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Four people were killed and one more was hurt in a shooting Tuesday in Minneapolis that police said may have been gang related.
An alleged gang member has been charged with multiple counts of murder in a mass shooting in Minneapolis that left four people dead and a fifth injured.
A Wisconsin teen charged in his parents' murders allegedly killed them to "obtain the financial means" to assassinate President Trump and overthrow the government.
The FBI says it arrested a 21-year-old Washington state woman in the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont.
A county attorney has cleared three Iowa police officers in a fatal shooting of a man who shot two officers after a traffic stop.
A report on a deadly shooting at a small-town Iowa high school in January reveals new details, including that the teenage shooter attempted to livestream his actions.
Four people were killed and 17 more were wounded in a shooting Saturday night in Birmingham, Alabama, police said.
An early morning shootout has left two Iowa police officers hospitalized and a suspect dead.
A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to federal crimes for shootings at electrical substations and an oil pipeline in the Dakotas that caused $1.7 million in damages.
A suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a national gymnastics champion in an apartment near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus.
Two people were shot and killed at a raceway just as a concert was about to begin.
A fellow officer shot the injured officer in the back of his shoulder through a gap of his body armor during a shootout with a suspect.
Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena says Burnsville officers were justified in using deadly force after Shannon Gooden opened fire, killing three first responders on the morning of Feb. 18.
Investigators say police in Waterloo, Iowa, were responding to a report of a bicyclist with a gun in an incident that ended with two officers wounded and the suspect dead.
A man shot by someone he knows in Minneapolis Tuesday night is now fighting for his life, according to police.
Police now say at least a dozen people were hurt in a shooting at a party in Wisconsin's capital city. More than 25 people were at the party on the roof of a high-rise apartment building in downtown Madison early Sunday when shots were fired.
A shooting in a Sioux Falls neighborhood has left three people dead and two others injured.
A man who was among the people injured in a mass shooting in Minneapolis late last month has died, according to a medical examiner's report.
An Illinois man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing an Iowa grocery store worker in what police called a "random act of violence.".
Two people died when a house exploded in southern Wisconsin. The dog that survived the explosion was checked out at an emergency veterinary clinic and determined to be in good shape.
Three people were shot to death in a small South Dakota town, and a former law officer who once served as the town's mayor is charged in the killings.
At the scene of the shooting, "a number of witnesses in the area were uncooperative with the investigation," police said.
Family and friends of those missing were still waiting for news of their loved ones two days after attack on the concert hall near Moscow, which also left 150 injured.
Law enforcement took more than an hour to get inside the classroom and kill the gunman, even as children inside the classrooms called 911, begging police to rescue them.
A former University of Minnesota student and his sister were on the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Minnesota Vikings cornerback Isaiah Rodgers missed the 2023 NFL season because of a gambling suspension. Last season, he won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles. Now, Minnesota's newest cornerback is getting ready for a bigger role.
The Minnesota National Guard marked a significant milestone, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States Army with a ceremony at the headquarters of the 34th Infantry Division in Arden Hills.
The U.S. Supreme Court this week sided with a Minnesota family in providing an even playing field for disability lawsuits against school districts.
The Israeli military targeted Iranian nuclear facilities, research scientists and senior military commanders in dozens of preemptive airstrikes.
The U.S. Supreme Court this week sided with a Minnesota family in providing an even playing field for disability lawsuits against school districts.
The Minneapolis school district says it's cutting 400 positions, including approximately 116 teachers, as it deals with a $75 million shortfall.
Minnesotans have seen plenty of rain this week, and more is on the way for parts of the state, bringing the risk of flash flooding.
According to University President Rebecca Cunningham, the vandals oppose the sale of university property to the aerospace company North Wind.
A motorist who struck and hurt three officers during a traffic stop late Thursday night in St. Paul, Minnesota, is now in custody, police say.
The U.S. Supreme Court this week sided with a Minnesota family in providing an even playing field for disability lawsuits against school districts.
Minnesotans have seen plenty of rain this week, and more is on the way for parts of the state, bringing the risk of flash flooding.
Nearly a year ago, flooding at the Rapidan Dam destroyed a family's home and shut down their long-time restaurant. Now, they're starting over in a new location.
An air quality alert for central and southern Minnesota continues from Wednesday into Thursday until 11 p.m.
Growing up in southern Minnesota, Kevin Vogel developed a love for animals by watching nature shows. Then, for 20 years, he and his family had a traveling zoo. But in 2014, they found a permanent home in Brainerd.
Ramón Morales Reyes, 54, was accused of writing a letter threatening Trump in a social media post by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that got widespread national coverage.
A government watchdog group in Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit seeking to prohibit billionaire Elon Musk from ever again offering cash payments to voters in the battleground state like he did in this spring's hotly contested Supreme Court race.
Judge Carla Espinoza set Ramón Morales Reyes' bond at $7,500 during a brief hearing at immigration court in Chicago.
The Trump administration argues that charges should not be dropped against a Wisconsin judge indicted for allegedly helping a man who is in the country evade U.S. immigration agents seeking to arrest him in her courthouse.
A Wisconsin man doing time for trying to kill his mother was convicted Wednesday of strangling his cellmate to death.
Hundreds of veterans were connected to lifesaving resources at the third annual Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans' Summer Salute at CHS Field.
Minnesota is home to thousands of pollinators, but they face challenges like habitat loss, pesticides and climate change. Now, a new first-of-its-kind pollinator garden aims to help pollinators thrive.
WCCO caught up with Michael Kelly, a man whose experience as a foster child helped shape him into the person he is today: a doctor.
Carpenter joined the military after 9/11. He was on active duty in Iraq and in the Middle East and returned home after serving his country. But a few years ago, he contracted Guillain-Barre Syndrome which attacked his nervous system and began shutting down his organs.
A year after Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell was killed in the line of duty, family honor and remember the fallen hero.
Protesters plan to march through Minnesota's capital city on Saturday as part of nationwide counterprogramming to President Trump's planned military parade in Washington, D.C. WCCO’s Jason Rantala spoke with the event’s organizers about what they’re demanding and what to expect.
Japan's Nippon Steel can buy U.S. Steel as long as both sides sign a "national security agreement."
President Trump plans to go the Iowa State Fairgrounds this summer, according to sources familiar with the plan.
A June 3 complaint accuses the state of allowing males to compete in female sports and share facilities.
The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday it is elevating investigations into Minnesota's policy on transgender athletes.
The rush to DMV locations across Minnesota is calming since the REAL ID deadline passed a little more than a month ago, but it remains much busier than usual.
A cyberattack at food distributor United Natural Foods Incorporated has caused problems for its customers, which include Cub Foods, Whole Foods, and some co-ops.
Some Minnesota lottery players won nearly $400,000 this weekend.
Consumers have seen insurance rates climb over the past few years, and those increases are expected to continue in part due to President Trump's tariffs.
Last fall, more than 80% of voters said the economy and inflation drove them to the polls. That includes the rising price of gas and groceries.
Ramón Morales Reyes, 54, was accused of writing a letter threatening Trump in a social media post by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that got widespread national coverage.
According to University President Rebecca Cunningham, the vandals oppose the sale of university property to the aerospace company North Wind.
A motorist who struck and hurt three officers during a traffic stop late Thursday night in St. Paul, Minnesota, is now in custody, police say.
Community members held meetings across the metro in response to a wave of violence that has left the Somali community shaken and ready for solutions.
It's been 32 years since the brutal murder of Jeanie Childs in Minneapolis. The case went unsolved for decades until DNA and new technology led cold case investigators to her killer. It also caught the attention of college professor Lisa Andrews.
In a release last month, the Minnesota Department of Health says the state's suicide rate stayed about the same in 2024 when compared to 2023.
A cyberattack at food distributor United Natural Foods Incorporated has caused problems for its customers, which include Cub Foods, Whole Foods, and some co-ops.
The sights of summer, like flowers and grass, can lead to the sound of sneezing. For some, it's constant, for others, it's sporadic, but we all know how it feels.
The change was a sticking point during negotiations between Democrats and Republicans, for whom repealing that law was a top priority in the divided Legislature.
The Health and Human Services secretary said he is "retiring" all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, which helps set recommendations for vaccines.
Harvey Weinstein's retrial in New York took another dramatic turn when the judge declared a mistrial on the last undecided charge.
Weinstein was convicted of one of two counts of criminal sexual assault. The jury told the judge they hadn't reached a verdict on the third degree rape charge.
Brian Wilson was one of the world's most influential recording artists.
Aaron Rodgers said after his first practice with the Pittsburgh Steelers that he got married "a couple months ago."
Vintage Voices singers from Minneapolis, St. Paul and Plymouth meet for 12 weeks separately, then perform a free concert together.
Minnesota Vikings cornerback Isaiah Rodgers missed the 2023 NFL season because of a gambling suspension. Last season, he won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles. Now, Minnesota's newest cornerback is getting ready for a bigger role.
It's neither hearsay nor heresy to say the future of the Minnesota Vikings rests in the hands of the triumvirate of head coach Kevin O'Connell, wide receiver Justin Jefferson and quarterback J.J. McCarthy.
A Minneapolis teacher is helping high school basketball players get one more look from college coaches.
A June 3 complaint accuses the state of allowing males to compete in female sports and share facilities.
Minnesota women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit has received a two-year contract extension that was approved by the university's board of regents.
In Talking Points, Esme Murphy looks at the law enforcement perspective on enforcing driving while under the influence of marijuana laws.
In Talking Points, Esme Murphy looks at the law enforcement perspective on enforcing driving while under the influence of marijuana laws.
Thousands of state workers will be getting layoff notices in the next few days because the legislature has failed to come to a budget agreement.
If the budget standoff continues through the end of this month at the Minnesota Capitol, there will be a state government shutdown on July 1 — the first time that's happened since 2011.
Insurance rates have climbed in the past few years. In part because of President Trump's tariffs, those increases are expected to continue.
Growing up in southern Minnesota, Kevin Vogel developed a love for animals by watching nature shows. Then, for 20 years, he and his family had a traveling zoo. But in 2014, they found a permanent home in Brainerd.
"We see an average of 12 to 20 eagles on every trip," said Jon Borreson. "We've got a couple eagles nests that we can pull up underneath and actually see small eagles in it."
A Scandia, Minnesota, man has saved a big part of the state's Swedish history.
They might be the most recognizable faces in Minnesota Twins history. And every time you go to a game, you see Minnie and Paul shaking hands in centerfield.
There are more than 20,000 artifacts in the Minnesota Fishing Museum, from old-time rods and reels to vintage lures and motors. What's unique is that everything was donated.
The sights of summer, like flowers and grass, can lead to the sound of sneezing. For some, it's constant, for others, it's sporadic, but we all know how it feels.
The latest wildfire updates from northern Minnesota remain promising, but the fight is far from finished.
Our nation's birthday is just about a month away, and the cost for a key element to the fun is now "up in the air."
The 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee wrapped up this week with participants navigating words the average person likely never heard of, let alone could spell.
There are many pearls of wisdom we've all been fed about the impending summer season, but what's hearsay and what's true?
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
WCCO photojournalist Art Phillips shares some personal family photos taken by his father, Arthur Phillips Sr., in Vietnam during his time in service.
The new Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum is under construction just outside of Camp Ripley in Little Falls. Set to open in late 2026, the $40 million, first-of-its-kind project in the nation will be eight times the size of the existing museum. It will honor not only Minnesota's service members and their sacrifices, but the refugee experience as well. Watch and read more in Pauleen Le's series "Vietnam 50 Years Later: Reflections on a War that Changed Minnesota."
The National Weather Service has issued multiple tornado warnings and many more severe thunderstorm warnings throughout wide swaths of southern and central Minnesota Monday afternoon.
A spring snowstorm dropped several inches of plowable snow overnight in the Twin Cities and other parts of Minnesota.
Temperatures on Saturday are expected to be in the upper 60s, with the exception of southern Minnesota where highs will reach near 80, according to meteorologist Mike Augustyniak.
In Minnesota, weather can be all over the place. Here at WCCO, we want to give you what you need to prepare for what's happening next.
Meteorologist Mike Augustyniak says this weekend will be cloudy and drier than the last few days, though there’s still a chance for scattered showers.
Temperatures will be warmer over the weekend, though there will be spotty chances for rain and thunder.
Minnesotans have seen plenty of rain this week, and more is on the way for parts of the state, bringing the risk of flash flooding.
Temperatures on Saturday are expected to be in the upper 60s, with the exception of southern Minnesota where highs will reach near 80, according to meteorologist Mike Augustyniak.
Two boys have raised over $30,000 for a Burnsville nonprofit supporting veterans through a lemonade stand. Mike Max introduces us to Noah and Cole.
The Minneapolis school district says it's cutting 400 positions as it deals with a $75 million shortfall, and St. Paul Public Schools is using reserve funds and making budget cuts to deal with a $51.5 million deficit.
A man who graduated from the University of Minnesota and his sister were among the 241 people who died after an Air India passenger plane crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday, according to his friend and former classmate.
Jeff Wagner has the latest headlines and updates.