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Business Pros To Help Young Summer Job Seekers All Week
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – More than 400 top local businesspeople are helping young job seekers hone their interview techniques this week at the Minneapolis Convention Center. From Monday to Thursday, the...
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Mpls. FBI Head Leaves Bureau After 20-Year Career
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The head of the FBI in Minneapolis is retiring after 20 years with the bureau. Special Agent in Charge Don Oswald tells The Associated Press that leaving is hard, but he has always...
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Minnesota Soil Moisture Supplies Improve
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Above-average precipitation has improved soil moisture supplies across Minnesota’s farm country. In its weekly crop weather report for Minnesota, the U.S. Department of...
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Dalai Lama To Webcast On Mindfulness And Medicine At Mayo Clinic
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Dalai Lama – the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate – is slated to give a live webcast at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester on Tuesday. The topic...
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Minn. Senate OKs Hunting And Fishing Fee Hikes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The outdoors groups that angled for higher license fees could have to shell out more money for hunting and fishing after the Minnesota Senate voted Monday to raise the fees for...
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Prospects Brighten For Expanded Fireworks In Minn.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The state House has moved a step closer to allowing Minnesotans greater access to legal fireworks. The House passed the fireworks bill Monday on a vote of 77-50. It allows...
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Gov. Scott Walker Says His Policies Saved Wis. $1 Billion
BROWN DEER, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says policies enacted since he took office last year have saved the state more than $1 billion. His office says the figure was based on adding up totals...
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Vikings Stadium Bill Can’t Afford Any Misplays This Week
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) – The Minnesota Vikings are facing a daunting deadline at the state Capitol this week, but they are putting on a blitz to pass the stadium bill. In football terms, this is like...
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Opening Statements Finished In Amy Senser Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The jury was seated and opening statements are in the books in the trial of Amy Senser, who is accused of criminal vehicular homicide. The jury is comprised of eight men and six...
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Sign Up Your Kid For WCCO’s Batting Practice Buddies
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – WCCO has a pretty cool chance for some lucky kids to get on the field before a Twins game! It’s part of WCCO’s Batting Practice Buddies. Kids ages 6 to 12 have a chance to hang...
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Minnesota Red Bull Soldiers Return Home
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (WCCO) – A fourth wave of Minnesota Red Bull soldiers were welcomed back home Monday. Staff Sgt. Josh Revere got some big hugs from his wife Rachel, and daughters Aleena and Lily....
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Police Ask For Help In Search For Slain N.D. Researcher
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a body connected to a North Dakota New Year’s Eve murder. Crow Wing County Sheriff Todd Dahl said the suspect drove a red...
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‘Bear’ The Dog Needs Surgery To Run Again
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (WCCO) — A local man is hoping to give a shelter dog a new home and a better quality of life. One-year-old Bear, a German Shepard Mix was brought to the Humane Society of Otter...
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More Mpls. Students Using Metro Transit In Pilot Program
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — High school students in the Minneapolis public system won’t be hopping on those iconic yellow school buses for much longer. The district is phasing that traditional transportation...
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Confiscated Hunting Guns, Bows To Go Up For Auction
ST.PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — If you’re one of the many hunting and fishing law breakers who’ve had gear confiscated by a state conservation officer, pay attention. Chances are pretty good that you’ll spot...
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State GOP Warns SCSU Republicans About Pastor
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Republican officials are threatening the St. Cloud State University chapter of College Republicans with sanctions if they host a fiery pastor. The SCSU chapter of...
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Twins To Skip Struggling Liriano’s Next Start
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have decided to skip struggling left-hander Francisco Liriano’s next turn and give him eight days to refocus before he starts again. Manager Ron Gardenhire said...
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Police: St. Paul Schools Lockdown After Report Of Shots Fired
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two schools in St. Paul went on lockdown Monday afternoon after shots rang out, authorities said. Sgt. Paul Paulos said authorities got a report of shots fired near an apartment...
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Bakken Oil Booms…And So Does Crime On The Plains
GLASGOW, Mont. (AP) — Drug crimes in eastern Montana have more than doubled. Assaults in Dickinson, N.D., have increased fivefold in just two years. And the once-sleepy town of Plentywood, Mont., has...
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St. Thomas Names Tauer Head Men’s Basketball Coach
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — St. Thomas has named John Tauer head men’s basketball coach after he served as interim coach last season. Tauer went through formal interviews earlier this month. He was a...
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