Mother of shooting victim looks to move family out of Minneapolis
While Cristina Sobotta's son's injuries are healing, the mental damage from the attack still lingers.
Jason Rantala joined WCCO as a reporter in June 2023. He's a Minnesota native and is thrilled to be telling the stories of those in his hometown.
Jason comes to WCCO from KARE 11, where he worked as a photographer and often wrote, shot, and edited his own stories. He grew up in Eden Prairie, graduated from the University of Minnesota, and has worked as a reporter in Jacksonville, Florida; Des Moines, Iowa; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
When he's off the clock, Jason enjoys exploring the Twin Cities, heading to local breweries, live music, and running around the Chain of Lakes.
While Cristina Sobotta's son's injuries are healing, the mental damage from the attack still lingers.
Construction is causing businesses in the Linden Hills neighborhood to struggle.
After a two-year hiatus, the Basilica Block Party is returning to Minneapolis to a new location on Boom Island.
The Aliveness Project will step in to help Minnesotans living with HIV after Rainbow Health, a leading advocate for those living with HIV, announced it will be shutting its doors with only hours of notice, coming as a sudden shock to its now former employees.
A 20-year-old St. John's University student is seriously hurt and an 18-year-old man is facing criminal charges after a stabbing early Saturday morning in White Bear Lake.
A new report shows that Gov. Walz is on the shortlist as a potential vice presidential pick for Vice President Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
Swimmers are being warned to stay away from a popular Twin Cities lake ahead of a hot and humid weekend.
An online fundraiser for the Allen family said, "It is with heavy hearts Chuck, Tasha and Christian would like to let everyone know they're in the process with Life Source for Covil Lee donating his organs."
An investigation is underway in Brooklyn Park after a dog attacked a young girl on Tuesday. It comes just days after a separate dog attack in the city that a child is not expected to survive.
Anyone who called Blaze Credit Union heard a recorded message saying they're experiencing issued related to the outage.
The Minneapolis City Council has approved new contracts for the city's police officers with a vote of 8-4.
Some neighbors and business owners say they feel blindsided by a proposed plan to put an emergency homeless shelter in the heart of Minneapolis' Uptown.
Strong winds tested the strength of trees across the Twin Cities metro area overnight, and some parts of the state saw monstrous hail stones as severe storms rolled through the region.
The search for a man who went missing in the Mississippi River north of the Twin Cities has ended.
The Dakota County Sheriff's Office says Nicole "Nikki" Irene Anderson was last seen at 10 a.m. Saturday leaving her residence in Randolph Township on foot.