High-Risk Sex Offender Heads To Halfway House
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — This week, a high-risk sex offender is expected to be released to a halfway house in Golden Valley. Sixty-four-year-old Clarence Opheim committed more than 100 sex acts with kids...
View ArticleThe Venus Jupiter Conjunction
(credit: Mike Lynch) Mike Lynch say that the Venus-Jupiter conjunction is fantastic this week with the bright planets only three degrees apart! Venus is the brighter of the two on the right. It’s...
View ArticleMN Man Arrested For Threats Against ND Buildings
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Minnesota man is in federal custody for allegedly threatening buildings in North Dakota’s largest city. The U.S. Marshals Service says 43-year-old Brian Jacobson of Battle Lake,...
View ArticleGovernor’s Stadium Proposal To Be Introduced
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — The Governor’s Vikings stadium proposal could be brought up at the State Capitol as early as Monday. The deal was expected to be introduced at the legislature last Monday but was...
View Article8 Arrested In Pequot Lakes School Drug Ring
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Eight people have been arrested in an apparent school drug ring in the Pequot Lakes area. According to the Crow Wing County Sheriff Todd Dahl, the charges are the result of a...
View ArticleCilck Here For Links From March 12, 2012
WCCO 4 News At 6 Bracket Formula To see the University of Minnesota student’s bracket formula, click the link below. Bracket Formula NCAA Win Index Final Four: Kentucky Ohio State Kansas Michigan State...
View ArticleCBS Moneywatch Editor Jill Schlesinger On Markets
Here is a report from our CBS Moneywatch editor at large Jill Schlesinger. Schlesinger reviews the 3 year anniversary of the stock market surge on her radio show, Jill on Money.
View ArticleMinn. Man Is Being Honored For Saving Woman
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul man is being recognized nationally for saving a woman from a burning home. Montell Mixon was named Monday one of three winners of the Citizen Service Before Self honor...
View ArticleFollowing Danica Patrick: Sam’s Town 300
(credit: Farrah Kaye/CBS Local Sports) By: Farrah Kaye The last time Danica Patrick was at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, she was in an IndyCar, making her final appearance as a series regular. In what...
View ArticleCBS Sports’ John Rothstein: “There Are Fifteen Mid-Majors That Have A Chance...
Mac Attack 3/12: CBS Sports John Rothstein calls in to talk about North Carolina’s path to the Final Four, whether or not Kansas got a favorable potential matchup in St. Louis against Carolina, Duke...
View ArticleMinn.’s Dayton Pits Tax Credit Vs. Corporate Tax
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton on Monday proposed exchanging part of a tax break for overseas businesses for one for companies that hire veterans, students or the currently unemployed in...
View ArticleFive Things: Bubble, Brackets & Big Ten
(credit: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) By Andrew Kahn Joe Lunardi can finally get a good night’s sleep. Yesterday was Selection Sunday, meaning the field is set for this year’s NCAA Tournament. This...
View ArticleRising Star: Anthony Davis
(credit: Andy Lyons/Getty Images) By: Mark Chalifoux Hardcore basketball fans have been talking about him all year and at the end of the NCAA tournament, even the most casual of fans will know who...
View ArticleUpper St. Anthony Lock Touted As Carp Blocker
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal and state leaders highlighted the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam in downtown Minneapolis on Monday as a crucial barrier for stopping the advance of Asian carp up the...
View ArticleAuthorities: Student Assaults Teacher Over Headphones
BARNUM, Minn. (WCCO) — A 17-year-old student attacked and injured a Barnum High School teacher for asking him to remove his headphones from his ears, according to the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office....
View ArticleSecond Baseman Jason Kipnis Part Of Indians’ Young Infield Core
(Credit: Rich Pilling/Getty Images) By David Heck, Special to CBS Local Sports CBS Local Sports will be profiling one young player from each Major League Baseball team every day for the next 30 days as...
View ArticleMan Found Guilty In Fatal Deer Stand Fight
BAGLEY, Minn. (WCCO) — A Breezy Point, Minn. man has been found guilty of second-degree manslaughter in connection to the November 2010 death of a hunter in a fight over a deer stand. Investigators...
View ArticleMichelle Obama Heading To Minn. To Meet Military Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCCO) — First Lady Michelle Obama will be traveling to Minnesota Friday to meet with National Guard families and local community leaders dedicated to supporting military families, the...
View ArticleCharges: Eagan Man Bit, Hit Girlfriend’s Son
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 38-year-old man was charged after police say he bit and punched his girlfriend’s son over an argument about walking the dog. Roosevelt McCray has been charged with malicious...
View ArticleNorth Mpls. Billboards To Aid Search For Toddler’s Killer
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Several billboards have been erected in North Minneapolis to help find the killer of 3-year-old Terrell Mayes. On Dec. 26, 2011, a stray bullet hit Mayes while he was inside his...
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