Group Of Minnesota Women Taking Quilts To Soldiers
A group of western Minnesota women is embarking on a weeklong journey to deliver hundreds of handmade quilts to soldiers at a North Carolina Army base.
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A group of western Minnesota women is embarking on a weeklong journey to deliver hundreds of handmade quilts to soldiers at a North Carolina Army base.
A hike in a Minnesota state park took a scary turn for a mother and daughter Tuesday night. According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office, the duo was reported missing at about 8:17 p.m. in Maplewood State Park near Pelican Rapids.
Authorities in northern Minnesota say they arrested a man early Friday morning for allegedly driving drunk after he crashed a car into a lake, injuring himself and killing a woman.
Authorities said four men were arrested last Saturday for fleeing police after they were caught illegally hunting deer in northern Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said four men are in the Otter Tail County Jail after officers pursued them following a vehicle and foot chase.
A 75-year-old bicyclist was killed when he was struck by a construction vehicle in Otter Tail County Thursday afternoon. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash happened along 145h Street.
A FedEx driver died Friday morning in northwestern Minnesota after the truck left the road and struck an approach, authorities said.
Two people were killed and four others were hurt after a head-on collision in Otter Tail County Wednesday night, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Authorities said the crash happened at about 6:40 p.m. near the area of Highway 108 and County Road 16 in Otter Tail County.
Two 3-year-old boys were trampled by buffaloes Friday in Otter Tail County, and their condition is unknown at the time, according to authorities.
After today's recount, Republican Rep. Mary Franson will keep her seat in the Minnesota House.
Last year, Minnesota police officers, county deputies and state patrol officers arrested nearly 30,000 drivers for driving while intoxicated. Worse yet, for over 40 percent of them it wasn't their first time.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a new treatment failed to kill zebra mussels in two lakes.
Minnesota-based Otter Tail Corp. is negotiating to sell its wind tower manufacturing plants in North Dakota and Oklahoma for $20 million.
Two people were killed in a single-car crash just south of Fergus Falls Friday evening. Otter Tail County authorities say the crash happened on the 16000 block of 215th Avenue at about 9 p.m.
Authorities now suspect foul play in the death of a man whose body was found in the Otter Tail River.
Authorities say a 24-year-old vulnerable adult who had gone missing in northwestern Minnesota was found Monday morning.
The storms that dropped hail and seemed to create cold-weather funnels Saturday damaged two farms near Fergus Falls, authorities said.
Two drivers died Sunday after their cars collided head-on in Otter Tail County, authorities said.
The administrator of North Dakota's most populous county has agreed to plead guilty to drunken driving for a Sept. 3 incident in Minnesota's Otter Tail County.
A Pelican Rapids man has died from injuries suffered when he fell off a party bus over Halloween weekend.
Biologists at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are concerned zebra mussels may be hitchhiking on boat lifts.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources plans to use a pesticide to try to kill zebra mussels recently found in a lake in Otter Tail County.
An 18-year-old man is dead and two others were injured after a one-vehicle accident in Otter Tail County. Police say two of the victims were not wearing their seat belts.
A Fergus Falls woman is under arrest after she allegedly kicked police officers.
When you're the county seat of Otter Tail County, with Otter Tail Lake nearby and The Otters as your school mascot, you better be into otters.
Volunteers are needed to help with sandbagging in Otter Tail County in western Minnesota.
CBS News projects Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the heavy favorite, will win the Democratic primary in Minnesota's gubernatorial race and will face the Republican challenger in November.
U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz wrote in his order that the lawsuit must be dismissed since the union was not an included party.
Wisconsin residents headed to the polls Tuesday — or voted early — to have their say in the 2026 primary. Here are live results.
Minnesotans headed to the polls Tuesday — or voted early — to have their say in the 2026 primary. Check here for live results as they come in.
Rod Stewart, who is 81, is recovering from a "routine coronary stent procedure," according to his team. He had been scheduled to perform at the Grandstand on Sept. 1 alongside Richard Marx.
CBS News projects Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the heavy favorite, will win the Democratic primary in Minnesota's gubernatorial race and will face the Republican challenger in November.
U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz wrote in his order that the lawsuit must be dismissed since the union was not an included party.
Rod Stewart, who is 81, is recovering from a "routine coronary stent procedure," according to his team. He had been scheduled to perform at the Grandstand on Sept. 1 alongside Richard Marx.
For seven years, the Black Entrepreneur State Fair has provided a space for vendors to showcase and sell their goods in one place for everyone to experience.
Police in Plymouth, Minnesota, are alerting the public to be on the lookout for a dog that is missing after it killed another dog Monday near Medicine Lake.
CBS News projects Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the heavy favorite, will win the Democratic primary in Minnesota's gubernatorial race and will face the Republican challenger in November.
One person was found dead after a home explosion and fire Tuesday morning in east-central Minnesota.
Voters across Minnesota are taking to the polls. See the latest election headlines here.
The 2026 Minnesota primary is underway Tuesday, as voters head to the polls to cast their ballot in statewide and local elections.
Progressive candidates for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. Senate in Minnesota are making their final pushes ahead of Tuesday's election.
Wisconsin residents headed to the polls Tuesday — or voted early — to have their say in the 2026 primary. Here are live results.
Progressive candidates for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. Senate in Minnesota are making their final pushes ahead of Tuesday's election.
Authorities have released the name of the Madison police officer who shot and killed a 38-year-old Black man last month in Wisconsin's capital city, Madison.
David Crowley, backed by Gov. Tony Evers, faces democratic socialist Francesca Hong in a Wisconsin primary that could signal how far left the Democratic Party is willing to go.
A Dane County judge ruled Tuesday that Wisconsin's paper-only absentee ballot system denies disabled voters the equal opportunity to vote privately and independently, though a trial on electronic voting as a remedy is still ahead.
Crews in St. Paul, Minnesota, are clearing out the city's largest encampment on Wednesday.
After officials in Minnesota's capital city announced they would shut down encampments for those experiencing homelessness, the City Council approved more than $1 million to expand capacity at local shelters.
The city of St. Paul, Minnesota, is taking a stand and closing encampments amid growing concerns.
Baseball fans might remember the Metrodome's iconic blue seats, and now in Atwater, Minnesota, spectators can once again grab a blue seat and watch a game.
Tucked away in the Midway neighborhood in St. Paul is a community treasure many have come to love and respect.
CBS News projects Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the heavy favorite, will win the Democratic primary in Minnesota's gubernatorial race and will face the Republican challenger in November.
Wisconsin residents headed to the polls Tuesday — or voted early — to have their say in the 2026 primary. Here are live results.
Minnesotans headed to the polls Tuesday — or voted early — to have their say in the 2026 primary. Check here for live results as they come in.
All the voters WCCO spoke with at a polling station on the east side of St. Paul, Minnesota, said they're focused on the governor's race and the U.S. Senate race, adding how important it is to have a say in the leadership.
An apparent threat from Iran prompted President Trump to play a shell game with planes as he left July’s NATO summit in Turkey.
A Minnesota woman says she fainted, spiked a 102-degree fever, and was hospitalized with sepsis three days after eating a chicken burrito bowl at a Chipotle in Roseville, and genetic testing connected her case to a multistate outbreak, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Parents will be digging deeper into their wallets this back-to-school season.
Get ready to watch movies and television with clarity like never before. That's how industry experts are describing the latest TV technology now on sale exclusively at Best Buy.
A lottery player in Minnesota won a jackpot of more than $34 million last week, a record for the Lotto America game in the state.
The lawsuit accuses Loon of using "kid-friendly characters" to promote its vapes in flavors such as Cotton Candy, Strawberry Popsicle, Banana Taffy and Blue Razz Slushy.
A man accused of three sexual assaults over the course of two years in St. Paul, Minnesota, pleaded guilty on Tuesday.
A 61-year-old man died days after he was assaulted in downtown St. Paul, authorities said Tuesday.
A man from Isanti, Minnesota, is charged with the attempted murders of 14 law enforcement officers during last week's armed standoff at his home, with his wife and five children trapped inside.
St. Paul police shot a domestic assault suspect outside Regions Hospital Monday morning, a department spokesperson told WCCO.
Minneapolis police say an 18-year-old man is expected to survive after being shot on Main Street near the Stone Arch Bridge early Sunday morning.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
Back-to-back tainted food outbreaks have a lot of people asking what's safe to bring home from the grocery store.
A Minnesota woman says she fainted, spiked a 102-degree fever, and was hospitalized with sepsis three days after eating a chicken burrito bowl at a Chipotle in Roseville, and genetic testing connected her case to a multistate outbreak, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
The system uses light tracing and more than 1,500 data points to create a personalized treatment plan.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Rod Stewart, who is 81, is recovering from a "routine coronary stent procedure," according to his team. He had been scheduled to perform at the Grandstand on Sept. 1 alongside Richard Marx.
Singers at Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota, are warming up for their performance on stage with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Foreigner.
The Uptown Art Fair kicked off in Minneapolis on Friday afternoon. The event is now closer to Uptown for the first time in two years.
USA TODAY has confirmed what Minnesotans already know well: our state fair is the best in the nation.
WCCO is tracking everything you can go out and do 4 Your Weekend, starting with another packed weekend of local community days.
Veteran Kyler Murray has won the Minnesota Vikings' starting quarterback job, a source told WCCO's Mike Max on Tuesday. Head coach Kevin O'Connell confirmed the move at an afternoon news conference.
For the first time in franchise history, the Minnesota Timberwolves will host a home game on Christmas Day this season.
Austin Martin had four hits, including a home run, Josh Bell also homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-5 on Monday night.
Augsburg University in Minneapolis is home to the only women's college wrestling team in Minnesota. They want more local teams since more young women are interested.
An astonished assortment of kids got a Paige Bueckers surprise Monday in her hometown of St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
The Minnesota primary is Tuesday, with the final barrage of political ads in overdrive and candidates making their final pitches.
The Minnesota primary is Tuesday, with the final barrage of political ads in overdrive and candidates making their final pitches.
The polls close on Minnesota's high-stakes primary in a little more than five days, with new figures from the Secretary of State's Office showing more than 157,000 people have already voted.
Minnesota's ban on AI "nudification" became law and Elon Musk isn't happy about it. He is suing the State of Minnesota, claiming the law violates free speech laws.
While the law is in effect, this issue is not over. The judge has set a preliminary injunction hearing for Aug. 19.
Keith Richardson is a home brewer and beer memorabilia collector. His collection got so big that, two years ago, he moved everything into an old toy store near downtown Lanesboro and opened the Hammarama Museum and Gift Shop.
Passing trains and scenic bluffs are a big part of Buffalo County, Wisconsin, but in the middle of it all is a garden where creativity and flowers grow together, all courtesy of a man named Herman Rusch.
Thousands of pictures of Split Rock Lighthouse are taken each year. And oftentimes a little island appears in those photos. Ellingsen Island has developed a following of its own.
There's a scenic, nearly century-old spot in St. Cloud, Minnesota, where right now you'll find thousands of flowers in bloom.
Baseball fans might remember the Metrodome's iconic blue seats, and now in Atwater, Minnesota, spectators can once again grab a blue seat and watch a game.
As if the constant barrage of political ads wasn't enough, some WCCO viewers are particularly bothered by the language candidates are using.
There's a certain elegance to the common loon. Its black and white plumage carries a gentle sheen of green as though dressed for a formal affair. Subtle colors that allow its piercing red eyes to steal your gaze.
Parents will be digging deeper into their wallets this back-to-school season.
Minnesotans have become quite familiar with drought in recent years. Not only how it affects the water supply, but also the rules that can come with it.
The issue is a major talking point ahead of the midterm elections. Do gas prices actually impact elections?
The Minnesota State Fair has unveiled its new foods for 2026.
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.
It stays mild and humid overnight Wednesday ahead of more rain and storm chances, says 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.
Storms are possible late in the afternoon on Wednesday, and temps hover in the mid-80s for the rest of the week.
It’s expected to stay mild and humid overnight, with rain and storms possible late Wednesday.
It'll be muggy and humid for the next few days as temps hover in the 80s.
For seven years, the Black State Fair has provided space for vendors to show off and sell their goods in one place for everyone to experience. Reg Chapman went to see, and taste, what the event is all about.
All the voters WCCO spoke with at a polling station on the east side of St. Paul, Minnesota, said they're focused on the governor's race and the U.S. Senate race, adding how important it is to have a say in the leadership.
It stays mild and humid overnight Wednesday ahead of more rain and storm chances, says meteorologist Chris Shaffer.
Storms are possible late in the afternoon on Wednesday, and temps hover in the mid-80s for the rest of the week.
Crews are desperately searching for survivors in the hundreds of buildings that collapsed in Colombia.