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Minneapolis police say they've cracked a cold case that stumped them for nearly 40 years.
According to Roseville police, the truck was involved in a string of burglaries.
After several years of dealing with both covid and crime, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says efforts to revitalize the city and its core are paying off.
New details tonight in the shocking snatch and grab of a beloved dog.
Minneapolis police will spend less time investigating and arresting people who use psychedelic mushrooms.
A St. Louis Park man says someone stole his dog right out of his backyard. And it was all caught on camera. WCCO’s Jason Rantala spoke with the heartbroken owner -- who just wants his furry family member back.
WCCO’s Reg Chapman got a look at the deadly power altered guns have, and the plea from special agents to get people to stop using them.
An inmate allegedly attacked Nassar in his cell with a makeshift weapon, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
Van Houten, now in her 70s, received a life sentence for helping Manson's followers carry out the 1969 killings of Leno LaBianca, a grocer in Los Angeles, and his wife, Rosemary.
A man has been charged for the fatal shooting near Olson Memorial Highway in Minneapolis.
Two people are hurt and a boy is in police custody following an afternoon shooting in Columbia Heights.
Police in Hopkins are investigating a homicide in an apartment complex.
When officers arrived on scene they found a man in his 50s with a gunshot wound.
St. Paul police revealed they found the remains of 33-year-old Fanta Xayavong inside a storage unit in Coon Rapids. One week ago, we told you they found another woman's remains inside a storage unit in Woodbury. As WCCO's Allen Henry explains, both women are linked to the same man.
Muslim faith leaders will hit the streets of Dinkytown to try and deter the bad behavior that neighborhood’s dealt with in recent weeks. WCCO’s Adam Duxter explains their plan for change and why they want to emphasize this issue is not limited to one group.
Prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin woman with pocketing donations meant for a program that helps veterans visit Washington, D.C.
A St. Paul man faces charges of hit-and-run, reckless driving, operating while intoxicated and more after allegedly running over and dragging a bicyclist following a road rage exchange near a boat launch in Hudson.
The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to fatally beating their high school Spanish teacher with a baseball bat is to be sentenced Thursday.
At least three people were critically wounded, Baltimore police said. A suspect has not been arrested in connection with the mass shooting.
The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs estimates more than 4,200 missing and murdered cases involving indigenous people have gone unsolved.
A 19-year-old is behind bars after an early morning shooting Saturday in downtown Minneapolis.
40-year-old Joseph Jorgenson is in custody, facing second degree murder charges Friday. But as police spent the last two months investigating him, they found he's connected to another woman who has been missing for two years.
The city now plans to close the Stone Arch Bridge from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Four University of Idaho students were found stabbed to death in a home on Nov. 13.
"I consider it very serious, unworthy and a sign of great incivility that a tourist defaces one of the most famous places in the world," said Italy's Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano.
Friday kicks off an unprecedented three-day stretch of #Top10WxDays in the Twin Cities.
Doctors said it would be practically impossible to play his senior season of football, but he's doing it anyway.
"I've seen a lot of the discourse and everyone's like, 'They're just going to keep pushing it back forever.' So, it is kind of cool we're moving somewhere," said Olive Mannella, of Anoka.
The crash happened at the intersection of Highway 28 and Highway 71 near Sauk Centre in Stearns County shortly before 9 a.m.
A judge on Thursday sentenced a 46-year-old Minnesota man to 20 years in prison for producing and attempting to produce child pornography.
"I've seen a lot of the discourse and everyone's like, 'They're just going to keep pushing it back forever.' So, it is kind of cool we're moving somewhere," said Olive Mannella, of Anoka.
A judge on Thursday sentenced a 46-year-old Minnesota man to 20 years in prison for producing and attempting to produce child pornography.
When the news broke that Milton's would be closing, many longtime patrons were stunned.
When evidence is collected at a Hennepin County crime scene, it ends up in a laboratory in downtown Minneapolis, where in just a few minutes, analysts can identify blood on a T-shirt.
She had a voice as distinctive as her contributions to cooking, French cuisine and television.
Doctors said it would be practically impossible to play his senior season of football, but he's doing it anyway.
The crash happened at the intersection of Highway 28 and Highway 71 near Sauk Centre in Stearns County shortly before 9 a.m.
The violence seen this summer in Minnesota and around the nation has many people turning to faith to sustain them. But for others, it's a time to question faith.
A man has been charged with first-degree arson following a fire at a fraternity house in Mankato, Minnesota, earlier this month.
Adam Fravel, a 32-year-old Minnesota man convicted of killing the mother of his children, Madeline Kingsbury, is requesting a new trial.
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin says it will stop scheduling patients for abortions starting next week as it works to provide the service in the face of Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill.
A loyalist of Donald Trump who represents a broad swath of Wisconsin's rural north woods in Congress entered the governor's race in the battleground state Tuesday, shaking up the Republican primary.
A Republican manufacturer running for governor in Wisconsin as a conservative supporter of "family values" and President Donald Trump followed numerous sexually explicit accounts online.
For those who like to crank the thermostat up during the winter, a new report showing data for the Midwest and other parts of the country says you should be prepared for a much higher price tag this season if you have electric heat.
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.
When the news broke that Milton's would be closing, many longtime patrons were stunned.
Kelly Kunz began what she calls "Street Justice Ministry" months ago, buying a bus and using it to give essentials to those on the streets.
A 90-year-old former network producer is sharing her life lessons in a book, detailing her upbringing from a farm in Minnesota to Manhattan and back.
Love Your Melon began with beanies and a mission to fight childhood cancer. Now, one of its founders is bringing it all back with a bold new vision.
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.
Minneapolis residents have a chance to hear from the people vying to run the city, plus more of the day’s top stories.
A threat written on the campaign office window of Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh says, "This warning is no joke." At a time when political violence is on the rise, threats like this raise concern. It's even more concerning because this candidate has been threatened before.
President Trump's Justice Department has brought criminal charges against James Comey, indicting him on two counts, though a federal grand jury rejected one count.
One month after the mass shooting at Minneapolis' Annunciation Catholic Church that forever changed their community, students are back in the classroom. But Minnesota lawmakers are still at odds about what to do in response.
There's a stalemate at the Minnesota State Capitol over a special session about gun control. Leaders and the governor met on Thursday, and as Caroline Cummings reports, there's still no deal to get anything done.
"Now that prices are changed, we're in a wait-and-see. Do people start drinking less? Do people start going out less? What happens to traffic counts? Does this still financially work? It's a big unknown," said Peter Poire-Odegard, who owns Roots Roasting in St. Paul.
Credit cards often provide zero liability for fraudulent transactions. In contrast, bank accounts are the sole responsibility of the account holder.
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 judge on Thursday sentenced a 46-year-old Minnesota man to 20 years in prison for producing and attempting to produce child pornography.
When evidence is collected at a Hennepin County crime scene, it ends up in a laboratory in downtown Minneapolis, where in just a few minutes, analysts can identify blood on a T-shirt.
The violence seen this summer in Minnesota and around the nation has many people turning to faith to sustain them. But for others, it's a time to question faith.
A day after charges were filed at the state level against two brothers from Texas who are accused of kidnapping and robbing a Minnesota family, federal officials have announced their own charges against the duo.
A Pine River, Minnesota, couple is accused of leaving their two daughters with autism alone and confined to safety beds for hours at a time until one was ultimately crushed by the bed and died.
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin says it will stop scheduling patients for abortions starting next week as it works to provide the service in the face of Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill.
Now there is an urgent need for aging adults to plan for the future as the senior living market can't keep up with demand as boomers age.
In an unprecedented move, Minnesota is straying from federal COVID-19 vaccine guidance.
Work is in motion to update a decades-old standard on protections for people who work with lead in Minnesota. The rulemaking process follows a WCCO investigation, and a law change as the result of it.
Love Your Melon began with beanies and a mission to fight childhood cancer. Now, one of its founders is bringing it all back with a bold new vision.
Jimmy Kimmel is back on his ABC late-night show, but not everywhere.
The Chad Smith Foundation is launching its first-ever scholarship at the University of Minnesota's School of Music. It honors his parents, U of M grads who instilled a lifelong love of learning and arts in their family.
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night show just less than a week after network broadcaster ABC pulled "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" over remarks he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The peak apple harvest season is on for the next four weeks.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" had been preempted on Wednesday following comments Kimmel made on the show in response to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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.
Doctors said it would be practically impossible to play his senior season of football, but he's doing it anyway.
Byron Buxton hit two home runs, including a second-straight leadoff homer, Bailey Ober threw six innings with five strikeouts and two hits, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 4-0.
After taking a ferry across the Irish Sea, John MacDonald plans to bike about 370 miles to Tottenham to catch the Vikings' next game, raising money for the mental health charity, Mind, along the way.
Josh Smith homered, Billy McKinney singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 to end a season-worst eight-game losing streak.
Violence in Minnesota and around the nation, these past few months has some people turning to their faith.
The violence seen this summer in Minnesota and around the nation has many people turning to faith to sustain them. But for others, it's a time to question faith.
The violence seen this summer in Minnesota and around the nation has many people turning to faith to sustain them. But for others, it's a time to question faith. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy spoke with Archbishop Bernard Hebda about his mission to bring hope following unspeakable tragedies.
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.
Earlier this month, many students went back to school after summer vacation, but in the town of McGregor, Minnesota it's always the first day of school.
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."
The Twin Cities each have a unique personality, pace, and history. But in the mid-1800s, both were still searching for what to call their communities.
Junk mail has a new meaning nowadays. Rather than filling an actual mailbox, people are getting bombarded with texts and emails they never asked for.
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.
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.
Friday kicks off an unprecedented three-day stretch of #Top10WxDays in the Twin Cities.
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.
Friday kicks off an unprecedented three-day stretch of #Top10WxDays, says NEXT Weather meteorologist Joseph Dames.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says there will be ample sunshine this weekend.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says there will be ample sunshine and highs 10-15 degrees above average for the next several days.
A Missouri man is in custody for allegedly calling in a threat on Thursday to Waite Park Elementary School in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis residents have a chance to hear from the people vying to run the city, plus more of the day’s top stories.
Friday kicks off an unprecedented three-day stretch of #Top10WxDays, says NEXT Weather meteorologist Joseph Dames.
She is 95 years old and will turn 96 on Saturday in Dublin. Martha Zachary is a huge Vikings fan, brought into football by her husband, her sons, her grandsons and great-grandsons. Mike Max caught up with her before she boarded a plane for Ireland.
The reigning MIAC offensive player of the week is Jack Curtis, and is making a case to be Carleton College's best all-time quarterback. But this summer his life changed. Now, he's trying to keep on playing and that is saying something. Ren Clayton has the story.