State Patrol Looking For Suspect In High Speed Chase
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Minnesota State Patrol is looking for a suspect Saturday morning after a driver led them on a high speed chase in the northwest metro. The incident happened around midnight in...
View ArticleMama V’s Chocolate Nut Fudge Brownies
Ingredients: ½ cup butter 1-cup Sugar ¼ cup Milk 1-teaspoon Vanilla 1-cup Flour 2 eggs 4-tablespoons cocoa 1-cup Walnuts Pinch of salt Frosting Ingredient’s: ½ cup of powdered sugar 1 –tablespoon...
View Article2 Arrested After Large Fight At Brooklyn Center Hotel
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (WCCO) – Two people were arrested late Friday night after a large fight near a Brooklyn Center hotel, according to police. The incident happened at about 10 p.m. the Days Inn at...
View ArticleMinnesota Man Proud Of Women’s Boxing Olympic Debut
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Saturday is the final day of the U.S. Women’s Boxing Trials in Spokane, Wash. The road to the 2012 London Olympics begins there for Olympic hopefuls. The sport of women’s boxing...
View ArticleEsme’s Blog: So It’s the Dome After All?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A vote is by no means a certainty, but right now it looks like any vote that will happen in the legislature for a Vikings stadium would be for a stadium located on, or right next...
View ArticleCharges: Man Pimped Out Woman With Mild Retardation
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 36-year-old Minneapolis man is accused of soliciting his girlfriend, a vulnerable female adult with mild retardation, for prostitution, according to charges filed Friday in...
View ArticleMinn. Couple Lost In Italy Shipwreck Memorialized
WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. (AP) — The son of a Minnesota couple who were never found after last month’s Italian cruise ship disaster says he’s glad his parents’ suffering is over and that they were...
View ArticleStars Turn Out To Honor Whitney Houston At Funeral
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A funeral service was held at New Hope Baptist Church in New Jersey on Saturday to honor the life of Whitney Houston, the famous singer who died last Saturday. Houston was found...
View ArticleBest Of MN: Curling Club
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — With the lack of snow this winter, it’s hard to find an outdoor activity we can all do that requires the white fluffy stuff. That doesn’t mean you can’t go inside to enjoy...
View ArticleWis. Police Shoot, Kill Minn. Man Who Raised Gun
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin police have shot and killed a Minnesota man who they say raised his gun as officers tried to investigate him for an attempted car theft. The man was identified Saturday...
View ArticleMauer Ready From Day 1 Of Spring Training
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Mauer says he plans to hit the ground running at spring training this year. That means he is taking a far different approach from a quiet spring last season that preceded the...
View ArticleKevin Love To Drop Off Donated Coats At Shelter
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Kevin Love will deliver a truck full of coats to a local homeless shelter as part of his annual outreach event. Love hosted the coat drive for a...
View Article‘KKK’ Painted On Items In Iowa Neighborhood
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Vandals have struck a northwest Cedar Rapids neighborhood, marring vehicles, mailboxes and garage doors with the letters KKK. Homes in the Stoney Point neighborhood have been...
View ArticleRobbinsdale Parents Fight School Bus Privatization
ROBBINSDALE, Minn. (WCCO) – Parents and bus drivers are going to take their fight against the possibility of privatized busing to school board members in Robbinsdale. The parents and bus drivers plan...
View ArticleMore Snow On The Way For Northern Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s not quite over yet. Areas north of the Twin Cities could see a few more inches of snow Tuesday, while the rest of the state enjoys a little sunshine. Northern Minnesota and...
View ArticleLast Inspection Of Pedestrian Bridge Found No Problems
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Engineers found no sign of trouble during their last inspection of a pedestrian bridge in Minneapolis where a suspension cable broke loose Sunday night. Mike Kennedy, director of...
View ArticlePBS Business Reporter Says Gas Prices Stress Economy
PBS Nightly business reporter Tom Hudson says that gas prices could short-circuit the nation’s economic growth. Hudson told WCCO Morning News host Dave Lee that higher prices at the pump derailed the...
View ArticleMinnesota Music Minute: Meet Polica
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minnesota’s music scene is hot with new bands. And one of those, Polica, is grabbing national attention. Their psychedelic sounds have been haunting airwaves for just eight...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists Threaten Suit Over Ballast Rule
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Environmental groups say they may renew a legal battle if the federal government doesn’t toughen proposed regulations of ship ballast water that has brought invasive species...
View ArticleFriends, Family Mourn Deaths Of 4 NDSU Students
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (WCCO) – Life was cut short for four college roommates at North Dakota State University, who died on Monday when the car they were in crossed a median on Interstate 94. The Minnesota...
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