Tick-Borne Disease Risk Is High In Minn.
It's that time of year when ticks are plentiful and the risk of tick-borne disease is high. Our snowy winter did not hurt ticks. Instead it's believed the snow insulated them from the cold.
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It's that time of year when ticks are plentiful and the risk of tick-borne disease is high. Our snowy winter did not hurt ticks. Instead it's believed the snow insulated them from the cold.
After its mother died in a traffic accident, a baby deer is alive thanks to a good Samaritan -- and his trusty pocket knife. Polly Rixe is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed to the Department of Natural Resources. Now, she's nursing the special fawn back to health.
A study is underway in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin to monitor the health of bald eagles. On Tuesday, WCCO's cameras got to tag along as a crew brought a single eagle chick down from its nest.
The Loyal Mdewakanton community has filed a lawsuit with the government to reclaim what they say is tribal land. The tribe says a declaration from the Secretary of the Interior in 1863 set aside a 12-square mile radius of Redwood, Renville and Sibley counties for the band.
Before you take your next flight, you may want to take along a little extra hand sanitizer. New research shows bacteria can hang around on airplane surfaces for more than a week.
Legendary Vikings coach Bud Grant celebrated his 87th birthday Tuesday. What he's doing for the next three days is almost like a gift to fans. He's putting several of his family's personal items up for sale, including mementos from his Hall of Fame coaching career.
The search of Amy Pagnac's childhood home continued Tuesday in Maple Grove. She went missing 25 years ago when she was just 13 years old. She was last seen outside a gas station with her father in Osseo in 1989.
The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is urging boaters to create a safety plan before hitting the waters this Memorial Day weekend. With a High Water Declaration in effect for Lake Minnetonka, Sheriff Rich Stanek says boaters need to manage their wakes properly, as well as have the necessary safety gear in place.
It's every youngsters dream come true -- the mega-hit "Frozen" is coming to an arena near you for a live, touring production on ice.
The Minnesota State Patrol says no one was injured when a school bus started on fire in Maplewood Tuesday afternoon. The bus fire -- captured by MnDOT traffic cameras -- occurred near Interstate 94 and Century Avenue North around 3 p.m..
Target is having an identity crisis. The nation's third largest retailer was once high-flying, but now it's struggling to find its place in the minds of American shoppers. Once known for its cheap chic fashions, Target faces competition from trendy chains like H&M.
A new Minnesota law aims to protect the state from hazards created by increasing amounts of oil passing through Minnesota by rail and pipeline. Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill Tuesday. The law requires railroad and oil pipeline companies operating in Minnesota to help pay for training and emergency preparedness programs.
The Minnesota Security Hospital is being fined $1,000 after investigators found substantiated maltreatment in an incident that led to the death of a patient. Darnell Dee Whitefeather is charged with murder for allegedly stomping on the head of Michael Francis Douglas in order to get staffers' attention on Jan. 22. Douglas died from his injuries.
A company acted negligently in selling the weapon used in a Christmas Eve shooting that left two New York volunteer firefighters dead, a lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges. The semi-automatic rifle used by William Spengler Jr. on Dec. 24, 2012, during a pre-dawn ambush in which he killed two West Webster firefighters and wounded two others was purchased at a Gander Mountain store by his neighbor Dawn Nguyen.
If you didn't enjoy last weekend's practically-perfect weather in the Twin Cities, no need to worry. This entire week, we'll see a string of upper 70s and possibly 80s in the forecast. It's also the perfect time to take in a patio, according to Kristen Montag, communications manager for Meet Minneapolis.
