WCCO goes one-on-one with Mike Lindell
MyPillow's CEO says the FBI took his cellphone and questioned him about an election case Tuesday. Jonah Kaplan asked him about what happened in a Mankato fast-food drive-thru.
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MyPillow's CEO says the FBI took his cellphone and questioned him about an election case Tuesday. Jonah Kaplan asked him about what happened in a Mankato fast-food drive-thru.
One day after MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said the FBI seized his cellphone outside of a Mankato fast food restaurant, he talks one-on-one with WCCO’s Jonah Kaplan.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a supporter of Donald Trump who has espoused the former president's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, said he was served a federal subpoena Tuesday and that his phone was seized.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a supporter of Donald Trump who has espoused the former president's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, said he was served a federal subpoena Tuesday and that his phone was seized by federal agents.
The CEO of Minnesota-based MyPillow says federal agents approached him while at a Mankato fast food restaurant early Tuesday and seized his cellphone.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, also a purveyor of false claims that Trump won the 2020 election, endorsed Ramthun, telling the crowd that filled a high school auditorium he would be "the greatest governor Wisconsin has ever seen."
Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow and an ally to former President Donald Trump, was thrown out of the Republican Governors Association meeting Tuesday in Tennessee.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell won Worst Picture and Worst Actor awards at the Razzies for his film "Absolute Proof."
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is among those nominated in the 41st annual Razzie Awards.
Dominion Voting Systems has filed a lawsuit against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell over his election fraud claims.
"I know you are tied into the election fraud," the official account tweeted. "So many are looking forward to you being brought to justice!"
Mike Lindell, the CEO of Minnesota-based company MyPillow, was suspended from Twitter Monday night. According to CBS News, it is a permanent suspension.
Many Republicans, particularly those in Washington, are eager to move on from the former president and his personality-driven, racially divisive politics.
MyPillow CEO and President Donald Trump supporter Mike Lindell said to CBS News that he'd welcome a lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems, which is threatening to sue Lindell for slander over his election fraud claims.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said in an interview Saturday that Bed Bath & Beyond and Kohl's are among the retailers that will stop selling his products due to his continued support of conspiracy theories related to President Donald Trump's election loss.
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Lindell has long been a vocal Trump supporter, frequently appearing and speaking at rallies in support of the president.
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A Good Samaritan was looking to help, police said, a "deranged person standing outside in the cold hugging a pillow."
President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night -- the second of his presidency.
One of Minnesota's Republican gubernatorial candidates is expected to receive a cushy boost from a Minnesota businessman.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Thursday vetoed a City Council proposal that would establish a citywide labor standards board.
A man is expected to survive after being shot during a possible drug deal in Minneapolis' Dinkytown neighborhood Thursday morning, police said.
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President-elect Donald Trump announced Gaetz as his nominee to be attorney general last week.
A recount of a close Minnesota House race on Thursday could determine the balance of power in the chamber, which now stands at a political tie, according to the unofficial results from the election two weeks ago.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Thursday vetoed a City Council proposal that would establish a citywide labor standards board.
A man is expected to survive after being shot during a possible drug deal in Minneapolis' Dinkytown neighborhood Thursday morning, police said.
The Minnesota Department of Health and the United States Department of Agriculture say they have confirmed a total of 15 cases of E. coli related illnesses in Minnesota.
The head coach of the University of St. Thomas' women's hockey team has resigned following an "incident," according to the school, which would not disclose the details of what occurred.
Multiple crashes have occurred on Twin Cities roads during Thursday morning's commute, with icy roadways and even some blowing snow reported as temperatures hover around freezing.
A recount of a close Minnesota House race on Thursday could determine the balance of power in the chamber, which now stands at a political tie, according to the unofficial results from the election two weeks ago.
The Minnesota Department of Health and the United States Department of Agriculture say they have confirmed a total of 15 cases of E. coli related illnesses in Minnesota.
Multiple crashes have occurred on Twin Cities roads during Thursday morning's commute, with icy roadways and even some blowing snow reported as temperatures hover around freezing.
A woman in her 60s has been charged with fatally striking a person with her car back in July near Hibbing, according to documents filed Tuesday in Itasca County.
Authorities in central Minnesota are asking for the public's help in finding a 17-year-old boy who has not been seen since April.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is grappling with a case affecting whether the swing state's nonpartisan top elections official can remain in her post despite not being reappointed and confirmed by the state Senate.
Documents say Steven Williams resigned from the Prescott, Wisconsin police force "in lieu of termination."
An attorney representing a conservative prosecutor struggled Monday to convince Wisconsin's liberal-leaning Supreme Court to reactivate the state's 175-year-old abortion ban.
Jennie-O turkey brand will display its float at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for the fifth consecutive year.
Traffic is backed up on a major interstate in western Wisconsin Tuesday morning due to a crash.
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A woman told police she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth, according to a detailed, newly released police report. He is now President-elect Trump's choice for defense secretary.
State regulators denied two-thirds of the applications seeking one of the initial "preapproved" licenses to operate a cannabis business in Minnesota, a spokesperson for the Office of Cannabis Management said by email.
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"We literally walk in and dust off the jackets because they have been sitting for a while," she said.
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The Minneapolis City Council voted 9-3 in favor of a proposal on Thursday that establishes a citywide labor standards board, a move that worries some small business owners.
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Roseville city officials say that more than 18,000 feet of copper wire was stolen.
Criminal charges have been dropped against two teenage brothers in connection to the fatal shooting of their 15-year-old cousin in Minneapolis this summer.
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Post Malone announced Tuesday that the "Big A** Stadium Tour" will come to U.S. Bank Stadium on May 20, 2025.
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Betty White will be honored with a stamp in 2025, the U.S. Postal Service announced on Friday.
Mike Tyson, a boxing legend, and Jake Paul, a social media legend, threw down Friday in Dallas. Financially, they both came out winners.
The head coach of the University of St. Thomas' women's hockey team has resigned following an "incident," according to the school, which would not disclose the details of what occurred.
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The wind will slowly die down Thursday night, but temperatures will also start to drop.
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.
WCCO meteorologist Adam Del Rosso has your latest forecast and it's a chilly one!
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