What you need to know about the Lynx-Mercury playoff matchup
The Minnesota Lynx are headed to the playoffs, coming off their best regular season since their last WNBA Finals win.
How to watch the Texans-Vikings game (and WCCO's pregame coverage)
The 2-0 Minnesota Vikings will get another chance to prove their hot start isn't a fluke this Sunday when they host the also undefeated Houston Texans.
South St. Paul shooting was not "random act of violence," police say
A Wednesday morning shooting in South St. Paul sent a man to the hospital, police said.
Timberwolves earn 6 spots on CBS Sports' top 100 NBA players
The Wolves are one of four teams with six players on the list.
Woman charged in downtown Minneapolis hit-and-run
A 22-year-old woman has been charged in connection to a hit-and-run in downtown Minneapolis over the weekend which killed a 16-year-old girl and injured five others.
Fish house explodes, killing central Minnesota man, sheriff says
A central Minnesota man is dead after his fish house exploded Saturday morning, officials said.
Minnesota Twins' 2024 playoff tickets now for sale
Optimistic Minnesota Twins fans can secure their tickets for the 2024 postseason starting Monday.
Driver has both legs amputated after Shoreview crash, authorities say
A driver involved in a crash in the north metro late Saturday had to have both his legs amputated, authorities said.
How to watch the 49ers-Vikings game (and WCCO's pregame show)
The Minnesota Vikings will seek to build on their strong start to the season Sunday when they host the NFC powerhouse San Franscisco 49ers. You can watch the game exclusively on WCCO, with plenty of pregame coverage starting at 10:30 a.m.
Vikings WR Jordan Addison won't play Sunday vs. 49ers
The Minnesota Vikings' tall task of beating the San Francisco 49ers just got a little bit taller.
Injured Vikings WR Addison could play vs. 49ers, O'Connell says
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison, who left Sunday's season-opening win with an injury, has a chance to return as soon as this week, his head coach said.
Park Tavern crash suspect now charged with murder
A man accused of drunkenly driving into a restaurant patio in St. Louis Park and killing two people will face more severe charges after prosecutors viewed surveillance video of the crash, authorities say.
J.J. McCarthy didn't feel meniscus tear until day after it happened
Most season-ending injuries in the NFL are dramatic and immediate — think guys writhing on the ground in pain, then being carted off the field teary-eyed. But Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy didn't even feel his waylaying wound until the day after it happened.
Endangered tiger cubs born at St. Paul's Como Zoo
For the first time in more than four decades, tiger cubs were born at the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory last month.
Massive fish kill at Duluth creek under investigation
More than 1,000 fish were found dead in a Duluth creek in July after the city released more than a million gallons of disinfected water into it, pollution officials said.