What happens next as the Church begins the process of selecting a new pope
Kirsten Mitchell spoke with a Minnesotan who had the rare opportunity to meet Pope Francis four times.
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Kirsten Mitchell spoke with a Minnesotan who had the rare opportunity to meet Pope Francis four times.
Two fires in the Twin Cities metro may have been sparked by passing storms. Frankie McLister is at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival in Shakopee, where one of the fires broke out Thursday evening.
The St. Paul Fire Department says crews were called to a report of a fire on the 500 block of Farrington Street just before 5:30 p.m.
Worshippers at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis and St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church celebrated Palm Sunday.
A volunteer at King of Kings Lutheran Church and School is facing criminal charges after being accused of sexually assaulting four children between the ages of 4 and 6.
A 50-year-old man is charged with abusing kids at King of Kings Lutheran Church and School.
Keeping people struggling with homelessness safe in frigid temperatures is a demanding and large-scale job.
St. Maron's Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Sunday wrapped up its 33rd annual Lebanese Festival, a celebration of the Middle Eastern nation on the Mediterranean that in recent months has been caught in the crossfire between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel.
Four church elders, including Morris' son, have taken a voluntary temporary leaves while an internal review is done.
Authorities in Maplewood are conducting an arson investigation after they say someone broke into a church and set fire to part of the building.
The changes immediately open new doors for LGBTQ members — but over a quarter of U.S. congregations have already left the UMC, and more could follow.
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church is opening an outreach center.
A church in North Minneapolis says they've been burglarized five times since the first of the year.
A ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court is raising the bar for religions to show that their charity arms deserve tax exemptions.
Houston police released footage from two off-duty officers who were at Lakewood Church.
"Of course, we're devastated. We don't understand why these things happen," Joel Osteen said.
In 2003 the Episcopal Church consecrated Robinson as the first openly-gay bishop in all of Christendom. Death threats followed, but so did a shift in the relationship between the LGBTQ community and the church.
There's a special holiday display for the holiday season at the Church of St. Patrick in Edina: hundreds of figurines in a Nativity diorama that’s about the size of one-car garage. John Lauritsen visited, and shows us the labor of love that went into the massive display.
As Pope Francis suggests the Church may bless LGBTQ Catholics' relationships, Sister Anna Koop talks about privately blessing a friend and her partner.
For the second year in a row, one of the Twin Cities' most historic Ukrainian churches is using its Easter egg event to raise money for overseas relief.
The prep all starts on Thursday with volunteers setting the tables. Ready to welcome the community into a space meant to build community.
For almost 25 years, Bishop Larry Cook and his wife, Sharon, have been trying to make a positive impact on the North Minneapolis community from their church, Real Believers Faith Center.
Fire broke out Tuesday night at the Eastside Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Paul's Dayton's Bluff neighborhood.
Christmas is a time for celebration but also a time for worship. For many Minnesotans, this morning is also a time for faith and spirituality--with hymns, mass and other services.
Representatives from than a dozen places of worship from throughout the Twin Cities met Saturday, with the focus on safety and security at places of worship.
Scattered rain and thunder continue on Friday in the Twin Cities with locally heavy totals possible.
Community members held meetings across the metro in response to a wave of violence that has left the Somali community shaken and ready for solutions.
It's been 32 years since the brutal murder of Jeanie Childs in Minneapolis. The case went unsolved for decades until DNA and new technology led cold case investigators to her killer. It also caught the attention of college professor Lisa Andrews.
In a release last month, the Minnesota Department of Health says the state's suicide rate stayed about the same in 2024 when compared to 2023.
Minnesota women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit has received a two-year contract extension that was approved by the university's board of regents.
Community members held meetings across the metro in response to a wave of violence that has left the Somali community shaken and ready for solutions.
It's been 32 years since the brutal murder of Jeanie Childs in Minneapolis. The case went unsolved for decades until DNA and new technology led cold case investigators to her killer. It also caught the attention of college professor Lisa Andrews.
Osseo Area Schools said that lowering the legal standard could expose the country's understaffed public schools to more lawsuits if their efforts fall short, even if officials are working in good faith.
Major roadwork and closures will affect traffic in Minneapolis and Eden Prairie this summer, with key routes seeing lane restrictions and detours.
Operation Safe Summer is wrapping up a weeklong crime sweep across Minnesota's largest city. WCCO's Reg Chapman was along for the ride with law enforcement.
Nearly a year ago, flooding at the Rapidan Dam destroyed a family's home and shut down their long-time restaurant. Now, they're starting over in a new location.
An air quality alert for central and southern Minnesota continues from Wednesday into Thursday until 11 p.m.
Growing up in southern Minnesota, Kevin Vogel developed a love for animals by watching nature shows. Then, for 20 years, he and his family had a traveling zoo. But in 2014, they found a permanent home in Brainerd.
Protesters plan to march through Minnesota's capital city on Saturday as part of nationwide counterprogramming to President Trump's planned military parade in Washington, D.C.
The bill has already passed in the House and is now facing pushback in the Senate, where one Minnesota senator is celebrating what she called a "big win" against the president's plan.
A government watchdog group in Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit seeking to prohibit billionaire Elon Musk from ever again offering cash payments to voters in the battleground state like he did in this spring's hotly contested Supreme Court race.
Judge Carla Espinoza set Ramón Morales Reyes' bond at $7,500 during a brief hearing at immigration court in Chicago.
The Trump administration argues that charges should not be dropped against a Wisconsin judge indicted for allegedly helping a man who is in the country evade U.S. immigration agents seeking to arrest him in her courthouse.
A Wisconsin man doing time for trying to kill his mother was convicted Wednesday of strangling his cellmate to death.
The three-day Epic Bike Fest in northern Wisconsin features single track races from Hayward to Cable through the Sawyer and Bayfield county forests on Saturday.
Hundreds of veterans were connected to lifesaving resources at the third annual Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans' Summer Salute at CHS Field.
Minnesota is home to thousands of pollinators, but they face challenges like habitat loss, pesticides and climate change. Now, a new first-of-its-kind pollinator garden aims to help pollinators thrive.
WCCO caught up with Michael Kelly, a man whose experience as a foster child helped shape him into the person he is today: a doctor.
Carpenter joined the military after 9/11. He was on active duty in Iraq and in the Middle East and returned home after serving his country. But a few years ago, he contracted Guillain-Barre Syndrome which attacked his nervous system and began shutting down his organs.
A year after Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell was killed in the line of duty, family honor and remember the fallen hero.
Israel says preemptive airstrikes against Iran's nuclear sites are underway, and it is bracing to intercept a wave of drones launched by Iran in retaliation.
Osseo Area Schools said that lowering the legal standard could expose the country's understaffed public schools to more lawsuits if their efforts fall short, even if officials are working in good faith.
The GOP grilled Tim Walz and fellow Democratic governors during a feisty fight over immigration policies today. WCCO's Jason Rantala breaks down the debate.
U.S. officials have been told Israel is fully ready to launch an operation into Iran, multiple sources told CBS News.
The highest-earning U.S. households would see the biggest gains under the GOP budget package thanks to tax cuts, CBO analysis finds.
The rush to DMV locations across Minnesota is calming since the REAL ID deadline passed a little more than a month ago, but it remains much busier than usual.
A cyberattack at food distributor United Natural Foods Incorporated has caused problems for its customers, which include Cub Foods, Whole Foods, and some co-ops.
Some Minnesota lottery players won nearly $400,000 this weekend.
Consumers have seen insurance rates climb over the past few years, and those increases are expected to continue in part due to President Trump's tariffs.
Last fall, more than 80% of voters said the economy and inflation drove them to the polls. That includes the rising price of gas and groceries.
Community members held meetings across the metro in response to a wave of violence that has left the Somali community shaken and ready for solutions.
It's been 32 years since the brutal murder of Jeanie Childs in Minneapolis. The case went unsolved for decades until DNA and new technology led cold case investigators to her killer. It also caught the attention of college professor Lisa Andrews.
Deputies from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office are entering their second day of a search for the man they say pointed a crossbow at them Wednesday evening, before disappearing after an hourslong standoff.
Operation Safe Summer is wrapping up a weeklong crime sweep across Minnesota's largest city. WCCO's Reg Chapman was along for the ride with law enforcement.
Harvey Weinstein's retrial in New York took another dramatic turn when the judge declared a mistrial on the last undecided charge.
In a release last month, the Minnesota Department of Health says the state's suicide rate stayed about the same in 2024 when compared to 2023.
A cyberattack at food distributor United Natural Foods Incorporated has caused problems for its customers, which include Cub Foods, Whole Foods, and some co-ops.
The sights of summer, like flowers and grass, can lead to the sound of sneezing. For some, it's constant, for others, it's sporadic, but we all know how it feels.
The change was a sticking point during negotiations between Democrats and Republicans, for whom repealing that law was a top priority in the divided Legislature.
The Health and Human Services secretary said he is "retiring" all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, which helps set recommendations for vaccines.
Harvey Weinstein's retrial in New York took another dramatic turn when the judge declared a mistrial on the last undecided charge.
Weinstein was convicted of one of two counts of criminal sexual assault. The jury told the judge they hadn't reached a verdict on the third degree rape charge.
Brian Wilson was one of the world's most influential recording artists.
Aaron Rodgers said after his first practice with the Pittsburgh Steelers that he got married "a couple months ago."
Vintage Voices singers from Minneapolis, St. Paul and Plymouth meet for 12 weeks separately, then perform a free concert together.
Minnesota women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit has received a two-year contract extension that was approved by the university's board of regents.
Josh Smith, Jake Burger and Wyatt Langford went deep in the first two innings and the Texas Rangers hit a season-high six home runs in a 16-3 romp over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
A Minneapolis teacher is helping high school basketball players get one more look from college coaches.
Nneka Ogwumike had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Erica Wheeler added 20 points and six assists and the Seattle Storm ended Minnesota's season-opening winning streak at nine, beating the Lynx 94-84 on Wednesday night.
Byron Buxton launched a 479-foot home run, the second-longest in the majors this season, to power the Minnesota Twins past the Texas Rangers 6-2.
In Talking Points, Esme Murphy looks at the law enforcement perspective on enforcing driving while under the influence of marijuana laws.
In Talking Points, Esme Murphy looks at the law enforcement perspective on enforcing driving while under the influence of marijuana laws.
Thousands of state workers will be getting layoff notices in the next few days because the legislature has failed to come to a budget agreement.
If the budget standoff continues through the end of this month at the Minnesota Capitol, there will be a state government shutdown on July 1 — the first time that's happened since 2011.
Insurance rates have climbed in the past few years. In part because of President Trump's tariffs, those increases are expected to continue.
Growing up in southern Minnesota, Kevin Vogel developed a love for animals by watching nature shows. Then, for 20 years, he and his family had a traveling zoo. But in 2014, they found a permanent home in Brainerd.
"We see an average of 12 to 20 eagles on every trip," said Jon Borreson. "We've got a couple eagles nests that we can pull up underneath and actually see small eagles in it."
A Scandia, Minnesota, man has saved a big part of the state's Swedish history.
They might be the most recognizable faces in Minnesota Twins history. And every time you go to a game, you see Minnie and Paul shaking hands in centerfield.
There are more than 20,000 artifacts in the Minnesota Fishing Museum, from old-time rods and reels to vintage lures and motors. What's unique is that everything was donated.
The sights of summer, like flowers and grass, can lead to the sound of sneezing. For some, it's constant, for others, it's sporadic, but we all know how it feels.
The latest wildfire updates from northern Minnesota remain promising, but the fight is far from finished.
Our nation's birthday is just about a month away, and the cost for a key element to the fun is now "up in the air."
The 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee wrapped up this week with participants navigating words the average person likely never heard of, let alone could spell.
There are many pearls of wisdom we've all been fed about the impending summer season, but what's hearsay and what's true?
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
WCCO photojournalist Art Phillips shares some personal family photos taken by his father, Arthur Phillips Sr., in Vietnam during his time in service.
The new Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum is under construction just outside of Camp Ripley in Little Falls. Set to open in late 2026, the $40 million, first-of-its-kind project in the nation will be eight times the size of the existing museum. It will honor not only Minnesota's service members and their sacrifices, but the refugee experience as well. Watch and read more in Pauleen Le's series "Vietnam 50 Years Later: Reflections on a War that Changed Minnesota."
The National Weather Service has issued multiple tornado warnings and many more severe thunderstorm warnings throughout wide swaths of southern and central Minnesota Monday afternoon.
A spring snowstorm dropped several inches of plowable snow overnight in the Twin Cities and other parts of Minnesota.
Scattered rain and thunder continue on Friday in the Twin Cities with locally heavy totals possible.
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.
Scattered rain and thunder continue on Friday in the Twin Cities with locally heavy totals possible, says meteorologist Joseph Dames.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says rain will linger into Friday but will become more scattered in nature later in the day.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says rain will persist into the night with the steadiest band falling north of the metro.
Scattered rain and thunder continue on Friday in the Twin Cities with locally heavy totals possible, says meteorologist Joseph Dames.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says rain will linger into Friday but will become more scattered in nature later in the day.
Friday will mark 32 years since the brutal murder of Jeanie Childs in Minneapolis. The case caught the attention of a college professor who teaches forensics in criminal justice. Senior investigative reporter Jennifer Mayerle uncovered why this case is a good study for students.
New data shows we should be thinking about suicide prevention all year long, and especially in the spring in summer. In 2022, the CDC says the highest rates of suicide were in June, May and July. Frankie McLister spoke to an expert who said the timing is interesting, but year-round prevention is what really matters.
Three shootings in the Twin Cities recently share one connection: Somali youth, leaving a community in crisis. The disturbing pattern is forcing community conversations in mosques, schools and homes. Ubah Ali has been listening to their concerns