It may be spring, but it's still spooky season for some in North St. Paul
A few North St. Paul residents have decided to keep their skeletons out.
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A few North St. Paul residents have decided to keep their skeletons out.
Richfield residents can throw their jack-o-lantern in the garbage, the city is providing a destructive, yet constructive alternative.
For some, the weather is a treat. For others, it's a cruel trick. But the falling snow is playing a tremendous role in Halloween celebrations.
WCCO's Ubah Ali checks in with trick-or-treaters and tire shops in Minneapolis on a wet and snowy Halloween.
For some it's a trick, for others, it's a treat. The snow is changing how we celebrate Halloween. Adam Duxter shares how the celebration is weathering the storm.
Regions Hospital and Children's Minnesota share photos of their tiniest patients dressed to the nines for Halloween.
While WCCO meteorologist Joseph Dames says this year's Halloween forecast does call for some snowflakes, it will be nothing compared to the wave of white that plopped down on the area 33 years ago.
For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween. The city began its unusual custom of opting for Beggar's Night decades ago in hopes of tamping down on hooliganism.
From haunted houses to Spirit Halloween stores and more, how does your state rank in Halloween spirit? Our one-of-a-kind jack-o-lantern scale will tell you!
Spooky season is here and Duluth's William A. Irvin ship is home to one of the world's scariest haunted houses, according to Forbes.
According to Forbes, every year, Americans buy 600 million pounds of candy for Halloween. It also means it's a good time to talk about kids dental health and some low-cost options.
It's that time of year when people like to get frightened for fun, and a Twin Cities woman is using her artistic talents to fuel that fun in more ways than one.
It's almost time for Halloween, so before you go trick-or-treating, why not try some spooky science with the kids?
With glowing eyes and a crooked smile, jack-o-lanterns crop up every Halloween, but where did the tradition come from?
Pumpkins have grown to symbolize Halloween. You've probably seen jack-o-lanterns popping up in your neighborhood already. But why do we carve pumpkins for Halloween? Good Question. Kirsten Mitchell traced back its roots.
After Denise Godwin received a terminal breast cancer diagnosis last November, she decided to go big in her final months with a haunted house display unlike any other in the Halloween Capital of the World.
"We opened the shades and the kids screamed 'the pumpkin is gone! Our huge pumpkin is gone.' And we were super bummed," said Angelea Hoft.
Halloween is about a couple of weeks away, but you can get your spooky on early at Shakopee’s Valleyfair.
If you're looking for some Halloween frights, why not check out the Dead End Hayride in Wyoming, Minnesota? Click here for more information.
So many adults are into their own version of the holiday that it’s earned its own moniker.
The Mall of America announced on Thursday that they will be hosting multiple all ages Halloween events throughout the month of October.
Be the creepiest house on the block with scary good Halloween decor from Walmart.
Halloween is here at Target, with thousands of décor arrivals.
More often than not, Halloween pumpkins will end up in the trash — adding to the nearly 70 million tons of yard trimmings and food waste Americans generate each year.
Halloween has come and gone, and we saw a lot of great costumes. But the ones worn by the littlest patients at M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville might be the cutest!
The Minnesota Vikings' general manager is being characteristically clandestine about the team's plans for the NFL draft.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the Democratic governor legally used the state's uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years.
Two people were killed and six others were hospitalized after a Thursday shooting at Florida State University.
Storms moving through Wisconsin brought large amounts hail Friday morning.
Iowa looked a lot different in 2010, when Republican Kim Reynolds was first elected to statewide office.
Thursday morning, a federal judge granted temporary relief for a University of Minnesota student who believes their legal status was terminated over parking tickets.
The Shakopee Fire Department says 10 structures inside the Minnesota Renaissance Festival grounds were "lost" to flames on Thursday night.
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.
Police say the missing girl has been located safe and have canceled the missing person alert.
Nick Gordon, 29, was Minnesota's first-round pick in 2014 and came up in the Twins organization. He was traded away before the 2024 season.
A Minnesota police officer is on unpaid administrative leave after he was charged with sexually abusing a young girl when he was a teenager.
Easter is this weekend, and chances are a park in rural Redwood County will be a popular destination.
Veterans in the state prison at Moose Lake have helped open up an American Legion Post.
Police say the missing boy has been located safe and have canceled the missing person alert.
Authorities in Waite Park, Minnesota, identified the two adults who died in what police believe to be a murder-suicide on Saturday afternoon.
Storms moving through Wisconsin brought large amounts hail Friday morning.
One person is dead and two more are seriously injured after a crash in western Wisconsin Tuesday morning.
As the days get longer, they are getting warmer. And while Minnesota doesn't get as hot as other parts of the country, heat still causes problems.
You could feel pain at the pump if a pipeline just west of Minnesota doesn't get up and running again soon.
An assistant district attorney in Wisconsin faces multiple felony charges after allegedly telling a coworker three judges "need to bleed" for ruling against him.
The birth of a child is typically the happiest day in a parent's life. But for a Minneapolis family, it started a mother's fight for her life.
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Cheap Trick and Ludacris are slated to headline Taste of Minnesota this year.
Low enrollment at Chelsea Heights Elementary School has impacted funding for music and arts programs, leaving staff to figure out how they will still deliver creative classes for students.
Avianah Drakeford was born with sickle cell disease, a genetic disorder that negatively affects how blood moves around the body. It's not life-threatening, but it is life-altering.
Yolanda Saldívar was denied parole, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles confirmed in a statement posted to its webpage.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the Democratic governor legally used the state's uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years.
Iowa looked a lot different in 2010, when Republican Kim Reynolds was first elected to statewide office.
At least two fires were possibly sparked by Thursday night's passing storms, plus more of the day’s top stories.
Minnesota international students suing over the loss of their legal status are seeing their first wins in court. Ubah Ali has been tracking the termination of student visas and has an update.
Autism researchers and advocates are pushing back against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s comments that autism has reached "epidemic" levels.
Target's chief executive officer has met with the Rev. Al Sharpton, whose civil rights organization has encouraged consumers to avoid U.S. retailers that scaled backed their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
A Minnesota company is offering the chance to own never-before-seen pieces of music history.
A company that makes baby food for Target is recalling more than 25,000 packages of a product because it may contain elevated levels of lead.
Technology stocks surged after the Trump administration announced exemptions on smartphones, computers and other electronics from tariffs. That has some wondering whether now is the time to go ahead and buy certain gadgets, or whether it's smarter to wait.
Tim Hughes, owner of Maverick's Roast Beef, has purchased an 80-year-old Dairy Queen in an attempt to breathe new life into an iconic piece of Roseville, Minnesota history.
A Minnesota police officer is on unpaid administrative leave after he was charged with sexually abusing a young girl when he was a teenager.
Luigi Mangione will be eligible for the death penalty if convicted as charged.
Burnsville first responders Paul Elmstrand, Adam Finseth and Matthew Ruge were shot and killed while responding to a domestic call last year.
Violent crime in this metro town has dropped dramatically, and officials credit the shift from law enforcement to community.
Surveillance video shows that the man appeared to be writing something on the cars.
Autism researchers and advocates are pushing back against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s comments that autism has reached "epidemic" levels.
Two dozen people in Eagan, Minnesota on Thursday — many of them veterans themselves or who have family who served in the military — rallied against proposed workforce reductions in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Duke, a 2-year-old lab, is a critical incident response dog with the Burnsville Police Department, specially trained to detect cortisol — a stress hormone — in people.
A man who threatened to "shoot up" the UnitedHealthcare Twin Cities campus on Monday now faces several charges.
CDC experts were not made available to discuss the findings showing a rise in autism prevalence.
A Minnesota company is offering the chance to own never-before-seen pieces of music history.
Michelle Trachtenberg's death was initially undetermined but the medical examiner amended it after lab test results showed complications of diabetes mellitus.
Familial folk group the Avett Brothers will strum, fiddle and sing on the Minnesota State Fair's Grandstand stage this year.
When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote "The Great Gatsby" at the height of the roaring '20s, he couldn't possibly realize that the book would emerge as one of the very top contenders for "the great American novel."
The lineup for the 2025 Cannes Film Festival was unveiled Thursday morning, and includes a mix of names familiar to the competition alongside some relative newcomers.
The Minnesota Vikings' general manager is being characteristically clandestine about the team's plans for the NFL draft.
Nick Gordon, 29, was Minnesota's first-round pick in 2014 and came up in the Twins organization. He was traded away before the 2024 season.
A Minneapolis teacher is helping high school basketball players get one more look from college coaches.
A Minnesota Lynx star player is one of TIME's most influential people of the year for her contributions to women's basketball.
Veteran umpire Hunter Wendelstedt went to a hospital after he was struck in the face behind first base by a line drive foul ball.
Domestic violence groups across Minnesota and the surrounding region are struggling to determine how they will be able to effectively serve people if proposed federal funding cuts go into effect.
Domestic violence services are in jeopardy amid federal funding cuts. In Talking Points, one of the biggest centers in Minnesota is bracing for an uncertain funding future.
At the State Capitol, there is a bipartisan effort to limit the authority of homeowner association (HOA) boards and make their dealings more transparent.
In Minnesota, 1.5 million people live in HOAs. Complaints include that people are being foreclosed on for unpaid fees.
The president of the Minnesota Farmers Union says members are hurting due to the president’s actions.
Easter is this weekend, and chances are a park in rural Redwood County will be a popular destination.
April 15 will be the 113th anniversary of the day the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic, taking with it 1,500 lives. From news to movies, people still marvel over what happened.
It's sap-tapping season in our state. In this week's Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen shows us how an Otter Tail County man landed in the Maple Syrup Hall of Fame.
In this week's Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen shows how one group is unearthing a bit of history.
South of Hastings, Minnesota, there's a town without a single resident and there are businesses that don't sell a single thing. Yet people can't wait to visit, and once here, they don't want to leave.
A sure sign of spring might be flowing outside your home starting Wednesday. Streets will be soaked, but it won't be thanks to Mother Nature — fire hydrants are getting flushed.
No matter how you take your coffee, there are endless ways to create the morning staple.
Being married has its benefits, but a new study found that staying single late in life might actually be better for your brain.
Professor David Geary, a cognitive scientist and evolutionary psychologist, has researched the topic of heights and says humans have been getting taller.
Artificial dyes made using chemicals and are thus regulated by the Food and Drug Administration to ensure their safety. But do we need them?
A spring snowstorm dropped several inches of plowable snow overnight in the Twin Cities and other parts of Minnesota.
Six Minnesota Vikings made the initial roster for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games, the most in 15 years.
Regions Hospital and Children's Minnesota share photos of their tiniest patients dressed to the nines for Halloween.
Minnesotans got a great view of the northern lights Thursday night due to the arrival of a severe geomagnetic storm.
Minnesotans got a great view of the northern lights Monday night.
WCCO meteorologist Joseph Dames says rain may make a comeback on Easter Sunday, especially east of Interstate 35, as a storm system lifts into the region.
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.
Storms moving through Wisconsin brought large amounts hail Friday morning.
As rain showers linger in Minnesota Friday morning, parts of Wisconsin are seeing significant hail. Video was taken just south of Madison.
The Twin Cities will have a cool start to Easter weekend, but signs of spring build into next week, says meteorologist Joseph Dames.
After a fire broke out near the Renaissance Fair grounds in Minnesota, fire crews say they could see smoke for miles.
Amalia Moreno-Damgaard is competing in the national Favorite Chef contest, which supports the James Beard Foundation's mission to promote sustainability in the restaurant industry. Click here to place your vote!
Krystell Theisen Escobar, with Eco Chico Kids' Resale Boutique, shares a few spring-forward ensembles.
Bob Bowman, with Minnetonka Center for the Arts, shares more information about the creative project.
National Exercise Day is marked on April 18, and was created to "try new ways of becoming fit and healthy."