Neighbors Help Rescue Family From St. Paul Arson Fire
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — Neighbors helped rescue a family from a fire at a St. Paul duplex early Thursday morning. Firefighters were called to the 1000 block of Marion Street just before 5 a.m. St. Paul Fire...
View ArticleGophers To Play Siebert Field Finale On May 1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Gophers will celebrate their baseball program with an official final game at deteriorated Siebert Field. Head coach John Anderson announced Thursday that Minnesota’s game on May...
View ArticleKoivu Cleared To Return For Wild After Missing 8 Games
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu has been cleared to return to the lineup after missing the last eight games with a left shoulder injury. Wild coach Mike Yeo said before...
View ArticleClick Here For Links From February 9, 2012
WCCO 4 News At 6 Tassimo Recalls Tassimo is recalling Single-Cup Coffee Makers and Espresso T Discs. For more information, click on the links below. Tassimo Single-Cup Coffee Makers Tassimo Espresso T...
View ArticleTommies Blog: Caruso Wins 2nd National Coach Of The Year Award
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – When Glenn Caruso stepped away from the football program at Macalester College four years ago to take over at the University of St. Thomas, he had big aspirations for the team....
View ArticleWoman Sentenced For Stealing $300K From Schools
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 44-year-old woman from Chokio, Minn., was sentenced to 18 months in prison in Fergus Falls Federal Court on Thursday for stealing $300,000 from the school district she worked for...
View ArticleAlleged ‘Man In Black’ Indicted For 13 Bank Robberies
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis man who authorities believe may be the serial bank robber nicknamed “Man In Black” has been indicted in federal court. On Thursday afternoon, Mark Edward Wetch, 49,...
View ArticleSt. Paul Man Gets 30 Years For Sexual Assault Of 3 Girls
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — A 43-year-old St. Paul man was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Ramsey County District Court Thursday for the criminal sexual assault of three young girls at his St. Paul apartment....
View ArticleRoseville Police’s New $256K Law Enforcement Machine
ROSEVILLE (WCCO) — It takes bullets like Superman, drives up to 95 mph and it’s property of the Roseville Police Department. In August 2010, the East Metro Swat Team received a $265,000 federal grant...
View ArticleCharges: Man Kissed, Sexually Touched 5-Year-Old Girl
FRIDLEY, Minn. (WCCO) – A 37-year-old Fridley man is accused of inappropriate sexual contact involving a 5-year-old girl, according to charges filed Thursday in Anoka County Court. Aka Lawrence...
View ArticleHall Of Fame Still Sinking In For Chris Doleman
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — When Chris Doleman first got the news that he was headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he said he went numb. It’s still sinking in nearly a week later. The former...
View ArticleMan Arrested After Shooting Himself In Domestic Dispute
LAKE CITY, Minn. (WCCO) – A man was arrested in Lake City on Thursday after a domestic dispute led to the man shooting himself in the shoulder, according to police. The incident happened at about 2:16...
View ArticleMinn. Gets $280M In National Mortgage Settlement
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State officials say Minnesota mortgage borrowers will be eligible for a total of $280 million from a national settlement between states and the country’s biggest mortgage...
View ArticleMan Suspected In Several Metro Burglaries Caught
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man accused of burglarizing several high-end homes in the Twin Cities has been caught in the act. Police say 43-year-old Stewart Pesheck is suspected in at least seven break-ins...
View ArticleGoing Inside The South St. Paul, Dakota County SWAT Teams
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Practice is the key to getting better at just about anything. It’s no different for our local law enforcement. WCCO-TV got an inside look on Thursday at how the South St. Paul and...
View ArticleDietician’s Book Helps You Make Calories Count
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A dietician who helps professional athletes lose weight has written a book to help the rest of us: The “Active Calorie Diet.” Leslie Bonci says the diet is not about counting...
View ArticleResearchers: Internet Bear’s Cubs Male, Female
ELY, Minn. (AP) — Researchers believe a 3-year-old bear in Minnesota gave birth to a male cub and a female cub before an Internet audience last month. Lynn Rogers of the Wildlife Research Institute,...
View ArticleHennepin Co. Sheriff Bars Cars, Trucks From Lakes
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After a rash of vehicles going into the water, the Hennepin County sheriff’s office is banning cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles from all frozen lakes in the county. Sheriff’s...
View ArticleBoy From Ecuador With Cerebral Palsy Gets Life-Changing Surgery
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Doctors at a Twin Cities hospital just made a South American boy’s life a whole lot better after one surgery corrected 10 different bones. Santiago Quintana and his family...
View ArticleWander Minnesota: Diana: A Celebration
BLOOMINGTON (WCCO) — What connection is there between Minnesota and Diana, Princess of Wales? Until recently, not a lot—I think she changed planes here once. Not much of a royal claim to fame. But last...
View Article