Twin Cities pastor charged with wage theft, swindling
The Hennepin County Attorney's office has charged a Twin Cities pastor with felony wage theft, and theft by swindle.
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The Hennepin County Attorney's office has charged a Twin Cities pastor with felony wage theft, and theft by swindle.
A group of inmates in the Twin Cities recently had a surprise visit from a country superstar.
Prosecutors are facing a major roadblock in the high-profile murder case against a former state lawmaker's son.
For more than 15 years, Dr. Shirlee Xie has dedicated her life to healing others, but now she's turning that healing inward.
A 38-year-old man has been sentenced for second-degree intentional murder in a stabbing that happened last year in Crystal.
The father of one of four people killed in a mass shooting in Minneapolis says the man charged with his killing should have already been in jail.
U.S. Department of Justice is opening a racial discrimination investigation against the Hennepin County Attorney's Office for a new policy that would take an individual's race into consideration when making plea deals.
Late Saturday night, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it was opening a racial discrimination investigation against the Hennepin County Attorney's Office for a new policy that would take an individual's race into consideration when making plea deals.
A Minneapolis woman is facing charges in two hit-and-run crashes that killed one person and injured three others late last month, according to a criminal complaint.
The man arrested in Tuesday's mass shooting in Minneapolis, was also one of four people arrested in connection with a February crime spree that left two men injured, according to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office.
A memo from Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty's office said that "proposed resolutions should consider the person charged as a whole person, including their racial identity and age."
Prosecutors in Hennepin County are now required to consider race when negotiating a plea deal, as outlined in a memo obtained by WCCO.
Former Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated in the Twin Cities.
Around 250 doctors at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) have been certified as the first unionized resident and fellow physicians in Minnesota, according to union officials.
Business owners along Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis fear an ongoing construction project will negatively impact their sales.
A Minneapolis man accused of shooting his neighbor after a months-long dispute will not stand trial for now, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office says it has been unable to verify Mark Lanterman's educational and employment background fully after "concerns were raised."
Hennepin Healthcare is set to get new leadership later this spring.
The Hennepin County Sheriff says the arrest was part of an effort to target the so-called "Kia Boys" in Minneapolis.
An 18-year-old man will spend over 14 years in prison for his role in the 2023 Minneapolis mass shooting at the backyard music venue called Nudieland.
The chaotic car chase caught on camera started in Minneapolis and ended about 30 miles away in St. Michael, Minnesota.
A dangerous driver came within feet of hitting several innocent people head-on. As Ubah Ali shows us, that cross-county police chase also came crashing right through some front yards.
Instead of the whole county being alerted, there are now six smaller zones that will only be notified if a warning is issued in that area.
Severe weather season is right around the corner and the National Weather Service is improving how warnings are relayed here in Hennepin County. NEXT Weather Meteorologist Adam Del Rosso shows us the changes starting next week.
After dozens of overdoses in just four days, Minnesota's biggest county is racing to reverse the troubling trend.
The Minnesota Twins reinstated center fielder Byron Buxton from the 10-day injured list before Monday's game against the New York Yankees.
Nina's Coffee Cafe has stood in St. Paul for two decades, but inside its doors, a community fixture has worked a bit more behind the scenes lately.
A man has been charged in the fatal Brooklyn Park shooting of a 17-year-old girl that happened on July 1.
Will Warren gave up three hits and two runs in 6 2/3 innings and the Yankees went on to a 6-2 win over the Twins on Monday night.
They're off at Running Aces in Columbus, Minnesota, though one 4-year-old mare is better than the rest.
Nina's Coffee Cafe has stood in St. Paul for two decades, but inside its doors, a community fixture has worked a bit more behind the scenes lately.
A man has been charged in the fatal Brooklyn Park shooting of a 17-year-old girl that happened on July 1.
The attorneys for a nursing mother in the Twin Cities who has spent more than three weeks in ICE custody argue she is unlawfully detained and will petition in federal court on Tuesday for her release.
In a sense, Pete's Plymouth Road Runner was a part of the family. The Glass' would take it to car shows, cruising with the top down, putting on the miles and the memories. But in 2003, Pete had to sell his beloved muscle car so he could invest in his son's future.
The files posted "appear to come largely from a single shared network drive" used by the Parks and Recreation Department, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said on Monday evening.
The wife of a Nobles County, Minnesota, deputy says his journey back from a traumatic brain injury is progressing slowly.
Officials are working to restore a lake northeast of the Twin Cities after a "mechanical issue" caused nearly all the water to drain.
Sunday morning, community members joined friends and family searching near Rosa's home in Hinckley, where she lives with family.
A North Dakota man drowned early Saturday evening in northern Minnesota, according to the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
While loons face natural predators like eagles, snapping turtles and large fish, humans are their biggest danger. Boat strikes, lead poisoning from ingesting fishing tackle and fishing line entanglement are the main causes.
A motorcyclist from Minnesota was killed in a crash with a truck pulling a trailer in western Wisconsin on Sunday.
Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states has led to water rescues, power outages and road closures.
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.
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.
President Trump has extended a temporary truce in the U.S.-China trade war, preventing tariffs on China from leaping to at least 80%.
A nursing mother has spent more than four weeks in ICE custody and her attorneys are fighting for her release. As Caroline Cummings reports, her attorneys say she should be free while her case moves forward.
President Trump said that he is deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and that the federal government has taken control of the D.C. police.
President Donald Trump says he'll hold a news conference to discuss crime and cleaning up Washington, D.C., after taking the controversial step of deploying federal law enforcement throughout the nation's capital.
President Trump is hinting at further federal police action in D.C., teasing a press conference on Monday aimed at "ending the Crime, Murder, and Death."
One Minnesota woman left the corporate world to run her own bakery in Saint Paul's Lowertown.
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.
A man has been charged in the fatal Brooklyn Park shooting of a 17-year-old girl that happened on July 1.
Court documents show the 18-year-old St. Paul man was charged with criminal vehicular homicide in Hennepin County on Monday.
The 29-year-old man is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, according to court documents filed Friday in Ramsey County.
The boy was taken to Regions Hospital in critical condition.
A correctional officer was stabbed by an inmate on Saturday afternoon at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Rush City, according to the state's Department of Corrections.
A Victoria, Minnesota, family is channeling their heartbreak into hope.
Minnesotans will once again experience hazy conditions and poor air quality this weekend, as wildfires continue to burn across Canada, sending smoke south with the change in wind direction.
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.
Paramount will become the new home to all UFC events in the U.S., while UFC's CEO says the White House may host a July 4 event broadcast on CBS.
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.
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.
The Minnesota Twins reinstated center fielder Byron Buxton from the 10-day injured list before Monday's game against the New York Yankees.
Will Warren gave up three hits and two runs in 6 2/3 innings and the Yankees went on to a 6-2 win over the Twins on Monday night.
They're off at Running Aces in Columbus, Minnesota, though one 4-year-old mare is better than the rest.
Girls hockey became a high school sport more than 30 years ago, but women have been playing in Minnesota long before that. And one woman has been the heartbeat of that movement since the 1970s.
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.
Temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be between the 70s and 80s, according to Next Weather meteorologist Chris Shaffer.
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.
High temperatures are expected to be between the high 70s and low 80s across Minnesota on Tuesday, according to meteorologist Chris Shaffer.
State officials are working to restore a lake northeast of the Twin Cities after a "mechanical issue" caused nearly all the water to drain. Lisa Meadows explains how too much rain was part of the problem.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says an air quality alert for the entire state will persist into tomorrow morning as smoke clears slowly from west to east.
Live Your Healthy Lyfe started in 2022 as a way to mentally, physically and spiritually improve the lives of Minnesotans. Tito Wilson, founder of the event, speaks with WCCO about this year's block party.
Temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be between the 70s and 80s, according to Next Weather meteorologist Chris Shaffer.
A member of the St. Paul business community is taking on a new fight. Jason Rantala shows how members of the community are giving back.
At the Albert Lea City Council meeting on Monday, city councilmembers approved licenses for The Matchbox Dispensary and Black Husky, and denied a license for the second time to The Smoking Tree.
The group behind the cyberattack on St. Paul has claimed to have posted online 43 gigabytes of data stolen from the city's systems, Mayor Melvin Carter said Monday evening. Ubah Ali explains the operation to increase security and to help employees whose information is now at risk.