Winter Storm Shuts MN Schools Down
WEB EXTRAS: Latest Forecast | School Delays | Traffic Maps | Weather Advisories | Winter Resources MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A number of school districts reported delays and closings Wednesday morning, as...
View ArticleSpirit Offers Flights From MSP To Chicago, Vegas
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) – Come summer, you should be able to fly new direct lines to Chicago and Las Vegas, as Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport welcomes a new airline service. Starting...
View ArticleMorneau On The Mend With Minnesota
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Justin Morneau is on the mend with the Minnesota Twins and says he hopes to play in the team’s first exhibition game Saturday. The former AL MVP has been plagued by concussions...
View ArticleMinn. Budget Forecast Shows $323M Surplus
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A new economic forecast shows Minnesota has a $323 million budget surplus. The Associated Press obtained the figure Wednesday from a person who has been briefed on the forecast....
View Article94 Crashes, More Than 200 Spin-Outs In MN
School Delays | Traffic Maps | Latest Forecast | Weather Advisories | Winter Resources MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The wet, sloppy mess outside has caused several accidents across the state, according to the...
View ArticleCrews Battle 2 St. Paul House Fires Overnight
ST. PAUL (WCCO) – Crews battled two fires early Wednesday morning. One was caused by a falling tree branch, but the other was due to a discarded cigarette. According to the city fire department, a home...
View ArticleIowa Democrats Leave Capitol, Stalling Gun Debate
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – House Democrats have left the Statehouse, stalling debate on two measures dealing with gun rights. The House had been scheduled on Wednesday morning to debate the gun-rights...
View ArticleMN Veteran Struck In Face By Thrown Vise While Driving
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) – An Iraq War veteran is in the hospital after someone threw a metal vise through his windshield. It was about 10:30 o’clock Monday night when a police officer called Shannon...
View Article2 Arrested On ‘Possibly Suspicious’ Unborn Baby’s Death
CRYSTAL, Minn. (WCCO) – Two people have been arrested in what police say is an investigation of a possible death of an unborn baby they believe may be suspicious in Crystal, Minn. According to police,...
View ArticleFatal House Explosion In Kandiyohi County
FAHLUN (WCCO) — A body has been found following a house explosion in Fahlun, Minn. Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities. At 2:21 p.m., fire crews were called to a house explosion and fire on...
View ArticleThe Technology MnDOT Uses To Keep Roadways Safe
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Department of Transportation manages 800 snowplows and 150 truck stations across the state. While that’s a lot of equipment to keep track of, MnDOT has a strategy...
View ArticleJablonski Shows Fight In Face Of Great Adversity
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It’s not quite the way he envisioned, but Jack Jablonski is headed to the Class AA Boys State Hockey Tournament next week. The 16-year-old was at Mariucci Arena Wednesday night as...
View ArticleClick Here For Links From March 1, 2012
WCCO This Morning Chuck Thiel And The Jolly Ramblers Click below for information on the new CDs from Chuck Thiel and the Jolly Ramblers. They’re $12 for 1, $20 for both. (You can also contact Chuck...
View ArticleND Regulators Move To Take Over Sunflower Company
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State regulators are moving to take over a sunflower seed company that may have left North Dakota farmers with more than $1.4 million in unpaid bills. North Dakota’s Public...
View ArticleCar, Police Cruiser Crash In St. Paul
ST. PAUL (WCCO) – A St. Paul Police squad car was damaged after a crash early Thursday morning. The cruiser crashed with another car around 12:30 a.m. at the corner of University Avenue and Hamline. It...
View ArticleMasked Kobe Leads Lakers’ Blowout Of Wolves
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant could be excused for harboring a little grudge after Dwyane Wade broke his nose and gave him a concussion with a hard foul in the All-Star game, of all places. Instead,...
View ArticleGood Question: Do You Work For Free On Leap Day?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Every four years, like magic, we get an extra day — 366 days, for the price of 365. But is that bonus year really a bonus? Do people on salary work an extra day for free? If you...
View ArticleA Guide To Spicer Castle B&B’s Mystery Dinner
Photo Credit: SpicerCastle.com Every weekend in the quiet town of Spicer, west of the Twin Cities, a murder is committed at a lavish bed and breakfast tucked away in the woods. Built in 1895, the...
View ArticleThe Venus-Jupiter Show
(credit: Mike Lynch) If we ever get a break in the clouds in the early evening (which we probably won’t), catch the Venus-Jupiter show in the western sky. They’re the brightest star-like objects in the...
View ArticleNewest Entrant To Minn. Senate Race Out Of Gate
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — New Minnesota Republican Senate candidate Pete Hegseth says in a video launching his campaign that the nation faces “times of great consequence” that demand a change in...
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