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The train cars that went off the rails earlier this month in East Palestine, Ohio, were carrying several hazardous materials known to have potentially damaging health effects.
The crash happened at about 6:30 p.m. along Highway 7 near milepost 149, near Hale Township. A Chevrolet Silverado was traveling west when the vehicle left the road and rolled over.
The Grammy, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actress and musician will host the event on Saturday, Feb. 25.
Inside an unassuming warehouse in Cannon Falls, it has all the makings of a candy factory. Except what they're mixing and molding and shaking with sugar has a secret ingredient for adults only.
United Airlines will help families with children under 12 find seats together free of charge
With a major winter storm on the way, city officials in Minneapolis are urging residents to prepare to stay home for several days.
Minnesota lawmakers debated three plans to combat crime and protect our neighbors at the State Capitol Monday.
Ahead of this week's storm, Minnesota's largest city is asking people to be patient. Leaders are also asking everyone who can to move their cars off the streets completely.
A WCCO crew at the scene saw the wreckage, which involved an SUV and a sedan.
Carson Eichhorst, a 120-pound junior on Willmar's wrestling team, is known for a variety of devastating moves. And he does them all with one arm.
Debbie Montgomery's life story reads like a Hollywood movie script. She not only watched history unfold, she is a part of history.
When you need new heating and cooling equipment installed on top of the downtown, U.S. Bank tower, you cant do it with a crane.
One is a non-binding advisory referendum that asks voters if they believe that able-bodied, childless welfare recipients should be required to look for work. The other would make it harder for people accused of violent crimes to get out of jail on bail.
"We're talking up to $800,000 per snow emergency," said St. Paul Public Works Director Sean Kershaw. "That includes two daily shifts of about 70 to 80 plow drivers, plus gasoline, salt, sand and hopefully a snack."
Across the metro, people are venturing out to get what supplies they need to weather the approaching storm.
Polls are now open for the Minnesota primary, with plenty of key races to follow.
It’s primary day in Minnesota, North Dakota will take another hit at going green this fall and more.
Tuesday will be a typical August day, with sunshine and warm temperatures. Then, rain will return on Wednesday.
We've all played the crane game at some point and know how frustrating it is to try and win. There's a version of the game with a new twist at the Mall of America.
The state patrol is getting a new look for the first time in 50 years, plus more of the day’s top stories.
Wild Hockey is making it their mission to grow the game for all players, and that means removing cost barriers and access at a very young age.
Gov. Tim Walz is facing criticism from the Republican presidential ticket that he's to blame for Minneapolis burning in 2020.
A White state trooper who shot and killed a Black man during a traffic stop in Minneapolis last summer is now back on the job.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is now serving out his sentence for the murder of George Floyd from a facility in Oklahoma.
A near-death experience has left an Albertville teen with quite the story to tell, and her friends are making sure she recovers from a horrific accident in style.
A historic store lost when flooding caused part of a southern Minnesota dam to fail will soon have a new home.
Some southern Minnesota homeowners are not getting the federal flood recovery money they thought they were entitled to.
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.
Polls are now open for the Minnesota primary, with plenty of key races to follow. Here's what voters need to know.
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.
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.
Polls are now open for the Minnesota primary, with plenty of key races to follow.
Minnesota is one of four states hosting primary elections on Tuesday.
Gov. Tim Walz is facing criticism from the Republican presidential ticket that he's to blame for Minneapolis burning in 2020.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been disqualified from appearing on New York's general election ballot after a judge ruled Monday that he falsely claimed a New York residence on his nominating petitions.
The FBI launched the probes of the hacking of the Trump and Biden-Harris campaigns in the early summer.
The seasonal display at Michaels would have you thinking it's a crisp fall day in early October, but we haven't even snagged a Pronto Pup at the Minnesota State Fair yet.
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.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is now serving out his sentence for the murder of George Floyd from a facility in Oklahoma.
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.
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.
Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton was removed from the game against Kansas City because of discomfort in his right hip.
Wild Hockey is making it their mission to grow the game for all players, and that means removing cost barriers and access at a very young age.
Willi Castro had a three-run home run and Royce Lewis hit a two-run shot in a six-run second inning for the Minnesota Twins on the way to an 8-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy reported soreness in his right knee and was held out of practice on Monday night to undergo further examination.
The Minnesota Twins is honoring its origins by retiring the Washington Senators' "W", the team announced Sunday.
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.
The seasonal display at Michaels would have you thinking it's a crisp fall day in early October, but we haven't even snagged a Pronto Pup at the Minnesota State Fair yet.
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.
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.
Tuesday will be a typical August day, with sunshine and warm temperatures. Then, rain will return on Wednesday.
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.
Tuesday will be another pleasant day in Minnesota.
Tuesday will be another pleasant day in Minnesota.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says Tuesday looks like another beautiful day with highs in the lower 80s.
Polls are now open for the Minnesota primary, with plenty of key races to follow.
It’s primary day in Minnesota, North Dakota will take another hit at going green this fall and more.
Tuesday will be a typical August day, with sunshine and warm temperatures. Then, rain will return on Wednesday.
We've all played the crane game at some point and know how frustrating it is to try and win. There's a version of the game with a new twist at the Mall of America.
The state patrol is getting a new look for the first time in 50 years, plus more of the day’s top stories.