Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in 'The Wizard of Oz' are auctioned for $28 million
A pair of ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" and stolen nearly two decades ago have fetched $28 million at auction.
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President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to reverse President Biden's 20-year moratorium on new mining in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on his first day in office.
The Big Ten released the Gopher's 2025 schedule. First game of the season will be against Buffalo.
An 18-year-old Richfield woman has pleaded guilty in connection to a violent carjacking of a metro business owner.
President-elect Donald Trump announced in November that he intended to name Kash Patel to replace Cristopher Wray as FBI director.
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The Big Ten released the Gopher's 2025 schedule. First game of the season will be against Buffalo.
An 18-year-old Richfield woman has pleaded guilty in connection to a violent carjacking of a metro business owner.
As arctic temperatures blow through Minnesota, here are places you can go to in the Twin Cities to stay out of the cold.
Steven Bailey, 56, was charged with two counts of third-degree murder and two counts of criminal vehicular homicide along with nine other counts related to criminal vehicular operation in the September crash.
A homeless encampment fire in south Minneapolis spread to a nearby home Tuesday night, displacing several people.
Cold weather advisories are in effect for northern Minnesota from Wednesday evening through Thursday morning for dangerous wind chills around minus 35 degrees.
Deputies cited a driver in southern Minnesota after they rear-ended a school bus full of children on Monday morning.
Before he was killed in a car crash at age 17, Charlie Boike envisioned expanding his Waite Park training gym to give more people access. Now, his family is working to make that vision a reality.
A lawsuit filed Friday alleges nearly a dozen correctional officers at a central Minnesota jail carried out "horrendous abuse" against one of its inmates.
Authorities in northern Minnesota rescued one man and found the body of another after the two went through the ice on Blackwater Lake on Monday evening.
A false bomb threat targeting a Wisconsin high school was one of several such incidents on Monday, officials said.
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Wisconsin parents who wanted to challenge a school district's guidance for supporting transgender students.
Federal prison facilities in Duluth and central Wisconsin are facing deactivation due to staff shortages and crumbling infrastructure, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Nate Bargatze, one of the hottest stand-up comedians in the U.S., will make three stops each in Minnesota and Wisconsin next year on his "Big Dumb Eyes" tour.
A Milwaukee bar is permanently closed after police found cocaine, bullets and chickens on the premises.
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A Twin Cities high school hockey team hit the ice for the first time Friday night since losing a teammate to a long battle with cancer. Max Akerson died earlier this week.
The Battis-Bohen bowl tradition is alive and well after 91 consecutive Thanksgivings.
Esme Murphy talks with Congressman Pete Stauber, who hopes to see President Biden’s 20-year moratorium on new mining in 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 in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on his first day in office.
President-elect Donald Trump announced in November that he intended to name Kash Patel to replace Cristopher Wray as FBI director.
After a judge halted a planned lottery for cannabis license "preapproval" last month, the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management said it was skipping past that process entirely and focusing on a standard licensing period in late spring and early summer of 2025.
Hope Walz, daughter of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, took a swipe at influential podcaster Joe Rogan and the men among his fanbase after the host said he supported President-elect Donald Trump due to misstatements the former Democratic vice presidential candidate made about his past.
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The Minnesota-born Mexican restaurant chain Chi-Chi's is making a comeback 20 years after ending its "celebration of food."
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An 18-year-old Richfield woman has pleaded guilty in connection to a violent carjacking of a metro business owner.
The gun found on the suspect in last week's killing of United Healthcare's CEO matched shell casings found at the site of the shooting, the NYPD said Wednesday.
Steven Bailey, 56, was charged with two counts of third-degree murder and two counts of criminal vehicular homicide along with nine other counts related to criminal vehicular operation in the September crash.
Top state leaders announced millions in funding Tuesday to support law enforcement recruitment and training across Minnesota.
A false bomb threat targeting a Wisconsin high school was one of several such incidents on Monday, officials said.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services' "internal control weakness" has led to more than $40 million in overpayments to Medicaid providers, according to a report released on Tuesday by state auditors.
Consumers are venting frustrations about health insurance in wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO murder. Costs have outpaced inflation for years.
Twin Cities-area strength coach Carl Champion offers expert advice for setting and sticking to fitness goals next year.
The agency says it hasn't seen a rise in cases of this magnitude since 2012, but says it's not unexpected since the illness cycles every three to five years. During that year, 4,144 cases of whooping cough were reported.
Minnesota Vikings legend Randy Moss will step away from his broadcasting role at ESPN "to focus on a personal health challenge," the network announced Friday.
Hope Walz, daughter of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, took a swipe at influential podcaster Joe Rogan and the men among his fanbase after the host said he supported President-elect Donald Trump due to misstatements the former Democratic vice presidential candidate made about his past.
One of the world's biggest concert promoters is set to run Shakopee's yet-to-be-named 19,000-seat amphitheater.
Jamie Foxx opened up about why he was hospitalized for several weeks in April 2023.
The annual gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts features personalized tributes with performances and testimonials from fellow artists.
Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut announced the nominations for the 82nd annual Golden Globes, with 10 nominees revealed live on CBS News.
The Big Ten released the Gopher's 2025 schedule. First game of the season will be against Buffalo.
Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold's career-defining game against the Falcons on Sunday was enough to get a big nod from the NFL.
Matt Boldy was the only scorer in the shootout and lifted the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 victory over the Utah Hockey Club.
The New England Patriots have added a kicker, signing John Parker Romo to the team's practice squad.
Oumar Ballo had 18 points, Malik Reneau and Bryson Tucker both scored 16 and Indiana breezed to an 82-67 victory over Minnesota in the Hoosiers' Big Ten Conference opener.
Esme Murphy talks with Congressman Pete Stauber, who hopes to see President Biden’s 20-year moratorium on new mining in 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 in 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.
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.
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Just because Minnesota has had frigid temperatures lately doesn't mean lake ice is safe yet.
From turkey, to mashed potatoes, stuffing and pies, many are ending Thanksgiving with full stomachs and refrigerators.
We're just over two weeks since Minnesota's deer opener and already hunters have harvested more than 123,000 of them using firearms. That could equal huge dollars for the state if they all took one extra step.
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.
As arctic temperatures blow through Minnesota, here are places you can go to in the Twin Cities to stay out of the cold.
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.
Minnesota is being enveloped on Wednesday by dangerous cold, says NEXT Weather Meteorologist Adam Del Rosso.
It's not the nicest stretch of weather in Minnesota right now, and the Twin Cities are feeling the full brunt of an Arctic blast, WCCO meteorologist Joseph Dames says.
The afternoon high in the metro is 7 degrees, with wind chills of minus 15.
Esme Murphy talks with Congressman Pete Stauber, who hopes to see President Biden’s 20-year moratorium on new mining in the Boundary Waters reversed by President-elect Donald Trump.
Minnesota is being enveloped on Wednesday by dangerous cold, says NEXT Weather Meteorologist Adam Del Rosso.
After a judge halted a planned lottery for cannabis license "preapproval" last month, the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management said it was skipping past that process entirely and focusing on a standard licensing period in late spring and early summer of 2025.
Eight people are out of their home and dozens more are out of a south Minneapolis encampment after multiple propane tanks caught fire on Tuesday night.
WCCO-TV and the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV) are partnering for the seventh time to help end veteran homelessness.