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Sister Mourns The Death Of Man Who Crashed Into Pond
Bridget Kirkpatrick and her family are still mourning the death of Michael Lange, who died Sunday after crashing into an icy pond in Vadnais Heights. Kirkpatrick says she’s thankful for the authorities...
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Photo Gallery: The Kennedy Center Honors
Meryl Streep received her next film assignment over the weekend from a friend — to play the role of Hillary Rodham Clinton in a future film — as Streep and four others were saluted with the Kennedy...
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Police-Involved Shooting Leaves Robbery Suspect Hurt
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Minneapolis police officer shot and wounded a robbery suspected Monday afternoon after the suspect fled a traffic stop and ran through people’s yards armed with a shotgun,...
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Report: Rangers Brawler Boogaard Had Brain Ailment
NEW YORK (AP) — Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain ailment related to Alzheimer’s disease that is caused by repeated blows to the head,...
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Source: Twins Keep Matt Capps For $4.75 Million
DALLAS (AP) — Matt Capps and the Minnesota Twins agreed to a $4.75 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke on condition of...
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2 Hurt In Cambridge Ambulance Crash
An ambulance driving with its lights on and siren howling t-boned a car the pulled out in front of it today in Cambridge. The ambulance then crashed into a dump truck that had pulled over after seeing...
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Thousands Of Stuffed Animals Tossed Onto Hockey Rink
It’s called the Teddy Bear Toss — popular among minor and junior league hockey teams, fans bring out their stuffed animals once a year and dump them in the rink for charity. What does it look like when...
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Study: England’s Riots Were Revenge Against Police
The riots that burned business and left windows and buildings broken throughout England in August were, in some ways, a retaliation against police, according to a study by the Guardian and the London...
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Really Big Kids Get To Play In Extreme Sandbox
HASTINGS, Minn. (WCCO) – Where most people see just a pile of dirt, two brothers saw potential. They have turned a gravel pit in Hastings into the ultimate play area. Extreme Sandbox is a place where...
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A Look Under Antarctica’s Ice
Ever wonder what the white continent looks like under all that snow and ice? If so, then check out BEDMAP’s findings over at the BBC. The survey shows a land rippling with thin, rocky spines, which are...
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Good Question: Why Do We Like Violence In Sports?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – There’s new information about a former feared enforcer for the Minnesota Wild. The New York Times said Derek Boogaard showed signs of a degenerative brain condition caused by...
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Minn. Mother Welcomes Home 1 Of Her Sons From War
MINNEAPOLIS- As if it’s not hard enough having one son overseas, one Northfield mother has to cope with both her sons in a war zone. Lori Hauer’s holiday wish came true Monday night with one son back...
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The Price Of Beef Goes Up As Cattle Herds Get Smaller
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — If beef is what’s for dinner, then dinner is getting more and more expensive. In fact, the retail price for a pound of ground beef is up 17 percent from just a year ago. Experts...
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Boogaard Suffered From An Alzheimer’s-Related Brain Ailment
Former Wild player Derek Boogaard, who died of an accidental overdose in May, suffered from a brain ailment related to Alzheimer’s disease and caused by multiple blows to the head, according to a New...
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Sister Earth Found?
Scientists say they’ve found a planet with a surface temperature of 72 degrees. NASA says the planet, which is found in the Kepler System, likely has land and liquid water. Life, also, is not entirely...
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Vikings Stadium Hearing To Cover Financing Options
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota state senators are meeting for another Capitol hearing on the Vikings’ stadium push, this one to discuss how the state might raise money for a portion of the cost. Two...
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Click Here For Links From December 6, 2011
WCCO 4 News This Morning Crashed Ice Racing Tryouts for the crashed ice racing are Dec. 13 at Xcel Energy Center, but must sign up online here. The event is Jan. 12-14 in St. Paul.
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Special Elections Send Minneapolis Voters To Polls
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis voters are culling the fields for two legislative seats that will be formally filled in January special elections. Primaries are being held for two seats — one for the...
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Minn. Beatle Project Vol. 3 CD Out Tuesday
MINNEAPOLIS (AP/WCCO) — Minnesota musicians are paying tribute again to the Fab Four — and giving a little help to their friends at public schools. “Minnesota Beatle Project Vol. 3″ arrives Tuesday....
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Some Celestial Hugging
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Look for a lovely celestial hugging Tuesday night between the waxing gibbous moon and the bright planet Jupiter. As soon as it’s dark enough look in the southeast sky and you’ll...
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