Rochester Mom Speaks For 1st Time About Child’s Stabbing
ROCHESTER (WCCO) — Around 6 a.m. on the morning of March 1, Chika Njemanze awoke to her son Xavier’s cries. But it wasn’t the normal sound of a toddler’s hunger, but rather a shriek of panic and pain....
View ArticleVikings WR Harvin To Have Minor Shoulder Surgery
EDINA, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin will have minor shoulder surgery soon to address a nagging injury he played with last season. Harvin revealed the news via Twitter on...
View ArticleDungy Not Interested In Being Minnesota AD
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former NFL head coach and University of Minnesota standout Tony Dungy has dropped by spring practice to talk to the Gophers team. Dungy was in the Twin Cities on Tuesday for a...
View Article1 Injured In St. Paul Shooting
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — One person was injured in a shooting in St. Paul Tuesday afternoon, according to St. Paul Police. Police say they received a call of a shooting in the area of the 800 block of Selby...
View ArticleDayton Signs Bill Limiting ‘Clawback’ Lawsuits
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a bill to exempt charitable groups from having to return tainted donations after the expiration of a two-year statute of limitations. Dayton signed...
View ArticleGood Question: What’s The Best Day To Buy Gas?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – There are a few things you can be sure of during the spring time. The grass will turn green, your taxes will be due and, just like Canadian Geese, your gas prices will start...
View Article15 Years Later, WCCO Visits 2 Cochlear Implant Patients
This is an update to a Dimension story WCCO first aired November 18, 1996. MAHTOMEDI (WCCO) — In high school, fitting in is difficult enough. Many teenagers just want to be like “everyone else” and...
View ArticleRadulov Scores, Predators Beat Wild 2-1 In SO
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alexander Radulov is providing the offense the Nashville Predators dreamed of during the four years he spent playing in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League. Radulov scored the...
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WCCO This Morning Fall From Patio Door CaringBridge: Joe Fricke
View ArticleRomney Turns From Primaries, Toward Obama
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mitt Romney is turning away from his primary opponents and toward Democratic President Barack Obama after sweeping three more Republican contests. The likely GOP nominee was set...
View ArticleTeen In ICU After Hitting Head On Cement
DAYTON, Minn. (WCCO) – A Twin Cities teenager is in intensive care after falling nine feet at a home and hitting his head on cement. Joe Fricke thought there was a deck on the other side of a patio...
View Article‘U’ Warns Students On Impending Hockey Celebrations
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler has sent an email to students reminding them of a “zero tolerance” policy toward disruptive behavior and property damage, a warning to...
View ArticleHouse Gives Voter ID Amendment Final Approval
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House has given its final approval to a constitutional amendment on November’s ballot that will have Minnesotans decide if a government-issued photo ID should be...
View ArticleUND’s Top Scorer Leaving Early For The Pros
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The leading scorer for the University of North Dakota hockey team is turning pro. Sophomore Brock Nelson has signed a three-year, entry level contract with the NHL’s New York...
View ArticleTrucker Harassment Class-Action Suit Backfires
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — They were learning to become truck drivers but wound up in a nightmare. In detailed accounts to a federal agency, dozens of female employees of one of the nation’s largest...
View ArticleCouple Married 70 Years Copes With Alzheimer’s
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) – Seventy years of marriage: the headline sells itself. One Minneapolis couple who today celebrated this milestone now share their secret to defeating the odds. For multiple...
View ArticleFresh Off Kidney Donation, Man Sets Sights On Triathlon
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Twin Cities man is coming back from surgery with his sights set on completing the LifeTime Minneapolis Triathlon. If all goes as planned on July 14, John Barker will cross the...
View ArticleWisconsin Primary Turnout 23 Percent
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Turnout in Wisconsin’s presidential primary election was just over 23 percent, falling short of predictions it would be 35 percent. With 98 percent of precincts reporting...
View ArticleMinnesota Marine Fatally Shot During Texas Visit
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A San Antonio man has been accused of manslaughter after a Marine friend who was visiting died from a shotgun blast. San Antonio police say the shooting happened Sunday night at an...
View ArticleCenterPoint Energy Customers Could Get A Refund
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Hundreds of thousands of CenterPoint Energy gas customers could be in store for refund. According to CenterPoint, it had the best of intentions, experimenting with a tiered pricing...
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