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Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Ponders 4-Day School Week
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – A suburban school district may become the first in the metro area to shorten its week to save money. The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school board needs to save $5 million next...
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One Direction Coming To Mpls. Not This Summer, But Next
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Tweens will have plenty of time to memorize every lyric and master each dance step before British boy band One Direction heads to Minneapolis. The five young lads announced plans...
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Business News From Rebecca Jarvis At CBS In New York
CBS News business reporter Rebecca Jarvis joined Dave Lee on the WCCO Morning News Thursday. Jarvis had an update on the morning’s jobless claims report, and also talked about a rocky week on Wall...
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Predators Beat Red Wings 3-2 In Game 1
TERESA M. WALKER,AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gabriel Bourque scored two goals in his postseason debut, and the Nashville Predators held onto home-ice advantage by beating Detroit Red Wings...
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Minn. Businesses Step Up Push For Online Sales Tax
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Representatives of Minnesota businesses large and small are ramping up pressure on state lawmakers to collect sales taxes on purchases made through online-only retailers. The...
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St. Paul Man Gets 12 Years For Setting Girlfriend’s Son On Fire
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — A 55-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years in prison Thursday for dousing his girlfriend’s 19-year-old son with lighter fluid and setting him on fire last summer. Curtis Edwin Reed,...
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Shea Weber Avoids Suspension Despite Slamming Opponent’s Head Into Glass
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The NHL has fined Nashville defenseman Shea Weber $2,500 for slamming Detroit forward Henrik Zetterberg’s head against the glass at the end of Game 1. Weber was assessed a minor...
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Arrest Made In Minneapolis Shooting Death
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the north Minneapolis shooting death of Jody Patzner, Jr. Minneapolis Police Sgt. Steven McCarty said Hezekiah Cory...
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Staples Truck Smashes Into Burnsville Home, Injuries Unknown
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities are investigating after a Staples truck lost control and crashed into a home in Burnsville Thursday afternoon, according to police. Authorities say the incident...
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$200K Worth Of Tires Stolen From Lino Lakes Pomp’s
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police are investigating after $200,000 worth of semi-truck, bus, pick-up truck and passenger care tires were stolen from a Pomp’s in Lino Lakes, Minn. The Lino Lakes Police...
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Minnehaha Skier Forfeits State Championship
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – An alpine skier from Minnehaha Academy forfeited his state championship last week after admitting to Minnesota State High School League officials that he should’ve been declared...
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Man Charged In CVS Pharmacy Robbery
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 41-year-old St. Paul man is accused of robbing a CVS Pharmacy in Minneapolis at gunpoint on March 27, according to charges filed Thursday in Hennepin County Court. Jerry Lynn...
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Best Buy Creates Search Committee For CEO
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Best Buy Co. says it is creating a search committee to find a CEO to replace Brian Dunn, who abruptly resigned Tuesday. The struggling consumer electronics chain says the committee...
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Twins Power Their Way Back To Beat Angels 10-9
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — There’s no mystery about this. As Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau perform, the Minnesota Twins will follow. Timely home runs by both of the former American League MVPs? That’s as close...
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Group Pushes For Local Sales Tax For Web Retail
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A group calling itself Main Street Fairness Coalition wants the Minnesota legislature to immediately approve a bill this session that would force Internet retailers to charge their...
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Police Looking For Leads On Missing St. Paul Teen
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – The St. Paul Police Department is asking for the public’s help with any information in the case of a 16-year-old girl who has been missing for four months. Police say Mackenzie...
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WCCO’s John Hines Interviews Titanic Museum Owner
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A century ago today, the grandest ship ever built was cruising along without worry on the North Atlantic. The rest, of course, is history. Titanic, thought unsinkable, stuck an...
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Love Out Vs. Clippers With Concussion
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Timberwolves All-Star Kevin Love has been cleared to return to Minnesota, but it is uncertain when his concussion will allow him to return to the court. Love was injured Wednesday...
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Heroin-Related Deaths Increase In Hennepin County
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — In a rare move, Sheriffs from Hennepin, Ramsey and Anoka Counties held a news conference Thursday, warning of the danger about heroin as the numbers of deaths and people seeking...
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