WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul

Minn. Corn Harvest Only 91 Percent Complete
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – 2 hrs 54 mins ago

With snow on the ground, Minnesota's corn harvest is only 91 percent complete. Full Story »
Lots Of 'Love' For Gophers Volleyball
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 7:44 pm ET

Tabitha Love is a tall order and it has taken time for her to adjust into her 6-foot-6-inch frame. However, she has hit a good stride by the adjustments she has made off the court. Full Story »
Girl's Heart Transplant Is Family's Christmas Gift
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 7:42 pm ET

For the first time in her young life, 3-year-old Madison Rippy has the energy to play. The heart beating inside of her is nothing short of a miracle. It has been 129 days since doctors at the Mayo Clinic performed a life-saving heart transplant on little Madi. Now she is running around her Blaine home and bringing joy to her parents. Full Story »
$67,000 Holiday Lights Bill Taken To Court
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 7:38 pm ET

As holiday light installers go, Rob Schlosser is pretty high profile. Ads for Schlosser's company, Custom Christmas Lighting, regularly air on FM 107. All the favorable publicity is starting to get under Travis Fremming's skin. Full Story »
Rally Held To Support Edina Teacher Put On Leave
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 7:32 pm ET

It's a question about what a teacher can tell parents and a school district trying to protect the privacy of students and teachers. Full Story »
Health Department Opens H1N1 Shots To All
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 6:46 pm ET

Everyone in Minnesota will be eligible for the swine flu vaccine under new guidelines announced Monday by the Minnesota Health Department. Full Story »
Dad Who Helped Girl Recover After Being Shot Dies
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 6:40 pm ET

The father who helped his daughter to recover bit by bit from a devastating gunshot wound, died on Sunday. WCCO has covered several stories about Vernice Hall, an innocent girl shot two years ago. The family was told she wouldn't recover but her father never gave up on the daughter he called "Star." Full Story »
6 Officers, 19 Recruits Laid Off From MPD
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 6:39 pm ET

Six rookie Minneapolis police officers and 19 recruits will be out of work Christmas week. They received lay-off notices effective Dec. 22. The recruits were scheduled to graduate from the Minneapolis Police Department academy on Friday. Full Story »
Target Admits To Error In Advertising Organic Milk
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 6:34 pm ET

Target Corp. has admitted to wrongly advertising soy milk as organic, the U.S. Agriculture Department said in a letter announcing the conclusion of its investigation into a complaint filed by a farm policy group. Full Story »
Austin Police Nab Thieving Kids After Mom's Report
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 5:51 pm ET

The Austin Police Department nabbed a couple of sticky-fingered 9-year-olds after the mom of one reported them for stealing. Full Story »
Iran To Try 3 Hikers Who Crossed Iraqi Border
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 5:32 pm ET

Iran said Monday a court will try three Americans who wandered across the border from Iraq last July and became ensnared in an increasingly bitter standoff with the West over Tehran's nuclear program. Full Story »
Minn. DFL Party Tells Board Role In Kelliher Flap
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 5:23 pm ET

The head of Minnesota's Democratic Party said seven contributors had donations credited to a gubernatorial contender before officials realized they may have broken campaign laws. Full Story »
2 Women Reach Plea Deals In Wis. Revenge Plot
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 3:49 pm ET

Two Wisconsin women accused of seeking revenge on a cheating lover by gluing his penis to his stomach have reached plea deals that could keep them out of jail. Full Story »
Lawyer Accused Of Sex With 15-Year-Old Boy
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 3:15 pm ET

A lawyer from a Minneapolis law firm has been arrested and charged with having sex with a 15-year-old boy. According to the criminal complaint, Aaron F. Biber, 46, was arrested for having sex with a child he met through activities in the South Lake Minnetonka community. Full Story »
In Duluth, Carbon Offset Boosts The Holiday Cheer
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 3:02 pm ET

It was near opening night for Bentleyville, and Doug Zaun and Rachel Wagner were thinking about how nice the lights would look in Canal Park. Full Story »
Family Mourns Loss Of 3 In Lakeville Crash
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 2:39 pm ET

A Twin Cities family is mourning the loss of three relatives, all killed in a crash on County Road 50 in Lakeville Saturday night. Debra Buhmann was driving her 71-year-old mother, Shirley Iverson, and 8-year-old niece, Alexis Ferkle home from Christmas shopping at Target. Full Story »
Police: Robber Demands Pills From Andover CVS
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 2:23 pm ET

An armed gunman demanding Oxycontin pills robbed a CVS Pharmacy in Andover Saturday night, police said. Full Story »
Semi Truck Jackknifes, Drives Off Bridge
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 2:05 pm ET

A semi truck jackknifed and drove off a bridge on Interstate 35 in Faribault Monday morning. The accident happened near Highway 60 at about 10 a.m., according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Full Story »
2 Rescued From Mpls. Triplex Fire
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 2:01 pm ET

Two people were rescued from a triplex fire in south Minneapolis Monday morning. The fire began just after 7 a.m. on the 5700 block of Russell Avenue South. Full Story »
Snowy Commute Sees 72 Vehicles Off The Road
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 2:00 pm ET

The State Patrol said there were seven personal injury crashes, 72 vehicles off the road and 56 property damage crashes across the state this morning. Full Story »
Minn. Leans On Higher Ed Systems To Cover Bills
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 12:39 pm ET

Minnesota finance officials say they are borrowing earlier and more extensively from one state higher education system and will pay another system late to keep the state budget from going into the red. Full Story »
I-35W South To Close At Hwy 62 This Weekend
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 10:49 am ET

The southbound lanes of Interstate 35W will close at the intersection of Highway 62 at 10 p.m. Friday and will not re-open until 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 21. Full Story »
K-9 Deputy Cleared Of Using Excessive Force
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 10:26 am ET

A southern Minnesota sheriff's deputy has been cleared of allegations that he used excessive force by unleashing his police dog on a suspect. Full Story »
Buses Return To Marquette, 2nd Avenues Today
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 9:52 am ET

Many travelers may opt to take the bus into downtown on Monday, especially with the snow heading our way. And there's good news for those who do. Buses will return to Marquette and Second avenues for the first time on Monday since the streets were torn up. Full Story »
2nd Shoe Repair Shop Opens In Duluth
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul – Mon Dec 14, 9:48 am ET

For the first time in decades, the number of shoe repair shops in Duluth has increased. Now there are two. National observers say shoe repair -- long a declining industry -- has seen a resurgence with the recession as budget-conscious consumers opt to repair rather than replace their damaged shoes. Full Story »