200 Trees Knocked Down In Theo Wirth Park After Storm
An estimated 200 trees are down, roads are blocked and some buildings are damaged at Theo Wirth Park, which was also affected by Sunday's storm.
An estimated 200 trees are down, roads are blocked and some buildings are damaged at Theo Wirth Park, which was also affected by Sunday's storm.
Officials from city, state and federal government were tallying up the damage after the storm in north Minneapolis. They're deciding how much federal assistance is needed, along with the city and state recovery efforts. One problem still being dealt with is the lack of electricity.
Soul Asylum, the Sounds of Blackness and gospel singer Robert Robinson are among artists scheduled to perform at a benefit concert for victims of Sunday's tornado in north Minneapolis.
In its first day of operation, more than 1200 people were helped at the Disaster Recovery Center in north Minneapolis.
The Minnesota Twins will hold an autograph signing on Saturday to raise money to help those affected by this week's tornado.
Police say there's been an increase in burglaries in north Minneapolis since Sunday's deadly tornado, with thieves kicking in doors and using trucks to load up stolen items.
Xcel Energy says 5,105 north Minneapolis customers are still without power Wednesday morning.
Tuesday afternoon, the city of Minneapolis informed some of those folks that, like it or not, their house isn't safe enough to live in anymore after Sunday's tornado.
Mayor R.T. Rybak says the city and county are making resources available for north Minneapolis residents displaced by Sunday's tornado.
If life was like the movies, nothing would surprise us about the crazy tricks of tornadoes. When the storms struck Sunday, 10-year-old Taylor Aho of East Bethel knew he was not just seeing things, but he was certainly surprised.
Residents of north Minneapolis have seen the bent signs, the downed trees and power lines. But for the first time since Sunday's tornad, some north siders got their first look at the damage left behind on Tuesday.
The North Minneapolis tornado damaged many homes, including the nests of dozens of herons who live along North Mississippi Regional Park.
North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, Minn. shared video shot from their roof of Sunday's tornado as it tore through North Minneapolis.
One family in North Minneapolis is living under a tarp after Sunday's deadly tornado ripped half the roof off their home.
The second of two people hospitalized after a tornado hit the north side of Minneapolis is expected to soon be discharged from North Memorial hospital.
The Minneapolis City Council has voted to approve and extend a local disaster declaration, which allows the city to use previously restricted money to pay costs associated with tornado damage.
Many people are wondering how they can help with the tornado recovery effort. According to officials, donations are needed, not goods.
North Minneapolis was a community in crisis after Sunday's tornado. Many residents had no food, no lights and no water. Twenty four hours later, the community has a different feeling.
Some people are feeling helpless and hopeless throughout the area destroyed by the tornado.
The tornado that ripped through the Twin Cities metro and hit north Minneapolis the hardest on Sunday undoubtedly changed lives.
Floyd Whitfield wasn't far from his north Minneapolis home when a tree fell on his vehicle Sunday afternoon, striking and killing the 59-year-old father and grandfather.
Gov. Mark Dayton and House Speaker Kurt Zellers say they're ready to help after a tornado killed one person and injured at least 29 others on a path that ripped through north Minneapolis.
The National Weather Service has concluded that the deadly tornado that swept north Minneapolis was either a strong EF1 or an EF2.
It's hard enough to imagine the sheer terror of a passing tornado, when you're safely hunkered down in a basement.
When tragedy strikes, one thing that always impresses me is our state's willingness to help out another in need.
Dozens of Minnesota counties are under a Red Flag Warning for most of the day Monday.
Whistling Well Farm owner Charlie Johnson has weathered many difficult growing seasons since opening his farm in Hastings in 1972. After several years of drought, he said, this year, the apples are flourishing.
Watch the CBS News vice presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz on WCCO and CBS News Minnesota.
The Twin Cities will enjoy one more day in the 80s on Monday, with the winds picking up and fire conditions increasing in western Minnesota.
Israel said it killed Nabil Kaouk, the deputy head of Hezbollah's Central County, in an airstrike Saturday. President Biden said a regional conflict "has to be avoided."
Dozens of Minnesota counties are under a Red Flag Warning for most of the day Monday.
Sunday marked a solemn day at the Minnesota State Capitol as firefighters and their families spent the afternoon commemorating those who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
"Saturday Night Live" kicked off its 50th season with a cold open featuring comedian Jim Gaffigan as Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz.
The Minnesota State Patrol says it initiated a pursuit of the motorcyclist near Interstate 35 and U.S. Highway 8 in Forest Lake around 9:20 p.m.
The Minneapolis Fire Department says crews responded to reports of a fire in a bedroom of a two-story home on the 3400 block of Fremont Avenue North shortly after 2 a.m.
Dozens of Minnesota counties are under a Red Flag Warning for most of the day Monday.
The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says it received a missing juvenile report Sunday morning.
Four people were rescued after a duck hunting boat capsized in Osakis Township.
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House are up for grabs and the outcome will determine the balance of power in St. Paul.
A missing 62-year-old man with a medical condition has been found safe, police in Hastings say.
A federal judge ordered the U.S. government to temporarily leave roads open on a northern Wisconsin reservation, giving non-tribal homeowners hope that they can maintain access to their properties for a while longer.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension canceled the alert Friday morning after the 15-year-old girl was found safe.
An investigation is underway in western Wisconsin after a man died following a motorcycle crash over the weekend.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a small plane made an emergency landing on Thursday afternoon on a northwestern Wisconsin highway.
A closely watched First Amendment rights case in Wisconsin involves a former campus chancellor who was fired after making pornographic videos with his wife.
Everywhere you look at Glen Lake Elementary School in Hopkins, Minnesota, love is in the air because of what is now on the ground.
Hess knows first-hand how important it is to help others because it wasn't that long ago that feelings of isolation and despair overcame him.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is explaining his call for city staff to "expedite" encampment clearings, while preventing new encampments from forming.
A metro nonprofit is taking on an important fight against child hunger.
Twenty percent of sales will go to the victims' families, with owners hoping to raise at least $4,000.
Watch the CBS News vice presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz on WCCO and CBS News Minnesota.
"Saturday Night Live" kicked off its 50th season with a cold open featuring comedian Jim Gaffigan as Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz.
Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off on Tuesday in the first and only vice presidential debate of the cycle.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell called the storm "a true multi-state event" that's had "significant impacts" across five states.
After investigating a suspicious package that was mailed to the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office on Friday, officials have discovered that the substance found inside is not hazardous.
The federal funds rate currently stands at a 5.25% to 5.50% range — the highest in more than 20 years — and there are expectations that the Fed will reduce the rate by 25 basis points.
The holiday season is just around the corner and Target is preparing to the tune of around 100,000 seasonal workers.
The Internet lit up this week with news that a Chicago restaurant is offering a luxe cocktail for $13,000, purportedly the most expensive martini in the United States.
A scheme is hitting email inboxes across the country that uses public images of people's homes to attempt to trick them into sending scammers thousands of dollars in Bitcoin.
The average wholesale price for a dozen large Grade A eggs is now over $4.
After investigating a suspicious package that was mailed to the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office on Friday, officials have discovered that the substance found inside is not hazardous.
This weekend, police and other violence disruption groups will have a large presence downtown Minneapolis in hopes of curving a spike in youth violence.
St. Paul police also say there were warning signs in Murdock's past that should have kept him away from guns and potentially saved lives.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he's joined a coalition of 22 U.S. attorney generals in supporting a federal rule aimed at stopping illegal gun trafficking.
An Elko New Market man was sentenced earlier this month to 40 years in prison for a deadly hammer attack on his 68-year-old landlord.
State health officials say that a Minnesotan has died due to rabies exposure, a rare occurrence that has only happened four times since 2000.
Ten deaths have been linked to now-recalled Boar's Head products.
Thirteen states in Appalachia join others in placing free boxes of naloxine in metal dispensers once used for newspapers, as part of Save a Life Day.
Longtime Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tommy Kramer announced on Wednesday afternoon that he has been diagnosed with dementia.
A typically rare disease that was declared eliminated in the United States over two decades ago is now confirmed inside a Minneapolis school.
"Saturday Night Live" kicked off its 50th season with a cold open featuring comedian Jim Gaffigan as Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz.
Throughout his 50-year career in show business, John Ashton appeared in nearly 100 movies.
The house goes live on Oct. 3 and will be available for 25 total one-night stays, with a max of four people per stay.
Grammy Award-winning comedy artist "Weird Al" Yankovic is coming back to Minnesota next June.
British actress Dame Maggie Smith had an extensive career in theater and movies, gaining international acclaim in later roles in "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey."
Marina Mabrey scored 20 points and Alyssa Thomas added 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the Connecticut Sun defeated the Minnesota Lynx 73-70 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their semifinals series.
Sam Darnold threw three touchdown passes and Jordan Addison scored twice as the Minnesota Vikings built an early 28-point lead and hung on down the stretch to beat the Green Bay Packers 31-29.
Rocco Baldelli will return next year as manager of the Minnesota Twins despite a late-season freefall that left the defending AL Central champions out of the playoffs.
The WNBA on Sunday named Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve as its 2024 Coach of the Year and the Basketball Executive of the Year.
Emmanuel Rivera went 4 for 4 with two homers and four RBIs to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 9-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.
Vice presidential candidates Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance will debate Tuesday night. Some analysts agree the debate could sway swing voters, impacting the race.
Vice presidential candidates Gov. Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance will debate Tuesday night. Some analysts agree the debate could sway swing voters, impacting the race.
Vice presidential candidates Gov. Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance will debate Tuesday night. Some analysts agree the debate could sway swing voters, impacting the race.
Vice presidential candidates Gov. Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance will debate Tuesday night. Some analysts agree the debate could sway swing voters, impacting the race.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris took the debate stage Tuesday night. Some analysts, including some Republicans, are giving Harris the debate win.
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.
Small towns in rural America often get overlooked. As their population shrinks, their history can fade. But you could say Arco remains rock solid in western Minnesota.
It's the center piece of the Walker Art Center's sculpture garden. And in many ways, it's become a state symbol. Roughly 600,000 people a year visit the Spoon and Cherry.
It's estimated that at least half of all fairgoers visit the Miracle of Birth Center, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the fair—and one of the most educational.
From star-studded conventions to social media endorsements, pop culture and politics have crossed over for more than a century.
Many of us wish we could learn another language. It seems young kids have no problem picking up a second or third language but for adults, that changes.
Minnesota's more than 10,000 lakes are part of many Minnesotans' identities —but as endearing as the lakes are, there's something strange about them too.
It's ironic that in a place and time meant for rest — our beds — anxiety-inducing thoughts prevent its purpose.
While many are out enjoying summer's scorching finale, hardware stores are thinking two seasons ahead.
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.
The northern lights dazzled Minnesotans overnight, and some WCCO viewers shared their best pictures.
Meteorologist Joseph Dames says the last day of September will also likely be our last day in the 80s this year.
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.
Dozens of Minnesota counties are under a Red Flag Warning for most of the day Monday.
Hurricane Helene is being blamed for at least 116 deaths across half a dozen states, and that number is expected to rise.
Whistling Well Farm owner Charlie Johnson has weathered many difficult growing seasons since opening his farm in Hastings in 1972. After several years of drought, he said, this year, the apples are flourishing.
Meteorologist Joseph Dames says the last day of September will also likely be our last day in the 80s this year.
The countdown to the sold-out 2024 Twin Cities Marathon is on, with excitement building for runners disappointed by last year’s last-minute cancellation.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarity plans to announce new charges on Monday against the man accused of going on a shooting spree in Minneapolis.
St. Paul police are investigating after a man's body was found along railroad tracks in the area of East Seventh Street and Payne Avenue late Sunday.
Hurricane Helene is being blamed for at least 116 deaths across half a dozen states, and that number is expected to rise.