Man charged in crash that killed student near U of M had canceled license
A 30-year-old Minneapolis man faces charges after a student was killed in a hit-and-run near the University of Minnesota.
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A 30-year-old Minneapolis man faces charges after a student was killed in a hit-and-run near the University of Minnesota.
A 46-year-old man is dead after he was struck by a car in St. Paul on Saturday morning.
A Minnesota high school senior is dead following a motorcycle crash late Monday night.
Authorities say a Twin Cities man arrested after a fatal crash Monday evening had a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit.
Officials say 17-year-old Lucas Knudson was driving a 2024 Cadillac Lyriq on Highway 7 in Minnetonka on the night of Oct. 17, 2024, when his vehicle left the road and struck a light pole.
Police say they found a 56-year-old man in the street. The driver was arrested.
An 18-year-old suspect in a stabbing in Golden Valley, Minnesota, may be connected to a fatal crash in rural Hennepin County, according to police.
Two people were killed in a head-on collision in central Minnesota early Monday evening.
An 11-year-old girl is unlikely to survive following a tragic car accident Wednesday morning. In light of this dark news, a Minnesota hockey team has stepped up to take care of one of their own. WCCO's Jason Rantala reports.
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a wrong-way crash that killed a woman from Texas late Saturday evening.
A 72-year-old man died in a snowmobile crash near Minnesota's border with Canada Thursday night, authorities say.
The Saint Louis County Sheriff's Office says a 72-year-old man is dead after a snowmobile crash on Thursday night near Duluth.
Known as Libby to her friends, the 17-year-old was also a daughter, granddaughter, athlete and devout volunteer.
A mother fighting through tears and fighting to find the right words after her daughter's tragic passing. Her family wants you to know just how much of an impact she had in her 17 years. As Frankie McLister shows us, they're making sure her legacy will live on.
A semi truck driver from Illinois died in a crash in central Minnesota on Tuesday, authorities say.
Investigators say poor road conditions could be a factor in a crash that killed a 17-year-old girl.
Officials say the 50-year-old man — of Corpus Christi, Texas — was operating a 2012 Polaris RMK 600 when it left the roadway.
The 67-year-old from Lincoln, Nebraska, was heading north on Highway 15 in Hutchinson when he lost control around a curve, the Minnesota State Patrol said.
A 19-year-old woman learned her sentence Friday for a fiery Minneapolis crash that killed a man one day before his birthday last spring.
Authorities say slick road conditions contributed to a western Wisconsin crash that killed a 38-year-old man on Thursday.
Investigators say Sarah Petersen tried to take the blame for the crash because her twin sister had been driving while high.
A southern Minnesota woman pleaded guilty Wednesday after trying to take the blame for her twin sister in a fatal Amish buggy crash.
A teen died after rear-ending a snow plow early Sunday morning in western Wisconsin.
WCCO's Pauleen Le has the latest on driving conditions Monday morning amid a NEXT Drive Alert due to overnight snow. At least one fatal crash has been reported.
A 26-year-old man is dead after he was struck by a hit-and-run motorist in Brooklyn Center Thursday night, police say.
A bicyclist is in serious condition after being struck by a car on Saturday morning in Stillwater, Minnesota.
Two men were shot and killed Saturday afternoon, in an apartment building a few blocks away from Loring Park.
As bridge repair work continues in St. Paul, the Minnesota Department of Transportation says sections of two interstates will be closed again this weekend.
Private investment firms that are helping finance America's artificial intelligence race and the huge buildout of energy-hungry data centers are getting interested in the local utilities that deliver electricity to regular customers — and the servers that power AI.
Minneapolis police say they're searching for the person responsible for shooting a man outside a business on the city's northeast side on Friday afternoon.
Two men were shot and killed Saturday afternoon, in an apartment building a few blocks away from Loring Park.
As bridge repair work continues in St. Paul, the Minnesota Department of Transportation says sections of two interstates will be closed again this weekend.
Minneapolis police say they're searching for the person responsible for shooting a man outside a business on the city's northeast side on Friday afternoon.
An overnight crash involving a pedestrian in St. Paul, Minnesota's Greater East Side neighborhood, has left a man dead.
Three men were injured in a downtown Minneapolis shooting on Friday evening.
A bicyclist is in serious condition after being struck by a car on Saturday morning in Stillwater, Minnesota.
Authorities say one person is dead and two others, including a six-year-old, are hurt after a fire truck overturned near a school in Cottonwood, Minnesota, on Friday evening.
A woman is dead after being hit by a vehicle in Fairmont, Minnesota, early Friday evening.
An innovative Minnesota company broke ground Friday on its planned manufacturing facility, allowing it to soon scale up its cutting-edge technology that is essential to power consumer products from cars to cell phones.
A 53-year-old woman is dead and a 24-year-old man was rescued by three Samaritans after a crash in Mudgett Township, Minnesota, the Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office said on Friday.
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.
Mike Lindell defamed the election technology company Smartmatic with false statements that its voting machines helped rig the 2020 presidential election, a federal judge ruled.
President Trump told his administration on Friday to declassify any federal records about Amelia Earhart, the pilot whose 1937 disappearance over the Pacific Ocean has drawn decades of public fascination.
For the first time, some of the candidates for Minneapolis mayor went head-to-head on the debate stage.
In a message sent out to the district community, school board chair Jackie Norris confirmed that Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts had been detained Friday morning.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for their actions in 1890 at Wounded Knee will keep their awards.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services recently suspended payments to 11 providers that serve adults with disabilities over "credible allegations" of fraud, according to a letter written by Temporary Commissioner Shireen Gandhi and obtained by WCCO.
"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.
Two men were shot and killed Saturday afternoon, in an apartment building a few blocks away from Loring Park.
Minneapolis police say they're searching for the person responsible for shooting a man outside a business on the city's northeast side on Friday afternoon.
A woman is dead after being hit by a vehicle in Fairmont, Minnesota, early Friday evening.
The 31-year-old Illinois man was arrested on Wednesday. Charging documents say that when he was taken into custody, he was carrying two bags of suspected fentanyl and methamphetamine.
In a message sent out to the district community, school board chair Jackie Norris confirmed that Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts had been detained Friday morning.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services recently suspended payments to 11 providers that serve adults with disabilities over "credible allegations" of fraud, according to a letter written by Temporary Commissioner Shireen Gandhi and obtained by WCCO.
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.
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.
The top-seeded Minnesota Lynx were beaten by the Mercury 84-76 in Game 3 on Friday night, leaving Phoenix in control of their WNBA playoff semifinals series.
Aaron Nola takes a perfect game into the sixth inning, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Friday night.
Parents in District 10 — which includes cities in the north metro — learned this week that postgame prayer would count as a coach misconduct penalty and a suspension for the team's coach this season.
Justin Jefferson has something special planned for Dublin when the Vikings face the Steelers at Croke Park.
Doctors said it would be practically impossible to play his senior season of football, but he's doing it anyway.
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.
High temperatures are expected to be well above average this weekend and the following week.
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.
The stretch of #Top10Wx days continues Saturday, with highs reaching the 70s for much of the region.
High temperatures will be in the 70s across most of Minnesota on Saturday, according to Next Weather meteorologist Mike Augustyniak.
Next Weather Meteorologist Mike Augusyniak says residents in northwestern Minnesota will be waking up to temperatures in the high 40s and low 50s on Saturday, while people in the Twin Cities will wake up to 60-degree temps.
Second Harvest Heartland gave away food to 1,800 families at large scale food-distribution and community resource fair.
It's been one month since the shooting at Annunciation. A memorial was held at the church Saturday.
Minneapolis police are investigating a double homicide near Loring Park.
The event will be held Saturday and Sunday at the MN State Fairgrounds.
You can find out what life was like as a Viking during two upcoming weekends in October at the Dakota County fairgrounds.