Support Independent Stores With Small Business Saturday
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — First, it started with Black Friday. Then, there was Cyber Monday. Now, there’s also Small Business Saturday. Thousands of bargain shoppers line up at shopping malls and big box...
View ArticleGarfield Pops At Thanksgiving Parade
As Mike Binkley joked, maybe Garfield overdid it with the Thanksgiving lasagna.
View ArticleOccupyMN To Defy Judge’s Ruling
The Occupy Minnesota protesters say they will return to the Hennepin County Government Center in defiance of a judge’s ruling for them to vacate the premises. [WCCO: Politics]
View Article24-Year-Old Man Dead After Wis. Plane Crash
MERRILL, Wis. (AP) — A 24-year-old man is dead after a small-plane crash in central Wisconsin. Marathon County Sheriff’s Lt. Randy Albert says the man was piloting the single-engine plane believed to...
View ArticleDayton Urges Crystal, Union To Resume Talks
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is urging American Crystal Sugar Co. and its locked-out factory workers to get back to the bargaining table. Dayton said in a statement posted on his...
View ArticleWhat To Do With Those Leftovers?
Some of us barely made a dent in the holiday feast yesterday, and left it sitting in the fridge for weekend leftovers. But how can you use them creatively? And how long do you have? Jamie Yuccas...
View ArticleMichelle Bachmann Talks NBC And MOA
US Representative Michelle Bachmann talked with Dave Lee Friday morning. Bachmann said she accepted a written apology from an NBC Vice-president. She talked about her Thanksgiving gathering and...
View ArticleBikini-Clad Women Skip Cage To Swim With Sharks
Swimming with sharks may be a nightmare for some, but it’s a plan for a team of five swimmers in Durban, South Africa. And what’s more? They plan to do their 24-hour swim with sharks in the ocean...
View ArticleBlack Friday Madness Strikes Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Thousands of shoppers have already come and gone from stores around the Twin Cities. Some stores opened Thanksgiving night, including Toys R Us stores around the country. Shoppers...
View ArticleConfessions Of A Restauranteur: How To Save Money
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Every day this week, we’re letting you in on a secret, a piece of information from different industry insiders that will help you save money. This week, a chef and restaurant...
View Article12 Ways To Re-Invent Your Thanksgiving Leftovers
It’s the day after Thanksgiving and you look in your fridge. What do you see? It’s probably a mountain of leftovers. You don’t want to keep eating Thanksgiving dinner for the next few days and you...
View ArticleNugent-Hopkins Scores 2 In Oilers’ Win Over Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice, Ryan Smyth had a goal and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 Friday. Taylor Hall and Shawn Horcoff also scored for...
View ArticleHot Video Games Make Waves This Holiday Season
Video games account for billions of dollars in sales each year, and this holiday season many new releases are making this a highly-anticipated time for gamers. [CBS News]
View ArticleCaledonia Wins Second Straight 2A State Title
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Senior Connor McCormick was hurt during the early part of the season for the Caledonia Warriors. Combined with his time on the defensive side of the ball, McCormick took some time to...
View ArticlePlane Crash Caught On Tape In Arizona
Video shows the moment of impact when a twin-engine plane went down in Arizona. There are no signs of survivors. [CBS News]
View ArticleColumn: Obama Leaves ‘God’ Out Of Thanksgiving Address
A columnist for Fox News is decrying a word that President Obama left out of his Thanksgiving Day address to the nation. [Fox News]
View ArticleIn Case You Missed It: Target’s Holidazzle Parade
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – See all of WCCO’s coverage of Target’s twentieth Holidazzle Parade in the videos below. Holidazzle Parade: Part 1 Holidazzle Parade: Baskets Of Hope Holidazzle Parade: Fireworks...
View ArticleUSA Today On Minneapolis As Tech Start-Up Center
USA Today talked with some Minneapolis start-ups to see if the city really ranks as a potential tech center. See the results (and a very nicely done video piece) in the link below. [USA Today]
View ArticleGOP 2012 Field Likely To Stay Crowded Post-Iowa
They are barely blips in presidential polls and their campaign cash is scarce. Some are running on empty, fueled mainly by the exposure that comes with the blizzard of televised debates in this...
View ArticleWeather Blog: It Was A Good Run
We just enjoyed our fourth warmest Thanksgiving on record with a high of 59 degrees, and we had a great follow up act with a high of 54 on Friday. Now the winds of change are coming. It will be warm...
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