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Everyone knows birds head south for the winter. But did you know there are thousands of sandhill cranes passing through Minnesota right now? The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says more than 11,000 of the majestic birds are staging for migration.
It was an emotional day in court as a judge heard victim impact statements in a DWI crash that killed a 17-year-old boy. Family members read impact statements during the sentencing for 34-year-old Charles Hendricks. He was ultimate sentenced to 54 months in prison.
Believe it or not, Christmas is seven weeks away. That means a lot of businesses are busy hiring for the holidays. A new survey from the job website CareerBuilder shows 33 percent of companies plan to hire seasonal help this year -- up from 26 percent in 2014.
A 10-year study found that a controversial mine in northeastern Minnesota meets all state standards for protecting air and water quality.
It is "Orange Friday." That means in just a few hours, more than half a million Minnesotans will head to the outdoors for the opening of deer hunting season. It is a long-standing Minnesota tradition. The Department of Natural Resources says it expects this year's deer harvest to be relatively low, between 140,000 and 155,000 deer.
Minnesota resorts hurt by the walleye crisis will reel in thousands of new customers next year.
The second in command under former University of Minnesota Athletics Director Norwood Teague has now resigned. Associate Athletic Director Mike Ellis has been on voluntary leave since August as officials investigated unspecified complaints against him.
Ending a seven-year political saga, President Barack Obama killed the proposed Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, declaring it would have undercut U.S. efforts to clinch a global climate change deal at the center of his environmental legacy.
Brooklyn Park police are asking for the public to help them catch two school burglars. The suspects have been caught on video breaking into four schools in the past 11 days: one on Sunday, Oct. 25, one on Saturday, Oct. 31 and two on Friday, Nov. 6.
We like to end each week by meeting a pet in need of a great home. Zach Nugent from the Golden Valley Animal Humane Society brought the lovable Jill to the WCCO studios Friday afternoon.
St. Paul Police Chief Thomas Smith says he intends to retire at the end of his six-year term. Smith informed Mayor Chris Coleman of his plans Friday. There is no exact date of his retirement yet, but it will happen sometime between April and June 2016.
From the classroom to communities, Patrick Henry High School is working to inspire and motivate its black male students.
The Bloomington Police Department has released images of a man suspected of robbing three places in three days.
Nearly 40 years after escaping prison, an Ohio man convicted of murder has been caught in St. Paul, according to the U.S. Marshal's Service.
A Cass Lake man is facing charges of theft after allegedly robbing a bank Thursday. According to the Cass County Sheriff's Office, shortly after 9:30 a.m. authorities responded to a call of a suspicious man, later identified as 26-year-old Rex Basswood Jr., causing a disturbance at the Western Bank, located in the 200 block of Second Street NW.
