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Blue Light Ceremony Honors Fallen Heroes
An annual blue light ceremony is being held to remember police officers and peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. [WCCO]
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First Snowfall Arrives In The Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It was inevitable, but somehow the first snowfall of the season is always a surprise. Flakes were hitting the ground in central and western Minnesota early Saturday morning, and by...
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Truck Hits Yale-Harvard Tailgaters, 1 Dead
Police say someone driving a U-Haul truck into a tailgating area at the Yale-Harvard game accelerated into three people, killing a woman and injuring the other two. [CBS News]
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Sandusky: ‘All The Hallmarks’ Of A Molester?
If the charges against Jerry Sandusky are true, the figure at the center of the Penn State sex abuse scandal has “all the hallmarks” and behavior patterns of a child molester, according to retired FBI...
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Former UCLA, NBA Star Walt Hazzard Dies
Walt Hazzard, the former UCLA and NBA star who played on the Bruins’ first NCAA championship basketball team in 1964 and later coached the team for four seasons in the 1980s, died Friday. He was 69....
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I-94 Reopened Near St. Cloud: State Patrol
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (WCCO) — Saturday’s wintry weather is wreaking havoc on some of Minnesota’s major roads. The Minnesota State Patrol said westbound Interstate 94 near St. Cloud closed Saturday...
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Lawsuit: Man Fired For Not Wearing ’666′ Sticker
A Georgia factory worker claims in a federal lawsuit that he was fired after he refused to wear a 666 sticker he feared would doom him to eternal damnation. [CBS News]
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Persa Leads Northwestern Past Minnesota, 28-13
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — No matter how bad things were looking for Northwestern, the Wildcats insist they weren’t losing faith, that they could see this coming. Four straight wins and bowl eligibility?...
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Crash Report: 200 Statewide
There have been some 200 crashes in Minnesota since noon. And 114 of them happened in the metro. Police tweeted that 25 of the crashes had injures, 78 involved cars off road or spun out, and two...
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Tommies Blog: St. Thomas Advances In Playoffs With 48-2 Win
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The wintry conditions definitely played a factor in St. Paul on Saturday as St. Thomas hosted St. Scholastica in the first round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs, but the team...
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Video: Police Pepper-Spray Passive Protesters In Cali
(Caution: This video is not easy to watch). It shows police officers shooting protesters at the University of California, Davis pointblank with pepper spray. The students appear to be apart of a human...
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Study Rules Out Error On Neutrino Speed Studies
A few months ago scientists raised a collective eyebrow as a report said that neutrinos may be able to move faster than the speed of light — the speed limit of Einstein’s theory of relativity. If...
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Target, Like Mickey-D’s, Refuses To Use Eggs From MN Farm
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Following McDonald’s lead, Target Corp. has now refused to use eggs from Sparboe Farms, where undercover cameras recorded unsanitary conditions and employees harming the chickens....
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Gaddafi’s Son Captured In Southern Libya
Gaddafi’s only son to remain at large was captured Saturday in southern Libya. He is alive and seems to be charged with crimes against humanity. A chorus of gunshots apparently shook the capital as the...
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Minn. Woman Survives After Train Slams Her Truck
BROOKSTON, Minn. (AP) — St. Louis County authorities say a motorist escaped serious injury when her vehicle stalled on train tracks just as a locomotive was bearing down. The sheriff’s office responded...
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Target Refuse To Use Eggs From Minn. Farm
Like McDonald’s yesterday, Target today said they will stop using eggs from Sparboe Farms, where undercover cameras captured chickens living in unsanitary conditions and being harmed by the staff....
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Minn. Woman OK After Train Hits Her Truck
A Minnesota woman only suffered minor injuries today after her truck stalled on railroad tracks and a train slammed into it. The truck, however, suffered extensive damage. Although snow caused hundreds...
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OccupyMN Protesters Plan To Sleep Through The Snow
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Occupy Minnesota protesters put up with Saturday’s snow and cold, but Hennepin County might not put up with them if the temperature drops too low. The protesters say they will...
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Republicans Seek Iowa Social Conservatives’ Nod
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Six Republican presidential candidates dove deep into how their religious faith influences their public life, during a free-flowing forum before a large, influential audience of...
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OccupyMN Protesters Stay Put In The Snow
Occupy Minnesota protesters stood (or sat) strong today as snow fell on the Twin Cities. According to one protester, up to 30 people plan to sleep on Government Plaza tonight. However, Hennepin County...
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