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Shared Wednesday night were happy memories and stories to make you laugh. Everyone was celebrating Shellby Trettel, who was killed in Cloquet last week at 22 years old.
Shellby Trettel's loved ones laid her to rest and celebrated the 22 years of her life without knowing why she was killed. Our David Schuman was invited to that emotional final farewell at the River Inn in the small town of Scanlon, just outside Duluth.
In a steady snowfall, dozens of friends and family came out to say goodbye to Shellby Trettel, a 22-year-old her father says touched more lives than she ever knew.
Police in St. Paul are investigating the city's first homicide of the year not even hours after 2024 started.
Authorities an hour west of the Twin Cities say they found a woman dead in her home after her husband called 911 claiming to have shot her.
A shooting in Minneapolis leaves one man dead, the other claims it was self-defense
o arrests have been made, and the circumstances surrounding the shooting are not clear at this time.
Augustus Sirleaf submitted a last-minute plea agreement Monday, pleading guilty to second-degree murder for shooting Yaseen Johnson on Nov. 14, 2022.
Minneapolis police say that a man who was shot earlier this week has died at a hospital.
A second teen involved in this week's deadly shooting in Brooklyn Park has died, according to police.
Residents of the neighborhood say they don't feel safe.
Washington County Circuit Court Associate Judge Andrew Wilkinson was apparently shot multiple times. A manhunt is underway for his killer.
A family wants justice after a teenage girl got killed in the crossfire.
A 17-year-old Brooklyn Park boy will stand trial as an adult for charges related to a shooting that killed an 18-year-old man on Memorial Day.
The flag stood outside her clothing store in Cedar Glen, California.
The family of a man killed by a state trooper last month say they want justice -- and will let the investigation play out.
There are a lot of questions surrounding the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy in St. Paul over the weekend.
A man has been charged for the fatal shooting near Olson Memorial Highway in Minneapolis.
Susan Lorincz, 58, is charged with manslaughter and other offenses in the death of neighbor Ajike "AJ" Owens in Ocala, Fla.
An 18 year old is in custody tonight for a shooting that killed a 16 year old in Brooklyn Park.
Hundreds of people gathered in Langford Park on Friday night to grieve and support each other nearly one week after Michael Brasel died trying to stop a teenager from breaking into his wife's car.
Two neighboring communities in western Wisconsin gathered Wednesday night for a vigil remembering two police officers killed in the line of duty.
The AR-15 was purchased locally, according to authorities.
Investigators say preliminary information indicates the shooting was a "domestic situation" and that children were in the home when it happened.
Police found 34-year-old Antone Rico Anderson, of Hopkins, shot in the chest behind an apartment off East 15th Street and Park Avenue around 5:35 p.m.
Kirill Kaprizov scored with 23.4 seconds left in overtime and the Minnesota Wild rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 for their sixth victory in eight games.
Iroc Avelli, who claimed to be a former bodyguard for the football star, was arrested for assault in Bloomington in 2022.
A chopper landing on a piece of private property on the exclusive East Gull Lake has given flight to a big back-and-forth battle for years.
Max Term, founder of Big Country's Predator Exposure, created a private group to catch child predators online after his daughter was groomed.
This comes after President-elect Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attended a memorial for fallen law enforcement officers Tuesday in Florida.
Iroc Avelli, who claimed to be a former bodyguard for the football star, was arrested for assault in Bloomington in 2022.
Max Term, founder of Big Country's Predator Exposure, created a private group to catch child predators online after his daughter was groomed.
The lawsuit claims that the Hotel Ivy made no effort to protect the teen girls who were sex trafficked by Lazzaro at his condo on the 19th floor.
The father of Eli Hart, a 6-year-old Minnesota boy murdered by his mother in 2022, has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit.
It's a youth movement, and a family affair, on the Rosemount girls basketball team. This season, all three starting guard spots on the Rosemount girls basketball team are held by the Ramlall sisters.
A chopper landing on a piece of private property on the exclusive East Gull Lake has given flight to a big back-and-forth battle for years.
A newly released report from the Stearns County Sheriff's Office gives more insight into the fatal accident at the Harvest of Horror Haunted Hayride back on Oct. 12 where 13-year-old Alexander Mick died.
Authorities have postponed searching for a southern Minnesota man who disappeared Monday evening.
The lawsuit alleges USA Powerlifting discriminated against Jaycee Cooper when they denied her entry to two competitions in 2018.
The Republican candidate in a close state House race is asking a judge to invalidate the results and declare a vacancy for that seat, which could prompt a special election sometime early next year.
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.
Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions have scored a major legal victory with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law.
Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, says he's joined the race to lead the national party after an election that swept Donald Trump and Republicans to power in Washington.
Wisconsin's election commission leader has quietly certified Donald Trump's victory in the battleground state, a departure from the chaos that surrounded the 2020 election results.
One month into his stay at the NICU at M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital, Cooper got a neighbor, Raghu, who weighed even less than him. The parents quickly connected.
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.
A Red Lake Department of Public Safety officer was one of two people killed in a crash in the northern Minnesota community Wednesday morning.
The cost of Thanksgiving dinner is still nearly 20% higher than pre-pandemic levels in 2019. Union Gospel Mission is lightening the load by welcoming 10,000 families through their meal kit pick-up.
This comes after President-elect Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attended a memorial for fallen law enforcement officers Tuesday in Florida.
The concern could put another one of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks at risk of falling short of the support needed for confirmation.
Donald Trump's attorneys mentioned Hunter Biden in a filing arguing the New York criminal case against the president-elect should be dismissed.
A judge's overturning of Wisconsin's 13-year-old law that effectively ended collective bargaining for teachers and most state government employees has rekindled a battle over labor rights in a state where the first public sector unions were formed 65 years ago.
Iowa officials are suing the Biden administration for access to information on the citizenship status of more than 2,000 registered voters they had questioned in the weeks leading up to the 2024 election.
While there are many Cyber Monday deals out there from legitimate websites, the BBB's Bao Vang says online-buyer beware.
The mall is expecting tens of thousands of shoppers for Black Friday with plenty of deals.
Great deals means Minnesotans are camping out on Black Friday Eve
Are you running out to get a last-minute Thanksgiving dinner ingredient? Here's what's open and closed on Thanksgiving in Minnesota.
GasBuddy's Patrick De Haan says Canadian tariffs would mean Minnesotans will pay between 35 and 50 cents more per gallon for gas, depending on the season, because a majority of the state's crude oil comes from Canada.
Max Term, founder of Big Country's Predator Exposure, created a private group to catch child predators online after his daughter was groomed.
The lawsuit claims that the Hotel Ivy made no effort to protect the teen girls who were sex trafficked by Lazzaro at his condo on the 19th floor.
Minneapolis police are investigating a shooting that left a man with life-threatening injuries. According to police, the shooting took place around 10:45 p.m. Monday on the 2600 block of Cedar Avenue South.
Footage of the fatal 2021 shooting of Winston Boogie Smith by U.S. Marshals task force members in Minneapolis has been obtained by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension after years of trying to unlock a cellphone.
Eight people—four men and four women, all between the ages of 20 and 35—were shot in a house in Chicago Lawn.
Whether it's for five or 15 minutes, Johnson says the small amount of time spent meditating has made a big difference.
Feds find 11 kids illegally employed for at least 4 years at Seaboard Triumph Foods facility in Sioux City, Iowa.
Minnesota Vikings legend and NFL Hall of Famer Randy Moss said he is "battling something internal" and asked for prayers on Sunday.
A first-of-its-kind treatment center aimed at helping those living with or at risk of HIV is now open in Minneapolis.
In a recent study, nearly 9 in 10 U.S. adults say something causes them stress this time of year.
The New York Film Critics Circle, one of the nation's oldest and most venerated critics' groups, is kicking movie awards season into high gear Tuesday as they select their choices for the best of 2024.
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.
Rap's reigning hater-in-chief Kendrick Lamar will kick off his next tour in Minneapolis.
Legendary Australian rockers AC/DC are Minnesota-bound for the first time in nearly a decade.
Elton John says he's lost his eyesight and struggled to see his new musical, "The Devil Wears Prada" after a "severe" eye infection.
Meet a student athlete from Chisago Lakes with endless drive, despite a surprise diagnosis. Plus, Becker and Totino-Grace battled at U.S. Bank Stadium for the Class 4A championship.
Kirill Kaprizov scored with 23.4 seconds left in overtime and the Minnesota Wild rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 for their sixth victory in eight games.
It's a youth movement, and a family affair, on the Rosemount girls basketball team. This season, all three starting guard spots on the Rosemount girls basketball team are held by the Ramlall sisters.
Almost nine months after Kirk Cousins officially said goodbye to Minnesota, the former Vikings quarterback is set for his anticipated return to U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday.
Overall, the Vikings have received the fourth most votes of any team, behind the Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs.
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.
As Election Day nears, experts say voters in Wisconsin and other battleground states will decide the 2024 presidential election winner.
As Election Day nears, experts say voters in Wisconsin and other battleground states will decide the 2024 presidential election winner.
"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.
Did you know that donkeys are fast, smart and can build life-long bonds with other animals and people? It's believed that donkeys are smarter than most dogs.
The Fitzgerald Theater is the oldest active theater in St. Paul — but is it also haunted?
Wisconsin bars are known for their pints and their patrons. About the last thing you'd expect to discover in such a place would be 55 feet of historic American artwork.
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.
This holiday season, you might pull out a Betty Crocker cookbook to find a tried and true recipe.
Krueger is the third-generation owner of Krueger's Christmas Tree Farm. While he finds joy in knowing the evergreens will make a family happy, they might not realize the effort it took to reach these towering heights.
As President-elect Donald Trump fills out his cabinet, there's one department for which he's yet to announce a leader. That could be because he promised it wouldn't exist after taking office.
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.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says snow will fall during the Wednesday morning commute. It won't be a lot but could cause some problems on the roads.
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 Chris Shaffer says wind will pick up tomorrow with gusts up to 50 mph.
Chris Shaffer breaks down the timing of our wild weather week. Wednesday will be warmer, but there will be a lot of wind. Thursday will be very cold with morning temps in the single digits.
Morning commuters in the Twin Cities may be in for a hot mess on the roads early Wednesday, according to NEXT Weather Meteorologist Mike Augustyniak.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says snow will fall during the Wednesday morning commute. It won't be a lot but could cause some problems on the roads.
With the threat of new tariffs looming, what should shoppers buy now? Good Question. Jeff Wagner explains which items could soon get more expensive.
Getting to the Brainerd area is easy if you have a chopper you can land right along your lakeshore property. A man is now suing the city of East Gull Lake to keep that convenience. Frankie McLister has more on the controversy that's been years in the making and the lawsuit that could finally settle it all.
State investigators say a teenage scuba diver didn't have to die on the job.
Eli Hart's father had sued the county after his death, claiming negligence for the custody decision.