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Target Starts Featuring Clothes Made From Plastic Bottles
Repreve, a company based in North Carolina, has found a way to convert plastic bottles into fabric. And one Minnesota company is incorporating the material into one of its clothing lines.
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Repreve, a company based in North Carolina, has found a way to convert plastic bottles into fabric. And one Minnesota company is incorporating the material into one of its clothing lines.
Target is recalling more than a half million water-absorbing Easter egg and dinosaur toys.
The president of Minnesota's ubiquitous pawn store chain says his business is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
After a recent change in Canada's milk pricing policy, a number of Minnesota and Wisconsin dairy farmers are scrambling for new markets.
An airline headquartered in the Twin Cities is shifting most of their flights to the west coast, potentially uprooting several of their employees in the process.
Amazon is introducing new tools to help parents see what their kids are doing on the company's Fire tablets. As a bonus, the e-commerce giant says its service will also help spark discussions about the books kids read and the videos they watch.
Inside the FAA air traffic control tower at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, communicating flight information with pilots is critical. Getting planes in and out of the skies requires accurate instruction, with zero room for errors.
Supervalu Inc. is buying grocery distributer Unified Grocers Inc. for $114 million cash, boosting the grocery store operator's wholesale business.
John Kozlik and his partner bought a newly-renovated house from a flipper in south Minneapolis last year. They had no idea about the seller's history of fraud.
The man shown in the videos claimed to be a doctor who needed to be at work the next day, reports say.
Clients from Iowa, the Dakotas, and even Tennessee all come to this small town near Rochester.
We could see the trend continue. Gas prices could go up another 20 to 40 cents by Memorial Day.
Erin Rolek is the first sommelier from Minnesota ever named to that list.
It's that time of year again when allergies bring on the itchy noses, watery eyes and sneezing. With so many over-the-counter options, how do you find which works best for you?
One of the men accused of bilking Starkey Hearing out of $20 million is firing back with scathing allegations directed at owner Bill Austin.
A southern Minnesota bakery is trying to find out who the nation's next president will be with a sweet twist on political polling.
Federal and local leaders are celebrating in Minneapolis on Monday after all 42 public housing high-rises in the city now have fire sprinklers.
A man was fatally stabbed during a fight in Eden Prairie Saturday evening, police said, and his alleged attacker is in custody.
A stretch of highway in the east metro has reopened after a fatal crash caused a closure earlier Monday morning.
Data from GasBuddy shows prices in Minnesota seem to have settled in around $3.30 to $3.37.
A candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives and his wife both face charges after authorities allegedly found a stockpile of stolen signs in their backyard in central Minnesota.
With Minnesota primary day just days away, candidates like Don Samuels are making final pitches to voters.
A disaster recovery center is now open in a southern Minnesota town that was one of the hardest hit communities by severe storms and flooding.
A championship high school girls hockey coach can breathe a sigh of relief, after parents admitted to lying about him. It took a lawsuit to get to the bottom of the untrue claims.
Authorities in Pine County are asking for the public's help in finding a 39-year-old man who walked away from a group home on Thursday morning.
The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office says it received a report of a crash at the intersection of Highway 65 and County Highway J in Kinnickinnic at 3:44 p.m.
JD Vance stood alongside Wollard International employees while he said Harris doesn't deserve a promotion, but instead deserves to be fired.
Roughly 12,000 people turned out to a rally in a rural area of Eau Claire on Wednesday afternoon to see Vice President Kamala Harris and her newly-minted running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the campaign said, in their first appearance in the Midwest since cementing the ticket.
With just 90 days until Election Day, the battleground state of Wisconsin hosted dueling presidential campaign events on Wednesday about an hour and a half east of the Twin Cities.
Voters in Minnesota and western Wisconsin got a chance Tuesday to chat with neighbors about all the political news during National Night Out.
Veteran's Farming Initiative is a nonprofit that helps veterans and their families heal and learn through specialized farming programs.
Michael McDowell is training Uncle Sammy's nieces and nephews to keep the eatery open.
There's an important event this weekend trying to address the health care crisis in the Black community.
In just under two months, more than 4,000 volunteers will work to transform a portion of St. Paul's east side, creating a new neighborhood in the process.
Andy Baseman is using his own experience being homeless to make Metro Transit light rail trains safer. He's there to help people who are struggling, not enable them.
Wisconsin Capitol Police have declined to investigate the leak of a state Supreme Court abortion order in June because of a conflict of interest.
CBS News’ Carissa Lawson has all of the latest headlines from the campaign trail.
Primary voting is just two days away in Minnesota and Wisconsin. As voters are getting ready to cast their ballots, election security concerns are being raised. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy explains the impact on the November election and why Minnesota's Secretary of State is issuing a warning.
With Minnesota primary day just days away, candidates like Don Samuels are making final pitches to voters.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a twice-elected Democratic governor of a red state, outlined how the party can focus on wooing back rural America.
Data from GasBuddy shows prices in Minnesota seem to have settled in around $3.30 to $3.37.
From openings and closing to unionizing, there's been a lot of volatility in the industry, especially since the pandemic.
A new report shows Minnesota overpaid hundreds of millions of dollars in unemployment benefits during the pandemic.
A county fair in the west metro has a warning for concertgoers: beware of tickets on sale for free shows.
Two grocery stores will open in Minneapolis. One on the northside and one of the southside, bringing relief to some communities that need it.
A candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives and his wife both face charges after authorities allegedly found a stockpile of stolen signs in their backyard in central Minnesota.
Two people were shot and killed at a raceway just as a concert was about to begin.
A man was fatally stabbed during a fight in Eden Prairie Saturday evening, police said, and his alleged attacker is in custody.
Police say a driver struck a man trying to flee from officers on a Twin Cities freeway early Sunday afternoon.
A former worker at a Woodbury day care is facing charges after a baby girl was injured in April.
Former Rainbow Health workers held a rally at their now-closed downtown Minneapolis office on Thursday to share their frustrations after a scheduled bargaining session was canceled.
Only about 28% of average-earners get paid family leave at work. New data that shows why paid leave is important — and not just for mothers.
Many deli counters were missing a popular brand of cold cuts for much of last week after Boar's Head recalled millions of pounds of deli meat due to a deadly listeria outbreak.
Minnesota and North Dakota are among the top three best states to have a baby, according to a new study by WalletHub.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Archewell Foundation is launching a new initiative, the Parents' Network, to support parents whose children have been victimized by harmful online content, from social media bullying to suicide ideation.
Steve Martin's next role will not be the Midwestern politician the internet hoped he'd portray.
Authorities say two suspected extremists believed to be tied to ISIS appeared to be planning an attack on an event in the Vienna area.
After a two-year hiatus, the Basilica Block Party is returning to Minneapolis to a new location on Boom Island.
The jury ruled the NFL violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service.
A county fair in the west metro has a warning for concertgoers: beware of tickets on sale for free shows.
The Minnesota Twins is honoring its origins by retiring the Washington Senators' "W", the team announced Sunday.
David Fry and José Ramírez homered, and the Cleveland Guardians held on to beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 to earn a split of the four-game series between the top two teams in the AL Central.
The U.S. powered its way to the top of the Olympic medal count at the 2024 Paris Games, continuing a streak that's been going on for years.
Only two of those victories had been by single digits before the game against France.
Steven Kwan homered on the second pitch of the game and Bo Naylor went deep for the Cleveland Guardians in a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon is warning about disinformation in the days leading up to the state's primary and the November election.
Primary voting is just two days away in Minnesota and Wisconsin. As voters are getting ready to cast their ballots, election security concerns are being raised. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy explains the impact on the November election and why Minnesota's Secretary of State is issuing a warning.
Lost in the overwhelming developments in the presidential race, including the ascension of Gov. Tim Walz to a vice presidential nominee, is the looming Aug. 13 primary. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy breaks down the key races voters will decide on next week.
Lost in the overwhelming developments in the presidential race, including the ascension of Gov. Tim Walz to a vice presidential nominee, is the looming Aug. 13 primary. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy breaks down the key races voters will decide on next week.
Lost in the overwhelming developments in the presidential race, including the ascension of Gov. Tim Walz to a vice presidential nominee, is the looming Aug. 13 primary. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy breaks down the key races voters will decide on next week.
In this week's Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen travels to Fillmore County to show us how Mystery Cave got its name.
Summer is roller coaster season in Minnesota. And there's one up north that provides a different kind of experience. In this week's Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen shows us how pure gravity fuels the Timber Twister.
Instead of watching old, classic cars leave the state, a museum in Wright County is trying to keep them around at the Veit Museum near Buffalo.
When Belgian immigrants settled in Ghent, they brought along rolle bolle — a sport that's sort of a cross between curling and lawn bowling — but you don't play with a ball, you play with a bolle.
The town of Remer is surrounded by hundreds of acres of woods and marshes. A perfect place for squirrels, deer, bears and maybe even Bigfoot.
At first glance, it looks like a pretty purple flower. The creeping bellflower been popping up all over gardens, yards, and alleys this summer.
It's not a new concept by any means. Color analysis has been around for decades and was wildly popular in the 1980s with the release of Carole Jackson's "Color Me Beautiful."
Ultra-processed foods — with added ingredients like preservatives, artificial flavors and colors — make up 73% of the U.S. food supply.
Why do we have intense dreams when we're sick? There could be a couple of variables involved.
A major decision awaits Vice President Harris. The presumptive Democratic nominee for president will soon announce her running mate.
The northern lights dazzled Minnesotans overnight, and some WCCO viewers shared their best pictures.
The Minnesota State Fair has announced its new offerings for 2024, and they include plenty of fried foods, plenty of dairy, and plenty of sweet corn. See the full roster of new items here.
Thousands lined the streets of Hennepin Avenue on Sunday for the Twin Cities Pride Parade.
Many Minnesotans will be cleaning up Thursday from a storm system that brought sizable hail, heavy winds and possible tornado touchdowns.
Minnesotans were delighted by an otherworldly light show Friday night that was on a level the state hadn't seen in nearly two decades.
Meteorologist Lisa Meadows says Monday and Tuesday will be pleasant summer days, but showers and storms are possible for the rest of the work week.
In Minnesota, weather can be all over the place. Here at WCCO, we want to give you what you need to prepare for what's happening next.
WCCO meteorologist Katie Steiner says that things are looking calm and warm and sunny for the next day or two, with highs in the low 80s.
Expect highs around 80 in the Twin Cities, lots of sunshine and low humidity.
Expect highs around 80 in the Twin Cities, lots of sunshine and low humidity.
Meteorologist Lisa Meadows says Monday and Tuesday will be pleasant summer days, but showers and storms are possible for the rest of the work week.
Federal and Minneapolis leaders are celebrating now that fire sprinklers have been installed in all public housing in the city.
A man was fatally stabbed during a fight in Eden Prairie Saturday evening, police said, and his alleged attacker is in custody.
A large fire at the former site of St. Paul’s Ngon Bistro kept firefighters busy early Monday morning.
Cody Jazdzewski is being sentenced on Monday for killing a woman and injuring a man while driving drunk last year in Columbia Heights.