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Epilepsy Foundation Hosting Rally Saturday For Jerry Kill
The Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota announced Wednesday it will host a rally on Saturday for Gophers football coach Jerry Kill before Minnesota hosts San Jose State at TCF Bank Stadium.
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The Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota announced Wednesday it will host a rally on Saturday for Gophers football coach Jerry Kill before Minnesota hosts San Jose State at TCF Bank Stadium.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently released its "eat your fruits and vegetables" reminder. It used to be the experts suggested people eat between 3 to 5 servings of vegetables and 2 to 4 servings of fruits each day. But now the CDC says the number of servings depends on the person.
Al Quie is Minnesota's longest-living former governor, having just turned 90 years old on Wednesday. Quie remains keenly involved in the debate on issues of the day, such as the Affordable Care Act.
All across the state, workplaces, doctors' offices and drug stores have been offering the flu shot. For years, the Centers for Disease Control and Minnesota Department of Health have recommended people get vaccinated as soon as the vaccine is available, which is generally the middle to end of September.
With kids back in school, sports and clubs, they're going to need all the energy they can get. And with apple season in full-swing well, it's a no brainer to load up on fruit.
For months, a Minneapolis woman has been fighting to get her life back after a shocking setback. Sue Johnson lost her limbs due to complications from a kidney stone.
It seems a far cry from those dreary winter days when the flu bug is biting, but under September's sunshine, the influenza season is on the minds of many as they walk down Nicollet Mall.
Two days after his latest seizure on the sidelines, Gopher football coach Jerry Kill was back at work. And the U's athletic director said he supports the coach "100 percent." The coach was taken off the field at halftime of Saturday's game at TCF Bank Stadium. It was the third time in three years that he's had to miss part of a game because of his epilepsy. It's uncharted territory for a major college sports program, having this happen so frequently and so publicly.
Bullying is becoming an increasingly high-profile problem in schools across our state and the country. A new study suggests the effects of name calling aren't just emotional but physical, as well.
More Minnesota schools are serving up locally grown foods this year, thanks to farm-to-school initiatives at the state and local levels.
Don from Eden Prairie and Linda from Roseville want to know: What happens to the money collected when NFL players are fined?
MNsure is under fire, again. This time it's because of an employee accidentally sent out an email containing the personal information of thousands of Minnesotans.
Gov. Mark Dayton is defending Minnesota's online health insurance exchange after an accidental release of the private data of more than 2,400 insurance agents. MNsure officials say they quickly remedied the error by an employee, and will investigate it.
We all know that working out is good for your body, but it also can make aging more comfortable.
Leaders of Minnesota's new health insurance exchange moved quickly to fix what they now admit was a mistake.
A Minneapolis family is asking for the community's support in raising money to train a therapy dog for their toddler suffering from seizures.
Dozens of soldiers from the United States Army Reserve spent Saturday morning touring a part of everyday life that is essential, but rarely seen.
A worker at a Woodbury day care is facing charges after a baby girl was injured in April.
According to the Minneapolis Fire Department, crews were dispatched around 5 p.m. to the fire at a two-story apartment building on the 2600 block of Girard Avenue South.
Michael McDowell is training Uncle Sammy's nieces and nephews to keep the eatery open.
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.
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.
Two grocery stores will open in Minneapolis. One on the northside and one of the southside, bringing relief to some communities that need it.
New polls show the Harris-Walz ticket pulling ahead in key states. On Sunday morning, WCCO's Esme Murphy asked Sen.Tina Smith about that and other issues.
GOP VP nominee JD Vance responded to questions about comments by Trump that seemed to indicate an openness to restrictions on abortion pills.
Without citing specific evidence, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung blamed the hack on "foreign sources hostile to the United States."
Republicans are suspicious of his relationship with China, but Tim Walz has a record of criticizing the Chinese government.
Esme Murphy takes a look at the life and career of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz.
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.
A worker at a Woodbury day care is facing charges after a baby girl was injured in April.
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.
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.
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.
Rookie J.J. McCarthy rebounded from an ill-advised throw that was intercepted by Las Vegas starting cornerback Jack Jones with two touchdown passes against backups, a mixed but promising preseason debut for the Minnesota Vikings' future franchise quarterback in a 24-23 victory over the Raiders on Saturday.
A goal from forward Mallory Swanson in the 57th minute clinched the gold medal for Team USA.
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.
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.
Meteorologist Adam Del Rosso has the latest forecast late Sunday morning.
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.
A high-pressure system will bring more sunshine to Minnesota as the weekend wraps up.
Meteorologist Adam Del Rosso has the latest forecast Sunday morning.
We dip to the 60s overnight. We stay in the upper 70s for the rest of the weekend. There is a chance for rain during the middle of next week. Lisa Meadows breaks down the timing on that rain possibility.
Meteorologist Adam Del Rosso has the latest forecast late Sunday morning.
New polls show the Harris-Walz ticket pulling ahead in key states. On Sunday morning, WCCO's Esme Murphy asked Sen.Tina Smith about that and other issues.
WCCO’s Esme Murphy spoke with Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon on election misinformation as primary day approaches.
Wild turkeys are making a comeback in Minnesota. Here's how a Twin Cities community is dealing with them.
A summer staple that combines art and community is underway in Minneapolis.