VIDEO: Snoop Dogg (And His ’62 Lincoln) On “The Price Is Right”
This video is so surreal it’s likely to blow your head open, but here it is: Snoop Dogg joins forces with Drew Carey on “The Price Is Right” to offer a 1962 Lincoln Continental convertible to a very...
View ArticleNatalie Wood’s Mercedes-Benz 300SL Heads To Amelia Island
(credit: High Gear Media) Movie buffs traveling to this year’s Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will be in for a pleasant surprise: Among all the classic rides on display will be Natalie Wood’s...
View ArticleAlert Lifted For Prairie Island Nuke Plant After Chem Spill
RED WING, Minn. (WCCO) – Danger was averted but Xcel Energy says a chemical spill put the Prairie Island Nuclear Plant on a level two alert Thursday. Xcel representatives say a break in a 2-inch pipe...
View ArticleBrees vs. Stafford: Let’s Air It Out
by Christian S. Kohl As Wildcard weekend kicks off this Saturday, look no further for four quarters of unrelenting aerial assaults than the battle of Saints vs. the Lions. The mind-boggling yardage...
View ArticleBengals And Texans Prepare For Trench Warfare
by Christian S. Kohl The matchup between Cincinnati and Houston this Wildcard Weekend pits two similarly constructed teams against one another in a battle that will most likely be hard-fought, low...
View ArticleWarm Weather Has Winter Event Organizers On Edge
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — From when the first snowflakes fly, many look forward to their favorite winter events, but this mild and snowless season has organizers on edge. Even so, most winter event organizers...
View ArticleNew Program To Support Education Of Organ Donation
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — Right now, when you register for a new ID or license, you’re asked about organ donation. But making that choice no longer just means you’ll only check a box. You’ll also be asked if...
View ArticleMinnesota’s Sampson Still An Up-And-Down Performer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ralph Sampson III came to Minnesota more than three years ago with a 6-foot-11 frame — and a famous name — worth of potential. Halfway through his senior season, frustrated Gophers...
View ArticleLove Off To Historic Start With Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Even as Kevin Love emerged as an All-Star last season and the best rebounder in the NBA, there were always whispers about limitations. Love couldn’t create his own shot, the whispers...
View ArticleEx-Minneapolis Tribune Editor, Author Bailey Dies
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Charles Waldo Bailey II, former editor of the Minneapolis Tribune and co-author of the Cold War thriller “Seven Days in May,” has died of complications from Parkinson’s disease, his...
View ArticleDayton Wants Vikings Stadium Proposals By Jan. 12
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Governor Mark Dayton has issued a final deadline for Minneapolis and Ramsey County to put their packages together for a potential Vikings stadium. Dayton held a news...
View ArticleHennepin Co. Judge Demands More Courtroom Security
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Hennepin County judge wants more security in the courtroom. Until he gets it, Judge Lloyd Zimmerman says he won’t hear cases at three suburban courthouses. It may be some time...
View ArticleSupport Pouring Out For Hockey Player After Paralyzing Injury
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (WCCO) — Students throughout the state wore white to school to show support for injured hockey player Jack Jablonski. Jablonski was paralyzed after taking a hit in a hockey game...
View ArticleLocal Hockey Player Looks Back On Life-Changing Injury
EDINA, Minn. (WCCO) — The story of Benilde St. Margaret’s hockey player Jack Jablonski’s paralyzing injury is a chilling reminder, because 15 years ago Ben Peyton was playing hockey for Edina when a...
View ArticleThe Effects Of Warm Weather On Winter Farming
HUGO, Minn. (WCCO) — The last three months of last year tied for the second-warmest on record in the Twin Cities, with an average temperature of nearly 41 degrees. Pair that with the lack of snow...
View ArticleVikings, Redskins Staffs To Coach In Senior Bowl
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The staffs of the Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings will coach in the Senior Bowl. The Redskins’ Mike Shanahan will lead the South team while Leslie Frazier of the Vikings...
View ArticleClassmates, The Wild Build Support For #Jabs
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Jack Jablonski’s team from Benilde-St. Margaret’s will take to the ice Saturday night for the first time since Jablonski suffered the hit that left him paralyzed. And off the ice,...
View ArticleOfficer Schneider’s Funeral Unites Lake City
LAKE CITY, Minn. (WCCO) – Hundreds from across the state gathered Saturday in Lake City for the funeral of Officer Shawn Schneider, who died after suffering a gunshot wound to the head while...
View ArticlePolice: Alleged Serial Bank Robber Arrested
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) – Bloomington Police arrested a 43-year-old man Saturday afternoon after he allegedly stole a car, broke into three houses and threatened multiple people, saying he had a...
View ArticleAuthorities: Fire Engulfs St. Michael Lumberyard
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A fire destroyed an old lumberyard in St. Michael, Minn., early Saturday morning, authorities said. The fire started around 1 a.m., and strong winds made fighting the fire...
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