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A former Minnesota insurance broker was charged for fraud after an investigation by the Minnesota Commerce Fraud Bureau found he invented fake customers and Social Security numbers.
Charles Obije, 41, and Ijeoma Chanthavong, 36, were sentenced on Monday for their role in stealing money from victims in a romance fraud scheme.
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature have asked that the newest Democratic-backed justice on the state Supreme Court recuse herself from lawsuits seeking to overturn GOP-drawn electoral maps, arguing that she has prejudged the cases.
Federal authorities say two men have been arrested in Nevada and Wisconsin on charges that they carried out separate telemarketing scams that cheated people out of tens of millions of dollars.
A common practice in drawing state legislative districts has come under question in Wisconsin, where a lawsuit is seeking to reshape voting districts before the 2024 elections.
The Minnesota Attorney General's office secured a million dollars plus civil judgment against contractor Charles Workman following a WCCO investigation.
A lawsuit filed with Wisconsin's newly liberal-controlled state Supreme Court argues that Republican-drawn legislative maps are unconstitutional and must be redone.
Prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin woman with pocketing donations meant for a program that helps veterans visit Washington, D.C.
Federal officials allege three men who died in a double murder-suicide in February were part of a massive fraud scheme.
There is new information about mysterious murder-suicide that left a a father, son, and their business partner dead.
It's a "Cruel Summer" for some Taylor Swift fans trying to snag tickets to this weekend's concerts in downtown Minneapolis.
A 43-year-old Blaine man has been indicted on wire fraud charges after he allegedly devised a scheme to defraud hundreds of jobseekers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
A Bloomington man has pled guilty to his role in the $250 million federally-funded child nutrition program, Feeding Our Future, fraud scheme.
Molla reported to police that someone set fire to his camper "because it had a Trump 2020 flag displayed on it," and spray painted the Antifa or anarchy symbol, "BLM" and "Biden 2020" on his garage door.
A Faribault couple has pleaded guilty to their role in the $250 million Feeding our Future fraud case.
A 69-year-old Rush City woman has pleaded guilty to nearly $2 million in mail fraud.
A Wisconsin man is charged in a plot to hack and steal from thousands of sports betting accounts.
A former government official of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation has been sentenced to five years in prison for taking bribes from a contractor at Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota.
The Cottonwood County farmer admitted in his guilty plea to purchasing conventionally farmed frains from a supplier and reselling them with the organic label.
A Duluth man pretending to operate a law firm pleaded guilty to wire fraud on Wednesday, according to United States Attorney Andrew Luger.
Election officials in battleground Wisconsin hope to revive plans for a new division intended to work with the public and deal with an onslaught of records requests and complaints.
Steven Kwan connected for his first home run since last season to snap a seventh-inning tie, sending the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins.
Wisconsin lawmakers have unveiled bipartisan plans to address problems that have disrupted how elections have been administered in the presidential battleground state since 2020.
Auditors examining nearly $400 million in pandemic spending found several instances in which Minnesota agencies exceeded their emergency authority or failed to properly document purchases or track supplies.
A Missouri man already serving life in prison for killing two brothers from Wisconsin over a cattle contract has been sentenced to 32 additional years for a related federal crime.
Parked cars were seen partially submerged in water. Some sidewalks were submerged. Subway service and mass transit were disrupted.
A Wisconsin creamery must pay $250,000 for allegedly violating its wastewater discharge permit and polluting a nearby creek, according to the state's Department of Justice.
5in1 Rocker Bassinets sold online at Walmart.com and other websites pose suffocation, strangulation and fall hazards, regulators warn.
The country music star earlier this week announced his "One Night at a Time" tour would make a stop at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Thursday, June 20. But on Friday it was announced that there would be a second option, on Friday, June 21.
Minneapolis ranks second on the list from Neighbor.com, which based the rankings on factors such as charitable donations, volunteer work, and crime.
The country music star earlier this week announced his "One Night at a Time" tour would make a stop at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Thursday, June 20. But on Friday it was announced that there would be a second option, on Friday, June 21.
Minneapolis ranks second on the list from Neighbor.com, which based the rankings on factors such as charitable donations, volunteer work, and crime.
The controversy appeared to be resolved last week when Attorney General Keith Ellison clarified that SROs are able to use force as long as the force is reasonable.
For the first time, vaccines for all three major respiratory viruses - COVID, RSV and the flu - are available this fall. But the latest COVID shot, which was approved just two weeks ago, is still rolling out.
The Minnesota Lottery says winning tickets were sold at stores in Glencoe, New Brighton, Woodbury and Nowthen.
Conservative hardliners have started to float potential alternative candidates should House Speaker Kevin McCarthy be ousted, and the Washington Post has reported that Rep. Tom Emmer, of Minnesota, may be at the top of the list of possible replacements.
For the first time, vaccines for all three major respiratory viruses - COVID, RSV and the flu - are available this fall. But the latest COVID shot, which was approved just two weeks ago, is still rolling out.
At least one person is dead in a central Minnesota crash involving a semi Thursday afternoon.
It's still a few months until Christmas but a grinch has already hit the heart of a holiday destination.
According to the Bemidji Police Department, officers responded to a report of a stolen red 2009 Smart car from the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center shortly after 10 a.m.
A Wisconsin creamery must pay $250,000 for allegedly violating its wastewater discharge permit and polluting a nearby creek, according to the state's Department of Justice.
Minneapolis ranks second on the list from Neighbor.com, which based the rankings on factors such as charitable donations, volunteer work, and crime.
Republicans who control the state Senate's sporting heritage committee have voted against confirming four of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' appointees to the Department of Natural Resources policy board.
A milling company has agreed to plead guilty to falsifying records at a Wisconsin plant that exploded six years ago, killing five workers.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit seeking an order blocking any attempt from the state Legislature to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
A Mother's Love has a new employment and economic development program. It includes bringing employers to the northside to offer opportunities that will help transform lives and families, and get them prepared to handle changes within their community.
A St. Paul man has spent 30 months recovering from a medical emergency that nearly killed him. Each tough day of that fight has been motivated by one goal: To get to today.
A 4-year-old Twin Cities boy battling leukemia is about to get his day in the sun.
The mental health therapists started the podcast as a way to correct misinformation on social media and to reach the younger Hmong generation to make them feel less alone.
Construction of Interstate 94 tore through St. Paul's Rondo neighborhood, once the heart of the Black community in Minnesota's capitol city. Decades later, city leaders are trying to restore what some families lost: their property and a chance at building generational wealth.
Dianne Feinstein was the longest-serving woman in the U.S. Senate as well as the longest-serving senator from California.
Conservative hardliners have started to float potential alternative candidates should House Speaker Kevin McCarthy be ousted, and the Washington Post has reported that Rep. Tom Emmer, of Minnesota, may be at the top of the list of possible replacements.
"We need to do everything we can to stop this effort NOW, and not wait until they name a ticket and this becomes a runaway train," a Democratic Party official in Utah said in an email obtained by CBS News.
Republicans who control the state Senate's sporting heritage committee have voted against confirming four of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' appointees to the Department of Natural Resources policy board.
Time is running out for Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Republican hardliners to come to some kind of agreement on government spending by midnight on Saturday.
The country music star earlier this week announced his "One Night at a Time" tour would make a stop at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Thursday, June 20. But on Friday it was announced that there would be a second option, on Friday, June 21.
"This is one of the last big major pieces to kind of re-weave the fabric of the city back together," Bob Pfefferle, Managing Director of Hines said.
A panel at the Mall of America on Thursday focused on cracking down on organized retail theft. Police, prosecutors and retailers discussed a new law that they hope will cut down on the growing problem.
A Minnesota-based company is taking drastic steps to keep employees away from danger.
A new program could get you up and running to charge your electric vehicle for a low cost.
The controversy appeared to be resolved last week when Attorney General Keith Ellison clarified that SROs are able to use force as long as the force is reasonable.
It's still a few months until Christmas but a grinch has already hit the heart of a holiday destination.
According to the Bemidji Police Department, officers responded to a report of a stolen red 2009 Smart car from the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center shortly after 10 a.m.
Police took arrested a man who allegedly fired a gun during a road rage incident in the north metro Thursday morning.
A panel at the Mall of America on Thursday focused on cracking down on organized retail theft. Police, prosecutors and retailers discussed a new law that they hope will cut down on the growing problem.
5in1 Rocker Bassinets sold online at Walmart.com and other websites pose suffocation, strangulation and fall hazards, regulators warn.
For the first time, vaccines for all three major respiratory viruses - COVID, RSV and the flu - are available this fall. But the latest COVID shot, which was approved just two weeks ago, is still rolling out.
Officials cited persistent pandemic problems impacting health care, like prolonged hospital stays and workforce shortages, as contributing factors to the uptick in "adverse health events," or avoidable mistakes that can lead to patients getting hurt or killed.
The new 7,000-square-foot HealthPartners Institute Clinical Simulation Center is now open.
A coalition of anti-abortion organizations is urging two Wisconsin prosecutors to pursue charges against abortion providers in their counties despite a court's ruling that abortion is legal.
The country music star earlier this week announced his "One Night at a Time" tour would make a stop at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Thursday, June 20. But on Friday it was announced that there would be a second option, on Friday, June 21.
The once-iconic DVD-by-mail service obliterated Blockbuster video stores and provided a springboard into video streaming that's transformed entertainment.
On a September day in 1998, 177 of the greatest artists in hip-hop gathered together on a city block in Harlem.
Taylor Swift watched Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs clobber the Chicago Bears. Will she come to Minneapolis to watch them take on the Minnesota Vikings?
Michael Gambon, the British-Irish actor who portrayed Dumbledore in the latter 6 of the 8 "Harry Potter" movies, has died after a bout of pneumonia.
The audacious experiment of pairing two big men together turned into a false start for the Minnesota Timberwolves last season.
Rookie Ryan Noda hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics held on for a 2-1 win against the AL Central champion Minnesota Twins.
A Phillies fan and his emotional support alligator were denied entrance to watch Philadelphia host Pittsburgh.
Taylor Swift watched Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs clobber the Chicago Bears. Will she come to Minneapolis to watch them take on the Minnesota Vikings?
"Well Trav, how does it feel that Taylor Swift finally put you on the map?" his brother Jason Kelce asked.
In Talking Points, Esme Murphy digs into the lawsuit that could knock Trump off the ballot for Minnesota's Super Tuesday primary on March 5, 2024.
Adding to former President Donald Trump's legal problems is a debate over a Civil War-era clause in the U.S. Constitution that bars anyone who supported an insurrection from holding office.
In Talking Points, Esme Murphy digs into the lawsuit that could knock Trump off the ballot for Minnesota's Super Tuesday primary on March 5, 2024. Former State Supreme Court Justice Paul Anderson, a Republican, is among those supporting the lawsuit.
In Talking Points, Esme Murphy digs into the lawsuit that could knock Trump off the ballot for Minnesota's Super Tuesday primary on March 5, 2024. Democratic consultant and attorney Abou Amara, Republican consultant Preya Samsundar, and Republican analyst Amy Koch speak on the issue.
In Talking Points, Esme Murphy digs into the lawsuit that could knock Trump off the ballot for Minnesota's Super Tuesday primary on March 5, 2024. Hamline University and University of Minnesota Constitutional Law Professor David Schultz thinks it will be hard to disqualify Trump.
It's not very often you come across a '50s diner in the middle of farm country. But you'll find exactly that at Kramer Farms in Dodge County.
Fly fishing in one Minnesota county has become a destination for anglers across the country.
The average chainsaw artist lasts about three to five years in the business because it can be a grueling and dangerous occupation. But an Avon man has created intricate sculptures for 37 years, and counting.
Years ago, David Nigg found himself at a farm auction in Dyersville, Iowa, and he returned home with a little John Deere tractor. From there, things just started rolling.
The Space Tower is an iconic attraction and landmark that you can see from pretty much anywhere on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Built in 1964, it's hundreds of feet of history.
How do algae blooms form? And how might we be part of the cause? Good Question.
Many of us will go to a corn maze this fall. In fact, WCCO's morning team already spent time at one at the Sever's Fall Festival in Shakopee. It had them wondering, how do they even make corn mazes? Good Question.
A common way to maintain your car's health is giving customers sticker shock.
As week two of the NFL season wraps up, the Minnesota Vikings are already at a make-or-break point.
Doctors hope a new vaccine can keep the worst of the virus at bay. But as cases rise, you might find yourself reaching in your medicine cabinet again for an old, at-home test.
Get a feel for 2023 Vikings training camp.
The Minnesota State Fair announced its new offerings for the 2023 edition.
Between 12,000 and 16,000 black bears live in Minnesota, the Minnesota DNR says. For the past 20 years, the population has been growing and expanding further south and west. That means a lot of close encounters for Minnesotans.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Much like the rest of the month, September will go out warmer than average, with highs hitting the 80s over the weekend.
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.
WCCO meteorologist Joseph Dames says a cluster of thundershowers moves northeast into the metro area near the early commute Friday.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says we have warm, humid and breezy days ahead.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says Friday will be another mild start in the low 60s and there could be a quick sprinkle in the early morning.
Fulton co-owner Jim Diley and taproom general manager Jill Drum preview the event, and share some of the games guests can expect.
These are the four stories you need to know about from Friday morning.
Dianne Feinstein was the longest-serving woman in the U.S. Senate as well as the longest-serving senator from California.
The drama's not done yet when it comes to putting police officers in local schools.
We are within hours of a possible government shutdown.