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The Department of Natural Resources and the Washington County Sheriff's Office believe two alligators were dumped into a Scandia lake. The DNR was contacted after someone spotted the alligator in Goose Lake last weekend.
The State Fair is a slice of heaven for those with a sweet tooth. But what's the best dessert at the Great Minnesota Get-Together? WCCO viewers sent Matt Brickman to Sweet Martha's for those delicious cookies.
With school starting again, many parents will be sitting along the sidelines for their children's games, meets or matches. Experts say how we act could affect how they do.
Tests show the wolf suspected of attacking a 16-year-old boy over the weekend did not have rabies. The DNR trapped and killed a wolf they believed attack the teen, but they are still waiting on the results of DNA tests to be sure.
Minnesota Wine Country is enjoying its new digs -- and lauding the ever-growing industry of wine – at the 2013 Minnesota State Fair.
A 53-year-old Excelsior coin dealer was sentenced Thursday in federal court for defrauding customers and investors out of more than $3.3 million. David Laurence Marion was sentenced to 60 months in prison for one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and one count of money laundering.
A federal magistrate is recommending that statements made by a western Minnesota man be allowed at his trial on weapons charges. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeanne Graham recommended Thursday that the judge deny Buford "Bucky" Rogers' request to suppress Rogers' statements and evidence gathered in a raid on his father's mobile home outside Montevideo.
A 23-year-old woman admitted Thursday that she lied to a grand jury investigating the long-running case of young men who left Minnesota to join a terrorist group in Somalia. Saynab Hussein pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Minnesota to one count of perjury.
Heading into the Labor Day weekend, a growing labor movement is gaining traction across the United States. It's a union-backed effort known as "Fight for 15" and it involves fast food employees who believe they should make $15 an hour.
One Minnesota State Fair fan has been enjoying the Great Get-Together for a century. That's right -- Loretta Ecklund still walks the fairgrounds at 100 years young. "I can still get up and dance," she said, and then did.
The Twins played at noon Thursday at Target Field, but the big traffic jam was because the Gophers played that evening at TCF Bank Stadium and The Vikings were also set to kick-off at the Metrodome.
A memorial fund has been set up for the family of Hussein Samatar, the first Somali elected to public office in Minnesota, who passed away over the weekend after a long struggle with leukemia.
If you're heading to the State Fair, the grandstand is always a must stop. You'll find hundreds of vendors selling everything from clothing, to household items, to musical instruments.
From live performances from a blues band, to Jason DeRusha trying out butter carving, to finding out what Midway Life is like -- the WCCO 4 At The Fair on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013 carries a full slate. Thursday's also Seniors Day, in addition to the State's Largest Senior Stretch & Stroll and multicultural performances.
Trees felled by recent summer storms are now powering buildings in downtown St. Paul.
