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Minnesota transportation officials say motorists not yielding to school buses are putting children at risk.
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Minnesota transportation officials say motorists not yielding to school buses are putting children at risk.
Multiple people, including two students, have been taken to the hospital after a crash involving a school bus in Brooklyn Park.
A school bus driver in Fargo was arrested after police say he was driving impaired with children on the bus.
Authorities in western Wisconsin say a driver was cited Thursday after illegally passing a school bus, just a moment before a child crossed the road.
Minneapolis Public Schools are experiencing bus delays Tuesday afternoon due to issues at the bus contractor's terminal.
First, a scraping sound. Then, chaos and panic as a bus taking a group of fifth-graders on a field trip collided with a dump truck and toppled over on a busy highway, killing a student and a teacher and injuring dozens of others.
A school bus carrying 30 students from Ramsey Middle School collided with a man on a bike, killing him.
A bicyclist was hit and killed by a school bus in St. Paul Wednesday afternoon.
Eagan police say one person is in the hospital after a school bus collided with a car Tuesday morning.
Minneapolis police have responded to a crash involving a school bus Tuesday morning.
A child was critically injured Thursday morning in St. Paul after being hit by a school bus.
Police in St. Paul are investigating after a 5-year-old girl was assaulted Monday morning as she waited at a bus stop.
St. Paul police say the driver of the school bus that careened down Minnehaha Avenue on Monday, sideswiping several cars and sending three people to the hospital, is believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel.
Two students and a teacher's aide are recovering Monday night after a school bus crash. The accident happened near the intersection of Birmingham and Minnehaha in St. Paul.
Four students from Zimmerman were taken to the hospital early Wednesday afternoon after their school bus rolled over on a snowy road in Hackensack. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says a bus with 52 sixth-grade students and four adults had almost arrived at Deep Portage Learning Center for a field trip when their bus went off the roadway on Nature Center Drive and overturned.
At least one person was killed in Le Sueur County in a crash near a school bus Tuesday morning. According to the Minnesota State Patriol, the crash happened at about 7:30 a.m. near Highway 13 and 380 Street, not far from Highway 99.
A 38-year-old Waterford man is charged with four felonies after authorities say he took painkillers and anti-anxiety medication within an hour of driving a school bus through a corn field.
A school bus driver in southeastern Wisconsin has been arrested on suspicion of OWI after driving the bus into a cornfield.
An Iowa school district had to dispatch a second bus and driver to pick up students because the first driver quit midway through her morning route.
Last year, the district's call center experienced problems with long wait times and some parents' questions left unanswered. This year, the number of call center staffers doubled from an average of eight to 16. Some also speak different languages to help address issues.
The head of a nonprofit says none of the children aboard a bus taking them to a Head Start program was seriously hurt when a car crashed head-on into the bus. In all, 16 people were injured in the crash.
Students and parents in Robbinsdale Area Schools are getting a hi-tech way to catch the school bus. The district is introducing a web-based GPS application called MyStop, which allows users to track a bus' route map in real time, and gives estimated arrival times for individual stops.
The grandfather of one of the kids caught on a runaway school bus says he can't believe no one was hurt. On Wednesday afternoon, dash cam video captured an Isle school bus driving erratically. At one point the bus goes in the ditch, and then somehow drives back out.
Eleven kids are OK after quick thinking stopped a runaway school bus Wednesday afternoon in Aitkin County. A sheriff's deputy spotted the bus weaving when the bus driver was having a medical emergency and couldn't pull over. "It was one of those things you don't see every day," Sheriff Scott Turner said.
Officials in northern Minnesota said state troopers had to use a tire deflation device on a school bus Wednesday afternoon after the driver suffered a medical emergency.
Police in the northern Twin Cities metro say a missing 17-year-old girl has been found safe.
Sunday will be in the upper 80s with increasing humidity and an air quality alert in place.
56 Brewing says Xcel Energy is asking them to demolish their popular seating area.
As an estimated 10,000+ Prince fans make a trip to downtown to honor his life, legacy, and music, Minneapolis city leaders are hopeful it can also serve as the first step to the city's economic recovery.
Bobby Witt Jr. hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Kansas City Royals a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
Police in the northern Twin Cities metro say a missing 17-year-old girl has been found safe.
56 Brewing says Xcel Energy is asking them to demolish their popular seating area.
As an estimated 10,000+ Prince fans make a trip to downtown to honor his life, legacy, and music, Minneapolis city leaders are hopeful it can also serve as the first step to the city's economic recovery.
The Como Park Zoo and Conservatory was evacuated Saturday afternoon after a report of a bomb threat.
The Bloomington Jefferson girls softball team won their first-ever state championship on Friday with a 1-0 win over Forest Lake.
Two men are in custody and facing criminal charges in connection to last month's fatal shooting of 17-year-old Tyson Goodsell in North Mankato, Minnesota.
Dozens of infrastructure projects around Minnesota will move forward following the ceremonial signing of a $1.2 billion infrastructure bill by Gov. Tim Walz on Friday.
Authorities have arrested a man suspected of starting his mobile home on fire late Thursday afternoon in northeastern Minnesota.
Thursday was an emotional day for the friends and family of Minnesota National Guard members returning from a monthslong deployment, and WCCO was there in St. Paul for the momentous homecoming.
The Minnesota state track meet is taking place at St. Michael-Albertville High School. Athletes have worked hard to get there, but perhaps no one has worked harder than Montevideo senior Jessa Norby.
President Trump was in western Wisconsin Friday afternoon to host a roundtable on farming at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls.
A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday on whether to throw out former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan's felony obstruction conviction, postponing her sentencing indefinitely while he considers the matter.
A Minnesota man was arrested in Wisconsin Saturday afternoon for allegedly driving under the influence with four children inside his car, officials say.
A driver went airborne during a high-speed police chase in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, after fleeing a traffic stop.
Fifty beagles rescued from animal testing in Wisconsin are set to arrive in Minnesota Thursday.
On the Lake Harriet shoreline in Minneapolis Saturday evening, dozens of children picked up a fishing rod for the first time.
Hours after the announcement, community members were eager to learn more about the one challenged with leading the most scrutinized police department in the country.
Created by Freedom Reads, a nonprofit organization in Connecticut, the Inside Literary Prize is the first major U.S. book award decided exclusively by incarcerated readers.
A 23-year-old man from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, faces a criminal vehicular homicide charge after prosecutors say he hit and killed a person on a highway, then fled.
Quincy Street isn't just at the center of Art-A-Whirl, it's at the heart of the Arts District in northeast Minneapolis. The road itself, however, is falling apart. And the only thing bumpier than the exposed brick is the reaction to the city's plans to fix it.
Colin and Sophie Hortman presented several of their mother's former staffers with the "Melissa and Mark Hortman Award" for dedication and leadership in public policy at a DFL fundraising dinner on Friday. June 14 will mark one year since Mark and Melissa Hortman were killed in their home in what prosecutors called a politically motivated attack.
Gov. Tim Walz on Friday signed an infrastructure bill to invest in projects across the state.
Dozens of infrastructure projects around Minnesota will move forward following the ceremonial signing of a $1.2 billion infrastructure bill by Gov. Tim Walz on Friday.
President Trump is heading to western Wisconsin Friday afternoon to host a roundtable on farming in Chippewa Falls, where he's expected to discuss his agricultural policies.
President Trump was in western Wisconsin Friday afternoon to host a roundtable on farming at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls.
Target is voluntarily recalling two types of baby wipes due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with bacteria that may cause "serious and life-threatening infections," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
The dream of a woman in Minnesota started with excitement, but quickly unraveled into loss after she said she fell victim to a scheme that targeted more than 30 Spanish speakers.
For years, it was all hands on deck; a business model buoyed by a bevy of free time that sent sales surging in a way never before seen. But as Minnesota enters lake season, outdoor sales for boats, jet skis and more have almost dropped anchor.
Jester Concepts' Monday announcement noted that Borough will mark its remaining five weeks of service through June 27 with events celebrating the restaurant's history, and it encouraged customers to reserve tables during the final weeks.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has issued a consumer advisory for four products produced by Milkjam Creamery, an ice cream shop in Minneapolis, due to "the potential presence of metal fragments," the state agency said.
A 24-year-old man is accused of fatally stabbing a St. Paul, Minnesota, barbershop owner on the city's east side late last month, according to a criminal complaint filed on Friday.
Two men are in custody and facing criminal charges in connection to last month's fatal shooting of 17-year-old Tyson Goodsell in North Mankato, Minnesota.
Authorities have arrested a man suspected of starting his mobile home on fire late Thursday afternoon in northeastern Minnesota.
Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, say they're investigating an overnight shooting on the city's east side.
Minneapolis Park Police are asking for the public's help with identifying a person of interest connected to an assault last month at Minnehaha Falls.
Minnesota officials say they have completed a review of almost 5,600 "high-risk Medicaid providers," part of an effort to stave off the federal government's freezing of $2 billion in funding.
Minnesota state officials are feeling pressure from the federal government, working to revalidate thousands of Medicaid providers who operate in programs that are at high-risk for fraud.
In Dakota County, where there are just under a million residents, there were 25 suspected overdoses between May 29 through June 2 — two of which were fatal.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services is reexamining over 5,000 Medicaid service providers across the state in an effort to combat fraud.
Parents of Minnesota's most vulnerable children say lawmakers let them down, and now they're going to extremes to fight an insurance company that's denying coverage.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Everywhere you look in downtown Minneapolis, people are sporting purple in honor of Prince.
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
Wednesday is the beginning of a five-day celebration of the icon we know, love and miss: Prince.
Peabo Bryson, a two-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for Disney movie hits "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World," has died at age 75.
Bobby Witt Jr. hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Kansas City Royals a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
Natasha Howard had a season-high 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting, Olivia Miles added 19 points, six assists and six rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 88-68 for their seventh win in a row — the last six by double figures.
The Minnesota Twins recalled infielder Royce Lewis from Triple-A St. Paul less than three weeks after the former No. 1 draft pick was sent down to work on his swing mechanics and position flexibility.
Pinch-hitter Josh Rojas had a go-ahead, two-run single in the ninth inning in his Kansas City debut and the Royals outlasted the Minnesota Twins 8-6.
NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss is still making big catches long after he finished playing football.
After disputes about ballots and concerns about voting totals, businessman Kendall Qualls won the endorsement.
Minnesota's endorsing conventions are over, and the story of the weekend is the upset of House Speaker Lisa Demuth in the GOP governor's race.
Minnesota's election season officially kicks off this week as both major parties hold conventions to endorse candidates for governor and U.S. Senate, with competitive battles on the Republican side and clearer paths for Democrats.
Both parties begin the endorsement process today in Rochester and Duluth, with the August primary just two months away.
Friday, the Democratic and Republican parties begin the process of endorsing nominees for statewide offices.
Nearly 40 years ago, a building was sent over piece by piece from Norway to a farm in Chippewa County, Minnesota. It's one of the only stabburs in the United States.
Minneiska, Minnesota, is a small river town on Highway 61 near the Mississippi River, but at one point it was home to a castle.
The sign is 51 feet tall and 63 feet wide. And when it was built 85 years ago it was one of the largest neon signs in the entire country.
There's a place in Wabasha County, Minnesota, where people go wild for wildflowers.
For nearly 50 years, Farmamerica has been sowing agricultural knowledge near Waseca, Minnesota.
She didn't win her party's endorsement, but Republican Lisa Demuth plans to keep running for governor anyway. History shows that might actually work in her favor.
Cops are cracking down on a popular way to pedal around town.
If you're holding back on spending or worried about losing your job, you are not alone. U.S. consumer sentiment just hit an all-time low this month.
We can't control the prices are the grocery store, but what we can control is how to stretch that hard earned dollar, especially when shopping for fruits and vegetables. So what's the best way to keep fruits and vegetables fresh?
If Minnesota lawmakers won't vote on a bill, why can't the people? That's what Carol from Stillwater wants to know after the gun reform bill never made it to the House floor. In Good Question, Jeff Wagner explains how statewide ballot measures are created.
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.
WCCO meteorologist Adam Del Rosso says it'll get even more humid today into the start of the work week.
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.
Sunday will be in the upper 80s with increasing humidity and an air quality alert in place.
Storm chances return Sunday night through Monday morning. Meteorologist Adam Del Rosso breaks down the next few days and shares when we could see temperatures in the 90s.
Heat and humidity stick around this weekend. Storm chances return Sunday night through Monday morning. Meteorologist Lisa Meadows breaks down the next few days and shares when we could see temperatures in the 90s.
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory says they received a report of a bomb planted on their grounds.
Jacob Esser of Dads of Down Syndrome joins Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield on WCCO Sunday Morning at 7 a.m. to talk about the organization and its upcoming fundraiser in St. Louis Park.
In partnership with the Reel Hope Project, we’re highlighting stories from kids who are in the foster system.
A WCCO Investigation found private insurers Medica and Health Partners stopped fully covering nursing care. That left families who need registered nurses in their homes to keep their kids alive, scrambling to find other options. A measure at the state legislature to help never got through. Brandon Walter and his attorney, Mike Rothman, explain why they chose to take things to the next level.
SkyWest says a flight operating as a Delta connection from Minneapolis to Arkansas declared the emergency shortly after takeoff.