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Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell has long realized how vital a vastly improved running game is toward his team's status as a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
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Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell has long realized how vital a vastly improved running game is toward his team's status as a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
J.J. McCarthy threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and ran for another in his long-awaited NFL debut, and the Minnesota Vikings rallied for a season-opening 27-24 win over the Chicago Bears on Monday night.
The Minnesota Vikings open the 2025-2026 season Monday night against the Chicago Bears, with J.J. McCarthy making his debut. Ahead of the game, All-Pro receiver Justin Jefferson shares that he understands, to an extent, what his new quarterback is going through.
Joshua Wood threw three touchdown passes before running for a 59-yard score late in the fourth quarter to help Idaho beat St. Thomas-Minnesota 37-30.
John Nestor had a pick-six on the game's first offensive play, and Minnesota scored five first-quarter touchdowns en route to overwhelming FCS Northwestern State 66-0 Saturday.
The Moorhead Spuds traveled around 275 miles to face the Woodbury Royals in a Class 6A battle on Friday. Plus, hear how a football community in Western Minnesota honored a player who died in a wrong-way crash in July.
Brady Heiling and his girlfriend, Hallie Helgeson, were killed when they were hit by a wrong-way drunk driver in July. On Friday, the Western Minnesota football community Heiling was a part of honored him.
MACCRAY faced rival Canby on Friday night, but the game was part of a bigger purpose. John Lauritsen explains how the Clara City-based school paid tribute to one of their own.
Rookies with the Minnesota Vikings, including 2025 first-round pick Donavan Jackson, were working out with boys and girls as part of an All-Abilities Clinic.
Andy Peters started his college career as a walk-on at Boise State, near where he grew up. Then, had a decorated career at the College of Idaho. He thought the 2024 season was it — until this spring.
St. Thomas quarterback Andy Peters played his entire football career in Idaho, from a young age, through four years of college. This week he'll return to that state, from a new place. Ren Clayton explains how this change happened quite quickly.
Nobody who's been around Max Brosmer from his youth in Georgia to his FCS success at New Hampshire to his lone season of Big Ten competition at Minnesota is surprised he made an NFL active roster as an undrafted rookie.
Two Twin Cities Catholic high schools met on the football field Friday night to honor those impacted by Wednesday's mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church.
Friday night means football in Minnesota, but in the wake of the shooting during a school Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, it has a new meaning. Especially for Catholic schools. Ashley Grams shows how rival teams St. Thomas Academy and Cretin-Derham Hall came together in community.
Phil Finanger spent 28 seasons getting the best view of Vikings home games as a member of the "chain gang" from 1995 - 2022.
Phil Finanger spent 28 seasons getting the best view of Vikings home games as a member of the "chain gang" from 1995 - 2022.
Drake Lindsey passed for 290 yards and two touchdowns in his debut, helping Minnesota beat Buffalo 23-10 in their season opener.
For many of the Gopher football player, the game on the gridiron is not their only interest. Ren Clayton spent some time with D-lineman Jalen Logan-Redding as he created some content.
A lot is going on on the field, but nothing is as important as what is going on off it. Football teams at all levels and with different connections reflected on the Minneapolis shooting.
St. Thomas combined for 447 yards of total offense and five touchdowns as the Tommies beat Lindenwood 35-13 on Thursday night.
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, a Twin Cities metro Catholic school, is dealing with grief in the aftermath of the fatal shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. Benilde’s football team offered an optional practice on Wednesday as players dealt with tragedy striking close to home. Mike Max explains.
The Minnesota Vikings are sending cornerback Mekhi Blackmon to the Indianapolis Colts, the team announced on Monday.
Cam Ward, the No. 1 overall pick, helped the Tennessee Titans wrap up the preseason by beating the Minnesota Vikings 23-13 Friday night.
The purple pride was on full display on Friday at the Minnesota State Fair. Ubah Ali asks Minnesota Vikings fans about their expectations for the season.
The Minnesota Vikings expect big things from former San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Javon Hargrave. Mike Max goes one-on-one with the two-time Pro-Bowler.
The fight for a crucial endorsement in the Minneapolis mayoral race will be heard on Monday.
The Twin Cities will be dry and warm for most of the week, with daily highs in the 80s for the next few days.
Medicaid fraud allegations continue to spread in St Paul, Minnesota, as debate over a possible special session on gun control continues.
Drum is an 18-year-old from Alexandria, Minnesota, and spent nine months away from the rink after a life-changing spinal cord injury.
Alyssa Thomas scores 23 points, and DeWanna Bonner hits clutch 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as the Phoenix Mercury rally from a 13-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Lynx 86-81 in Game 4.
The fight for a crucial endorsement in the Minneapolis mayoral race will be heard on Monday.
Drum is an 18-year-old from Alexandria, Minnesota, and spent nine months away from the rink after a life-changing spinal cord injury.
Six columns were added to a memorial outside of the Minnesota State Capitol Sunday, honoring firefighters killed in the line of duty.
St. Paul police are investigating after they say a driver ran over a woman and killed her Sunday afternoon in the city's Como neighborhood.
If the plea deal is accepted, he will be convicted of one count of distribution of child pornography and all other charges from his indictment will be dropped.
Six columns were added to a memorial outside of the Minnesota State Capitol Sunday, honoring firefighters killed in the line of duty.
Authorities say one person is dead and two others, including a 6-year-old, are hurt after a firetruck 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.
The fight for a crucial endorsement in the Minneapolis mayoral race will be heard on Monday.
The fight for a crucial endorsement will be heard on Monday.
Medicaid fraud allegations continue to spread in St Paul, Minnesota, as debate over a possible special session on gun control continues.
Esme Murphy looks at the role of a key player on gun control and fraud allegations: House Speaker Lisa Demuth.
State Attorney General Dan Rayfield said Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sent a memo to Gov. Tina Kotek authorizing 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to the city of Portland.
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.
If the plea deal is accepted, he will be convicted of one count of distribution of child pornography and all other charges from his indictment will be dropped.
At least four people are dead after a shooter opened fire at a church in Michigan during a Sunday morning worship service and then set it ablaze. Eight other victims have been hospitalized, according to police.
In the Saturday morning sun, students, families and parishioners gathered beside the sanctuary at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis.
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.
One of Minnesota's few inpatient addiction treatment units will close in a few months.
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.
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Bad Bunny will lead the 2026 Super Bowl halftime festivities at Levi's Stadium on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
Selena Gomez married Benny Blanco, the music producer and songwriter to whom she'd been engaged since last year. Gomez shared photos from the ceremony on social media.
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.
Drum is an 18-year-old from Alexandria, Minnesota, and spent nine months away from the rink after a life-changing spinal cord injury.
Alyssa Thomas scores 23 points, and DeWanna Bonner hits clutch 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as the Phoenix Mercury rally from a 13-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Lynx 86-81 in Game 4.
Nick Castellanos capped Philadelphia's 96-win season with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning as the Phillies beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1.
Team Europe is taking the Ryder Cup back across the Atlantic Ocean. The final score: Europe 15, United States 13.
Kenneth Gainwell ran for 99 yards and two touchdowns and the Pittsburgh Steelers held on to beat the Minnesota Vikings 24-21 in Ireland's first regular-season NFL game.
Medicaid fraud allegations continue to spread in St Paul, Minnesota, as debate over a possible special session on gun control continues.
Esme Murphy looks at the role of a key player on gun control and fraud allegations: House Speaker Lisa Demuth.
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.
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.
The Twin Cities are in for another unseasonably warm 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 Twin Cities will be dry and warm for most of the week, with daily highs in the 80s for the next few days.
The Twin Cities will be dry and warm for most of the week, with daily highs in the 80s for the next few days.
WCCO meteorologist Lisa Meadows says the temperature outlook shows highs will likely remain above average through next week.
A woman was killed in a crash steps from a St. Paul home, MnDOT employees will take a mandatory pause after a tragic week on Minnesota roads and more.
The Twin Cities are in for another unseasonably warm week.
A local business is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by helping small businesses out.
Students at Annunciation are back to a full schedule for the first time since a mass shooting, plus more of the day’s top stories.
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield has a story to get you going on this Monday morning.