St. Paul State Fish Hatchery raising awareness about aging facility
A rare public tour offered a behind-the-scenes look Saturday at the St. Paul State Fish Hatchery — the only state-operated fish hatchery in the Twin Cities metro.
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A rare public tour offered a behind-the-scenes look Saturday at the St. Paul State Fish Hatchery — the only state-operated fish hatchery in the Twin Cities metro.
The St. Paul State Fish Hatchery opened nearly 150 years ago, and managers say it desperately needs some upgrades. Photojournalist Nick Lunemann and reporter Jeff Wagner take us inside to see what challenges they are facing.
Forecast severe storms across the Twin Cities throughout Monday afternoon and evening may create hazardous conditions for drivers.
Investigators say eight people are tied to more than three dozen burglaries across the Twin Cities, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars being stolen.
Critters not commonly seen around these parts found themselves in a prickly situation.
E'shaun Maurice Funches pleaded guilty to one count each of second-degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm last month for the Dec. 13, 2023, shooting.
It’s the season for art crawls, and this weekend one will take place at an iconic St. Paul venue.
In St. Paul, a special art gallery is open featuring hundreds of works by Holocaust survivor Lucy Kreisler Smith, who immigrated to the Twin Cities after the war.
Some of Minnesota's Special Olympians took to a new field Wednesday night. Photojournalist Joe Van Ryn takes us to CHS Field in St. Paul, where the Saints are pitching in to help support some awesome athletes.
Minnesota's governor will deliver his yearly "State of the State" address to a closely divided Capitol. WCCO's Caroline Cummings is there live with a look at what we can expect to hear tonight.
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, a special art gallery in St. Paul is featuring hundreds of works by Holocaust survivor Lucy Kreisler Smith, who immigrated to the Twin Cities after the war.
Dozens of Minnesotans gathered at the state capitol on Tuesday for an Earth Day rally, urging policymakers to double down on curbing climate change and protecting Minnesota's natural resources.
For more than 50 years, we've been celebrating Earth Day to protect our planet. As Caroline Cummings reports, dozens of Minnesotans who gathered at the state capitol today worry we're not doing enough.
Until last week, firefighters on the east side were operating out of a station which is nearly 100 years old.
The Vatican said Francis died Monday of a stroke that put him into a coma and led his heart to fail.
The groundbreaking for the 15th home in the Housing for Heroes initiative took place Monday.
The fifth-annual Native Nations Fashion Night is coming to downtown St. Paul this weekend. Delina White, a designer and the founder of I Am Anishinaabe, visits WCCO to preview the event.
The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV) is building a home that offers more than just shelter. Photojournalist Nick Lunemann and reporter Jeff Wagner take us to St. Paul where construction is now underway to help homeless veterans.
Minnesotans are going to the Cathedral of St. Paul to pay their respects to Pope Francis, mourn and pray.
Parents in the area say they are thrilled to finally have a safe and modern space to take their children.
Hundreds of volunteers from across the Twin Cities spent their Saturday morning giving back in the Capitol city.
A man suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his leg during a shooting outside of an apartment complex in St. Paul, police say.
The St. Paul Fire Department says crews were called to a report of a fire on the 500 block of Farrington Street just before 5:30 p.m.
Investigators suspect a lightning strike may have set a St. Paul church steeple ablaze Thursday evening, on the eve of Good Friday. WCCO's Frankie McLister spoke with the owner of the chuch.
A St. Paul boy has been sentenced for second-degree murder in the 2024 shooting outside a tobacco shop that killed 22-year-old Davion Lamonte-Paule Brown.
New England rookies TreVeyon Henderson and Efton Chism III each scored for the second straight preseason game as the Patriots beat the Minnesota Vikings 20-12.
Courtney Williams scored a season-high 26 points, Kayla McBride hit a deep 3-pointer with 30.8 seconds left and the Minnesota Lynx beat the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty 86-80.
Air Canada's recent strike is causing headaches for Minnesotans traveling through the country.
Loved ones of a Minnesota man killed in a motorcycle crash on Sunday are mourning. Family and friends gathered on Friday to celebrate the life of Rocky Bodell, who was known as the "rock" of Rock Creek.
The National Wheelchair Softball Association's annual World Series drew 18 teams from each corner of the country to Minnesota. Over three days and 65 games, they competed for the ultimate crown.
Air Canada's recent strike is causing headaches for Minnesotans traveling through the country.
The National Wheelchair Softball Association's annual World Series drew 18 teams from each corner of the country to Minnesota. Over three days and 65 games, they competed for the ultimate crown.
Police in St. Paul, Minnesota are investigating a shooting they say left a man dead early Saturday morning.
I-94 will be closed in both directions between I-35W and Highway 280 from 10 p.m. Friday to Monday at 5 a.m.
The 28-year-old man is charged with one count each of child endangerment and negligent storage of a loaded firearm.
Air Canada's recent strike is causing headaches for Minnesotans traveling through the country.
Loved ones of a Minnesota man killed in a motorcycle crash on Sunday are mourning. Family and friends gathered on Friday to celebrate the life of Rocky Bodell, who was known as the "rock" of Rock Creek.
A 24-year-old woman has been sentenced for her role in the murder of an Isle, Minnesota, man whose partial remains were found in a tote in 2023, according to court records filed on Friday.
In July, Brady Heiling of Clara City and his girlfriend Hallie Helgeson of Montevideo, were killed by a wrong-way drunken driver on their way back from a concert in Wisconsin. But the teenagers are continuing to give back, even in death.
"When he caught the fish, I turned the transducer around and boom, there it was just sitting on the bottom," said Brody Loch, a fisherman from Watkins, Minnesota, who spotted the car.
A deer hunter has discovered a rare subtropical wood stork in the wilds of Wisconsin.
Wolfdogs in northern Wisconsin are helping war veterans deal with their post-traumatic stress disorder.
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 second annual Guns and Hoses event is being held to raise money for police officers, firefighters and paramedics across the state, including those who responded to the shootings that wounded Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.
After a monthslong push for more transparency, a community exposed to elevated lead emissions earlier this year was able to get some answers from investigators.
Dozens of students will be looking their best when heading back to school, thanks to the annual Youth Appreciation Day in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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.
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a high-stakes summit in Alaska, but the talks did not yield a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Environmental groups and independent scientists are criticizing a report assembled by a small team of well-known climate skeptics selected by Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
President Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin held a rare meeting Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.
A grand jury returned an eight-count indictment against Vance Boelter, including first-degree murder charges for his alleged killing of the Hortmans and attempted murder of the Hoffmans. A chilling criminal case is growing larger tonight, nearly a month after a federal grand jury handed down six counts. What sets the state case apart are two new charges and disturbing details.
He's one of the most powerful congressmen in the country, and during a tour of a bus manufacturing plant on Thursday in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Rep. Tom Emmer said he's fully "on board" with President Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill."
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.
Police in St. Paul, Minnesota are investigating a shooting they say left a man dead early Saturday morning.
A 24-year-old woman has been sentenced for her role in the murder of an Isle, Minnesota, man whose partial remains were found in a tote in 2023, according to court records filed on Friday.
The 28-year-old man is charged with one count each of child endangerment and negligent storage of a loaded firearm.
A 17-year-old boy and his 45-year-old mother have been charged in a June shooting outside Born's Bar in St. Paul, Minnesota, that injured a woman.
The second annual Guns and Hoses event is being held to raise money for police officers, firefighters and paramedics across the state, including those who responded to the shootings that wounded Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.
A dog named Nova is suiting up for a very special purpose: keeping a close eye on her human, University of Minnesota medical student Wesley Flint.
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.
President Trump announced this year's "truly exceptional class" of Kennedy Center Honorees and said he will host the annual ceremony himself.
UFC CEO Dana White confirmed plans for a July 4, 2026 fight at the White House to mark America's 250th birthday.
Taylor Swift announced her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," after a countdown tease on her website. The release date is now set for Oct. 3.
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.
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.
New England rookies TreVeyon Henderson and Efton Chism III each scored for the second straight preseason game as the Patriots beat the Minnesota Vikings 20-12.
Courtney Williams scored a season-high 26 points, Kayla McBride hit a deep 3-pointer with 30.8 seconds left and the Minnesota Lynx beat the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty 86-80.
Charlie Morton gave up two hits and struck out five over six innings and the Detroit Tigers scored five runs in the first inning of a 7-0 win over the Minnesota Twins.
Colt Keith scored on Gleyber Torres' sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and the Detroit Tigers overcame an early three-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Thursday night.
A new Minnesota law requires governments and public entities to report cyberattacks within 72 hours to the state and notify victims whose data has been breached. Starting next year, the law will require the state to issue an annual report on cyberattacks.
As St. Paul reels from the fallout of a cyberattack, a new law in place that aims better to track the growing number of cyberattacks across the state.
As St. Paul reels from the fallout of a cyberattack, a new law in place that aims better to track the growing number of cyberattacks across the state. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy spoke with Craig Sixta, the Chief Technology Officer with Element Technologies, about the world of cyberwarfare and how you can stay safe.
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.
Caves that were once used for making beer in the 1800s are now used for making cheese. In this week's Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen looks into the history of the cheese caves in Faribault.
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.
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.
Rain returns overnight and into Sunday morning. Chances for flooding possible in parts of the state. The return of the rain Sunday and Monday means there is a potential for a NEXT Weather Alert. Lisa Meadows breaks down the timing of the rain and when we could see the humidity rise.
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.
More rain is in our future with Sunday having the potential for another Next Weather Alert. The rain chances will continue through Monday. Lisa Meadows breaks down the timing and shares when it clears up.
The severe storms that rolled through Saturday morning are done for the time being.
Meteorologist Adam del Rosso takes a look at what conditions to expect as you plan your weekend.
Rain returns overnight and into Sunday morning. Chances for flooding possible in parts of the state. The return of the rain Sunday and Monday means there is a potential for a NEXT Weather Alert. Lisa Meadows breaks down the timing of the rain and when we could see the humidity rise.
Air Canada's strike has left Minnesota travelers dealing with frustration and headaches.
Motorcyclist Rocky Bodell died in a crash. On Saturday, family, friends and the community gathered to honor him.
More rain is in our future with Sunday having the potential for another Next Weather Alert. The rain chances will continue through Monday. Lisa Meadows breaks down the timing and shares when it clears up.
The nation's best wheelchair softball players compete for the championship.