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After dozens of overdoses in just four days, Minnesota's biggest county is racing to reverse the troubling trend.
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After dozens of overdoses in just four days, Minnesota's biggest county is racing to reverse the troubling trend.
In 1996, Jerome Nunn was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the murder of Abduel Poe and 15 years for the attempted murder of John Holmes.
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.
Community activists are calling on two Hennepin County Sheriff's deputies to resign following the release of a video showing a violent arrest last month in Minneapolis.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office said in a detailed letter Friday that they have declined to issue charges against a man in a video showing a violent arrest last month.
An 11-year-old girl involved in a Hennepin County crash Wednesday morning has died.
The West Hennepin Public Safety Department says the crash happened just before 8 a.m. at the intersection of County Road 6 and County Road 83 in Independence, Minnesota.
An 11-year-old girl is not expected to survive a crash that happened at a Hennepin County intersection Wednesday morning.
Six weeks into President Trump's second term, WCCO's Esme Murphy spoke to voters in Hennepin and Anoka counties.
Throughout the election, WCCO went to different communities and talked to voters about candidates and issues. Six weeks into the Trump presidency, WCCO returned to spots in Hennepin County and Anoka County to check in with voters.
A viral arrest is leading to calls for an investigation into the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office.
Some community activists are calling on two Hennepin County Sheriff's deputies after footage of a rough arrest last month in Minneapolis is sparking controversy.
He is one of the top voices when it comes to immigration in Hennepin County. Now, a trip to the frontlines is changing his perspective.
Hennepin Healthcare hospital is set to embark on a $2.5 billion renovation project, the most expensive in the hospital's history.
Downtown Minneapolis’ Hennepin Healthcare hospital is set to embark on the most expensive project in its history.
More than two years after a deadly Minneapolis shooting, the parents of 25 year-old Deveall McClendon are still seeking justice for his murder.
Hennepin County authorities are looking for a 46-year-old man who escaped police custody Sunday afternoon.
The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is looking for a 46-year-old inmate who escaped police custody Sunday afternoon.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office announced Wednesday that it would not be filing charges against any of the Minneapolis police officers involved in the shooting death of Michael Ristow in June 2024.
A felon is heading back to prison for harming police while trying to outrun them. Dash-cam video shows two Maple Grove cops struggling with that suspect before he speeds away, knocking one to the ground and dragging the other.
A car was taken in a strong-arm carjacking Friday. The car was then in a police pursuit overnight Saturday.
The boy was alone, but managed to get himself out of the lake, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office.
The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is reminding people to be careful when going out onto the ice after a 12-year-old boy fell through Lake Minnetonka while riding a snowmobile Friday morning.
While a bill to make Minnesota a Sanctuary State failed in 2024, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) considers Anoka, Hennepin, Dakota and Ramsey County as "sanctuary counties."
In four days, Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as our nation's 47th president. He won on a campaign centered largely around immigration and deportation. According to The Vera Institute of Justice, more than 200,000 non-citizens living in Minnesota could be at risk. ICE is already calling out several communities, labeling Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey and Dakota as sanctuary counties. So what does that mean?
Nearly two months after a Minnesota lawmaker was assassinated, a special primary election is being held to choose the DFL candidate for her seat.
The Moorhead Police Department said two people were injured in a "critical incident" involving its officers Monday night, though the agency declined to say how the injuries occurred.
After an air quality alert expires Tuesday morning, the Twin Cities will be in for a nice couple of days.
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.
Nearly two months after a Minnesota lawmaker was assassinated, a special primary election is being held to choose the DFL candidate for her seat.
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 Moorhead Police Department said two people were injured in a "critical incident" involving its officers Monday night, though the agency declined to say how the injuries occurred.
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.
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.
Nearly two months after a Minnesota lawmaker was assassinated, a special primary election is being held to choose the DFL candidate for her seat.
Voters in the north metro will pick which DFL candidate will be on the ballot in next month’s special election, while St. Paul voters will fill a vacant council seat.
D.C. leaders are reacting to President Donald Trump's deployment of federal law enforcement and National Guard members to the city.
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.
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.
As air quality begins to improve, expect a pleasant day Tuesday, with low humidity and highs right around average.
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.
After an air quality alert expires Tuesday morning, the Twin Cities will be in for a nice couple of days.
After an air quality alert expires Tuesday morning, the Twin Cities will be in for a nice couple of days.
Temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be between the 70s and 80s, according to Next Weather meteorologist Chris Shaffer.
St. Paul is still recovering from a cyberattack, there’s a chance for you to get involved in the city of Minneapolis' police reform progress and more.
As air quality begins to improve, expect a pleasant day Tuesday, with low humidity and highs right around average.
It's time to grab your dancing shoes and head on over to Union Depot.
Voters in the north metro will pick which DFL candidate will be on the ballot in next month’s special election, while St. Paul voters will fill a vacant council seat.
D.C. leaders are reacting to President Donald Trump's deployment of federal law enforcement and National Guard members to the city.