Lung Cancer Screenings Recommended For Heavy Smokers
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Doctors say it kills more patients every year than breast, prostate and colon cancer combined.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Doctors say it kills more patients every year than breast, prostate and colon cancer combined.
Insurance signups through Minnesota's health care marketplace continued to grow into February to more than 90,000 people, but enrollment continues to be weighted more toward public plans over private insurance.
CVS Caremark is kicking the habit of selling tobacco products at its more than 7,600 drugstores nationwide as it focuses more on providing health care. The nation's second-largest drugstore chain said Wednesday that it will phase out cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco by Oct. 1.
A young woman who grew up in Stillwater was just the "Biggest Loser" on national television Tuesday night. Twenty-four-year-old Rachel Frederickson went from 260 pounds to 105 pounds, for a total loss of 155 pounds since late June. That's almost 60 percent of her body weight.
The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says 54 people died as a result of heroin overdoses in the county last year.
If you live in Polk, Pierce, or St. Croix County in western Wisconsin, you're likely paying about twice as much as your neighbor across the river in Stillwater.
Gov. Mark Dayton is postponing his hip surgery so he can attend the memorial service for Joan Mondale. The wife of former Vice President Walter Mondale died Monday at age 83.
In the aftermath of the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, some experts say the heroin problem is now an epidemic both nationally and here in Minnesota. Deaths by overdose driven by the prescription opiates have eclipsed death by car accidents in this country.
The news of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman's untimely death sent a shock wave through social media Sunday -- and re-opened the dialogue of drug abuse and addiction.
As the lights glistened on Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis, skiers took part in a celebration of Minnesota winter. Former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak was ready to slip on his ski boots. You would never know his last ski trip was almost his very last. "I did come a little closer to not being here than I'd probably ever want to," Rybak said. On Jan. 7, Rybak was skiing in Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis when he suffered a major heart attack.
An illness that only affects pigs is making its way across the Midwest, including here in Minnesota. The Porcine Epidemic Virus (P.E.D.) killed more than 7,000 pigs at a facility near Good Thunder last December. Pork producers say newborn piglets are most susceptible, and it's always fatal. The virus' devastation cost the facility about $500,000.
Fourteen people who managed the troubled MNsure online health insurance exchange were collectively paid bonuses of more than $26,000 just after its launch, state officials said.
Some Minnesota families didn't want to wait for lawmakers to decide whether or not to legalize marijuana. They've already started over in Colorado to be able to treat their sick kids with the plant they believe will make them better.
Minnesota may be taking a big step to stop the sale of synthetic drugs in the state. A special committee of lawmakers approved a sweeping set of changes Wednesday to end what some describe as an "epidemic." They are substances sold in head shops around the state as incense and bath salts, but they're extremely dangerous when ingested. The drugs have exotic names and seductive websites, but they're easily available on Minnesota Main Streets.
More than one third of American children are overweight or obese, and a new study shows signs of this health problem can be detected earlier than you might think.
Documents say 62-year-old Bennett Thomas caused an excess of $200,000 worth of damage to businesses and residences in Uptown when he started a series of fires in late July. Authorities say he did it for fun.
Edina police at the center of a lawsuit alleging excessive force. Why this video of the incident at a Twin Cities mall doesn't tell the whole story.
The Minnesota Lottery says someone has yet to claim their $1 million prize for winning the Minnesota Millionaire Raffle earlier this year.
Minneapolis police need the public's help to find a stolen puppy, and to identify several persons of interest in the case.
A dog rescue owner charged with torturing animals is now accused of continuing to operate.
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.
Zebra mussels, an invasive species, have been found in a lake south of the Twin Cities.
Eight train cars carrying ethanol derailed in central Minnesota Wednesday night, though railway officials say no one was injured and the cars "were not compromised."
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.
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.
Two grocery stores will open in Minneapolis. One on the northside and one of the southside, bringing relief to some communities that need it.
City and community leaders in Minneapolis on Monday detailed an ordinance that they hope will reduce the amount of hazardous vacant buildings.
Esme Murphy takes a look at the life and career of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame store is releasing bobblehead versions of presidential candidates ahead of the November election.
Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris will visit some battleground states on Friday with running mate Gov. Tim Walz, while former President Donald Trump will make a campaign stop in solidly-red Montana.
The party plans to train and deploy 100,000 election monitors to ensure all votes are counted. Yet, Thursday WCCO cameras weren't allowed to see what training looks like.
Trump and his running mate are attacking Walz's military record. Caroline Cummings digs into the claims about what he did, and didn't do, while in uniform.
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.
Starting Sunday, customers can bring a used denim item — any brand, in any condition — to a Target store and trade it in for a coupon worth 20% off a new denim purchase.
Documents say 62-year-old Bennett Thomas caused an excess of $200,000 worth of damage to businesses and residences in Uptown when he started a series of fires in late July. Authorities say he did it for fun.
Edina police at the center of a lawsuit alleging excessive force. Why this video of the incident at a Twin Cities mall doesn't tell the whole story.
Minneapolis police need the public's help to find a stolen puppy, and to identify several persons of interest in the case.
A dog rescue owner charged with torturing animals is now accused of continuing to operate.
A jury found 25-year-old Damarean Bible guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, according to court records. His sentencing is set for Sept. 11.
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.
Matt Wallner hit the go-ahead three-run homer for the Minnesota Twins in the fifth inning of the nightcap to spoil Cleveland starter Alex Cobb's season debut and fuel a 6-3 victory for a doubleheader sweep on that gave the Guardians their seventh straight loss and further tightened the AL Central race.
The Minnesota Vikings on Friday announced a cornerback swap with the Dallas Cowboys.
There's plenty of intrigue heading into the Vikings first preseason game.
Mike Sertich, the longtime University of Minnesota Duluth hockey coach who led the Bulldogs to the 1984 NCAA title game, died Thursday after a fight with pancreatic cancer.
Pili recently participated in a book drive at The Neighborhood House in St. Paul, where she talked to kids about the importance reading and gave each of them a free book.
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.
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.
There is some positive news on crime coming out of the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. Car thefts have seen a big drop.
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 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.
Many Minnesotans were treated to a stunning double rainbow on Thursday.
It's cooler than average. Tonight temps across the state could be in the high 40s to low 50s — about ten degrees cooler than normal. We do stay dry this weekend, but it'll be in the mid 70s. Lisa Meadows breaks down the weekend forecast and gives us a look at our next seven days.
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.
We are cooler than normal, barely getting out of the upper 60s today. Our temps feel much more like fall than summer. Thankfully we do warm up slightly going into the weekend. Lisa Meadows breaks it all down.
It'll be a dry weekend, and though Friday is quite cool, there will be a slight warmup on Saturday.
This autumn-like weather will continue through the weekend, but as we head into next week, heat and humidity return.
It's cooler than average. Tonight temps across the state could be in the high 40s to low 50s — about ten degrees cooler than normal. We do stay dry this weekend, but it'll be in the mid 70s. Lisa Meadows breaks down the weekend forecast and gives us a look at our next seven days.
Neighborhood kids gather to play baseball at Roosevelt sandlots.
A Minneapolis man and his puppy are reunited after the puppy was stolen Monday.
Several businesses were damaged in an arson fire, weeks later they are still struggling. Police are looking for the suspect after he was released.
We are cooler than normal, barely getting out of the upper 60s today. Our temps feel much more like fall than summer. Thankfully we do warm up slightly going into the weekend. Lisa Meadows breaks it all down.