OccupyMN Costs HCSO Nearly $300,000
Since the Occupy Minnesota protest began in Government Plaza on Oct. 7, it has cost the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office $293,148 in regular and overtime officer pay, according to numbers released...
View ArticleGood Question: Does The Do-Not-Call List Really Work?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It’s the year’s busiest shopping season and companies want to get to you however they can – even if it means calling you during dinner time. So you might be asking: Does the...
View ArticleTherapy Helps Teen ‘Wake Up’ From Sleep Disorder
ROBBINSDALE, Minn. (WCCO) – If you think your teenager’s tired all the time, it might be tough to believe Matt Borchers story. Matt has a medical sleep disorder called hypersomnolence and he is known...
View ArticleLandscapers Find Business In Hanging Christmas Lights
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It’s the time of year when retailers are making money while the rest of us are trying to watch what we spend. But there is a business that continues to grow year after year. In...
View ArticleThe 12 Days Of Christmas Gifts Total: $101,119.84
This year’s total price is the most expensive ever for that eccentric gift list. And it’s the birds that do you in. The seven swans a-swimmin’ cost $6,300, according to PNC Wealth Management. [Los...
View ArticleClick Here For Links From November 29, 2011
WCCO 4 News This Morning Just 4 You Parents To nominate a parent for our “Just 4 You” series, click the link below. Just 4 You
View ArticleWould You Pay Someone To Put Up Christmas Lights?
Quite a few people do, apparently. A few Twin Cities landscapers have gotten into that business and it seems to be growing every year. What do you think? Is it something you are interested in? Or would...
View ArticleEx-Viking Joe Kapp Talks With WCCO About Cane Fight
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Former Vikings player Joe Kapp talked with WCCO 830 Radio about the fight that broke out between him and a Canadian football rival over the weekend. “I’d like not to have to tell...
View ArticleUnusual Uses For Coffee
From getting shiny hair to taking care of fridge odor, there are lots of uses for coffee. Check them all out in the blog post below. [Coffee]
View ArticleAlleged Mistress Latest Herman Cain Problem
Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain has a new dilemna. An Atlanta woman claims she had an ongoing affair with him that lasted 13 years. Here is the story from CBS News.
View ArticleMore Allegations Against Herman Cain
Another allegation of an extramarital affair has been leveled at presidential hopeful Herman Cain. [CBS News]
View ArticleHennepin Co. Jail Releases Study On Drug Use
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A new federal study has found that 68.2 percent of men booked into the Hennepin County jail tested positive for illegal drug use, which occurred prior to arrest. The 2011 study...
View ArticleJoe Kapp Talks With Dave Lee On WCCO Radio
Former Viking Joe Kapp talked with Dave Lee on Tuesday about his fight at a Canadien football league alumni event. Kapp says he was sorry his disagreement with Angelo Mosca got out of hand. The 73...
View ArticleMost Americans Check Work Email During Holidays
Mashable is reporting that most Americans don’t actually completely separate themselves from work during the holidays. Of course, if you work in the media world, that stat means nothing, since you’re...
View ArticleCain’s Campaign Chairman Says He’s ‘Reassessing’ 2012 RunHis
Herman Cain’s Iowa campaign chairman is telling The Associated Press that the candidate is reassessing his presidential campaign a day after an Atlanta businesswoman alleged a 13-year extramarital...
View ArticleDPS: 2011 Thanksgiving Travel Was Safest On MN Record
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety said this Thanksgiving travel period may have been the safest on record in Minnesota. Initial reports show that there was one traffic...
View ArticleCreating A Healthy Generation
Today’s youth are overweight and undernourished… it’s a health crisis of staggering proportions. 1 in 3 children is overweight or obese… 3 times the percentage just one generation ago. CBS Minnesota in...
View ArticleHeiress’ $4M Mystery
An 104-year-old heiress who died and left behind $4 million is causing a stir. Turns out she didn’t have any immediate relatives so who her money and estate belongs to is up for dispute.
View ArticleTix For Target Field’s 1st Concert Top Out At Nearly $300
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Ticket prices for the first-ever Target Field concert — starring Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw — will start at about $40 and go all the way up to nearly $300. Chesney and McGraw...
View ArticleStudy: Number Of Uninsured Kids In MN Up
MIAMI (AP) — A new study shows the number of uninsured children in the U.S. has dropped by 1 million in the past three years even as the number living in poverty has risen. The report by Georgetown...
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