Minneapolis police seeing results in violent crime crackdown
Minneapolis police say they've made 44 arrests in just two days of "Operation Safe Summer."
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Minneapolis police say they've made 44 arrests in just two days of "Operation Safe Summer."
Police in St. Paul are investigating a deadly shooting Wednesday evening in the city's Frogtown neighborhood.
A motorcyclist led police on a high-speed chase before clipping another car and crashing.
From Washington Avenue to Grant Street, all along Nicollet Mall, there will be notice an electric golf car with two friendly faces inside.
Minneapolis police are investigating three different shootings on Saturday, including one that was fatal and two that happened less than 10 minutes apart.
A man is recovering after he was shot on Saturday afternoon at a bus stop near one of St. Paul's most busy intersections.
A man is behind bars after investigators believe he set several trash fires around Minneapolis, leaving six without homes and a business to suffer.
Police found a body in a bag while serving a search warrant at a home in north Minneapolis on Friday.
A mother is sharing new images of bruises on her baby girl. They are bruises police say she got from abusive daycare workers. Now, a local lawmaker is joining the families' fight for justice. As Ubah Ali shows us, it's personal to him.
A man admitted to a brazen bribery scheme in one of the nation's largest pandemic fraud cases.
Video shows a man on a motorcycle getting tossed into the air during a high-speed hit-and-run. Amazingly, he's expected to survive. But talk about adding insult to injury: Someone stole from him while he was barely conscious on the pavement. Our David Schuman talked to his family.
Charred boxes, beams, and even a car's bumper were all trashed by a suspicious fire in Uptown. Police think someone set dumpsters and garbage cans on fire in the Minneapolis neighborhood. WCCO's Adam Duxter shares the toll fire is having on an Uptown staple.
A Minnesota police group has filed an ethics complaint over a controversial case involving a state trooper. It accuses the Hennepin County Attorney of making repeated "false statements" to prejudice a jury and "achieve political ends."
A mother is accused of being an accomplice to her son's deadly crime.
A barrage of bullets under a Minneapolis bridge hit a half-dozen people. Police are searching for the shooter and people living near where it happened say their neighborhood just isn't safe anymore. Our Ubah Ali reports from the Seward Neighborhood of Minneapolis.
Right now federal investigators say the 20-year-old gunman Thomas Crooks acted alone. Sources say he used his father's legally purchased gun to fire on the president from more than 400 feet away. The investigation into the assassination attempt continues while security measures are being escalated at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Four church elders, including Morris' son, have taken a voluntary temporary leaves while an internal review is done.
Police video reveals officers waited nearly 15 minutes to approach a woman after they shot her.
A veteran was brutally beaten on a busy downtown Minneapolis street. His head injuries were so severe he did not survive. As our Ubah Ali reports, police and his family are still searching for who did it.
An undercover Minnesota police officer is being credited for stopping an international murder plot. For the first time, we're hearing from Owatonna police about how their detective foiled plans to kill a famous British TV personality. WCCO's David Schuman has the incredible story.
A Minnesota family says the state trooper accused of killing their daughter should have never been on the road. Eighteen-year-old Olivia Flores died in a car crash in Rochester this spring just weeks before her high school graduation. Now, the state trooper who hit her faces a string of charges including manslaughter. As WCCO's Kirsten Mitchell discovered, this isn't the first time he's been accused of dangerous driving.
Alec Baldwin is charged with felony involuntary manslaughter in the Oct. 21, 2021, shooting death of Halyna Hutchins.
Organizers of a proposed ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota have submitted petitions.
Authorities are on the scene after a shooting near the light rail station at Lake Street and Minnehaha in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis police are investigating after a teen boy was seriously injured in a shooting Sunday night in the Whittier neighborhood.
Mats Zuccarello scored 1:47 into overtime to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center.
Zvonimir Ivisic scored 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds off the bench and Keaton Wagler had 17 points to lead No. 13 Illinois to a 77-67 victory over Minnesota.
Mr. Trump previously threatened to impose tariffs against countries that do not support his plans to acquire the territory.
A damaged pipeline caused an explosion in Pine County, Minnesota, on Friday.
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that catcher Victor Caratini and the Minnesota Twins have agreed Friday to a $14 million, two-year contract.
About 1,500 active-duty soldiers are on standby in Alaska for possible deployment to Minneapolis, a U.S. defense official told CBS News Saturday.
In a since-deleted tweet, the Department of Homeland Security appeared to blame the family for endangering their six children before later faulting "rioters" instead.
What started as an average night for Pancho's Taqueria and Mexican Cafe in Circle Pines, Minnesota, turned into a traumatic memory.
More than two dozen U.S. House Democrats convened in St. Paul on Friday for an unofficial Congressional hearing on the conduct of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agents in Minnesota, spotlighting the testimony of local officials and witnesses as the federal operation intensifies.
"The energy has been very much in support of our neighbors and in support of our communities," said Danielle, who was protesting at the building on Friday morning.
A damaged pipeline caused an explosion in Pine County, Minnesota, on Friday.
While many of the headlines have focused on the Twin Cities, greater Minnesota is feeling the impacts of the immigration crackdown, too.
The American Civil Liberties Union is filing a class action lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of three Minnesotans — two Somali men and one Latino man — "whose constitutional rights were violated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and other federal agents," the ACLU of Minnesota announced Thursday morning.
Most good Minnesota high school hockey teams face the offseason reality that their best players may leave for juniors. This year, Rogers had three key players decide not to, which has benefited the roster.
In a rare primetime address Wednesday evening, Gov. Tim Walz gave a six-minute-long address to Minnesotans where he called on President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to "end this occupation."
A Wisconsin man accused of sending the state Supreme Court's chief justice intimidating emails has been sentenced to probation.
Some schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin are delayed or closed on Tuesday as early morning rain makes the roads slick.
A western Wisconsin town is reveling in the national spotlight.
When he's not playing zone or man, Hall is carving it up at local hills. He has qualified for multiple professional snowboard competitions.
Two people were killed and another hurt in a crash in western Wisconsin Tuesday afternoon.
At Moth Oddities in northeast Minneapolis, volunteers moved through stacks of boxes as donations continued to pour in for families impacted by the increased presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the city.
Many people who serve in the U.S. military find it hard to ask for assistance when they've been trained to help and serve others.
Food Bank Eatery in North Minneapolis provides free meals for children, who may have little to eat after the pause of SNAP benefits for many in the community.
Firefighters are continuing a 44-year tradition that happens every year north of the Twin Cities.
It was a scary moment in the Twin Cities over the weekend, as a trailer hauling sled dogs turned over on Interstate 494 in Minnetonka.
Mr. Trump previously threatened to impose tariffs against countries that do not support his plans to acquire the territory.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are under federal investigation, multiple sources told CBS News on Friday. The Department of Justice, according to the sources, is looking at them as part of a "conspiracy to impede federal immigration agents." Conor Wight dug into the allegations and what they mean for Minnesota.
A Minnesota judge put limits Friday on the tactics that federal law enforcement are permitted to use in their handling of protests over the Trump administration's surge of immigration resources to Minneapolis.
Multiple sources tell CBS News that Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are under federal investigation. The Justice Department probe involves allegations of conspiracy to obstruct law enforcement activities. One source said the investigation stems from statements Walz and Frey made about federal agents carrying out the immigration crackdown.
More than two dozen U.S. House Democrats convened in St. Paul on Friday for an unofficial Congressional hearing on the conduct of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agents in Minnesota, spotlighting the testimony of local officials and witnesses as the federal operation intensifies.
It's a business model picking up steam across the Twin Cities. For instance, all the major sports venues in town, like Target Field and U.S. Bank Stadium, no longer accept cash.
WCCO gathered data on core staple items from Aldi in Apple Valley, Target in Fridley and Cub Foods in north Minneapolis.
Minnesota drivers have something to celebrate this holiday — a price drop at the pump.
With costs still high and budgets stretched, getting smarter with money matters more than ever.
There were 584 vehicles towed during this week's snow emergency in Minneapolis. That number stands at 352 and counting in St. Paul, where parking restrictions are in place until 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 2.
An Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, man has been charged with theft of public property after a federal agent accused him of stealing a rifle and suppressor from an FBI vehicle in Minneapolis on Wednesday, court records show.
The Minnesota Department of Corrections is disputing the suggestion made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that Minnesota is not honoring ICE arrest detainers, calling that "categorically false."
A former employee at a Twin Cities school district who pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material will be on probation for three years, court records show.
A Liberian Minnesotan is back in custody Friday, his lawyer said, a day after a judge ordered him released because federal agents broke down his door in Minneapolis to arrest him without a judicial warrant.
The FBI says that a suspect is in custody after protests in north Minneapolis Wednesday evening culminated in vandalism and the apparent compromising of federal documents.
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says it began distributing payments on Friday to over 2,600 Minnesotans.
Just one day after dropping his bid for reelection, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said the state's paid family leave program is one of the most transformational bills the state has ever passed.
Roughly 12,000 Minnesotans have already applied for the state's new paid family leave program, according to an update by the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
It's a beauty technique that's exploding. Depending on your age, you might not have heard of it. It's called micro-needling.
The clock is ticking to snag a few more gifts and prepare for that holiday trip to visit family. As the pressure builds, so does the stress.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Here are the significant books, films and characters joining the list of works in the public domain on Jan. 1, 2026.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on Friday.
Mats Zuccarello scored 1:47 into overtime to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center.
Zvonimir Ivisic scored 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds off the bench and Keaton Wagler had 17 points to lead No. 13 Illinois to a 77-67 victory over Minnesota.
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that catcher Victor Caratini and the Minnesota Twins have agreed Friday to a $14 million, two-year contract.
Kevin Durant scored 39 points and made a season-best six 3-pointers to lead the Houston Rockets to a 110-105 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Minnesota has brought back all-time leading rusher Mohamed Ibrahim as running backs coach.
The shooting death of Renee Good by an ICE agent has raised several legal questions.
The fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent has raised many legal questions. Constitutional law professor David Schultz, who has taught a class on police, criminal and civil procedure, has some answers.
The DFL race pits two prominent party leaders, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Rep. Angie Craig, against each other.
Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is calling for answers about the immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities. She is also denouncing the president's attacks on the Somali community and herself. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy shows us how, for Omar, this is a familiar position to be in.
Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is calling for clarity about the immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities.
On Dec. 9, 1965, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" debuted on CBS, and it became an instant classic. Lee Jenkins' home is proof that the show is still a hit six decades later.
Holiday lights are on full display across the state right now, and just south of the Twin Cities you'll find a Christmas light show that's been around for more than half a century.
The story begins years ago when the city acquired one of the T-38 Talon Thunderbird jets from the Air Force.
The holidays are upon us, and in the town of Kellogg, Minnesota, you'll find a toy store unlike any other.
With the holidays fast approaching, and lutefisk on the menu for many families, one Minnesota town has the distinction of being called the "Lutefisk Capital of the Country."
New polling shows most voters do not think last week's deadly ICE shooting was justified. But the Trump administration thinks so and suggested that Renee Good was a domestic terrorist. Experts say that's not a label to be taken lightly.
ICE is making arrests in Minnesota right next to shoppers grabbing groceries. The tense encounters are happening at places like Target, Walmart and other private businesses.
It's a question many people have been asking: What is the cost of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Minnesota? WCCO was able to get some numbers.
It's a business model picking up steam across the Twin Cities. For instance, all the major sports venues in town, like Target Field and U.S. Bank Stadium, no longer accept cash.
From the frozen ponds and lakes to the packed indoor rinks serving as community hubs, hockey is uniquely celebrated and cherished in Minnesota like no other state in the country.
Minnesotans got a great view of the northern lights Tuesday night.
A look at the newest addition to the polar bear population at St. Paul, Minnesota's Como Zoo.
From food shelves to school programs, our team is proud to serve where it matters most.
The Minnesota State Fair has unveiled its new food, drinks and vendors for 2025.
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.
Meteorologist Lisa Meadows has the latest forecast.
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.
Meteorologit Adam Del Rosso has the latest forecast Saturday morning. Expect cold all weekend, with light snow on Sunday.
NEXT Weather meteorologist Chris Shaffer says much of Minnesota will see light snow on Sunday morning after a windy and cold Saturday.
Temperatures on Saturday won’t be above 10 degrees on Saturday in the Twin Cities, according to NEXT Weather meteorologist Chris Shaffer.
Meteorologist Lisa Meadows has the latest forecast.
Hani Duglof and his brother Mohamad Duklef arrived in Minnesota looking for help in 2014. They'd left Libya, unable to find relief for a rare condition that threatens to leave their skin torn and blistered at even the slightest provocation. After spending more than a decade studying, working and participating in clinical trials, Duglof found himself detained by ICE, unable to access the kind of food and care he needs.
A small group of protesters was met with throngs of counterprotesters and cameras in downtown Minneapolis. Clashes between the two groups turned violent at times. WCCO’s Adam Duxter and Frankie McLister were there.
Winter months mean bundling up. Fashion expert Sara Rogers shares how Minnesotans can stay warm and look trendy.
The Seward Co-Op offers some tips on how to use food to connect with the community.