Indians Homer Twice, Twins Lose Series Finale 9-2
Hector Santiago's debut with the Twins did not go well on what was an otherwise successful series against the Indians.
Hector Santiago's debut with the Twins did not go well on what was an otherwise successful series against the Indians.
Joe Mauer had four hits and four RBIs, Brian Dozier hit a three-run homer and the Minnesota Twins continued their mastery over the Cleveland Indians with a 13-5 win on Wednesday night.
Minnesota rookie Max Kepler homered for the fourth time in two games and the Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians 10-6 on Tuesday night after nearly blowing an eight-run lead.
Minnesota Twins rookie outfielder Max Kepler has been on an absolute tear for the better part of a month.
Max Kepler is powering his way into Rookie of the Year consideration. The German-born outfielder had three two-run homers and six RBIs, leading Minnesota to a 12-5 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.
The Minnesota Twins have acquired starting pitcher Hector Santiago a minor leaguer from the Los Angeles Angels for right-handers Ricky Nolasco and Alex Meyer and cash.
The Minnesota Twins announced Monday they have traded left-handed relief pitcher Fernando Abad to the Boston Red Sox.
The non-waiver trade deadline for Major League Baseball is 3 p.m. local time, and it appears the Minnesota Twins may not be done dealing.
Brian Dozier homered twice and Ervin Santana posted another strong start one day before the trade deadline as the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Sunday.
Byron Buxton flashed both the potential that made him baseball's top prospect in recent years, and the struggles that has observers questioning whether he's ready for the majors.
Pinch-hitter Joe Mauer drew a bases-loaded walk with one out in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
The San Francisco Giants acquired All-Star infielder Eduardo Nunez from the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night in exchange for a minor league pitcher.
Rookie Max Kepler continued his midseason surge with a game-tying home run among two hits and two RBIs as the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 on Thursday night.
Freddie Freeman homered, doubled and tied a career high with five RBIs as the Atlanta Braves held off the Minnesota Twins 9-7 Wednesday night for a two-game sweep.
Here are six Minnesota athletes who retired either far too young or with plenty left to play for.
The Minnesota Vikings have a chance to reaffirm their place atop the NFC North in Sunday's matchup with the rival Detroit Lions, but they'll likely be without several key players due to injury.
The Lynx' star averaged 20.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game during the regular season
Sabrina Ionescu hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer from the top of the key with 1 second left and Breanna Stewart scored 30 points to help the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 8-77 on Wednesday night, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five WNBA Finals series.
No matter how you slice it, 5-0 is a good place to be.
It was Gustavsson's first goal on any level and the first-ever goalie goal in Wild franchise history.
A Minnesota school district has just been forced to cancel the rest of its varsity football season because too many players have gotten hurt.
New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart says she and her wife, Marta Xargay Casademont, received threatening, homophobic anonymous emails after Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.
Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves and scored an empty-net goal as the Minnesota Wild snapped a two-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues.
Courtney Williams has had what she has described as a life-changing season with the Minnesota Lynx.
St. Paul community members grilled politicians Thursday night at a town hall about how to clean up their neighborhood.
"The age of barbed wire, jersey barriers, fencing and blight must come to an end," Council Member Aurin Chowdhury said. "We cannot allow for this corner to be a background for those who wish to manipulate our city's trauma for political gain."
Minnesota is still on track to launch its legal recreational cannabis market next year, the top official in the regulatory agency said, despite concerns from some prospective businesses that the process is moving too slowly.
The odds slightly favor colder-than-average temperatures, especially in western Minnesota.
St. Paul officials formally introduced Minnesotans to a 90-foot tall loon named "The Calling" in the Midway neighborhood on Thursday.
The Winona Police Department says officers responded to a report of a gunshot on the 300 block of West 10th Street around 4:22 a.m.
The odds slightly favor colder-than-average temperatures, especially in western Minnesota.
160 new jobs are expected to be created because of the expansion
The Anoka County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to help locate a 16-year-old girl who went missing in September.
Some looking to cash in on cannabis are frustrated now that the early business license approval is delayed until at least the end of the year, after regulators initially planned for this fall.
A young boy injured in a tractor accident during a field trip to a fall festival in Chippewa County last month got to meet the heroes who saved him.
Boats big and small are being beached and abandoned in the St. Croix River. City leaders in Hudson are trying to chart a course on how to clean them up.
With less than three weeks left until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Wisconsin on Thursday for the sixth time since she began her campaign.
Republicans are sensing an opportunity in Wisconsin's closely watched Senate race.
The fight to sway undecided voters is heating up in Minnesota and western Wisconsin with Election Day now just three weeks away.
A groundbreaking for a place that's expected to be a game changer for food entrepreneurs took place Wednesday. Northside Economic Opportunity Network's, also known as NEON, Collective Kitchen will provide commercial kitchen space — and opportunity.
A local food shelf gets a huge renovation and hopes to intercept violence in Minneapolis.
Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, was in Western Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
In Minnesota, around 290,000 people are in need of treatment for addiction, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. Some of those people happen to be women who are pregnant.
These days, more and more families are struggling to make ends meet. A Carver County nonprofit — Love Inc, or Love in the Name of Christ — is working to alleviate day to day burdens so families can focus on financials.
St. Paul community members grilled politicians Thursday night at a town hall about how to clean up their neighborhood.
Minnesota is still on track to launch its legal recreational cannabis market next year, the top official in the regulatory agency said, despite concerns from some prospective businesses that the process is moving too slowly.
WCCO's Esme Murphy talks with residents of Nicollet County about their thoughts on Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Kamala Harris spoke in front of GOP members in Wisconsin and Donald Trump met with undecided Latino voters during a town hall.
Election Day is now 19 days away. As election workers gear up for the big day, a big part of the job is making sure all the voting equipment is working right.
Holiday spending could break an all-time record this year. The National Retail Federation predicts that sales could hit a whopping $989 billion this season.
Rising prescription drug prices can be tough to swallow, but apps and websites can help lower your pharmacy bill.
Years after Krispy Kreme vanished from Minnesota following a much-ballyhooed opening blitz, the doughnut chain is planning to return to the state.
Every year, about a third of all food in the United States goes to waste. A healthy portion of that is due to confusion about labeling dates.
An organization in St. Paul is working to get people from tents and shelters into permanent homes.
St. Paul community members grilled politicians Thursday night at a town hall about how to clean up their neighborhood.
The Winona Police Department says officers responded to a report of a gunshot on the 300 block of West 10th Street around 4:22 a.m.
Elijah Vue's mother and boyfriend face new charges in the boy's death Wisconsin authorities announced Thursday.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office announced Thursday it sentenced a 22-year-old man to nearly six years in prison for violently stealing a Minnetonka family's vehicle.
The driver and passenger of the SUV sustained minor injuries. The apartment building received little damage.
Minnesota is seeing the highest number of whooping cough cases in eight years.
Kate Eggers Leaf and her husband John have been lacing up to run since before high school.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal had urged a probe into the USDA's handling of the Boar's Head plant, calling it an "abject failure."
BrucePac recalled nearly 12 million pounds of meat and poultry products used in popular products at Trader Joe's, Kroger and more.
Struggling pharmacy chain attempts turnaround amid low drug reimbursement rates and slower consumer spending.
Liam Payne, 31, died Wednesday after falling into the interior patio of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Pop star Liam Payne of One Direction died after falling into an interior patio of a hotel in Buenos Aires, officials said.
A new wave of lawsuits filed Monday accuses Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping men and women and molesting a 16-year-old boy.
One of the greatest actors of all time, Al Pacino's life might have turned out very differently, if not for his mother's determination, the faith of director Francis Ford Coppola, or his success at overcoming an addiction to drink. He talks about his new memoir, "Sonny Boy."
An event designed to get more people of color involved in the film and television industry is connecting Minnesotans to career expanding opportunities.
The Minnesota Vikings have a chance to reaffirm their place atop the NFC North in Sunday's matchup with the rival Detroit Lions, but they'll likely be without several key players due to injury.
The Lynx' star averaged 20.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game during the regular season
Sabrina Ionescu hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer from the top of the key with 1 second left and Breanna Stewart scored 30 points to help the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 8-77 on Wednesday night, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five WNBA Finals series.
No matter how you slice it, 5-0 is a good place to be.
It was Gustavsson's first goal on any level and the first-ever goalie goal in Wild franchise history.
As election day gets closer, polls in battleground states are what you should focus on, experts agree.
Analysts say national polls that show how tight the race is between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are not key indicators ahead of the election.
Analysts say national polls that show how tight the race is between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are not key indicators ahead of the election.
Analysts say national polls that show how tight the race is between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are not key indicators ahead of the election.
With the election just over three weeks away, concerns are mounting about threats to the election system nationwide.
Did you know Minnesota has a real castle? Miller Castle, near Nisswa.
In this edition of Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen takes us through the long history and evolution of the Goldy Gopher mascot.
The town has embraced the stones so much that every summer they have Agate Days, also known as the largest rock show in Minnesota, with over 100 vendors.
Eagles, pigs and aliens are three things that don't typically fit together. But at Mimi and Papa's in the far-southern Minnesota town of Windom, there's a lot that doesn't quite fit together.
What happened to Jesse James and his band of bank robbers after they fled Northfield? Some of them ended up near the town of Madelia.
Holiday spending could break an all-time record this year. The National Retail Federation predicts that sales could hit a whopping $989 billion this season.
The earliest snowfall in the Twin Cities was Sept. 24, 1985 — coming in a fourth-tenths of an inch. The latest first snowfall was on Dec. 3, 1928.
Rising prescription drug prices can be tough to swallow, but apps and websites can help lower your pharmacy bill.
Every year, about a third of all food in the United States goes to waste. A healthy portion of that is due to confusion about labeling dates.
How successful are NFL teams that start 5-0? Good Question. Here's why Vikings fans should be both excited and cautious given the team's history.
Minnesotans got a great view of the northern lights Thursday night due to the arrival of a severe geomagnetic storm.
Minnesotans got a great view of the northern lights Monday night.
Storms ripped through parts of Minnesota and western Wisconsin on Thursday evening. There were several reports of tornadoes and trees were downed in the metro and beyond, including in Cottage Grove, Anoka, Champlin and Fridley.
A powerful thunderstorm tore through the grounds of the Minnesota State Fair on Monday night, delaying Tuesday's opening.
A severe thunderstorm swept through the Twin Cities metro late Monday evening, bringing sights to behold.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says it will be a clear and breezy night, which will keep our temps up for a warm morning start.
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.
The odds slightly favor colder-than-average temperatures, especially in western Minnesota.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says tomorrow will be similar to today with sunshine, warmth and strong winds.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer has your latest forecast.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says it will be a clear and breezy night, which will keep our temps up for a warm morning start.
Attention shoppers, holiday spending could break an all-time record this year. The National Retail Federation predicts that sales could hit a whopping $989 billion this season. We get these outlooks every year. How do they forecast holiday shopping? Good Question. Kirsten Mitchell tracked down the formula.
Nearly one month has passed since 25 people, some children, wound up in the hospital after a field trip to a Wisconsin apple orchard. Now, one of the youngest victims in that wagon accident got to meet the heroes who saved him during a fall festival in Chippewa County.
St. Paul community members grilled politicians tonight at a town hall about how to clean up their neighborhood. David Schuman shows us the frustration people are feeling in Hamline-Midway.
On Monday, Republican Vice Presidential Nominee JD Vance visited Minneapolis' Third Police Precinct, which burned in the riots of 2020. During that visit, Senator Vance claimed Minneapolis is so overrun by crime that residents are fleeing the city. Time for a Reality Check with Pat Kessler.