Minneapolis Police petition city for drone use authorization
The Minneapolis Police Department is planning to utilize unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of its law enforcement and training activities.
Minnesota National Guard in need of chaplains
The COVID-19 pandemic, plus an assortment of societal and cultural issues, have greatly affected the number of young Americans signing up to serve their country.
5 Ukrainian soldiers receive prosthetic limbs in Minneapolis
"I feel motivated and more complete having this new leg. I can do things like normal people and do the things that I can do before I had this trauma," said soldier Maksim Shevchenko.
Minneapolis police investigate fatal shooting after gun tossed onto WCCO-TV rooftop
A man is dead and another man is in custody after a deadly shooting inside a downtown Minneapolis apartment Sunday night, which involved a gun that was tossed onto the rooftop of the WCCO-TV building next door.
Security boosted at Mall of America following shooting in Nike store
After a gunman fired inside a crowded Nike store at the Mall of America on Thursday, work is underway to prevent another shooting inside the massive shopping complex.
MDH expects 7,600 more monkeypox vaccines as virus leads to another health emergency
The Biden administration is declaring a public health emergency for the monkeypox outbreak in the United States, which now counts more infections from the virus than any other country in the world.
Tests reveal diesel fuel poured into sewer pipes under UMN campus
Results from chemical tests on Wednesday confirmed that diesel fuel was the substance most likely poured into the sanitation sewers flowing underneath the University of Minnesota's campus.
Drought threatens farmers while great weather brings crowds to markets
WCCO's Next Weather analysis labels this summer the 4th driest on record, with a rainfall deficit over more than five inches over two months.
Lucy Smith, one of Minnesota's last remaining Holocaust survivors, dies at 89
Smith was a frequent guest at Minnesota schools to share her story, and to make sure the next generation never forgets.
Couple in their 80s found dead following house explosion, fire in Hopkins
"Today is shock. It'll be a hard few weeks," said Alyssa Kennedy, one of 10 grandchildren to Herb and Sharon Vassar.
There's no strategy to win Mega Millions, but where you buy your ticket affects your winnings
All you have to do is pick five numbers between 1 and 70, and then another between 1 and 25.
Prosecutors petition court to charge teen as adult for opioid overdose death of teen girl
Instead of relieving pain, these potent pills continue to inflict irreparable harm on Minnesota families.
Are COVID symptoms changing? And other questions answered about new variants
The novel coronavirus of 2019 is not yet old news, but it is evolving as patients and physicians endure the latest surge in this summer of 2022.
Verdict reached in Jamal Smith trial
Jamal Smith has been found guilty of gunning down youth baseball coach Jay Boughton in a road rage incident last summer.
2nd day of deliberations underway in Jamal Smith trial
More than 10 hours of deliberations thus far is still not enough for a jury to reach a verdict in the trial for Jamal Smith, the man accused of gunning down youth baseball coach Jay Boughton.