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Skies will be lighting up with fireworks on Friday, but so will 911 lines. Emergency response dispatchers face a flood of calls on the fourth.
Skies will be lighting up with fireworks in just two days, but so will 911 lines. Emergency response dispatchers face a flood of calls on the 4th. Ubah Ali shows us how one county is embracing technology to save time and, potentially, lives.
Leaked information includes user passwords for platforms including Google, Facebook and Apple, the report says.
Google, OpenAI and Spotify were down Thursday after a widespread tech outage.
Efforts are underway in Lake Elmo to remove dangerous PFAS chemicals from the environment.
A former Minnesota teacher is helping his home country by sending donated laptops to Guatemala.
Has this happened to you: You make a new password, but then you forget it. So, you reset it. But soon you forget that password as well, starting painful loop of repeatedly making new passwords that you struggle to remember.
Technology moves fast enough that many find themselves swapping in new pieces of equipment on a regular basis. That leaves many wondering what they are expected to do with their old stuff.
Thanks to a mouse watching clips from "The Matrix," scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date.
U.S. tariffs on China could add hundreds of dollars to the cost an iPhone, a new analysis shows.
AI is catching on with baseball, which is something many Twins fans learned at Target Field over the weekend through new facial recognition technology. Jeff Wagner explains how it works and who else is using it.
WCCO first learned about SynerFuse in 2023 after a patient shared her chronic pain journey and the successful results a year after the surgery.
Amazon has expressed interest in buying TikTok ahead of deadline for ByteDance to sell the social media app or face a U.S. ban.
With just a click of the mouse or tap on your phone, many have felt a rush of embarrassment.
Every year, nearly 800-thousand people in the United States have a stroke.
More Americans seem to be staying at home instead of getting out and about.
A bill to ban apps and websites that create fake, sexualized pictures of people has been introduced in the Minnesota Senate.
Many miles from Silicon Valley, near downtown Minneapolis, Niron Magnetics is daring to create them in a way that could set off a chain reaction across the globe.
Inside cars, cellphones, computers, and more, you'll find magnets that make them all work. They're also key to the technology that will unlock the clean energy transition. WCCO's Caroline Cummings takes us inside a Minneapolis company that is manufacturing magnets unlike anyone else.
Also omitted is Indigenous Peoples Month, Hispanic Heritage Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day, according to social media users and product experts.
It's no secret that many of us are glued to our phones. After all, 98% of Americans own one.
Chinese startup DeepSeek has debuted an AI app that challenges OpenAI's ChatGPT and other U.S. rivals, sending a shock through Wall Street.
A law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. is set to take effect on Jan. 19. Here's what that would mean for users of the social media platform.
SkyWater Technology will soon have $19 million in federal funding and $16 million in state funding to upgrade its facility and increase production.
President-elect Donald Trump says he intends to nominate Paul Atkins, the CEO of Patomak Partners and a former SEC commissioner, to head the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Ryan Jeffers and Carlos Correa each had an RBI as the Minnesota Twins scored a pair of first-inning runs for the second straight game in a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
It might be the only beach of its kind in the entire country. Black Beach in Silver Bay has become a popular summertime destination, and that might have something to do with its striking look.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said reports of gunfire first came in at about 9:30 p.m. on June 1, with officers arriving to find a "very chaotic scene," involving at least 100 people.
Mila Halling is one of four Minnesotans who just returned from competing in the Braille Challenge Finals in Los Angeles.
Minnesota Twins All-Star Byron Buxton exited Wednesday's game with a left hand contusion after being hit by a pitch from Chicago Cubs starter Cade Horton.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said reports of gunfire first came in at about 9:30 p.m. on June 1, with officers arriving to find a "very chaotic scene," involving at least 100 people.
Mila Halling is one of four Minnesotans who just returned from competing in the Braille Challenge Finals in Los Angeles.
The annual Power Girls camp introduces girls to careers in the skilled trades, fields traditionally dominated by men and encourages them to explore career pathways that don't require a four-year college degree.
A pool contractor at the center of a WCCO investigation was expected to change his plea to guilty on Wednesday. Instead, he changed attorneys.
At Northwoods Haven, they hope providing free, timely intervention now will lead to better outcomes.
A budding business in southern Minnesota is on track for a legal cannabis market milestone: opening the first retail non-tribally owned dispensary off of tribal land.
The lights will go out on a bridge over the Mississippi River in Winona, Minnesota, for the next few weeks to squelch the impact of a mayfly hatch.
Health care workers in Stillwater, Minnesota, kicked off a four-day unfair labor practice strike Monday.
A Minnesota meat processing plant is voluntarily recalling multiple products that may be contaminated with bacteria that can cause a "potentially serious disease," the state agriculture department said.
At times, the suspect went faster than 100 mph, the sheriff's office said.
A former Navy SEAL and businessman has entered Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race, likening himself to President Donald Trump and promising a "Wisconsin First" agenda.
"I looked up there and I thought, holy Christ, it got hit by a piece of ice," Lonny Piche said.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a Republican-controlled legislative committee's rejection of a state agency rule that would ban the practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people was unconstitutional.
Authorities say a man is dead after a multi-vehicle crash early Sunday afternoon in western Wisconsin.
Two men were killed in a head-on crash in western Wisconsin early Friday morning, authorities said.
A young man with a heart as big as his smile dedicated a hot summer day to helping others like him. Joe Carr has been organizing an annual fundraiser by setting up a lemonade stand in Richfield for a decade now.
For 78 years in St. Paul, neighbors have lined the streets of St. Anthony Park each Independence Day, claiming a patch of grass to take part of Minnesota's longest-running Fourth of July Tradition: Fourth in the Park.
Through each limb and downed power line, organizers visualized one of the city's largest summer events, the 81st annual Water Carnival, happening on time.
George Johnson discovered a century-old Gold Medal Flour ad hidden beneath layers of wood and weather.
The first-of-a-kind project aims to support and honor our nation's heroes by taking care of the most essential of needs.
Fake messages impersonating Secretary of State Marco Rubio were sent to at least five government officials, including three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor, and a member of Congress.
President Trump said the U.S. will impose steep levies on imports from 20 countries starting in August.
A former Navy SEAL and businessman has entered Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race, likening himself to President Donald Trump and promising a "Wisconsin First" agenda.
In a Cabinet meeting, President Trump said he was "not happy" with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The top law enforcement official in Ramsey County is urging lawmakers to consider additional security measures at the Minnesota State Capitol amid what he calls "a troubling increase in the use of political violence, threats, and intimidation."
A pool contractor at the center of a WCCO investigation was expected to change his plea to guilty on Wednesday. Instead, he changed attorneys.
Cafe & Bar Lurcat, a longtime destination near Loring Park in Minneapolis, will close at the end of this summer, as announced Tuesday by its owners. It is another from a growing list of Twin Cities restaurant staples that are calling it quits.
A Minnesota meat processing plant is voluntarily recalling multiple products that may be contaminated with bacteria that can cause a "potentially serious disease," the state agriculture department said.
New tariff rates are set to go live next month, but the effects on Minnesota small business owners could be felt in a matter of days.
Minnesotans' home electricity costs could increase by 28% and industrial electricity costs by 46%, according to an analysis by think tank Energy Innovation.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said reports of gunfire first came in at about 9:30 p.m. on June 1, with officers arriving to find a "very chaotic scene," involving at least 100 people.
A pool contractor at the center of a WCCO investigation was expected to change his plea to guilty on Wednesday. Instead, he changed attorneys.
Portions of two highways in the Twin Cities are closed Wednesday morning for "police investigation activity," officials said.
Two men are facing criminal charges after authorities seized hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine in Minneapolis this week in what one agency calls possibly "the largest drug bust in Minnesota — ever."
The father of a Twin Cities teenager found dead in a landfill after a weekslong search has been charged in connection with his son's killing.
At Northwoods Haven, they hope providing free, timely intervention now will lead to better outcomes.
Health care workers in Stillwater, Minnesota, kicked off a four-day unfair labor practice strike Monday.
A Minnesota meat processing plant is voluntarily recalling multiple products that may be contaminated with bacteria that can cause a "potentially serious disease," the state agriculture department said.
Tens of thousands of Minnesotans are heading for an unexpected health care hurdle.
Minnesota county officials are concerned about changes to food assistance benefits under the tax and spending package President Trump signed into law on Friday, which could mean property tax hikes due to increased costs to local governments administering the program.
There were growing frustrations from Taste of Minnesota ticketholders after many were turned away Sunday.
Michael Madsen apparently went into cardiac arrest and was found unresponsive in his home in Malibu, California, on Thursday morning, according to his manager.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was found guilty of two prostitution-related charges, but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
The verdict in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial comes after the high-profile proceedings started in May.
Jurors in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial continued their deliberations Wednesday on a racketeering conspiracy charge that they weren't able to agree over.
Ryan Jeffers and Carlos Correa each had an RBI as the Minnesota Twins scored a pair of first-inning runs for the second straight game in a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
Minnesota Twins All-Star Byron Buxton exited Wednesday's game with a left hand contusion after being hit by a pitch from Chicago Cubs starter Cade Horton.
A Minneapolis teacher is helping high school basketball players get one more look from college coaches.
Alyssa Thomas scored 12 of her career-high 29 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Mercury closed on a 19-4 run to beat the Minnesota Lynx 79-71 on Wednesday.
There's just something about the 2016 class of Minnesota high school baseball players and making it to the Major Leagues. Former Simley Spartan Michael Busch is at the top of that list.
Minnesota state officials warned the bill would cut $500 million a year in reimbursements for hospital and nursing home coverage.
The bill is expected to have a major impact on hospitals and nursing homes which rely on Medicaid reimbursements.
As Twin Cities Pride wraps up the weekend, the celebration has been shadowed by concern and even attacks on LGBTQ+ people.
Federal prosecutors say it's possible Vance Boelter, who has not entered a plea yet, could face the death penalty.
Federal prosecutors say it's possible Vance Boelter, who has not entered a plea yet, could face the death penalty.
It might be the only beach of its kind in the entire country. Black Beach in Silver Bay has become a popular summertime destination, and that might have something to do with its striking look.
One hundred years ago a Danish immigrant named John Christensen was trying to farm near the village of Itasca. But he kept hitting rocks with his plow. Instead of getting frustrated, he got creative.
The cafe has caught the attention of out-of-towners driving through or even biking by — because when you see these fellas hang out downtown, you've got to stop.
In this edition of Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen shows us how a Meeker County town got its name, and why they still celebrate their man-made rocket ship.
Growing up in southern Minnesota, Kevin Vogel developed a love for animals by watching nature shows. Then, for 20 years, he and his family had a traveling zoo. But in 2014, they found a permanent home in Brainerd.
A big part of the upcoming July Fourth holiday involves marveling at explosions in the sky.
It's a pairing so perfect that their names have come to symbolize dynamic duos. They're a staple from restaurant tables to kitchen tables.
The high-profile assassination of a top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband could bring about a form of punishment long banned in the state.
How do you know it's not something more serious, like heat exhaustion? Doctors say heat exhaustion can sneak up on a person quickly if they don't pay attention to the symptoms.
The average American family washes about 300 loads of laundry per year.
The Minnesota State Fair has unveiled its new food, drinks and vendors for 2025.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
WCCO photojournalist Art Phillips shares some personal family photos taken by his father, Arthur Phillips Sr., in Vietnam during his time in service.
The new Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum is under construction just outside of Camp Ripley in Little Falls. Set to open in late 2026, the $40 million, first-of-its-kind project in the nation will be eight times the size of the existing museum. It will honor not only Minnesota's service members and their sacrifices, but the refugee experience as well. Watch and read more in Pauleen Le's series "Vietnam 50 Years Later: Reflections on a War that Changed Minnesota."
The National Weather Service has issued multiple tornado warnings and many more severe thunderstorm warnings throughout wide swaths of southern and central Minnesota Monday afternoon.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer tomorrow will be warmer and more humid with some isolated 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 Chris Shaffer says things will start to get more unsettled as humidity increases.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says Friday looks to be a particularly wet day, with showers and thunderstorms possible at different times of the day.
Search teams continued combing through the grounds around Camp Mystic, where nearly 30 died. Sen. Ted Cruz visited the camp and called the scene “the most horrific thing I've ever seen.”
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer tomorrow will be warmer and more humid with some isolated showers.
It might be the only beach of its kind in the entire country. In this week’s Finding Minnesota, WCCO's John Lauritsen shows us how Black Beach in Silver Bay got its look, and why it’s become a popular summertime destination.
It's easy to take your eyesight for granted. One girl in Blaine says she sees through her hands. Mila Halling is one of just four Minnesotans who competed in the Braille Challenge Finals in Los Angeles. Frankie McLister has her story.
A second man is now facing murder charges after a mass shooting at a Minneapolis Park. Newly filed court documents say the deadly gunfire was fueled by a gang rivalry. Investigators found 130 shell casings and officers compared it to a warzone. Ubah Ali has more on this new suspect.
One of the best players on one of the best teams in baseball this season is Michael Busch. Ren Clayton caught up with the Minnesotan as his Cubs visit the Twins.