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Holidays Are The High Season For Car Theft
With Christmas right around the corner, and New Year’s Eve and Day quickly following, it’s a good time to be extra vigilant about car thieves on the prowl. Data from the National Crime Information...
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2012 Compact Sedans: Five Under $20,000
As a follow-up to 2012 Family Vehicles: 20 Under $20,000, today the Family Car Guide is comparing what buyers get for the money in the base model of five main compact sedan competitors: Kia Forte,...
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Holiday Drunk Driving Crackdown In Effect Until Jan 1
With the holidays so much on everyone’s mind for the next couple of weeks, it’s time for a reminder that having a bit too much cheer or too much beer before getting behind the wheel could land you in...
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Maple Grove Police Officer Assaulted, 1 Arrested
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man was tasered and arrested after assaulting a Maple Grove police officer Friday afternoon, according to police. Just after 2 p.m. Friday, Maple Grove Police were dispatched to...
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Man ,19, Dies In Hunting Accident
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 19-year-old man died Saturday morning while hunting geese after a gun accidentally discharged and struck him, Renville County police said. The accident happened around 9:40 a.m.,...
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Sheriff: 5 Dead In Ill. Murder-Suicide
Livingston County Sheriff Martin Meredith says five people killed in the small eastern Illinois town of Emington died in a murder suicide. Meredith wouldn’t identify the shooter, saying the...
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Obama Welcomes Home Troops From Iraq
President Barack Obama is welcoming home troops who served in Iraq, offering up their service as a lesson of the nation’s character. [CBS News]
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In Case You Missed It: Saturday Show Highlights
Didn’t get a chance to watch the WCCO Saturday Morning Show? We’ve got all the segments for you here. [WCCO]
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Brothers Survive After Jumping Off Bridge Into Icy River
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two teenage brothers from Rochester survived a harrowing fall off a bridge in southeastern Minnesota. Fourteen-year-old Zachary DeVries and his older brother, 15-year-old Brandon...
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Ricky Rubio Gearing Up For Timberwolves Opener
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Ricky Rubio will make his unofficial debut with the Minnesota Timberwolves Saturday night as they host the Milwaukee Bucks in preseason basketball at the Target Center. Even...
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Des Moines Register Endorses Romney
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With little more than two weeks until Iowans caucus, The Des Moines Register is endorsing Mitt Romney for president. The Register posted its editorial online Saturday evening...
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Movie Suggestion: Stuck Between Stations
If you’re in the market for a holiday date movie, then my suggestion for you this week is Stuck Between Stations. It’s a locally-made film that has nothing to do with Christmas. It’s set on a...
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Man Arrested After Hitting 6-Year-Old With Car
A 61-year-old was arrested Friday night after allegedly hitting a 6-year-old child with a car at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. [WCCO]
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Singer Cesaria Evora Dies At 70
The signer known as the “barefoot diva” died at age 70. She often performed without shoes on and she won a Grammy for her album Voz D’Amor. [New York Times]
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Tropical Storm, Floods Kill Hundreds In Philippines
A tropical storm caused flash floods that killed more than 430 in the Philippines. For video from the disaster, click the link below. [BBC]
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2 Rochester Boys Lucky To Survive Fall In Icy River
Two young men from Rochester are lucky to be alive this Christmas after they fell 40-feet and landed unconscious in the icy Zumbro River. [WCCO: Local]
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Benefit Held For Veteran Hurt In Hit-And-Run
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The friends and family of a Minnesota veteran seriously injured in a hit-and-run came together Saturday to help the soldier on his long road to recovery. A driver hit John Byro in...
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Kobe Bryant’s Wife Files For Divorce
Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, who stayed with the basketball star after he admitted to being unfaithful in 2003, filed for divorce on Friday, citing irreconcilable differences. The couple met when...
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Rubio Impresses In Debut For Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — More than 15,000 fans headed to Target Center on Saturday night, eager to see a debut that has been two years in the making. Ricky Rubio made sure they didn’t go home disappointed....
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Islanders Top Wild 2-1 For 1st Win In Extra Time
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Despite a depleted lineup and a lethargic first 40 minutes, the Minnesota Wild managed to forge a tie and take the New York Islanders to overtime. In the end, though, there was...
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