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There's no doubt 2015 was dark year in Minnesota. From the tragic death of a family near Lake Minnetonka to missing person cases with unimaginable endings. But for every sad headline that hit the screen at WCCO, there were stories of hope that brought us together.
Minnesota House Republicans are proposing to eliminate the statewide property tax on cabins. Currently, cabins are taxed at a higher rate than normal homes and have generated about $44 million each year for the state.
Doctors at the Mayo Clinic are trying a new treatment for mesothelioma, a rare and deadly form of cancer. The first patient enrolled in the study was Mary Kuntz, a 68-year-old grandmother diagnosed with the disease last summer.
An appeals court has affirmed the conviction of a Minnesota man for assisting the suicide of a British man, but reversed his conviction for attempting to assist a Canadian woman's suicide.
The missing alert for a 22-year-old man has been cancelled.
Officials in northern Minnesota are reminding residents that ice conditions are currently unpredictable and unsafe after a weekend incident where a snowmobiler broke through the ice, as did several others who tried to save him.
This week's Kylie's Kid, Elijah, can play basketball anywhere, anytime. He was just 3 months old when he started having seizures.
Two men have died after falling through the ice on a lake in Chippewa County.
Faculty groups are calling for University of Iowa president Bruce Harreld to face consequences for suggesting that unprepared teachers "should be shot." Chapters of the American Association of University Professors at Iowa's three public universities say the insensitive remark calls into question Harreld's leadership abilities.
The deadline has arrived for enrolling in Minnesota's health insurance exchange for coverage beginning Jan. 1.
Like all small towns do, Terry Kubista's village started with just a few homesteaders and a few houses. Four-and-a-half decades later it has taken over his basement.
Business owners who rely on snowfall totals have had a disappointing season, but they are gearing up to make up for lost time.
Just days after a Christmas storm brought snow to Minnesota, another system is moving in ahead of the new year, and it threatens to dump more than half a foot of snow on a large swath of the state.
"Wild Bill" is the Minnesota Viking Elf. Bill won a costume contest at a Christmas party and then decided to wear it to a Vikings game last week. He gained a lot of attention from the media and is now starting a food drive to help families in need.
Uber X drivers are hoping they will one day be allowed to pick up passengers from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The company is asking Uber-users to ask airport commissioners to pass an ordinance that would allow that.
