Excellent Educator: John Glenn's Travis Stewart
This week's Excellent Educator teaches science at John Glenn Middle School in Maplewood, but he's most known for his lessons outside the classroom.
This week's Excellent Educator teaches science at John Glenn Middle School in Maplewood, but he's most known for his lessons outside the classroom.
Law enforcement officers rescued a driver from a Wisconsin lake after the woman fled from police who tried pulling her over in Minnesota.
A missing 4-year-old boy from Maplewood has been found safe. According to the Maplewood police, Daniel Sheppard Jr. was located early Monday morning and was returned to his mother by his father, Daniel Sheppard Sr.
The Maplewood Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying the suspect in a bank robbery that took place on Saturday.
Whether you want your child to be the next Mozart or simply seek well-rounded intellectual and emotional development, take a look at these options for making music a part of his or her life.
The company that owns Old Country Buffet said Thursday that it's shuttered 74 underperforming restaurants across the nation.
A 19-year-old Maplewood man faces a charge accusing him of stealing a cellphone from a 9-year-old girl's hands in St. Paul earlier this month, according to the Ramsey County Attorney's Office.
If you've ever wondered who it is that cleans your hotel room when you leave, Steve Utgaard is at your service.
A Minneapolis woman has been arrested in connection with a Maplewood home invasion last week. Shonice Lacyra Harmon, 23, was arrested on an aggravated robbery charge in connection to her role in the home invasion.
The man arrested in connection with the armed invasion of a 75-year-old woman's residence has been charged with fraud. Deandre Vershawn Wims was charged with one count of financial transaction fraud, according to the Ramsey County Attorney's Office.
Tips from the public helped Maplewood police catch one of three people wanted in connection with a home invasion. The crime took place Saturday afternoon at Carefree Cottages in Maplewood.
An elderly woman was threatened with a gun and strangled until she was unconscious during a home invasion over the weekend. Maplewood Police say two men were caught on surveillance video using stolen credit cards suspects and need your help identifying them.
A man has been charged with murder after a deadly home invasion in Maplewood n early November. Thirty-year-old Brandon Lamar Cooper is charged with two counts of second-degree murder for breaking into a home and then killing a man who lived there.
Two men facing murder charges in two separate Maplewood killings are making their first appearances in Ramsey County Court Thursday afternoon.
Authorities have identified a man who was shot and killed in a Maplewood home invasion early Saturday morning. Police say they were called at about 4:47 a.m. to a home on the 2200 block of Hazel Street on a report that a man had been shot.
Police say a man who was shot and killed inside his Maplewood home early Saturday morning was targeted by the suspect. The shooting happened at about 4:45 a.m. on the 2200 block of Hazel Street, according to Maplewood police. The suspect gained entrance to the home and fired a single shot, hitting and killing a 31-year-old man who lived there.
Two men were charged with murder Thursday after a fight in a Maplewood bar last year left another man dead. Police say one of the men is currently incarcerated in St. Cloud, but the other is still at large, and there's a warrant out for his arrest.
The Ramsey County Poor Farm is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1918 on White Bear Avenue in Maplewood. Some of the original structures included a nursing home and cattle barn. The barn could fit up to 75 cows and was a full production dairy farm at one point.
A 31-year-old Maplewood man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife in August. The Ramsey County Attorney's Office says Larry Todd Tennin was arrested in Waukegan, Illinois by U.S. Marshalls and the Great Lakes Regional Task Force. A warrant had been issued for his arrest on Sept. 10 for parole violation.
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A Maplewood man has pleaded guilty to fatally beating his girlfriend's daughter. Leb Meak, 35, admitted in court Tuesday that he punched, squeezed and threw the 18-month-old girl.
Kenneth Bowser called 911 from his home in Maplewood Saturday night saying he had just killed his son. Police met him at his front door. Then they handcuffed him and had him sit in his wheelchair.
A 90-year-old Maplewood man is accused of killing his son. Around 7:40 p.m. Saturday, Maplewood police say they got a 911 call from a man saying he had just shot and killed his son.
Investigators are at a home in Maplewood where they say a man called to say he had shot and killed his son.
Police have identified the man they are looking for in connection to the Sunday shooting death in the St. Paul suburb of Maplewood.
Nick Mullens threw a touchdown pass on the heels of Minnesota's quarterback rotation getting jumbled this week by J.
Amir Harden was killed in June after his father shot him. On Saturday friends and family gathered to remember him
The Gus Macker Tournament, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament that travels across the country is back in Minnesota for the first time since 2019.
Wisconsin election officials have decided to allow the Green Party's presidential candidate to remain on the battleground state's ballot.
A 23-year-old inmate at the Hubbard County Jail now faces additional charges of assault for stabbing a corrections officer.
The Gus Macker Tournament, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament that travels across the country is back in Minnesota for the first time since 2019.
Authorities in Brazil are investigating after a Minneapolis entrepreneur was found dead while on a business and vacation trip.
Nearly two days after an apartment fire in downtown Minneapolis, investigators found the bodies of a man and woman inside.
Ellen DeGeneres will end her stand-up comedy career with a taped comedy special at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis this weekend.
Three motorcyclists were killed in separate crashes on Minnesota roads Thursday in a 10-hour span, including two high-speed fatalities just 30 minutes apart on Interstate 35.
A 23-year-old inmate at the Hubbard County Jail now faces additional charges of assault for stabbing a corrections officer.
A big name in Minnesota politics has thrown her hat into a small tourist town's mayoral race.
A 31-year-old Frazee man faces charges for allegedly shooting a stranger during a fight at a trailer park.
A St. Charles teenager says he's lucky to be alive after a sudden illness required a heart transplant.
A Waite Park man was sentenced Thursday to more than six years for a 2021 St. Cloud bank robbery in which he took multiple hostages.
Wisconsin election officials have decided to allow the Green Party's presidential candidate to remain on the battleground state's ballot.
A Wisconsin jury has convicted a man in the shootings of three men whose bodies were found outside a quarry.
According to the initial investigation, a minivan had been passing other northbound vehicles in the wrong lane of traffic when it struck a southbound sedan towing a motorcycle trailer.
The August primaries have set the stage for the main November event in both Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Wisconsin voters have decided against two constitutional amendments passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that would have taken power away from the governor.
The Gus Macker Tournament, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament that travels across the country is back in Minnesota for the first time since 2019.
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.
Wisconsin election officials have decided to allow the Green Party's presidential candidate to remain on the battleground state's ballot.
Former New York congressman George Santos is expected to enter a guilty plea in federal court Monday on Long Island.
What a director for the Center of Applied Artificial Intelligence and professor at the University of St. Thomas has to say about the role generative AI may play in politics as the 2024 presidential election looms.
A big name in Minnesota politics has thrown her hat into a small tourist town's mayoral race.
Iowa abortion providers are opting to dismiss their lawsuit against the state since the Iowa Supreme Court allowed a strict abortion law to be enforced.
The Lowry Apartments in St. Paul is going into foreclosure, and the residents say they're in shock.
For parents, inflation and rising costs continue to impact purchasing decisions. Minnesotans are doing their best to save money while still letting their kids get some of their wants.
A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
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.
A 23-year-old inmate at the Hubbard County Jail now faces additional charges of assault for stabbing a corrections officer.
Former New York congressman George Santos is expected to enter a guilty plea in federal court Monday on Long Island.
Authorities in Brazil are investigating after a Minneapolis entrepreneur was found dead while on a business and vacation trip.
The teammate who was driving the car during the crash that killed Gustavus Adophus College women's hockey player Jori Jones now faces a reckless driving charge.
The report says Minnesota saw a decrease in violent crime by 6.9% overall, and 8.2% in the metro area. It's the second year in a row that crime overall dipped statewide.
A St. Charles teenager says he's lucky to be alive after a sudden illness required a heart transplant.
Ticks can spread illnesses like Lyme disease — but there's one species that, when it bites you, could cause a potentially life-threatening allergy, and its numbers are growing in the state.
Iowa abortion providers are opting to dismiss their lawsuit against the state since the Iowa Supreme Court allowed a strict abortion law to be enforced.
Officials have been warning of a return to the pre-pandemic trends of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.
A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
This weekend is expected to be one of the biggest music weekends in years for Minneapolis.
Texas country music singer Creed Fisher underwent multiple surgeries after his representatives say he was seriously hurt in a motorcycle crash on Saturday night near St. Cloud.
Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft, died at 94 on Wednesday, her representatives confirmed.
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.
Nick Mullens threw a touchdown pass on the heels of Minnesota's quarterback rotation getting jumbled this week by J.
Minnesota Twins starter Joe Ryan received a second opinion that confirmed the team's initial diagnosis of a significantly strained muscle in his throwing shoulder.
Carlos Santana hit a tiebreaking three-run homer, Ryan Jeffers also went deep and the playoff-contending Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 4-3.
Napheesa Collier had 17 points and 12 rebounds for her 13th double-double of the season, Courtney Williams added 14 points and five assists, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 79-68.
Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton has been placed on the 10-day injured list after coming out of a game earlier this week because of inflammation in his right hip.
The August primaries have set the stage for the main November event in both Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The August primaries are in the books in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, setting the table for the main November elections in both states. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy spoke with Republican analyst and former state Senator Michelle Benson and Democratic analyst Abou Amara about the win in the U.S. Republican Senate primary of Royce White and the down ballot implications.
The August primaries are in the books in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, setting the table for the main November elections in both states. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy spoke with Republican analyst and former state Senator Michelle Benson and Democratic analyst Abou Amara about Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race that will now pit Republican Businessman Eric Hovde against two term incumbent Democrat Senator Tammy Baldwin.
The August primaries are in the books in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, setting the table for the main November elections in both states. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy spoke with political expert Larry Jacobs about the primary results, including Rep. Ilhan Omar winning her primary race.
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon is warning about disinformation in the days leading up to the state's primary and the November election.
There are a few ghost towns in our state, but how about a ghost harbor? In this week's Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen looks at the rise and fall of Taconite Harbor in Cook County.
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 first known radio jingle debuted on WCCO Radio in 1926, advertising General Mills' Wheaties cereal.
If you visit one of Minnesota's many trail systems, it's almost expected to see someone not just riding a bike, but an electric one.
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."
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.
We should expect fog overnight and tomorrow morning, that will decrease visibility. But the sun will come out and temps will be in the 80s. There will be an air quality alert for parts of Minnesota. We stay in the 80s as we head into the beginning of the Fair.
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 have some rain through the evening. Fog will roll in tonight and tomorrow morning. We will have temps in the 80s for Sunday and an air quality alert is in effect for parts of Minnesota until Monday around noon.
The threat of isolated showers continues on Saturday, mainly in areas eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
An Air Quality Alert has been issued for parts of northern Minnesota until Monday.
We should expect fog overnight and tomorrow morning, that will decrease visibility. But the sun will come out and temps will be in the 80s. There will be an air quality alert for parts of Minnesota. We stay in the 80s as we head into the beginning of the Fair.
Amir Harden was shot and killed by his father earlier this year, on Saturday family and friends gathered in Burnsville to remember him.
We have some rain through the evening. Fog will roll in tonight and tomorrow morning. We will have temps in the 80s for Sunday and an air quality alert is in effect for parts of Minnesota until Monday around noon.
The Gus Macker tournament, which travels the country, is back in Minnesota for the first time since 2019.
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