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One month later, a new reality still does not seem quite real for Jennifer Smith. "Our lives have just been turned upside down. It's been like a big, horrifying nightmare," said Smith. Her world changed forever the morning of October 15.
For investigators in Barron, Wisconsin residents, it is nothing short of frustrating. Thursday marks one month since the murders of James and Denise Closs, with still no solid answers. On a tragic and unfortunate anniversary, community members wore green on Thursday – the favorite color of the Closs family's 13-year-old daughter Jayme, who mysteriously disappeared and has yet to be seen since the killings.
The FBI is examining additional surveillance video taken from an expanded area around the Wisconsin home where a couple was shot and killed and their daughter was apparently abducted.
It's been 25 days since Jayme Closs disappeared, and her parents were killed.
Eighteen days into the investigation, some 2,100 leads and tips have come and gone and still no suspect and no sign of Jamey Closs.
Halloween is all about tricks and treats, but there is a dark shadow hanging over the holiday in Barron County, Wisconsin, as Jayme Closs remains missing. "It could hit a small town, anywhere," said mother LeAnn Lanners.
Jayme Closs disappeared from her western Wisconsin home more than two weeks ago, and there's yet no new clues as to what happened to her.
A man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly entered the Closs home in Barron, Wisconsin and stole various items, including what is believed to be some of missing teen Jayme Closs' clothing.
It's been two weeks since Jayme Closs disappeared from her western Wisconsin home, where her parents were fatally gunned down inside.
A funeral was held Saturday for a slain Wisconsin couple while their 13-year-old daughter remains missing.
The wait for answers continues in the case of Wisconsin teenager Jayme Closs, who has been missing since Oct. 15. For another family from the same area, the tragedy is all too real.
The reward for information in the search for Jayme Closs is now at $50,000.
It's been 11 days since Jayme Closs disappeared from her western Wisconsin home, and now the FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the 13-year-old's whereabouts.
Wednesday marks the 10th day of searching for Jayme Closs, the western Wisconsin teenager whose parents were killed in their home.
Two-thousand people are expected to take part in a search Tuesday for Jayme Closs, the Wisconsin teenager who's been missing since police responded to a 911 call at her home last week and found her parents shot dead.
Investigators are seeking the public's help in finding vehicles of interest -- a red/orange car, believed to be a 2008-2014 Dodge Challenger/Charger, and a black SUV, believed to be a 2006-2010 Ford Edge or 2004-2010 Acura MDX.
Seven days, and no clear answers Sunday night in the search for Jayme Closs.
It is day six and the first weekend in the search for Jayme Closs in western Wisconsin. The 13 year old has been missing since early Monday morning. Her parents, James and Denise, were found shot to death inside their home. Someone called 911 from the mother's cellphone at about 1 p.m. Monday morning. Law enforcement showed up four minutes later, but Jayme was gone. There has been no sign of her since.
Don Davis is not connected to the Jayme Closs investigation in any way, but thinks it may be a tough one to solve.
"It just breaks your heart that it's this close to home, because Barron's a small town. It's quiet," a neighbor told WCCO.
New details have emerged into the 911 call placed from the Closs family home the night James and Denise Closs were found dead in their Barron, Wisconsin home.
While investigators have received more than 800 tips in the search for Jayme Closs, no clues have emerged as to where the 13-year-old girl is five days after her parents were found dead in the family's western Wisconsin home.
The Barron County Sheriff's Department is asking for 100 volunteers to help conduct a routine search for evidence that may be related to the case of a missing 13-year-old girl. Jayme Closs, 13, disappeared Monday morning. Investigators believe she was inside her home when her parents – 46-year-old Denise and 56-year-old James Closs – were killed.
The intense search for a western Wisconsin teenager entered its fourth day Thursday, as officials believe the girl is still in danger after her parents were found dead in their home earlier this week.
Investigators are revealing more Wednesday about how the parents of a missing Wisconsin teenager died. Autopsies are completed on Jayme Closs's parents as investigators frantically search for her. The 13 year old has been missing since early Monday morning. That is when police responded to a garbled 911 call at her home in rural Barron, Wis., and found her parents dead inside.
Highs will be just below freezing as the week begins, with freezing drizzle, freezing rain and snow possible across Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Luigi Mangione is due in a New York courtroom to face state charges in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
President Biden is granting clemency to 37 of the 40 federal inmates facing death sentences. Their sentences will be commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
A report by the House Ethics Committee found former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid multiple women, including a 17-year-old girl, for sex.
Nicole Hensley made back-to-back saves in the shootout and the Minnesota Frost earned their fourth straight victory with a 4-3 shootout win over the New York Sirens.
Several Minnesota breweries are stepping up to help another brewery with deep ties to the state.
On St. Paul's Payne Avenue, a street once forgotten by many is making a comeback.
Dan Reed is on a campaign to get more people to become donors. The more people he can register, the higher up he gets on the transplant list.
Not a lot of employers center their workforces around young people, but that's what the Cookie Cart is all about.
Mental health is a topic that some might feel uncomfortable talking about. In St. Louis Park there's one event trying to change that.
Several Minnesota breweries are stepping up to help another brewery with deep ties to the state.
Police in southern Minnesota arrested an 18-year-old man in connection to a deadly shooting on Saturday.
Fraudsters have been posing as deputies reporting an "urgent" civil matter and more.
A Montrose man has pleaded guilty in connection to a deadly multi-vehicle collision involving a stolen truck earlier this year.
A 61-year-old man is dead after the vehicle he was driving collided with two semi-trucks on Interstate 94 during Thursday's winter storm.
The Centers for Disease Control says no person-to-person transmission has been detected and the risk to the general public remains low.
The man was flown to a hospital in Minnesota, but the department gave no word on his condition. No one else was hurt.
Xcel says the project is intended to replace the energy that will be lost when its coal-fueled power plant near Stillwater closes in 2028.
Minnesota and Wisconsin leaders are responding to the school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.
Roughly 70,000 gallons of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin, officials said.
Dan Reed is on a campaign to get more people to become donors. The more people he can register, the higher up he gets on the transplant list.
Army veteran Delphine Littlewolf and her 7-year-old son Curtis have been living in her compact car for six months.
It looks like any other grocery store, but when you check out at Today's Harvest in Maplewood, shoppers aren't spending a dime.
The Buck Hill slopes played host to "Carve for a Cure" on Sunday, a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
As an equestrian with years of experience, Jen Kelly has taken a tumble or two — until a tumble in September 2020 where she broke three vertebrae in her neck and crushed her spinal cord.
President Biden is granting clemency to 37 of the 40 federal inmates facing death sentences. Their sentences will be commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
A report by the House Ethics Committee found former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid multiple women, including a 17-year-old girl, for sex.
The new year signals the start of new laws taking effect in Minnesota, which will impact Minnesotans' health, wallets and safety.
The new year signals the start of new laws taking effect in Minnesota, which will impact Minnesotans' health, wallets and safety.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in New York earlier this month, and there has been some celebration on social media of the suspected killer.
If the snow can stick around, they could get back on track. But across the industry there is concern about what the Arctic Cat news means for snowmobile dealers.
For generations, it's been an iconic part of the Twin Cities, and now it has its very own song, thanks to one of Minneapolis' own.
It looks like any other grocery store, but when you check out at Today's Harvest in Maplewood, shoppers aren't spending a dime.
Heating your home in the winter can take a toll on your pocketbook, but it doesn't have to with some easy tips to save.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans produce 25% more trash from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day.
Luigi Mangione is due in a New York courtroom to face state charges in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Police in southern Minnesota arrested an 18-year-old man in connection to a deadly shooting on Saturday.
The suspect drove through the doors of a JCPenny in Killeen, Texas, and continued inside for "several hundred yards," an official said.
Fraudsters have been posing as deputies reporting an "urgent" civil matter and more.
A 29-year-old man has been charged with second-degree unintentional murder after a shooting that stemmed from a claimed theft.
Mental health is a topic that some might feel uncomfortable talking about. In St. Louis Park there's one event trying to change that.
Minneapolis has softened an ordinance that prohibited obstructing entrances and driveways to abortion clinics after anti-abortion activists sued to challenge it on free-speech grounds.
Under the new law, aerosol dusters will need to be kept behind store counters, and can only sold to people 21 or older starting Jan. 1, 2025.
The Centers for Disease Control says no person-to-person transmission has been detected and the risk to the general public remains low.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Wednesday that it had detected presumptive positive human case of H5N1 in Barron County.
The lawsuit lays out Blake Lively's allegations against Justin Baldoni during their time working on "It Ends with Us."
Holidazzle is a free event with lights, stage performances, Santa, nearly 200 vendors and more. It runs Wednesday through Sunday.
For generations, it's been an iconic part of the Twin Cities, and now it has its very own song, thanks to one of Minneapolis' own.
Among the 25 films selected by the Library of Congress to be preserved for future generations are the Coen Brothers' "No Country for Old Men," "The Social Network," Cheech & Chong's "Up in Smoke," and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
Thirty years ago on Friday, the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington was demolished.
Watch an unforgettable moment during an Alexandria football game that brought the crowd to tears. Plus, a tough battle in boy’s basketball between Rockford and Zimmerman.
Nicole Hensley made back-to-back saves in the shootout and the Minnesota Frost earned their fourth straight victory with a 4-3 shootout win over the New York Sirens.
Sam Darnold has inspired confidence in his coach and teammates throughout this career-changing season. With the Vikings facing another late deficit, they had no doubt he'd deliver.
Steph Curry scored 11 straight points in the fourth quarter and 31 for the night as the Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-103.
Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves for his NHL-leading fourth shutout of the season and 41st of his career to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-0 victory Saturday night over the Minnesota Wild, who have lost four in a row.
Esme Murphy talks with Congressman Pete Stauber, who hopes to see President Biden’s 20-year moratorium on new mining near the Boundary Waters reversed by President-elect Donald Trump.
President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to reverse President Biden's 20-year moratorium on new mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on his first day in office.
In this election, Klobuchar faired much better than all other Senate Democrats — she won by a significantly larger margin.
For Democrats the postmortem continues on why Vice President Kamala Harris and her Running mate Governor Tim Walz performed more poorly with almost every demographic than Joe Biden did in 2020. In Minnesota, Senator Amy Klobuchar did much better than Harris with some of those same groups.
As Election Day nears, experts say voters in Wisconsin and other battleground states will decide the 2024 presidential election winner.
During the first week of December, Little Falls holds Christmas tours around town. It's a chance for historic buildings to deck their halls and spread their cheer.
Duluth is known for its scenic views across the city, but one location stands out from the rest.
One family's creative design in central Minnesota allows guests to sleep under the stars — at any time of year.
"Thomas Dambo, he believes the trolls really help us kind of shine a light on how we can take better care of the environment and be better to each other," said Stearns.
There are a lot of quirky town names in Minnesota: Embarrass, Nowthen, Clontarff, Kiester. But the people of Nimrod believe their name stands out from the rest.
There are a lot of reasons to get distracted this time of year and to procrastinate.
It's a term that's being thrown around a lot these days. Some think it's a social thing, others a medical thing.
Every home has a distinct smell, and chances are your home smells just as strong to other people. Why can't we notice our own home's smell but we can notice everyone else's?
An important deadline is approaching, and we're not talking about Christmas shopping. End of semester exams are coming up for students of all ages.
Jeff Wagner dives into the cold-weather dating trend that has singles looking for love with a time limit.
Regions Hospital and Children's Minnesota share photos of their tiniest patients dressed to the nines for Halloween.
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.
Highs will be just below freezing as the week begins, with freezing drizzle, freezing rain and snow possible across Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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.
Light precipitation is possible Monday, with highs just below freezing.
Minnesota and most of the country will be above average for the holidays this coming week, says NEXT Weather Meteorologist Katie Steiner.
WCCO meteorologist Katie Steiner says tonight into tomorrow we could see a slight chance of flurries.
If you still have to get some Christmas gifts, you have a little bit of time left, plus more of the day’s top stories.
A record more than 119 million people are expected to travel in the U.S. for the holidays.
Light precipitation is possible Monday, with highs just below freezing.
Former Gopher and Super Bowl champion Ben Utecht loves to sing, especially at Christmastime. Mike Max caught up with him during one of his holiday performances.
Minnesota and most of the country will be above average for the holidays this coming week, says NEXT Weather Meteorologist Katie Steiner.