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Weather Blog: Baby It’s Cold Outside
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The wind will make if feel below zero Thursday morning. There will be a secondary cold front dropping south as the day progresses. This is the leading edge of the coldest air yet...
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Cops: Parents Abandoned 4-Month-Old In Burger King
The parents of a 4-month-old baby girl are accused of leaving their child inside a Burger King, and then lying to police and reporting her as an abandoned child. [CBS News]
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Add Value By Killing Corporate Jargon
If you are just proactive and think outside the box, we can run this mission-critical project, bringing to the table the high-level learnings and actionable items we plucked like low hanging fruit...
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MLB Institutes New Dress Code To Reporters
Press pass? Got it. Laptop? Yep. Muscle shirts, short skirts and flip-flops? Stop right there. For reporters covering Major League Baseball next season, beachwear and club outfits are no longer in...
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Anoka-Hennepin Proposes Changing Neutrality Policy
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s largest school district is considering changes to its neutrality policy on sexual orientation, a stance that critics contend has left gay and lesbian students without...
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Electronica Band Underworld Selected For London Olympics
Electronica legends Underworld have been selected to be the musical directors for the London 2012 Summer Olympics’ Opening Ceremonies. Their association with “Transpotting” director Danny Boyle may...
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Talk About It: ‘Funkytown’ Composer Battles Music Biz
The Twin Cities composer of a highly popular song is in a legal battle that is being watched by top recording artists nationwide. [check out the report]
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‘Man In Black:’ Authorities Hunting For Metro Bank Robber
Local police and federal agents are on the hunt for the robber nicknamed the “Man in Black.” He’s a bank robber whose M.O. has been dressing in black clothing head to toe while holding up at least six...
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Robbery At Gunpoint Reported At Southdale Parking Lot
EDINA, Minn. (WCCO) – Police say a woman was robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot outside Southdale Mall Tuesday evening. According to police, the robbery happened at about 8:30 p.m. Police described...
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Minn. Vet’s Program Brings Wounded Vets Home For Free
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (WCCO) — It was the lack of a homecoming that Walt Fricke remembers most about his return home from Vietnam. A helicopter pilot during the war, he was badly wounded and sent back...
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Reality Check: Where Vikings Contributions To New Stadium Rank
The Minnesota Vikings continue their stadium drive at the State Capitol, telling skeptical lawmakers they’ll contribute more money to the stadium effort than almost any other team in NFL history....
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Good Question: Should Organ Donors Be Paid?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There are about 3,000 Minnesotans waiting right now for a organ transplant. There are far more waiting than there are willing to donate an organ voluntarily. So, why not pay...
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Anoka-Hennepin Schools Offering Food Shelves For Hungry Families
They are not just classrooms, computer labs and gymnasiums. Many Minnesota high schools now have food shelves. The need is especially great in Twin Cities suburbs, including Anoka County. [check out...
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Veterans Gather To Remember Pearl Harbor’s 70th
Few people are still alive who don’t need the newsreel footage to remember the attack on Pearl Harbor. For the few remaining survivors, the surprise Japanese attack on that December morning is forever...
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Register To Win This Week’s Hook Up Prize!
Five (5) grand prize winners will each receive a $25 Gift Certificate for services at Simonson’s Salon and Spa and a Baker’s Square Pie Gift Certificate (Total Value: $40). Five (5) secondary prize...
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Click Here For Links From December 8, 2011
WCCO This Morning Weekend Entertainment Best Bets Natalie Kane has the scoop on all the best things to do this weekend. Below are some of her picks. The Blenders At Pantages Theatre Twin Cities Gay...
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Robbery At Southdale Parking Lot
Some scary moment for a lady leaving the Southdale Mall Tuesday night when she was robbed at gun-point. Read more here.
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U Of M Considers Surcharge On Biz School Students
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The regents of the University of Minnesota are considering tacking a surcharge on the tuition bills of undergraduate students in the university’s business school to hire and retain...
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Why Don’t We Pay Organ Donors?
It is an important part of the medical field — organ donation. We pay plasma donors and sperm donors, so why not organ donors? Turns out — it’s illegal. See why here, in last night’s Good Question.
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Lunar Eclipse On Saturday
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — We’ll have an almost total lunar eclipse on this coming Saturday morning in the western sky. At 6:45 a.m., about an hour before it sets, the moon will enter the Earth’s shadow and...
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