Weather Officials Warn Additional NOAA Job Cuts Could Put "Communities In Harm's Way"

It's a good problem when Dakota County's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is empty, but emergency manager Kelly Miller is always on call.

Northfield Radio Station Turns To Listeners To Help Save Its Broadcast Tower

For 56 years, KYMN has been the area's only radio source for hometown news and high school sports broadcasts.

Despite Challenges, 95-Year-Old Minnesota Air Force Veteran Remains Steadfast In Faith

Beyond the U.S., his service took him to Guam and Japan, where his flight squad was in for a shake-up.

Car Frozen Into White Bear Lake Becomes Viral Sensation

"The front end is on the bottom, and the back end is kind of encased in probably 12 to 15 inches of ice at this point," Erickson said.

Minneapolis' Beloved Lake Of The Isles Ice Rink May Not Reopen For 2025-26 Season

"It's such a great activity in such a beautiful spot," said Janet Hallaway, from Minneapolis.

Twin Cities Nonprofit Wants Help From Teens To Create Social Media Warning Labels

While social media allows teenagers to connect, safety advocates say it also presents harmful content.

Rising Egg Prices May Have Some People Considering Raising Chickens — Here's How Much It Costs

Michelle Bruhn keeps a small flock of chickens in the backyard of her White Bear Lake home.

Apple Valley Mom Starts Matchmaking Service To Help People With Intellectual Disabilities Find Love

It's the most romantic week of the year, and an Apple Valley mom does something to honor her favorite show, "Love on the Spectrum."

Minnesota World War II Veteran Celebrates His 100th Birthday

Ralph Peebles was born in Minneapolis in 1925. From a young age, he embraced the Minnesota lifestyle and the lakes.

Inver Grove Heights Man Makes Unexpected Discovery While Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Imagine crossing an ocean and a continent, then climbing more than 19,000 feet above sea level and finding something from your hometown.

Forward Facing Sonar Is Helping Minnesota Anglers, But Is It Too Effective?

Ice conditions have been great for anglers this winter, and a new type of technology is helping them catch more fish.

Volunteers Knit Thousands Of Hats Each Year For Babies Born At Twin Cities Hospital

At Maple Grove Hospital, every newborn goes home with a gift almost as precious as they are: a handmade knit hat.

New Prague Company Helping Effort To Build Helium Plant On Iron Range

Experts call an accidental discovery on the Iron Range one of the most significant helium reservoirs in the world.

Southern Minnesota Volunteers Making Dozens Of Quilts For Victims Of Wildfires In Southern California

It's ten below zero in Montgomery Minnesota, but these ladies aren't bothered — they are focused.

MN Bishop To Start 'Word On Fire' Order Of Priests

Through the generosity of a donor, Word on Fire has secured a home in Rochester to serve as the order’s base.

New Como Sunken Garden Wheelchair Ramps Are "Life-Changing"

Thanks to a $765,303 fix: new wheelchair ramps that opened Sunday, people like Sheryle Royce from St. Francis, can pay a visit.

Drones Spotted Flying Over Nuclear Plant In Minnesota

Officers say they monitored the drones until they were no longer seen in the area.

Historic Robbinsdale Beehive Fireplace Restored After It Was Vandalized

Graffiti was sprayed across the beehive fireplace in Robbinsdale's Graeser Park. The fireplace is 10 feet tall and made of limestone.

Best Places To Live, Work, Play In MN: 2024 Recap

Some of the best places to live in the country are towns and cities in Minnesota, according to a handful of national rankings in 2024.

Twin Cities Fire Chiefs To Personally Deliver Fire Truck To Ukraine

It's the season of giving, and a retired pastor has teamed up with Twin Cities firefighters for a special overseas delivery.

Closest State House Race With Missing Ballots Wraps Up Day One Of Election Trial

Aaron Paul is asking the judge to invalidate the results of the election due to this error.

Buck Hill Hosts Inaugural Cancer Fundraising Event On The Slopes In Honor Of Late Employee

"I'm a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma survivor. I was diagnosed in 2009, and I finished chemo in 2011," said Kalaytowicz.

Those Experiencing Homelessness Get Winter Resources Saturday In St. Paul

It's the season of giving, and on Saturday, hundreds of people walked away happy with their gift.

Free Guitars 4 Kids Aims To Change Young Lives Through Self-Expression

"If I'm not playing it, I'm listening to it or thinking about it," 15-year-old Obadiah Gamble said.

How Did The Minnesota Town "Nimrod" Get Its Name?

"Nimrodians" blame Daffy Duck for complicating things. In a 1940 "Looney Tunes" clip, he called Elmer Fudd a "nimrod."

Behind The 100-Year-Old History Of Betty Crocker

According to General Mills Archivist Natasha Bruns, Crocker isn't a real person.

Invisible Wounds Project Opens New Support Center In Forest Lake

Daloia is helping craft a toy chest. He's made nearly 50. He does his work at the Invisible Wounds Project Support Center in Forest Lake.

6-Year-Old Girl Lives Out Dream Of Being A Superhero Thanks To Make-A-Wish Minnesota

Za'Nari, from Minneapolis, was diagnosed with leukemia when she was three.

Groundbreaking Held For First Exclusive Muslim Cemetery In Minnesota

There was a legal battle against the development by the township before it was struck by vandals in 2017 and again in 2021.

New Graduating Class Of Minneapolis Police Officers Include First Somali-American Woman

When Officer Ikran Mohamed was sworn in on Thursday night, she became the first Somali-American woman to join the force.

"Gus Walz Effect" Felt At Minnesota Autism Center, As Neurodivergence Enters Public Consciousness

Gus, who has a non-verbal learning disorder, started a conversation on neurodivergence. And some are still feeling the "Guz Walz effect."

Bernadette Anderson, Woman Who Helped Raise Prince, To Be Honored With Street Name

A north Minneapolis woman considered the mother of the Minneapolis sound is set to receive a big honor.

Minneapolis Nonprofit Provides Latino Community With Healthy, Culturally Appropriate Food

It's a program that Minnesota's largest Latino nonprofit has hosted since COVID began.

Human Remains Several Hundred Years Old Discovered In MN

Authorities are not disclosing the specific location of the remains but said they are located within "a known cultural site."​

Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Cares For Hundreds Of Injured Critters After Twin Cities Storms

It wasn't just trees falling during the severe storms earlier this week; nests came down, too.

Inside The Sheep Barn At The Minnesota State Fair

There's stiff competition inside the sheep barn at the Minnesota State Fair.

Twin Cities Metro Area Residents Continue Clean-Up Following Tuesday Storm

Like many in Scott Thorpe's Edina neighborhood, the whipping winds woke him up early in the morning.

Volunteers Hope To Restore Camp Parsons In Watertown, Site Of Many Memories For North Minneapolis Children

WCCO went west of the metro to Watertown, where there's a place known as the "magical Camp Parsons."

Hutchinson's Rachel Visser Named 71st Princess Kay Of The Milky Way

For her first official act of business, Visser will sit in a rotating cooler in the Dairy Building to have her likeness sculpted.

Tim Walz's Wife Gwen Discloses She Used Different Fertility Treatment Than IVF

"I cannot fathom the cruelty of politicians who want to take away the freedom for couples to access the care they need," Gwen Walz said.