Man sentenced to 24 years for kidnapping woman, robbing her and others
A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison after he robbed two women at gunpoint and stole from another.
A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison after he robbed two women at gunpoint and stole from another.
Video allegedly shows the girl playing outside of her residence at 6:28 p.m. when a woman approaches and begins interacting with her. At 7:01 p.m., the woman is recorded picking up the girl and carrying her north.
Gavin Plumb was snared after an undercover Minnesota police officer infiltrated an online group.
Two days into his trial, a Minnesota man entered an Alford plea in the kidnapping of a woman who mistook him for a rideshare driver.
A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to probation for his role in the kidnapping of a woman at the Mall of America Metro Transit station last summer.
A 31-year-old man faces more than a century in prison for allegedly raping a woman at knifepoint near a Minneapolis lake on Friday, then kidnapping her, forcing her to buy him food and eventually stealing her vehicle.
A man has been found guilty of aiding and abetting kidnapping for driving the getaway vehicle when a woman was taken from the Metro Transit station at the Mall of America last summer.
A Minnesota man who kidnapped his 2-year-old son last year, triggering an AMBER Alert and a standoff, will be sentenced on Thursday.
Scott Henrikson, 41, will be sentenced on Thursday for kidnapping his son, triggering an AMBER Alert and leading to a standoff with police.
The Minnesota Supreme Court has reversed the convictions of the alleged ringleader of a plot to kidnap and kill a real estate agent.
The Minnesota Supreme Court has reversed the murder and kidnapping convictions of a former probation officer who was sentenced to life without parole for her role in the death of a Minneapolis real estate agent.
Colombian prosecutors say three people have been jailed in the kidnapping and killing of a Hmong American comedian and activist who was found dead near Medellín after going out to meet a woman he reportedly met on social media.
Hannuksela was on parole for a 1987 murder conviction when authorities say he took a woman to a rural road in St. Louis County and sexually assaulted her in 2021.
A Minnesota man acquitted of killing three people in a 2022 shooting could be heading to prison anyway after being found guilty of kidnapping and shooting a man in St. Paul.
Two men were arrested and booked into the St. Louis County Jail in Duluth in connection with a kidnapping and assault in Eveleth.
Minneapolis police are looking for whoever kidnapped and robbed a 20-year-old at gunpoint in the heart of the U's campus — an incident that comes as data shows safety actually improving at the U.
Police say the victim was followed to residence halls and then forced into a car.
A person was followed after leaving a bar and robbed at gunpoint on the University of Minnesota campus early Sunday, authorities said.
The child sent multiple texts to 911 with details about the hoax kidnapping, including a description of the fake suspect, authorities said.
After Schanda Handley's abduction, she found video recordings made by her estranged husband, Michael Handley, that authorities said show him planning the whole thing.
A 70-year-old man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a North Dakota student in 2003 has been moved from death row to a Florida prison.
A man appeared from the woods and held the 8-year-old girl's mouth shut. Her brother saw it and acted quickly.
At one point, the two survivors said the cartel tried to make them have sex.
The couple was visiting relatives in Haiti when they got caught up in a wave of gang-related kidnappings.
A jury found a 38-year-old man guilty of all charges against him for kidnapping a woman outside a south Minneapolis gas station last year.
The project along Hennepin Avenue added bike lanes, safer crossings and transit priority lanes but not customers.
While most courses are shuttered for the season, The Ponds Golf Course in St. Francis welcomed dedicated golfers Sunday.
Sam Darnold threw for 347 yards and five touchdowns, both career highs, and the Minnesota Vikings pulled away from Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons 42-21 for their sixth straight victory.
Katie White had just received a new heart when she started making jewelry from her Mayo Clinic room.
A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to five years in prison for setting off a bomb in a hair salon over two years ago.
The project along Hennepin Avenue added bike lanes, safer crossings and transit priority lanes but not customers.
While most courses are shuttered for the season, The Ponds Golf Course in St. Francis welcomed dedicated golfers Sunday.
Katie White had just received a new heart when she started making jewelry from her Mayo Clinic room.
A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to five years in prison for setting off a bomb in a hair salon over two years ago.
Police in the north metro are investigating after two teens were shot early Sunday morning.
A driver is in jail after almost hitting a Chaska police squad car, and a police chase that started at an Arby's drive-thru Thursday night, authorities say.
The agency says it hasn't seen a rise in cases of this magnitude since 2012, but says it's not unexpected since the illness cycles every three to five years. During that year, 4,144 cases of whooping cough were reported.
States across the northern United States have a high chance for a white Christmas this year, according to weather experts.
Federal prison facilities in Duluth and central Wisconsin are facing deactivation due to staff shortages and crumbling infrastructure, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
One family's creative design in central Minnesota allows guests to sleep under the stars — at any time of year.
Federal prison facilities in Duluth and central Wisconsin are facing deactivation due to staff shortages and crumbling infrastructure, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Nate Bargatze, one of the hottest stand-up comedians in the U.S., will make three stops each in Minnesota and Wisconsin next year on his "Big Dumb Eyes" tour.
A Milwaukee bar is permanently closed after police found cocaine, bullets and chickens on the premises.
Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions have scored a major legal victory with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law.
Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, says he's joined the race to lead the national party after an election that swept Donald Trump and Republicans to power in Washington.
Katie White had just received a new heart when she started making jewelry from her Mayo Clinic room.
Outdoor spaces in Minnesota have suffered from a lack of diversity. Outdoor Latino Minnesota is working to change that, by offering ski lessons.
One month into his stay at the NICU at M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital, Cooper got a neighbor, Raghu, who weighed even less than him. The parents quickly connected.
A Twin Cities high school hockey team hit the ice for the first time Friday night since losing a teammate to a long battle with cancer. Max Akerson died earlier this week.
The Battis-Bohen bowl tradition is alive and well after 91 consecutive Thanksgivings.
President-elect Donald Trump's election victory has cast doubt on the future of U.S. aid for Ukraine.
Elon Musk was the largest donor in the 2024 election cycle, spending at least $277 million to back President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican candidates.
Trump's pick for defense chief, Pete Hegseth, has been meeting with GOP senators, amid allegations of alcohol abuse, sexual misconduct and mismanagement of two veterans' organizations he ran.
An appeals court judge wrote that the law that would force a sale or ban of TikTok "survive[s] constitutional scrutiny."
WCCO's Caroline Cummings sits down with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to discuss the state's political climate, and his own political future following his unsuccessful bid for vice president.
The Minnesota-born Mexican restaurant chain Chi-Chi's is making a comeback 20 years after ending its "celebration of food."
While there are many Cyber Monday deals out there from legitimate websites, the BBB's Bao Vang says online-buyer beware.
The mall is expecting tens of thousands of shoppers for Black Friday with plenty of deals.
Great deals means Minnesotans are camping out on Black Friday Eve
Are you running out to get a last-minute Thanksgiving dinner ingredient? Here's what's open and closed on Thanksgiving in Minnesota.
A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to five years in prison for setting off a bomb in a hair salon over two years ago.
Police in the north metro are investigating after two teens were shot early Sunday morning.
One person is dead and another is seriously injured after a shooting at a business parking lot in Brooklyn Park.
NYPD divers searched the lake in Central Park on Saturday, looking for the weapon used in the deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, sources say.
Two minutes was all it took for a pizza delivery driver to get his car stolen. It happened outside Pizza Man in Columbia Heights Friday night.
The agency says it hasn't seen a rise in cases of this magnitude since 2012, but says it's not unexpected since the illness cycles every three to five years. During that year, 4,144 cases of whooping cough were reported.
Minnesota Vikings legend Randy Moss will step away from his broadcasting role at ESPN "to focus on a personal health challenge," the network announced Friday.
Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare Group Inc. has faced a firestorm of controversy this year. And as investigators search for a motive in the slaying of Brian Thompson, CEO of its insurance arm, they aren't counting anything out.
Whether it's for five or 15 minutes, Johnson says the small amount of time spent meditating has made a big difference.
Feds find 11 kids illegally employed for at least 4 years at Seaboard Triumph Foods facility in Sioux City, Iowa.
A pair of ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" and stolen nearly two decades ago have fetched $28 million at auction.
Minnesota Vikings legend Randy Moss will step away from his broadcasting role at ESPN "to focus on a personal health challenge," the network announced Friday.
Social media sleuths noticed that the house next door to the iconic "Home Alone" house in Winnetka is now up for sale.
The New York Film Critics Circle, one of the nation's oldest and most venerated critics' groups, is kicking movie awards season into high gear Tuesday as they select their choices for the best of 2024.
Nate Bargatze, one of the hottest stand-up comedians in the U.S., will make three stops each in Minnesota and Wisconsin next year on his "Big Dumb Eyes" tour.
While most courses are shuttered for the season, The Ponds Golf Course in St. Francis welcomed dedicated golfers Sunday.
Sam Darnold threw for 347 yards and five touchdowns, both career highs, and the Minnesota Vikings pulled away from Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons 42-21 for their sixth straight victory.
Adrian Kempe and Alex Laferriere scored goals, Darcy Kuemper made 22 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings beat Minnesota 4-1 to end the Wild's five-game win streak.
Britta Curl-Salemme and Michaela Cava each scored twice and the Minnesota Frost beat the Toronto Sceptres 6-3 on Saturday in the Professional Women's Hockey League.
Anthony Edwards had 30 points and nine assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 107-90 on Friday night in the first of two games between the teams this weekend.
In this election, Klobuchar faired much better than all other Senate Democrats — she won by a significantly larger margin.
For Democrats the postmortem continues on why Vice President Kamala Harris and her Running mate Governor Tim Walz performed more poorly with almost every demographic than Joe Biden did in 2020. In Minnesota, Senator Amy Klobuchar did much better than Harris with some of those same groups.
As Election Day nears, experts say voters in Wisconsin and other battleground states will decide the 2024 presidential election winner.
As Election Day nears, experts say voters in Wisconsin and other battleground states will decide the 2024 presidential election winner.
As Election Day nears, experts say voters in Wisconsin and other battleground states will decide the 2024 presidential election winner.
One family's creative design in central Minnesota allows guests to sleep under the stars — at any time of year.
"Thomas Dambo, he believes the trolls really help us kind of shine a light on how we can take better care of the environment and be better to each other," said Stearns.
There are a lot of quirky town names in Minnesota: Embarrass, Nowthen, Clontarff, Kiester. But the people of Nimrod believe their name stands out from the rest.
Did you know that donkeys are fast, smart and can build life-long bonds with other animals and people? It's believed that donkeys are smarter than most dogs.
The Fitzgerald Theater is the oldest active theater in St. Paul — but is it also haunted?
Just because Minnesota has had frigid temperatures lately doesn't mean lake ice is safe yet.
From turkey, to mashed potatoes, stuffing and pies, many are ending Thanksgiving with full stomachs and refrigerators.
We're just over two weeks since Minnesota's deer opener and already hunters have harvested more than 123,000 of them using firearms. That could equal huge dollars for the state if they all took one extra step.
This holiday season, you might pull out a Betty Crocker cookbook to find a tried and true recipe.
Krueger is the third-generation owner of Krueger's Christmas Tree Farm. While he finds joy in knowing the evergreens will make a family happy, they might not realize the effort it took to reach these towering heights.
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.
Storms ripped through parts of Minnesota and western Wisconsin on Thursday evening. There were several reports of tornadoes and trees were downed in the metro and beyond, including in Cottage Grove, Anoka, Champlin and Fridley.
A powerful thunderstorm tore through the grounds of the Minnesota State Fair on Monday night, delaying Tuesday's opening.
WCCO meteorologist Lisa Meadows says tomorrow will be cooler than today with breezy winds and light snow showers.
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 Adam Del Rosso breaks down Sunday's tricky forecast.
In the Twin Cities on Sunday, temperatures will get up into the 40s in the afternoon before gusty winds move into the area.
WCCO meteorologist Adam Del Rosso says the Arrowhead could see up to a foot of snow while highs in the Twin Cities will warm up into the 40s.
WCCO meteorologist Lisa Meadows says tomorrow will be cooler than today with breezy winds and light snow showers.
More than 20 different vendors came to St. Paul for the event, selling items like tea, candles and homemade crafts.
Kirk Cousins returned to Minnesota with his new team, the Atlanta Falcons as they took on the Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Work on Hennepin and First avenues may be done in Northeast Minneapolis, but businesses say their struggles continue. The project added bike lanes, safer crossings, and transit priority lanes but not customers. Reporter Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield and photojournalist Ray Campos talk with business owners who are hurting.
An early morning crash in Minnetonka leaves a power pole snapped in two and an SUV severely damaged.