Osseo Tops Lakeville North 49-47 For 4A Title
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Osseo needed all 36 minutes to win this game. The Orioles never doubted, though, down to the last second. Ian Theisen’s 15-foot baseline jump shot swished through the net right...
View ArticleDeLaSalle Wins Class 3A Championship In OT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ross Barker sank a jumper at the buzzer Saturday to give DeLaSalle a 57-56 overtime win over Minneapolis Washburn in the Class 3A state championship title game. “It was like slow...
View Article15-Year-Old ND Cross-Country Champ Killed
GARRISON, N.D. (AP) — A Garrison girl who died in a collision with a fuel truck was a North Dakota high school cross-country running champion. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says Robyn Essler was...
View ArticleLohse Sharp As Cardinals Beat Twins 9-2
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis pitcher Kyle Lohse has reached the point of spring where he’s trying to bring everything together. The combination looked good Sunday. Lohse allowed two runs and five...
View ArticleLove Powers Wolves To 117-100 Win Over Nuggets
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Love won’t let the Minnesota Timberwolves go down without a fight. The Denver Nuggets could use a little of the same punch right now. Love followed up his 51-point game with 30...
View ArticleMinn. Beats N. Iowa 88-74 To Win WBI Championship
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rachel Banham scored 26 points to lead Minnesota to an 88-74 comeback victory over Northern Iowa in the Women’s Basketball Invitational Championship on Sunday. Minnesota trailed by...
View ArticleCapitals Back In 8th After 3-0 Win Over Wild
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin was everywhere. He scored a goal. He had an assist. He played on two lines and was on the ice for nearly half the game. And, when the Minnesota Wild had a short-handed...
View ArticlePolice: Iowa Mom Killed 2-Year-Old Son, Self
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a young Iowa mother was upset about custody arrangements a day before killing her 2-year-old son and herself. Indianola and Des Moines police held a joint news...
View ArticleMinnesota Beats North Dakota 5-2 In West
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Erik Haula scored his 20th goal of the season, Taylor Matson added a goal and assist and No. 2 seed Minnesota beat top-seed North Dakota 5-2 to win the NCAA West Regional on...
View ArticleWis. DNR Plans Spring Burns On Public Lands
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources is gearing up for another round of spring burns. The agency plans to conduct burns on public lands throughout Wisconsin through May. The...
View ArticleBody Found In Mississippi River ID’d
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The body two boys found in the Mississippi River Saturday morning has been identified, authorities said. St. Paul police said the boys found 52-year-old David Wandtke, of St....
View ArticleKentucky Beats Baylor 82-70 In South Regional
ATLANTA (AP) — Kentucky could’ve cut the nets down at halftime. Actually, the Wildcats probably would’ve been good skipping the ceremony altogether. A South Regional title is fine, but what matters to...
View ArticleMinn. Woman Shot While On Mission Trip In Nigeria
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (WCCO) – Getting shot at in Nigeria wasn’t the type of story a Brooklyn Park couple thought they’d tell after returning from a church mission trip. Dan and Tina Gibbs returned...
View ArticleGrannies Make Basketball Their Own And ‘Don’t Feel Silly’ About It
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Basketball is the passion for a group of women in Faribault, but it might not exactly be the game you know. On a snowy Monday night, the community center in Faribault was a flurry...
View ArticleMinn. Community Gathers In Response To Trayvon, Metro Shootings
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Churchgoers and concerned citizens across Minnesota and the country wore hooded sweatshirts Sunday to honor a teenager shot dead in his Florida neighborhood. Seventeen-year-old...
View ArticleFinding Minnesota: Crazy Ladies House
MORA, Minn. (WCCO) — The rural roads of Kanabec county may appear to be lonely, and the pace a little bit slow. But that doesn’t mean the women of central Minnesota can’t be divas. Roxanne Santele...
View ArticleTalking Points: Voter ID, Marriage Amendment On Ballot
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — While the Minnesota House and Senate have to iron out differences in their voter ID bills, it does appear that a constitutional amendment requiring voters to present a photo ID...
View ArticleEnjoy Being Mistreated At Dick’s Last Resort
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) — There’s a new restaurant and bar at Mall of America that is chasing the nice right out of Minnesota. It’s called Dick’s Last Resort — and its made its name by being rude to...
View ArticleKansas Runs Away From North Carolina, 80-67
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyshawn Taylor came out of his slump in a big way, scoring 22 points to lead Kansas to an 80-67 victory over North Carolina on Saturday that returned the Jayhawks to the Final Four for...
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