$27M settlement reached in Water Gremlin lawsuits
Nearly 100 Minnesotans, who say pollution problems harmed their health, have won a multi-million-dollar legal settlement.
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Nearly 100 Minnesotans, who say pollution problems harmed their health, have won a multi-million-dollar legal settlement.
Several sheriff's offices in Minnesota have what's called a 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Different models allow departments to help enforce ICE operations and to serve warrants on people inside their jails. Crow Wing County has both.
The Crow Wing County Jail started accepting ICE detainees in November 2025. The county sheriff, Eric Klang, says that oftentimes they're brought in a few at a time.
There are several angles of the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti online. WCCO talked with Rob Doar, a firearms instructor and president of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, after he watched video of Saturday's incident.
With all the ICE activity happening in Minnesota, people are asking: Where are federal agents taking the people they detain? WCCO Investigates is digging in to share who's working with ICE and what we've learned.
The nationwide ban on a toxic cancer-causing chemical, once on hold, has moved forward to protect people around the country.
Folks in Dakota County are raising environmental and health concerns after lead battery casings were discovered in the ground.
The Minnesota Attorney General's Office wants answers from a hauling and moving company following a WCCO investigation.
Sometimes signs aren't enough to keep trespassers away. For Julie and Del Spronk, it took dozens of calls to police and then the court system to get involved.
WCCO Investigates digs into the process of suspending or revoking a teaching license in Minnesota, as part of a series of stories about laws and policies surrounding grooming.
Alison Feigh with the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, a program of the Zero Abuse Project, says a child's isolation from their adult circle is a warning sign of grooming.
Hannah LoPresto, a Minnesotan who came forward with what she calls a grooming experience in high school, is fighting for stronger laws to protect kids. WCCO Senior Investigative Reporter Jennifer Mayerle shows us why LoPresto's proposals are getting bipartisan support in Minnesota.
WCCO investigated the laws and policies surrounding grooming. We heard from a young woman who is sharing her story in hopes of creating change and keeping kids safe.
"My hope is to get people's attention and hope that they listen and understand and see that this isn't just about what happened to me," Hannah LoPresto said.
She told police her band director groomed and sexually assaulted her in high school, but he was never charged. Senior investigative reporter Jennifer Mayerle digs into why and how a change in law could lead to more accountability in future cases.
