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MN-Based Organization Gives Troops Steak Dinner
A giant gesture of Minnesota Nice stretched across two continents Saturday, bringing soldiers and their families together. The Minnesota National Guard 1st Brigade, 34th Infantry Division “Red Bull”...
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What’s Cheaper: Shipping Bags Or Checking Them?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Airline travelers tend to carry-on about baggage fees these days. Airlines like Delta and American charge $25 for the first bag, $35 for the second, for domestic flights. The...
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Man Arrested After Leading Police On Chase In Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It took officers from two police departments to end a dangerous high speed chase Thursday night. Authorities were following a driver throughout the Twin Cities metro who was...
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Heart Attack Survivor Says An iPad Helped Save His Life
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Technology may be what the doctor orders during a medical crisis after a Rochester man credited an iPad with helping to save his life. Forty-eight-year-old Andy McMonigle, a Mayo...
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Winona Manufacturer Goes ‘Linsane’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — You’ve probably heard of Jeremy Lin, a New York Knicks point guard who burst into fame right off the bench. Before that, he was virtually unknown. He’s known now by the nickname...
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Twin Cities Girls Get On The Right Track By Lacing Up
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Teenage pregnancy, eating disorders and poor self-esteem are some of the major problems plaguing young women in Minnesota. The struggles can sometimes start as early as elementary...
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Preemptive Strike: Mpls Woman’s Double Mastectomy
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A North Minneapolis woman says it wasn’t a matter of if, but when. She was destined to get cancer. She was tired of waiting for the diagnosis. Thirty-nine-year-old Melissa...
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Relatives Shocked After Couple Dies In St. Paul House Fire
ST. PAUL (WCCO) – A couple married for decades was found dead after a fire that caved in the roof of a house in St. Paul Tuesday morning. Crews responded to the scene at about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday after...
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Huge Crowds Expected In Downtown St. Paul Saturday
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — This Saturday, it’s going to get busy in St. Paul. An estimated 100,000 people are expected be downtown for a number of events Saturday. The Get Lucky half marathon starts at 8 a.m.,...
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Photographer’s Book Chronicles Work With Celebrities
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota native makes his living capturing music’s greatest legends, everyone from Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney to Eddie Van Halen and Keith Richards. In the photography...
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Central Corridor LRT Construction Hits Half-Way Mark
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — St. Paul could be the construction capital of the state after construction of the Central Corridor light rail has hit the half-way mark. Dan Soler, the director of Transit Systems...
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After Hit-And-Run, Man Plans To Ride Motorcycle Again
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota Marine and Iraq War veteran, who was badly hurt in a hit-and-run crash, says he’s back on his feet and ready to get back on his motorcycle. On Oct. 27, 29-year-old...
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Exotic Pet Owners Getting Help From Minnesota
SANDSTONE (WCCO) — There was a big rescue of sorts in Northern Minnesota Tuesday. Two big cats from Ohio – a cougar and white tiger — found refuge at the Wildcat Sanctuary, a nonprofit wild cat rescue...
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Record Warmth May Mean Record Year For Some Businesses
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — March will likely go down as the warmest on record in more than 100 years. That’s also bringing record years for all sorts of businesses, too. When you are a roofer, the sky...
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Mound Church Helps Low-Income Families Grow Food
MOUND, Minn. (WCCO) — A newspaper advertisment called Tami Clark Pehrson to Mound’s Bethel United Methodist church, but she unexpectedly found nourishment outside, among the rows of lettuce, onions...
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15 Years Later, WCCO Visits 2 Cochlear Implant Patients
This is an update to a Dimension story WCCO first aired November 18, 1996. MAHTOMEDI (WCCO) — In high school, fitting in is difficult enough. Many teenagers just want to be like “everyone else” and...
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50 Acres Burn In Brooklyn Park Grass Fire
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (WCCO) — Fire crews from several Twin Cities agencies spent most of Wednesday morning battling a grass fire in Brooklyn Center that burned about 50 acres. The Brooklyn Park Fire...
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Twin Cities Company Launches Toy Line For Kids With Autism
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The popular Twin Cities toy company, Creative Kidstuff, has launched a selection of toys for children with autism as part of Autism Awareness month in April. The company partnered...
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Sewage System Failure Leaves Several Blaine Basements Destroyed
BLAINE, Minn. (WCCO) — A rare sewage problem caused a significant backup into about a dozen homes in Blaine Monday night. It happened at about 9:30 p.m. in the Amen Corner, a community near the...
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Scam Victim Warns Of Tax Fraud Tactic
ELK RIVER, Minn. (WCCO) – Tax day is days away. Tuesday, April 17th is the filing deadline this year. If you haven’t sent in your return yet, one Minnesota man warns that you could be hit with quite...
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