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Executive Tied To Salmonella Deaths Back In Business
The peanut industry executive whose filthy processing plants were blamed in a salmonella outbreak two years ago that killed two Minnesotans and seven other people is back in the business. The...
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Minnesotans Prepare For Old Friend, Snow
By John Lauritsen, WCCO-TV OSSEO (WCCO) – It’s beginning to look a lot like winter and that means everyone, from snowmobilers to sledders, is ready to take advantage. Paul Heinen sells snowmobiles for...
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Minnesotans On Tonight’s State Of The Union
By Edgar Linares, NewsRadio 830 WCCO MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesotans are weighing in on President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. Some say they want to hear the president...
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Minnesotans Relieved To Be Back Home From Egypt
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Some Minnesotans are relieved to be back home from Egypt. With Internet and cell phones shut down for part of the weekend, it was difficult to communicate with loved ones back...
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Minnesotans, Sierra Club Push For EPA Rules
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A group of Minnesotans and members of the Sierra Club will deliver 4,000 postcards to U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Wednesday. The postcards urge Klobuchar and Sen. Al Franken to push...
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Minnesotans Embrace The Surprising Warm Weather
By Esme Murphy, WCCO-TV MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Temperatures kept rising on Tuesday and almost reached the unimaginable mark that Minnesotans have not felt in a while — 90 degrees. Now, an entire...
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MN Soldiers Host Polar Plunge In Kuwait For Good Cause
KUWAIT CITY (WCCO) — Minnesotan soldiers in Kuwait know how to make it feel just like home: host a polar plunge. In the middle of the desert, soldiers from the 134th Brigade Special Troops Battalion...
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2 Minnesotans Vie For Best Picture At Oscars
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two Minnesotans are vying for Best Picture honors at the 84th annual Academy Awards Sunday night. Edina native Jim Burke is a producer of the George Clooney movie, “The Descendants.”...
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Minnesotans Reminded To Plan For Severe Weather
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Public safety officials say Monday’s confirmed tornado is a reminder for Minnesotans to get ready for severe weather. The state Homeland Security and Emergency Management...
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Minnesotans Shelling Out Big Bucks For Wis. Fireworks
ROBERTS, Wis. (WCCO) – Watching big fireworks displays on the Fourth of July is a big tradition for most families, but lots of people also want to light the fuses on their own pyrotechnic displays....
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Minnesotans Enjoy 70-Degree Weather In October
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — This time of year, you never know if this will be our last blast of warm weather. So, Minnesotans all over got outside Tuesday to enjoy the nice weather. See some of the sights...
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How Much Does Weather Impact Voter Turnout?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It seems like every year we talk about what sort of impact the weather could have on the election. But Election Day snow is actually a rarity in Minnesota. Only twice in the last...
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Mpls. Rally Calls For Higher Taxes On Wealthy
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — If Congress does not end the battle over the so-called “fiscal cliff,” Minnesotans could pay thousands of dollars in higher taxes by January. That’s according to a new Tax...
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2 Minnesotans Named Rhodes Scholars
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of the two Minnesotans named Sunday as Rhodes Scholars wants to become a doctor dealing with global health issues. The other wants to help develop computer technology to harness...
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Day Before Thanksgiving, Minnesota Enjoys Rare Warmth
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — The scene at Phalen Park in St. Paul was a little confusing Wednesday. Just beyond the holiday lights was a golf course — full of people in shorts. Minnesotans all over the state...
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New Book Aims To Take ‘Mask Off’ HIV’s Misconceptions
COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. (WCCO) – The face of HIV in Minnesota is getting frighteningly younger. New research shows youth make up about 20 percent of new infections. A new project in the works aims to...
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Sen. Franken Weighs In On Fiscal Cliff Deal
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Sen. Al Franken is glad a compromise was reached to avoid the so-called Fiscal Cliff. “What I liked in the plan was that we extended middle class tax cuts, and that we started to...
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Officials Find Way To Preserve MinnesotaCare
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — State and federal officials have come up with a way to preserve Minnesota’s subsidized health care plan for the working poor when the federal health overhaul takes effect,...
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Agency Warns Minnesotans To Check Flood Coverage
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The state Department of Commerce is warning Minnesotans to review whether they might need flood insurance as winter heads toward spring. The agency points out that flood damage...
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Minn. Marathon Runners Return Home From Boston
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — More than 500 Minnesotans were in Boston, to run the marathon. And some of them started coming back home Tuesday morning. Many runners, who landed at Minneapolis-St. Paul...
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Wet Snow Snapped Trees, Knocked Out Power For 24,000
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Tuesday had numerous Minnesotans cutting up tree branches that broke from the weight of the snow. Those damaged trees took out power lines that temporarily left 24,000 in the...
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Hundreds Of Minnesotans Take Part In Nationwide Cancer Study
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Nearly 1,000 people around the Twin Cities have signed up to take part in a nationwide cancer prevention study. In the next week, hundreds more will enroll. The American Cancer...
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Potential Issues As 1.3M Minnesotans Get Health Care Coverage
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The push is on to get 1.3 million Minnesotans to sign up for insurance under the new health care law. The program is called MNsure, goes into effect Jan. 1, and anyone can buy...
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Minn. Somali Community Reacts To Kenyan Mall Attack
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two days after Al-Shabaab militants stormed and unleashed chaos in a shopping center in Nairobi, Kenya, the group has released the names of the people responsible. On Twitter...
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Mpls. Group Combats Al-Shabaab’s Recruiting Early On
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The FBI is investigating to see if Minnesotans and Americans were involved in the terrorist attack at a Kenya mall. But so far FBI Agent Kyle Loven said there is no specific...
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Zimmerman Drone Business Offers Minnesotans Bird’s-Eye Views
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20140811092821613AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — EyeAerial is a small business out of Zimmerman, Minn. founded by two friends who turned a hobby into careers....
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Minnesotans Prepare For Winter As First Storm Nears
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – With the first snowfall on the way, people are busy getting their gear ready. From snow tires to snow boots, Saturday was a busy day of for families going store to store to make...
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Late Season Storm Hits Twin Cities, Southern MN
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150323001233127AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – After weeks of spring-like weather, Minnesotans got another shot of winter Sunday afternoon. By Monday morning...
View ArticleDPS: Real ID Will Be Available For Minnesotans Next Year
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After Gov. Mark Dayton signed the REAL ID bill into law Thursday, Minnesotans will now be able to acquire one next year. According to the Department Of Public Safety and Vehicle...
View ArticleHow Many Minnesotans Actually Have A Cabin?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Anyone who heads “Up North” on Friday afternoon knows it can feel like every Minnesota has a cabin. But, how many actually do? Good Question. In 2016, the Department of Revenue...
View ArticleHow Will The Supreme Court’s Decision On LGBTQ Rights Impact Minnesotans?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Supreme Court is hearing some cases that could have a major impact on LGBTQ rights. Those cases could determine if it is legal under federal law to fire an employee based on...
View Article$106M Available To Help Low-Income Minnesotans Pay For Heating Bills This Winter
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — About $106 million in federal funding will be available to help low-income Minnesotans pay for their heating bills this winter, according to the Minnesota Department of Commerce....
View ArticleMinnesotans Weigh In On 2021: Fresh Start? Or Same Old, Same Old?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s safe to say many were happy to see 2020 come to a close, but the reality is: Things don’t change overnight. Friends Jeff Spohn and Cesar Vasquez spent their first day of 2021...
View ArticleMinnesotans Pack Beaches On The First 90 Degree Weekend Of The Year
MINNESOTA (WCCO) – The extreme temperatures didn’t intimidate too many people from getting outside as it was nearly impossible to find a place to park at Lake Ann in Chanhassen Saturday afternoon. “If...
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