Simply Giant: Tom Coughlin Leads Franchise To 4th Lombardi Trophy
INDIANAPOLIS (WFAN/AP) — No more hot seat for Tom Coughlin. No more second-guessing. The 65-year-old Coughlin made NFL history on Sunday, becoming the oldest coach to win a Super Bowl by guiding the...
View ArticleMayor To Announce Vikings Stadium Jobs Plan
MINNEAPOLIS (AP/WCCO) — Mayor RT Rybak, along with community leaders, will announce a workforce agreement Monday to help create jobs at a new Vikings stadium. The agreement will be announced at a...
View ArticleLatest Casualty Of The Mild Winter: Mora Vasaloppet
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The mild weather has ruined another winter event. The 40th annual Mora Vasaloppet — which was scheduled to take place this weekend — has been cancelled. “With the warm temperatures...
View ArticleGas Prices Could Hit $4 A Gallon This Spring
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — This spring, when the temperature rises, experts say, so will the gas prices. Part of that jump at the pump is due to seasonal demand. But experts say prices could increase by 60...
View ArticleCBS Political Analyst Previews Minnesota Caucus Night
CBS national political analyst Dotty Lynch joined John Hines on the WCCO Morning News Monday. Lynch says that the Minnesota caucus Tuesday night could be very important for conservative Presidential...
View ArticleWild Sign D Nate Prosser To 2-Year Extension
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have signed defenseman Nate Prosser to a two-year contract extension. The 25-year-old Prosser has six assists in 23 games for the Wild this season. The Wild...
View ArticleMN Soldiers Host Polar Plunge In Kuwait For Good Cause
KUWAIT CITY (WCCO) — Minnesotan soldiers in Kuwait know how to make it feel just like home: host a polar plunge. In the middle of the desert, soldiers from the 134th Brigade Special Troops Battalion...
View ArticleBachmann Chooses Kroll To Run Campaign
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rep. Michele Bachmann has named Chase Kroll to run her campaign for a fourth term in the U.S. House. Kroll was political director for Bachmann’s 2010 campaign, a 13-point victory...
View Article5 Worst Rated Super Bowl Ads
WEB EXTRA: All 2012 Super Bowl Ads MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Here are the 5 lowest-ranked Super Bowl ads, as measured on USA Today’s Ad Meter. Worst Ranked: Go Daddy: ‘The Cloud’ —– #2: Bud Light Platinum:...
View ArticleMan Gets 90 Months In Prison For Transporting Stolen Vehicles
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man a federal judge describes as “the epitome of a white-collar career offender” has been sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for transporting stolen vehicles from Wisconsin...
View ArticleWATCH: Jubilant Giants Sing ‘I Got A Ring!’ On Flight Home From Indy
NEW YORK (WFAN) – Eli Manning’s got a ring! Not just one but two! Sure, the Giants’ victory parade down the Canyon of Heroes is still a day away. But can you blame them for starting the celebration...
View ArticleFrom Chumps To Champs: Giants Cap Stunning Season With Super Bowl Title
INDIANAPOLIS (WFAN/AP) — Beset by injuries, the Giants were counted out before the season even began. In the midst of yet another late-season swoon, they seemed doomed to narrowly miss the playoffs....
View Article1 Dead, 1 Injured In Polk County Garage Explosion
POLK COUNTY (WCCO) — One person is dead and another is in the hospital after a garage explosion and fire Saturday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office says the incident...
View ArticleLove Suspended 2 Games For Stepping On Scola
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love has been suspended two games for stomping on Rockets forward Luis Scola’s face in their game on Saturday. The NBA announced the...
View ArticleSuspect Arrested After Threat Against Staffer
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A suspect is in custody after an apparent threat against a staff member at St. Michael Middle School East, according to the Wright County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities arrested the...
View ArticleNRC Says Spill At Prairie Island Posed No Danger
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says a spill of radioactive tritium at Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island Nuclear Plant was so small the utility wasn’t required to report it. An NRC...
View ArticleProsecutors: Speech Urging Suicide Isn’t Protected
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors in southern Minnesota say an ex-nurse was not participating in protected speech when he went online and encouraged two depressed people to kill themselves. William...
View ArticleCDC: Bread, Rolls Top List Of Saltiest Foods
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Too much salt can be bad for your health and you might be surprised by the foods you’re getting it from. In a new list of saltiest foods, the CDC puts bread and rolls at the top....
View Article3 Arrested In Sherburne County Drug Case
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two women and one man were arrested Tuesday morning for possession of heroin, cocaine and marijuana in connection with the drug bust in Elk River, according to the Sherburne County...
View ArticleCharges: Man Stabbed Father 2 Dozen Times
CROOKSTON, Minn. (AP) — A 27-year-old man is accused of stabbing his father two dozen times in the head and neck while killing him in a Crookston apartment. Jacob Abel was charged Tuesday with first-...
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