Olivia Olson returns to the soccer field for her senior season
Olivia Olson made the varisty girls soccer team at Benilde-St. Margaret's when she was in 8th grade, but retired from the sport after her sophomore year to give her all to basketball.
Marielle Mohs is thrilled to be telling stories in her home state of Minnesota. She grew up in Eden Prairie and South Minneapolis.
Since starting as a reporter at WCCO in 2019, a lot has happened, including covering and working throughout a global pandemic. She was also on the ground for the protests and riots following the murder of George Floyd. She was part of the WCCO award-winning documentary "6 Days in May" about the uprising in the Twin Cities following the murder of George Floyd. She was also nominated for an Upper Midwest Emmy.
Before coming back home, Marielle was a reporter in St. Louis, Missouri at KMOV. She was nominated for a Midwest Emmy in 2018 and won a Missouri Broadcasters Award in 2019. While in St. Louis, she got to cover the 100th PGA Championship and the St. Louis Blues winning the Stanley Cup in 2019, both were career highlights!
Marielle began her career after college in Little Rock, Arkansas at KTHV. She started as a producer and quickly transitioned to a reporter, then investigative reporter and then weekend evening anchor.
But Marielle's humble beginnings are some of her favorite jobs to date, which include scooping ice cream at Sebastian Joe's in high school and serving buckets of fries at the Fresh French Fries stand at the Minnesota State Fair during her summer breaks in college.
Marielle loves skiing, both water and snow. She went to college at the University of Denver, so she could ski every weekend in the winter.
She also enjoys taking improv classes in her free time, and attending shows at improv theaters around the Twin Cities.
Most people call Marielle "Elle," so you may hear that while watching WCCO.
Olivia Olson made the varisty girls soccer team at Benilde-St. Margaret's when she was in 8th grade, but retired from the sport after her sophomore year to give her all to basketball.
Don't sleep on the Minnesota Lynx. They secured their stay in the playoffs on Sunday beating the Connecticut Sun 82-75.
Target Field transformed on Saturday to host the match up between South Dakota State University and Drake University.
Packed stadiums are not just reserved for the guys anymore. Attendance records are being broken at stadiums all over the midwest for women's sports.
Earlier this year, Roman Engasser was diagnosed with leukemia. Thanks to all the treatments he's receiving through Children's Minnesota, he's now in remission.
"Put me in, coach!" said former Vikings safety Jeff Wright. "You sit on that field and I'm as pumped up right now as I'm sure these players are."
A special group of cheerleaders took to the sidelines at the Eden Prairie versus Edina football game Friday night.
Coach Lundeen just started his 54th season with the Bulldogs. He started the football program in 1970 when he was only 22 years old.
A Texas child battling terminal cancer wants to spend the days he has left traveling the country. But with each visit to a new state, he's on a specific mission to become a police officer.
In 1966, Fairchild the gopher was born, and was later joined later by his nephew, Fairborne, in 1983.
The Gay Softball World Series is well underway this week at several ballparks throughout the Twin Cities. More than 200 teams are here from all over the US and Canada, but Minnesota has some strong representation in this tournament.
It was another packed barn for the best in show Wednesday at the Minnesota State Fair Rooster Crowing Contest.
A first-of-its-kind cafe in Minnesota closed its doors in Minneapolis on Sunday, but it's not the end of a beloved neighborhood spot.
Opening day could be the first 90-degree day at the Minnesota State Fair in a decade, but there are ways to stay cool and hydrated if you don't want to miss it.
"My house is literally built out of support and built out of all this love coming from the community," said Ethan Glynn. "It just makes you feel good."