson Garcia scored 20 points, Femi Odukale added 18 and Minnesota held off Iowa for a 72-67 victory.
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Dawson Garcia scored 20 points, Femi Odukale added 18 and Minnesota held off Iowa for a 72-67 victory.
Gopher senior Khyah Harper is the third Gopher women's soccer player to join the NWSL.
Minnesota is playing without leading scorer Mara Braun for the second straight season and this time learning how to win without her.
Grace Grocholski matched her career high with 27 points and No. 24 Minnesota overcame a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Northwestern 87-82.
Dawson Garcia made a 3-pointer from the edge of the near center-court logo to give Minnesota an 84-81 overtime victory over No. 20 Michigan on Thursday night.
Shyanne Sellers scored 27 points, and No. 8 Maryland gave No. 24 Minnesota an unpleasant welcome back to the Top 25, beating the Golden Gophers 99-92.
Minnesota is off to its best start in 17 games and earned its first ranking since 2019, coming into The Associated Press women's basketball poll at No. 24.
Six of the eight freshmen are Minnesota natives and have been dreaming of being members of the University of Minnesota dance team since they were kids.
Fletcher Loyer scored 24 points on 8-for-10 shooting and Braden Smith had 20 points, 10 assists and six rebounds as No. 20 Purdue pulled away from Minnesota for an 81-61 victory.
Mike Mitchell Jr. scored 22 points, all in the first half, and Minnesota defeated Morgan State 90-68.
The Big Ten released the Gopher football team's 2025 schedule, with their first game of the season against Buffalo.
Oumar Ballo had 18 points, Malik Reneau and Bryson Tucker both scored 16 and Indiana breezed to an 82-67 victory over Minnesota in the Hoosiers' Big Ten Conference opener.
Part of Minnesota Frost's success is that so many players, and even some of the coaching staff, are products of the same successful college hockey team: the Minnesota Gophers.
Gopher volleyball barely scraped by a fierce Western Kentucky team on Thursday evening to advance to the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.
The Gophers were hoping to host the first weekend of the NCAA volleyball tournament, but instead they're in Lexington, where they'll take on Western Kentucky on Thursday.
Julia Rodrigue attended Hudson High School in Wisconsin and was active in three sports. In college, she stumbled into a sport she had never tried. Three years later, she's a national champion and climbing.
Noah Cameron and four relievers combined on an eight-hitter, Mikel Garcia had two hits and an RBI, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Saturday night.
Kody Clemens and Matt Wallner homered and Ryan Jeffers had three hits and two RBIs as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-4.
Alanna Smith scored 25 points, Courtney Williams had 14 and the Minnesota Lynx held off the Washington Mystics 80-76 to improve to 16-1 at home this season.
Reeve, one of the league's most prominent voices, called for an end to the practice and accountability for those responsible on Thursday.
Gophers football practice features the offense in white jerseys and the defense in red. Koi Perich wears both — a two-colored uniform stitched down the middle.
Luke Keaschall drove in three runs for the second straight game and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 9-4 on Wednesday.
Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves.
Football season is here and WCCO is bringing you a new show to get you ready for gameday.
Minneapolis police are investigating after a man was shot Saturday evening. Police say they were called to the area near 28th Street East and 10th Avenue South a little before 7 p.m.
One Minnesota woman left the corporate world to run her own bakery in Saint Paul's Lowertown.
A Minneapolis man's Tik Tok video has over 140k views after he posted about a security firm backing out due to crime, after his apartment complex hired them.
A St. Paul man has been charged for his role in several storm sewer vandalism incidents around the city, announced the Ramsey County Attorney's Office on Friday.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says air quality will reach the red level, meaning it is unhealthy for everyone, in all northern and central parts of the state on Sunday morning, while the southern part of the state will be in the orange level.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy arrived at the Duluth International Airport on Saturday to tour one of the oldest air traffic control towers in the nation.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says air quality will reach the red level, meaning it is unhealthy for everyone, in all northern and central parts of the state on Sunday morning, while the southern part of the state will be in the orange level.
The Walker Police Department in Minnesota says a person holding a knife is in the hospital after charging at an officer, who in turn shot him Friday in the city.
A grain elevator fire in Shelly, Minnesota, on Friday has prompted a boil water advisory for its residents, the Norman County Sheriff's Office said.
A Minnesota man is recovering after being shot while driving down from Duluth on Interstate 35 on Thursday.
Niche released its list of best high schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Did your child's high school make the list?
The Chequamegon Humane Association in Ashland, Wisconsin, said the bear had the jar on its head for more than a week.
Wisconsin's Department of Health Services confirmed nine cases of measles in Oconto County on Saturday, the first cases the state has seen this year.
The Chequamegon Humane Association in Ashland, Wisconsin, says a bear has been wandering around with a jar on its head for eight days.
A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to smuggling lab equipment to Russian companies in violation of U.S. sanctions.
Sometimes there are milestones so rare that they turn a care center into the most joyful place in town.
After a successful food giveaway earlier this summer, a local organization is making its services more permanent.
Friday morning, a line with dozens of hungry customers stretched out to the intersection. The Heights Bakery has been serving sweets to the Columbia Heights community for 72 years.
The Minnesota Fringe festival brings over 100 performing arts performances to over a dozen metro venues, and one of this year's shows is produced entirely by kids.
The roughly 21-mile swim across the English Channel took Seth Baetzold 11 hours and 23 minutes.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy arrived at the Duluth International Airport on Saturday to tour one of the oldest air traffic control towers in the nation.
Friends and neighbors are holding an event to support victims of the June 15 lawmaker shootings. Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed in that attack, State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette Hoffman were both critically hurt. Ray Campos and Maria Lisignoli show how the fundraiser is helping in the recovery process.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced this week she won't run for reelection, but told WCCO she's confident she would win if she was on the ballot.
It would be the first face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and an American leader since former President Joe Biden met with Putin in June 2021.
A woman is facing charges connected to a car crash this spring that put Nobles County Sheriff's Deputy Logan Waldner in the hospital, plus more of the day’s top stories.
Some recent, big-name restaurant closures in Minneapolis have fueled concerns about the health of the Twin Cities dining scene.
A popular northeast Minneapolis bar and restaurant is no longer under threat of closure due to construction in the area.
WCCO tests if in-store and online prices are different at Target, Walmart and Best Buy.
Around 176 people will be permanently laid off as a result of the closure, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
More than 4,000 Minnesota renters are eligible to get money back from a property management company accused of overcharging and stealing security deposits.
After Minnesota nurse Alex Pennig was found dead in her bathroom, her friend Matthew Ecker told investigators she shot herself. But evidence at the scene left detectives with some big questions about how Pennig died.
Minneapolis police are investigating after a man was shot Saturday evening. Police say they were called to the area near 28th Street East and 10th Avenue South a little before 7 p.m.
A Minneapolis man's Tik Tok video has over 140k views after he posted about a security firm backing out due to crime, after his apartment complex hired them.
A St. Paul man has been charged for his role in several storm sewer vandalism incidents around the city, announced the Ramsey County Attorney's Office on Friday.
Minneapolis police are asking for anyone who has information about a fatal stabbing in the city's Elliot Park neighborhood early Saturday morning to come forward as they work to make an arrest.
The Minnesota Department of Health issued a health advisory last week warning of an increase in overdose cases involving sedatives.
Changes could be coming at the area's largest trauma hospital. At a packed meeting Tuesday, Hennepin County commissioners said they have to take extreme measures to make sure it stays open.
A participant in the 2025 Twin Cities Marathon is a mom of three from Minnetrista who is taking extra steps to make sure she's running her best and in the safest way.
HealthPartners employees in Stillwater voted to authorize an unfair labor practices strike, their union announced Monday.
In the U.S., nearly 21% of people live with chronic pain, but a patient-doctor team from M Health Fairview hopes to change that.
Brandon Blackstock battled cancer for more than three years, his family said.
On his five-acre property in Blaine, Minnesota, Erik Lund has plenty of space to fine-tune his golf game and his guitar game.
Football season is here and WCCO is bringing you a new show to get you ready for gameday.
Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station's empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy "WKRP in Cincinnati," died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.
A funeral procession for legendary Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham, England, gave fans a chance to pay their respects.
Julia Rodrigue attended Hudson High School in Wisconsin and was active in three sports. In college, she stumbled into a sport she had never tried. Three years later, she's a national champion and climbing.
Noah Cameron and four relievers combined on an eight-hitter, Mikel Garcia had two hits and an RBI, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Saturday night.
Kody Clemens and Matt Wallner homered and Ryan Jeffers had three hits and two RBIs as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-4.
Alanna Smith scored 25 points, Courtney Williams had 14 and the Minnesota Lynx held off the Washington Mystics 80-76 to improve to 16-1 at home this season.
Reeve, one of the league's most prominent voices, called for an end to the practice and accountability for those responsible on Thursday.
Half of all pancreatic cancers are first diagnosed when a patient is already at stage four and the five-year survival rate is just 13%. But with AI at the Mayo Clinic, it's a new ballgame.
Doctors at the Mayo Clinic are using artificial intelligence to achieve a breakthrough in diagnosing pancreatic cancer. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy explains the remarkable development and the potential impact on other cancers.
Doctors at the Mayo Clinic are using artificial intelligence to achieve a breakthrough in diagnosing pancreatic cancer. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy explains the remarkable development and the potential impact on other cancers.
While the summer months traditionally bring a rise in crime, this year, both Minneapolis and St Paul are continuing to see significant drops in violent crime.
For the first time in 15 years, there are now federal regulations for cryptocurrency. So what will that mean for the notoriously unstable market -- and who's cashing in? In Talking Points, Esme Murphy spoke with investment expert Pete Najarian about the risks, rewards, and a refresher on what cryptocurrency is.
On his five-acre property in Blaine, Minnesota, Erik Lund has plenty of space to fine-tune his golf game and his guitar game.
This Friday, the town of Braham will reach a milestone as it celebrates its 35th "Pie Day." It's always the first Friday in August.
In the mid-90s, a group of Alexandria, Minnesota, residents wanted to highlight wooden boats and their craftsmanship, believing they were essentially works of art. So, they converted an old city garage into the Legacy of Lakes Museum.
The town of Sedan, Minnesota, has gone out of its way to celebrate an every-day household item.
It might be the only beach of its kind in the entire country. Black Beach in Silver Bay has become a popular summertime destination, and that might have something to do with its striking look.
The first Tuesday of August is a unique night meant for nothing more than connection with those living on your street and the people tasked to protect it: National Night Out, which is now in its 42nd year.
Homeowners know the saying, "water finds a way." Add wildfire smoke to that distinction, another savvy invader harming indoor quality, where people should feel protected from it.
Be sure to turn your eyes to the night sky, as brief flashes of light will streak through outer space on Tuesday night.
From farmland to store shelves and, soon, your kitchen, produce is a healthy choice that sometimes needs a healthy rinse.
Tears come for many reasons: a joyful reunion, a surprising win, a frustrating loss and a forever loss, too. And sometimes, tears come for reasons we can hardly explain.
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.
Wildfire smoke returns to Minnesota on Sunday, sweeping in from the northwest to the southeast.
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.
An air quality alert is in effect for all of Minnesota from 9 a.m. Sunday through 9 a.m. Tuesday, says NEXT Weather meteorologist Adam Del Rosso.
Overnight temps in the 70s, potential for some fog. Sunday sees return of wildfire smoke and an air quality alert impacting sensitive groups. Humidity drops throughout the week. Lisa Meadows breaks it all down and shares when we could see more storms.
An air quality alert will be in effect on Sunday, unhealthy for sensitive groups in the metro area and red further north. We will remain dry for a while, rain chances do return next week. Lisa Meadows breaks down when we could see that rain.
An air quality alert is in effect for all of Minnesota from 9 a.m. Sunday through 9 a.m. Tuesday, says NEXT Weather meteorologist Adam Del Rosso.
Overnight temps in the 70s, potential for some fog. Sunday sees return of wildfire smoke and an air quality alert impacting sensitive groups. Humidity drops throughout the week. Lisa Meadows breaks it all down and shares when we could see more storms.
Sec. of Transportation Sean Duffy was in Minnesota touring the Duluth International Airport.
An air quality alert will be in effect on Sunday, unhealthy for sensitive groups in the metro area and red further north. We will remain dry for a while, rain chances do return next week. Lisa Meadows breaks down when we could see that rain.
The owner of So Yen bakery talks about her choice to leave the corporate world to follow her dreams.