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Pope Francis began a fraught visit to Canada to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools.
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Pope Francis began a fraught visit to Canada to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools.
Canoers and hikers in northern Minnesota will be able to cross the border without checking in.
The Canada Border Services Agency says the program will restart soon and that the reopening date will be posted on its website once it has been confirmed.
The RCMP say the Patels arrived in Toronto, Ontario on Jan. 12, and they likely arrived in Emerson on Jan. 18. Investigators believe they were dropped off there since no car was found along the border.
Authorities along Minnesota and North Dakota's border with Canada continue to investigate a human smuggling case that left four people dead.
For the first time in more than 600 days, many foreign citizens can now travel to the United States, if they've been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and recently tested negative.
After more than a year of being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian border is reopening to Americans on Monday. Those traveling into Canada from Minnesota will experience a long waiting time to cross, however.
Wildfire smoke from Canada blanketed much of Minnesota for the second time in a little more than a week. The smoke was so thick, many people could not only smell it, but taste it.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has extended restrictions on non-essential travel to Canada and Mexico.
The Canadian government announced Monday that starting Aug. 9, United States citizens and permanent residents who have been fully vaccinated for at least two weeks will be able to cross the border.
Minnesotans could start heading north of the border next month.
Parts of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness will close Saturday due to wildfires in Canada, the U.S. Forest Service announced Thursday.
A Canadian man pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally possessing firearms, according to the United States Attorney's Office in Minnesota.
Residents of that area are now allowed to travel by car and will be exempt from pre- and post-arrival COVID tests.
For the second straight year, Minnesotans are adapting to a closed Canadian border.
Two Canadian citizens have been federally charged after they were found to be carrying 67 firearms in their car in Fergus Falls.
Three members of an Ely family have been charged by federal authorities with conspiracy to illegally traffic fish in from Canada.
Friday's statement by Canada's Public Safety Minister Bill Blair came a day after Mexico announced a similar measure for its border with the United States.
Canada and the US have agreed to extend their agreement to keep their border closed to non-essential travel to July 21 during the coronavirus pandemic.
Assault-style weapons are banned in Canada effective immediately, the country's prime minister said Friday.
FBI agents on Thursday arrested a former Canadian Armed Forces reservist and two other men who are linked to a violent white supremacist group and were believed to be heading to a pro-gun rally next week in Virginia's capital.
The DNR says water samples show a "substantial" amount of zebra mussel larvae in Minnesota's portion of Lake of the Woods.
The Roseau County Sheriff's office is alerting the public about a missing Canadian soldier who may be in northern Minnesota.
Local officials in northwestern Minnesota say they're not optimistic about a return to normal hours at two customs stations used by many residents on both sides of Minnesota's border with Canada who had built their lives around the old order of easy crossings.
Minnesota residents are praising and questioning the Trump administration's plan to allow the importation of cheaper prescription drugs from Canada.
Rising water swept through parts of the Twin Cities Wednesday evening, leaving drivers stranded, streets flooded and buildings damaged.
Hero Pay is part of the Frontline Worker Pay program meant to compensate people for working during the pandemic. Thursday is another important day in the application process. Here's what you need to know.
Minneapolis teachers' new contract with the school district includes language intended to protect teachers of color from layoffs if there are future staff reductions due to budget cuts.
Health officials in Minnesota say there have been 87 confirmed cases of monkeypox reported in the state.
Traffic is being rerouted to local roads, and MnDOT encouraged drivers to find alternate routes.
The quarterback will pay a $5 million fine instead of missing the season.
A group of people living in north Minneapolis won their lawsuit against the city after they sued over its depleted police force. However, the next step in the case is now delayed until November.
Unserialized ghost guns will effectively be banned on Aug. 24, and retailers are scrambling to sell them.
Some famous felines you may have seen before on Netflix are making their Minnesota debut.
Minnesota's unemployment rate remained at 1.8% in July, tying the state's record low, according to state officials.
Weisselberg's deal with prosecutors calls for a sentence of five months in New York's Rikers Island jail, followed by five years' probation.
The 24-year-old New Jersey man is set to appear on the charges today in a western New York courtroom.
An Eagan man was killed after the vehicle he was driving struck a semaphore on Highway 149.
Nine of the Wolves' first 12 games are at home, and six of their first seven games are against teams that won fewer than 35 games a year ago.
Tajiddin Akbar was apprehended in Florida last week and is being held in Broward County, the governor's office said.
Much of Minnesota will be subject to on-and-off showers on Thursday, including the Twin Cities.
A Minnesota man who allegedly broke into an occupied Wisconsin home last week and locked himself in a bathroom never had a chance to come clean.
Retirees wanting the biggest bang for their buck should consider moving to the South or Midwest, a new study found.
The Twin Cities home of a man who is behind bars and charged with attempted murder burned down Wednesday.
Many gardens are in full bloom this time of year. But there's a place in Bloomington that seems to be budding year-round.
"What we need to do is come out and actually excavate around the corner of the home," expert Andy Berreth said. "We need to get this home set back on stable soil."
Assumption Cemetery in Richfield is full of stories. Some are clear, while others are a mystery, because of 44 unmarked graves.
"I think many of us are coming to terms of the fact we don't want to use more resources than necessary. Fertilizer, water, this intensive sort of gardening that we grew up with, but now we understand it's not right for the world, the way we are moving forward," Elisa Bernick said.
For the past 30 years, there have only been two Hennepin County Attorneys -- Amy Klobuchar and Mike Freeman. In five months, a new person will be in charge.
Scott is a multi-billionaire philanthropist and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The donation comes as part of a nearly $40 million donation to branches of the organization nationwide.
John Juneau, 48, of Fridley, was sentenced to 216 months in prison for drug crimes and firearms violations.
Nurses at Essentia Health Moose Lake voted to strike Wednesday, a day after 15,000 Minnesota nurses voted to do the same, the Minnesota Nurses Association announced.
Police also discovered five children, all under the age of 10, inside the home. They are all safe.
More than 13,000 people have signed an online petition opposing the Kettle Moraine policy.
Castle Rodger Ahlbeck, 30, was found unresponsive in his cell around 11 a.m. on Monday.
Darlene Love says she was dubbed the "Queen of Christmas" 29 years ago. Another artist went so far as to take legal action against the trademark.
The storm could hit as soon as Thursday, NOAA said.
A 46-year-old man died after he crashed into a tree Tuesday afternoon in Itasca County.
Get your Twin Cities Con tickets now, "George of the Jungle" fans -- Brendan Fraser will be one of the convention's celebrity guests.
Planned Parenthood says its spending will help remind voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin what's at stake in a bid to drive turnout by Democratic and independent voters.
Fargo Board of Education President Dr. Tracie Newman told board members in a memo that she believes the pledge should be reinstated because the onslaught of "negative local and national feedback" could cost time and resources ahead of the new school year.
Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will be back at practice Wednesday after missing several days with a COVID-19 infection.
Texas would need to hire more than 5,000 licensed school psychologists to meet minimum recommended ratios.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash.
"It'd be unprecedented in history for a vice president to be summoned to testify on Capitol Hill," Pence said.
Officers took a man into custody and recovered a handgun.
In early June, Target warned that it was canceling orders from suppliers and aggressively cutting prices because of a pronounced spending shift by Americans.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said 55-year-old Daniel Meade died of "complications of multiple blunt force injuries due to motorcycle-deer collision."
Our broken record forecast is about to be tweaked.
Only two of the 10 will be on the ballot in November.
For the young players, who are staying with Minnesota host families, it is a reprieve -- but not what they want.
A recent study shows white noise makes people fall asleep 38-percent faster.
"Everybody says the same thing: He was the brightest star, he lifted everyone up, great personality, always smiling," said family friend Tim Howard.
Aaron Rodgers, 25, of Las Vegas died after being shot at George Floyd Square on Sunday afternoon.
Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, who was sentenced to 2 1/2 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights, will do his time at a low-security federal prison camp in Colorado.
One year after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, more than 1,200 Afghan refugees have settled in Minnesota.
A jury on Tuesday convicted a man charged with raping and killing a woman 36 years ago on Minnesota's Iron Range in a case that was revived by genealogy database analysts.
Emmitt Bailey, of Menomonie, Wisconsin is one of 25 divisions in the kids' division. The 8-year-old says he's been waiting a long time to show off his mullet.
A nearly seven-mile stretch of westbound Highway 62 that was closed Tuesday due to a damaged pedestrian bridge has reopened.
A man was hospitalized Tuesday following a stabbing in downtown Minneapolis.
A man charged in a fatal shooting in Wisconsin has been released on $10,000 bail that was initially set at $500,000.
Muhammad Masood pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
St. Paul police were dispatched to a crash in the area of Lexington Avenue and Marshall Street around 12:40 a.m. Sunday.
Authorities in the north metro are searching for a juvenile suspect in connection to a weekend shooting in Brooklyn Park that left a teenager hurt and several cars and apartments damaged.
CBS News caught up with Cheney soon after she voted in the Wyoming primary, which she went on to lose Tuesday night.
More than 1,300 Minnesota students who attended ITT Technical Institute will have their federal student debt cancelled.
"Let me say from the start, with this law, the American people won and the special interests lost," Mr. Biden told the crowd assembled at the White House.
Some of Thorley Industries' 4moms products pose asphyxiation risk to babies big enough to crawl under their seats.
The Minnesota Vikings announced on Tuesday that five players have been cut in order to trim the roster down to 85 players.
The quilt was made by Tiffany Armstrong for her family. It was on display at the fair and has been missing since Sunday.
Officials in Carver County say 10 catalytic converters were stolen in the span of a week earlier this month.
A $15.25 million luxury estate on Lake Minnetonka has hit the market.
The belts may not properly restrain a passenger in a crash, increasing the risk of injury, regulators said.
In 2006, Duane Wisner was found guilty of child sexploitation and possessing child pornography, officials say. He served time in prison for the felonies.
Michael Miller of Virginia, Minnesota was charged with one felony count of criminal vehicular homicide for the death of Joni Dahl, 39, of Eveleth.
Though he's no longer a Viking, Stefon Diggs misses at least one part of Minnesota: the State Fair.
Just the soot from a week-long nuclear war would cause a "global catastrophe," researchers said.
Police say a woman is in stable condition after being shot during a large fight outside of a St. Paul bar Monday night.
People will be able to vote among four names: Aleksei, Anri, Vasya, and Vostok.
On Tuesday, the state is expected to send an email out to let Hero Pay applicants know if they were denied.
Health officials in Minnesota say there have been 87 confirmed cases of monkeypox reported in the state.
A group of people living in north Minneapolis won their lawsuit against the city after they sued over its depleted police force. However, the next step in the case is now delayed until November.
Minnesota's unemployment rate remained at 1.8% in July, tying the state's record low, according to state officials.
Hero Pay is part of the Frontline Worker Pay program meant to compensate people for working during the pandemic. Thursday is another important day in the application process. Here's what you need to know.
An Eagan man was killed after the vehicle he was driving struck a semaphore on Highway 149.
Health officials in Minnesota say there have been 87 confirmed cases of monkeypox reported in the state.
Traffic is being rerouted to local roads, and MnDOT encouraged drivers to find alternate routes.
Minnesota's unemployment rate remained at 1.8% in July, tying the state's record low, according to state officials.
Hero Pay is part of the Frontline Worker Pay program meant to compensate people for working during the pandemic. Thursday is another important day in the application process. Here's what you need to know.
Much of Minnesota will be subject to on-and-off showers on Thursday, including the Twin Cities.
A Minnesota man who allegedly broke into an occupied Wisconsin home last week and locked himself in a bathroom never had a chance to come clean.
Planned Parenthood says its spending will help remind voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin what's at stake in a bid to drive turnout by Democratic and independent voters.
"Everybody says the same thing: He was the brightest star, he lifted everyone up, great personality, always smiling," said family friend Tim Howard.
Emmitt Bailey, of Menomonie, Wisconsin is one of 25 divisions in the kids' division. The 8-year-old says he's been waiting a long time to show off his mullet.
A man charged in a fatal shooting in Wisconsin has been released on $10,000 bail that was initially set at $500,000.
Weisselberg's deal with prosecutors calls for a sentence of five months in New York's Rikers Island jail, followed by five years' probation.
For the past 30 years, there have only been two Hennepin County Attorneys -- Amy Klobuchar and Mike Freeman. In five months, a new person will be in charge.
Planned Parenthood says its spending will help remind voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin what's at stake in a bid to drive turnout by Democratic and independent voters.
Fargo Board of Education President Dr. Tracie Newman told board members in a memo that she believes the pledge should be reinstated because the onslaught of "negative local and national feedback" could cost time and resources ahead of the new school year.
"It'd be unprecedented in history for a vice president to be summoned to testify on Capitol Hill," Pence said.
After decades dedicated to everlasting love, a Minnesota marriage destination is calling it quits.
King's Hawaiian is voluntarily recalling some of its products due to possible microbial contamination.
Best Buy, the nation's largest consumer electronics chain, is trimming jobs in an effort to adjust to new changes in consumer behavior as the virus wanes.
"Mr. Workman is going to have to answer, he's going to have to compensate his victims, he's going to be held accountable," Attorney General Keith Ellison said.
If you noticed that turkey is hit or miss at some delis and restaurants, you're not alone.
A group of people living in north Minneapolis won their lawsuit against the city after they sued over its depleted police force. However, the next step in the case is now delayed until November.
Weisselberg's deal with prosecutors calls for a sentence of five months in New York's Rikers Island jail, followed by five years' probation.
The 24-year-old New Jersey man is set to appear on the charges today in a western New York courtroom.
Unserialized ghost guns will effectively be banned on Aug. 24, and retailers are scrambling to sell them.
Tajiddin Akbar was apprehended in Florida last week and is being held in Broward County, the governor's office said.
Health officials in Minnesota say there have been 87 confirmed cases of monkeypox reported in the state.
Nurses at Essentia Health Moose Lake voted to strike Wednesday, a day after 15,000 Minnesota nurses voted to do the same, the Minnesota Nurses Association announced.
Planned Parenthood says its spending will help remind voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin what's at stake in a bid to drive turnout by Democratic and independent voters.
A recent study shows white noise makes people fall asleep 38-percent faster.
Some of Thorley Industries' 4moms products pose asphyxiation risk to babies big enough to crawl under their seats.
Darlene Love says she was dubbed the "Queen of Christmas" 29 years ago. Another artist went so far as to take legal action against the trademark.
Get your Twin Cities Con tickets now, "George of the Jungle" fans -- Brendan Fraser will be one of the convention's celebrity guests.
Variety reports that both Warner Bros. and New Line are planning to recreate the classic children's tale of Dorothy's visit to the magical land of Oz. Minnesota native Judy Garland starred in the 1939 MGM musical classic.
Littlefeather was mocked when she declined Marlon Brando's Best Actor win onstage at the 1973 ceremony.
Former U.S. Senator Al Franken is heading back into the spotlight with a late night guest host spot.
The quarterback will pay a $5 million fine instead of missing the season.
Nine of the Wolves' first 12 games are at home, and six of their first seven games are against teams that won fewer than 35 games a year ago.
The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Wednesday for a three-game sweep.
Minnesota starter Tyler Mahle left Wednesday's game against Kansas City in the third inning with right shoulder fatigue.
Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will be back at practice Wednesday after missing several days with a COVID-19 infection.
Many gardens are in full bloom this time of year. But there's a place in Bloomington that seems to be budding year-round.
In Ottertail County, there's a type of race where speed records will never be broken.
Imagine spending your summer days on top of a 100-foot cliff. It's a reality for the good folks at Sand Creek Adventures.
"It's a comfort food. It's a heritage item for families. People rally around it," Blaine Pederson said.
Minnesota farm towns seem to have similar characteristics: a quaint main street, a tractor dealer, a baseball field. And in the case of Millerville -- a whole, lotta butter.
A recent study shows white noise makes people fall asleep 38-percent faster.
Thousands of Minnesota drivers are breaking a rule of the road every day to avoid traffic on Twin Cities interstates.
The CDC thinks COVID-19 has infected 70 percent of the U.S. population. But because so many cases are asymptomatic, those numbers could be higher.
There's no denying we're in the dog days of summer. However, some trees are starting to act like the seasons are changing.
Congress appears to be on the verge of passing a monumental bill that could reshape our nation's economy.
While many Afghans have little to celebrate, the country's Taliban rulers were happy to show off their control of Kabul's streets.
The Minnesota State Fair has announced dozens of new foods and drinks for the 2022 event.
In 1995, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan and a handful of other wrestling superstars squared off in a ring just outside of Camp Snoopy for the first episode of "WCW Monday Nitro."
Stars of stage and screen hit the red carpet for the 75th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday night.
Opening Day is nearly here and the Minnesota Twins are unveiling new foods at Target Field, including Australian-inspired savory pies and an official grilled cheese sandwich of the ballpark.
WCCO meteorologist Riley O'Connor says be ready for more heavy, slow-moving, non-severe thunderstorms today and tomorrow.
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.
We're going to see on-and-off storms on Thursday, with heavy rain possible.
"The elderly and the really young," said CentraCare sports medicine physician Dr. George Morris. "Those are the two populations that I would worry about most."
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.
During this International Dark Sky Week, Mike Augustyniak spoke to park superintendent Bob DeGross to learn how you can get involved in the celebration and preservation of the dark sky (4:42) WCCO 4 Saturday Morning - April 10, 2021
Steele Brands has embraced the concept with restaurant brands that are quickly growing in popularity, including Stalk & Spade, explains Lily Smith.
Teto Wilson, from Wilson's Image, introduces the North Minneapolis event.
As you transition your outdoors from summer to fall, there are plenty of trees that can add fall colors to your backyard, AnnaMarie Skogen from Bachman's Nursery explains.
WCCO meteorologist Riley O'Connor says be ready for more heavy, slow-moving, non-severe thunderstorms today and tomorrow.