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His death comes as lawmakers in several states, including Wisconsin, are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, for more hours on school nights and in expanded roles.
A four-run third inning sparked by Carlos Correa, Joey Gallo and Trevor Larnach vaulted the Twins to a 4-2 win and series sweep of Milwaukee.
The National Transportation Safety Board says authorities are investigating after a small plane crashed Wednesday in southern Wisconsin.
Wisconsin lawmakers have voted to approve spending $2 million to help stage the 2025 NFL draft in Green Bay.
Police in Wisconsin say drugs laced with fentanyl that killed one person and caused three more to overdose were purchased at a bar owned by a state lawmaker.
Wisconsin state lawmakers are being warned that not reaching a deal on a massive bill increasing state aid to local governments will only increase the chances that Milwaukee runs out of money, forcing deep cuts to police and fire protection.
Wisconsin Senate and Assembly Republicans are at odds over a key ingredient of a proposal long sought after by local governments that would significantly boost state aid to pay for essential services, putting the future of the measure in jeopardy.
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says that Republicans were "done negotiating" on a bill that would increase state aid to local governments, unveiling a new proposal that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the GOP-controlled Senate have yet to agree to.
Police in Wisconsin have arrested a Jewish teacher they say threatened to use guns against his students after finding a drawing of swastikas in his classroom.
A plan to bolster state aid to local governments, which mayors from Milwaukee to the smallest towns and villages have been clamoring for, is moving closer to passage with no changes, despite a veto threat from Gov. Tony Evers.
Wisconsin lawmakers have unveiled bipartisan plans to address problems that have disrupted how elections have been administered in the presidential battleground state since 2020.
Wisconsin's local governments would see at least a 10% increase in funding under a widely anticipated, wide-ranging Republican plan.
A Wisconsin judge has ordered a man convicted of killing six people when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee to pay thousands of dollars more in restitution.
A Republican state representative and a Democratic attorney vied for an open state Senate seat in Tuesday's election in a race that could decide whether the GOP inches closer to a supermajority that could override Gov. Tony Evers' vetoes or even impeach him.
University of Wisconsin System students will have to pay hundreds of dollars more to attend classes next year under a plan approved by system officials.
A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to intimidating and interfering with Black residents who moved into a suburban Milwaukee apartment complex where he lived.
Police have not released the name of either the officer or the suspect, citing an ongoing investigation.
A rare duck, usually found in Asia, is waddling around Milwaukee. As Mary Jo Ola reports, the sighting has bird fans flocking in hope of spotting the waterfowl.
Legendary singer Patti LaBelle was abruptly rushed off stage just a couple of songs into her Christmas concert in Milwaukee Sunday after a bomb threat forced authorities to evacuate the theater.
In-person early voting has begun in the battleground state of Wisconsin amid lawsuits affecting which ballots can be counted or tossed, recently ordered bans on drop boxes, and restrictions on who can return ballots.
More than 700 people pedaled their way across Wisconsin this weekend, starting at Riverside Park in La Crosse and ending at the Milwaukee River.
A bill that would borrow $42 million to pay for a new juvenile youth prison to be located in Milwaukee County appears unlikely to pass the Legislature this session.
Police in Milwaukee are trying to find whoever threw an explosive at two officers early Monday morning.
A police officer who has shot and killed three people in a Milwaukee suburb over the last five years should be fired because the risk is too great that he'll shoot a fourth person and he violated department policy when he spoke to the media, according to an investigator's report released Wednesday.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris made her first campaign appearance in battleground Wisconsin on Labor Day in Milwaukee, while Vice President Mike Pence headed to western Wisconsin.
A Twin Cities mother says nearly 3 ½ years later, she still doesn't know who killed her son.
Husband and wife duo Sheila and Marcos Ayala moved from Arizona to Minnesota in 2000, but always missed the food from back home.
Brooks Lee hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning for the Minnesota Twins in a 3-1 victory to complete a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers.
Minnesota's hospitals are facing a growing financial crisis amid higher costs, fewer insured patients, shuttering clinics and federal Medicaid cuts.
First lady Melania Trump delivered a televised statement denying a relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
A Twin Cities mother says nearly 3 ½ years later, she still doesn't know who killed her son.
Husband and wife duo Sheila and Marcos Ayala moved from Arizona to Minnesota in 2000, but always missed the food from back home.
A man who stole $1.1 million in federal funds in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme pleaded guilty to money laundering on Thursday.
The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday voted against the reappointment of Toddrick Barnette as the commissioner of community safety.
DFL lawmakers in the Minnesota Senate on Wednesday advanced proposals updating the state's laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ people after a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week could open the door to legal challenges.
It's one of the largest musky hatcheries in the entire world. John Lauritsen shows us how the Spooner hatchery keeps fish healthy and anglers happy.
If you heard the audio of St. Paul Fire Captain Brian Buxton introducing himself to Department of Natural Resources Officer Annette Schlag, you'd think the pair had just met for coffee.
DFL lawmakers in the Minnesota Senate on Wednesday advanced proposals updating the state's laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ people after a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week could open the door to legal challenges.
Two Minnesota school districts were in federal court on Wednesday for a hearing in a lawsuit they filed to keep federal immigration agents away from schools.
A woman was injured on a southern Minnesota highway Tuesday night after she struck a turkey with her car and it went through her windsheild.
It's one of the largest musky hatcheries in the entire world. John Lauritsen shows us how the Spooner hatchery keeps fish healthy and anglers happy.
Officials at the Universities of Wisconsin have fired the system's president after he refused their offer to quietly resign and said they never gave a clear reason why he should.
Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor has won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, growing its liberal majority.
Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor has won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The River Falls Fire Department says crews were dispatched to a fire at Walker Farm, located near County Road M, at approximately 1:30 a.m.
Mackenzie Reed, head custodian at Shakopee East Middle School, has painted large-scale murals throughout the building she once attended as a student, creating a more welcoming space for current students.
Kristi comes to the Salvation Army not only to get food, but to shine her light. She talks with and encourages people waiting in line.
The way Mary Hernandez describes it, the effort to keep families off the street in Shakopee, Minnesota, is like trying to keep your head above water.
Deputy Fire Marshal Shawn Johnson, 61, died March 5 after a two-year battle with job-related cancer, the Minnetonka Fire Department announced.
The Minnesota Department of Corrections says 95% of all incarcerated individuals will eventually be released from prison. The DOC says it does all it can to help people transition back into the community as productive citizens.
An event Thursday at Mercado Central on Lake Street in Minneapolis aimed to the save the once-thriving market that's full of immigrant-owned businesses. The three dozen vendors inside the market say business has dropped 85% since Operation Metro Surge.
On Thursday, both the Minnesota House and Senate looked at companion bills in committee that would make prediction markets like Polymarket illegal — both bills have bipartisan support.
Hennepin Healthcare is one of the state’s largest hospitals and is in danger of closing, but it’s not alone.
In a rare public remark on Thursday, first lady Melania Trump tried to distance herself from the late convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein, and called for a congressional hearing for survivors.
Minnesota's hospitals are facing a growing financial crisis amid higher costs, fewer insured patients, shuttering clinics and federal Medicaid cuts.
The bills aim to close what supporters call a gambling law loophole, allowing for these prediction markets to flourish with no regulations.
It's a bittersweet changing of kegs and hands in northeast Minneapolis as HeadFlyer Brewing issued a permanent last call on Sunday.
Minnesota continues to beat the national gas price average, but there are still ways to save in the metro area.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Your car isn't the only vehicle that needs gas. It's a huge budget item for Minnesota fire departments, police and mass transit.
A Twin Cities mother says nearly 3 ½ years later, she still doesn't know who killed her son.
A man who stole $1.1 million in federal funds in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme pleaded guilty to money laundering on Thursday.
A 65-year-old man who claimed to serve meals to hungry children but instead pocketed federal funds to buy a house in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, was sentenced to 43 months in prison on Thursday.
A federal jury convicted a 31-year-old man on Wednesday for throwing Molotov cocktails at a northeast Minneapolis ice cream shop last fall.
A 71-year-old man has "a low likelihood of recovery" from brain injuries suffered in an alleged assault at a Minneapolis apartment building, charges say.
Minnesota's hospitals are facing a growing financial crisis amid higher costs, fewer insured patients, shuttering clinics and federal Medicaid cuts.
The video shows the patient on a mental health hold striking hospital support staff. Then, the patient takes a swing with the bed rail at EMT Rob Madsen who was waiting to transfer a patient.
Twin Cities doctors are sending a serious warning to families after seeing a surge in injuries tied to e-bikes and scooters.
City leaders referred four ordinances to staff that would create licensing, zoning, and health regulations for establishments where sexual activity between consenting adults may be facilitated.
A Minnesota camp is giving children facing a parent's cancer diagnosis a place just to be kids.
Brad Paisley, along with special guest Avery Anna, will take to the stage on Sept. 3.
Minnesota's own Bob Dylan will return to the Twin Cities to play a show at the new Mystic Lake Amphitheater this summer.
Lady Gaga is still slated to perform in St. Paul later this week, despite canceling her Monday night show in Montreal.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
Brooks Lee hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning for the Minnesota Twins in a 3-1 victory to complete a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers.
The NFL is being investigated for practices that allegedly harm consumers for licensing games to multiple platforms — paid streaming platforms, paid cable networks, and others, sources said.
Byron Buxton had three hits and the Minnesota Twins batted around in a six-run first inning against Framber Valdez before holding off the Detroit Tigers 8-6.
Paolo Banchero had 20 points and eight rebounds, Desmond Bane added 18 points and six assists and the Orlando Magic beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 132-120.
Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points and Julius Randle and Bones Hyland each added 19 as the Minnesota Timberwolves picked up a critical 124-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
Minnesota's hospitals are facing a growing financial crisis amid higher costs, fewer insured patients, shuttering clinics and federal Medicaid cuts.
Minnesota's hospitals are facing a growing financial crisis amid higher costs, fewer insured patients, shuttering clinics and federal Medicaid cuts.
The Trump administration's positions on a number of issues is prompting debate on constitutional powers versus executive orders.
The Trump administration's positions on a number of issues is prompting debate on constitutional powers versus executive orders. WCCO spoke with David Schultz, a congressional law professor at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, to get some clarity.
Julie Le, who was removed from her post after telling a judge "this job sucks," is now challenging Rep. Ilhan Omar in Minnesota's 5th District.
It's one of the largest musky hatcheries in the entire world. John Lauritsen shows us how the Spooner hatchery keeps fish healthy and anglers happy.
Shattuck-St. Mary's is more than a hockey school, but hockey has helped put the school on the map. They have banners and big names to prove it, though the real evidence lies with a man called Rooster.
Opening Day for the Minnesota Twins is almost here. And across town, the St. Paul Saints are getting ready for their season, too, with some added history.
The Nuss Collection is home to a lot of vintage trucks.
Denis Doyle was born in Kilkenny, Ireland. He emigrated to the U.S. and in 1856, Doyle traveled to Le Sueur County. Other Irish immigrants joined Doyle and the town was born.
Filing your taxes can be stressful. But daydreaming about how to spend that refund makes it worthwhile.
It's estimated that children playing with fire set more than 20,000 fires every year. On average, the fires they start cause nearly 1,000 injuries and 150 deaths each year.
As we all pay more to fuel our cars, drivers might miss the savings hidden right at the pump. It comes down to timing, then adjusting your routine.
The produce section at grocery stores is packed with nutrient-dense foods. Certain fruits and vegetables, in particular, are packed with fiber, and a new diet trend has people "maxxing" out on it.
Minnesota's recent swing from heavy snow to record heat is a recipe for rocky roads.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
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 wave of light showers is expected to pass through in the evening, but Friday is expected to be sunny with temps in the 50s, says NEXT Weather meteorologist Chris Shaffer.
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.
Some isolated showers are possible Thursday, but most in Minnesota will likely stay dry.
Some isolated showers are possible Thursday, but most in Minnesota will likely stay dry.
Highs will be in the 40s to low 50s on Thursday. A few isolated showers are possible, but many will stay dry.
A Twin Cities mother says nearly 3 ½ years later, she still doesn't know who killed her son, Gabriel Mendoza, who was just 23 when he was murdered while working security at an Uptown Minneapolis club in 2022.
An event Thursday at Mercado Central on Lake Street in Minneapolis aimed to the save the once-thriving market that's full of immigrant-owned businesses. The three dozen vendors inside the market say business has dropped 85% since Operation Metro Surge.
On Thursday, both the Minnesota House and Senate looked at companion bills in committee that would make prediction markets like Polymarket illegal — both bills have bipartisan support.
Travis Wood, the co-director and writer of one of the films showing at MSPIFF, “The Travel Companion,” shares about the success of his new film.
A wave of light showers is expected to pass through in the evening, but Friday is expected to be sunny with temps in the 50s, says NEXT Weather meteorologist Chris Shaffer.