New community solar garden in Owatonna breaks ground
With energy prices putting pressure on families, one Minnesota company is utilizing the power of the sun to help ease the pain.
Nonprofit brings horses into mutually-therapeutic contact with seniors
Hold Your Horses is a local nonprofit that provides therapy alongside horses and the natural world for people of all ages and abilities.
Nonprofit that helps adults with mental illness facing funding shortfall
Vail Communities says the Minnesota Department of Human Services will not renew its current contract, putting funding for its Uptown and Ramsey County clubhouses in jeopardy when it expires on June 30.
University of Minnesota students partner with NASA to create space suits
At the University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus, the future of NASA space suits are on the launch pad.
Boy, 5, with rare condition makes amazing progress after heart transplant
At 5 years old, William Staley Olesen is a ball of energy. Watching him run around, laugh and play, it would be hard to know just how much he has already been through.
What to do if you find a stranded loon, according to experts
Unlike many birds, loons are not built to take off from land. Their bodies are designed for water, which means a grounded loon may be stranded without help.
Metro Transit driver rescues man from burning car
Kenneth Johnson was working with two students on March 13 when he came across a crash near 25th Street and Portland Avenue.
TSA workers' union, travelers speak out against ICE presence at MSP
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says more than 3,200 officers with the Transportation Safety Administration missed work on Monday. More than 450 have quit altogether since the government shutdown began.
Aldi planning to open store in downtown St. Paul, city says
It's been nearly a year since downtown St. Paul has been without a full-service grocery store.
Some Minnesotans stranded in Mexico after violence erupts
Andrea Shapiro, a Minnesotan, spoke with WCCO from a hotel looking over the city of Puerto Vallarta on Sunday.
Holdingford Feed Mill a total loss after fire
The Holdingford Feed Mill in central Minnesota is a complete loss following a fire late Sunday evening, according to county officials.
Clergy arrested protesting ICE at MSP Airport share story: "It was holy."
Nearly two weeks after 99 clergy members were arrested and charged during a protest at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, three are sitting down to share their story.
UMN journalism students receive training for working in dangerous situations
Faculty members say Crisis Ready Media is meant to prepare students without pressuring them into unsafe situations, while reinforcing professional judgment and ethical responsibility.
Rebel loon design quickly becoming popular at tattoo parlors
A tattoo design inspired by Minnesota's state bird and the Rebel Alliance symbol from "Star Wars" is appearing on arms and legs across the Twin Cities, as some residents turn to art to express solidarity and community during a tense moment.
Sales rise at bookstore after resonating photo of owner at protest
Greg Ketter has spent nearly five decades selling comic books and science fiction novels at DreamHaven Books and Comics in Minneapolis. This week, his phone hasn't stopped ringing.