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Man, teenage boy shot inside Columbia Heights restaurant, police say

Police in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, are looking for the shooter who injured a man and a teenage boy Saturday night inside a restaurant.

• 6M ago

Boy dies after going underwater in Bloomington pond; man rescued

A boy is dead after going underwater in a Bloomington, Minnesota, pond on Saturday afternoon, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office.

• 2H ago

Hundreds march for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives

Dark memories, hope and perseverance were on display on Saturday in south Minneapolis. A large group gathered for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives March — a march dedicated to those many love, but miss daily.

• 17H ago

Family partially reunited after members arrested by ICE agents in Minnesota

In an emotional reunion in Minnesota, a mother returned home to her 2-year-old after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests split up their family and left her toddler in the care of a family friend.

• Feb 13

Bodies of man, child recovered in separate metro drownings, sheriff said

A body was recovered from the Mississippi River in Minneapolis Saturday near the area where a man fell through the ice less than 24 hours earlier, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office.

• updated 37M ago

Police rescue woman held against her will in Sartell

Police in Sartell, Minnesota, say officers rescued a woman early Friday morning who was being held against her will.

• 22H ago

State Republicans, Democrats discuss 2026 legislative session priorities

Leaders in both parties across both chambers said in interviews with WCCO that they are committed to working to advance their priorities while acknowledging the political makeup of the building will require bipartisan solutions to the state's biggest challenges.

• Feb 13

Nekima Levy Armstrong: White House's altered arrest photo of her was "diabolical"

Last month, activist Nekima Levy Armstrong was arrested following a protest at a Minnesota church. In Talking Points, she shares why she felt it was important to protest, her arrest and White House's digitally altered photo of her arrest.

• Feb 13

Minneapolis businesses lost over $80M from Operation Metro Surge, city says

City leaders in Minneapolis say federal immigration enforcement operations cost local businesses and restaurants $81 million in January.

• Feb 13

No deaths, injuries down since AI camera added on Highway 7 in Minnesota

For the past year, an artificial intelligence camera has captured images of people driving distracted on Highway 7 in Minnesota between St. Louis Park and St. Bonifacius. In 2024, there were five fatalities on Highway 7 alone, one of the deadliest years on record, but since the AI technology was added, there have been zero.

• Feb 11

Three dead after western Wisconsin house fire

Three people are dead after a house fire in a small western Wisconsin town early Saturday.

• Feb 9

Frosty's got nothing on Jeffery the snowman

John Lauritsen shares the story behind a massive snow sculpture that's now become a winter destination.

• Feb 4

Wis. man convicted of forging threat against Trump to get witness deported

A jury has found a Wisconsin man guilty of forging threats against President Donald Trump in an attempt to get a witness against him deported.

• Jan 29

Minnesota, Wisconsin report first measles cases of 2026

Minnesota and Wisconsin are among the 11 states reporting their first measles cases of 2026.

• Jan 29

Hundreds of Minnesota, Wisconsin schools closed on Friday due to cold

Hundreds of schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin have closed or shifted to virtual learning on Friday amid dangerous cold.

• Jan 23

Politics

Mary Moriarty to demand Alex Pretti shooting evidence from DHS, DOJ

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is investigating three ICE shootings — including the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti — without federal assistance.

• 13M ago
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Dems block Homeland Security funding vote, and more headlines

A partial federal government shutdown is underway as lawmakers were unable to come to a funding agreement for the Department of Homeland Security by Friday's deadline, plus more of the day’s top stories.

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Minnesota family says ICE faked car trouble to lure man out of house

On the same day that federal officials announced the end of Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, a nightmare began for a family in Brooklyn Center. Conor Wight gives us a closer look at ICE agents apparently faking car trouble before detaining a father of six.

• 30M ago
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Homan says "I don't like the masks" on ICE, but they "have to protect themselves"

Democrats have demanded reforms to immigration enforcement, including barring officers from wearing masks.

• updated 39M ago

DHS shutdown begins as funding expires without a deal in Congress

It's the second time in as many weeks that government funding has lapsed as Democrats and the White House remain at an impasse over immigration enforcement policies.

• 18H ago

Mpls. restaurant workers lament losses from ICE surge, demand change

On Friday morning, workers held a press conference to reflect on how the Immigration and Customs Enforcement surge has impacted the food industry.

• Feb 13

Gun permit applications, class demand skyrocket amid ICE surge

January is typically a slow month at Frontiersman Sports, but employees at the St. Louis Park, Minnesota, gun shop said sales spiked 30% above normal for the month.

• Feb 9

TurnSignl app connects people stopped by ICE to lawyers

Amid ongoing immigration operations in Minnesota, a local company is filling a desperate need for on-demand legal help.

• Jan 30

Students call on Walz to impose moratorium on evictions amid ICE surge

Outside the governor's mansion in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday, demonstrators, including many students and teachers, pleaded for Gov. Tim Walz to enact an immediate eviction moratorium to help families impacted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement surge.

• Jan 30

Demonstrators in Dinkytown call for Target to speak out against ICE

It's part of broader protests calling on the Minneapolis-based retailer to respond more directly to immigration enforcement.

• Jan 30

Man, teenage boy shot inside Columbia Heights restaurant, police say

Police in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, are looking for the shooter who injured a man and a teenage boy Saturday night inside a restaurant.

• 6M ago

Police rescue woman held against her will in Sartell

Police in Sartell, Minnesota, say officers rescued a woman early Friday morning who was being held against her will.

• 22H ago

Don Lemon, others plead not guilty to Minn. church protest charges

Several people charged in connection with a protest at a Minnesota church whose pastor served as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official pleaded not guilty Friday afternoon in a St. Paul federal courtroom.

• Feb 13

Police searching for driver who hit, killed man in St. Paul

The St. Paul Police Department says officers responded to the crash at the intersection of Phalen Boulevard and Rose Avenue at approximately 9:10 p.m.

• Feb 12

FBI releases first description of suspect in Nancy Guthrie case, increases reward

Authorities on Thursday released the first physical description of a male suspect wanted in connection with the Arizona disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.

• Feb 13

2 U of M doctors named among TIME's 100 most influential people in health

Dr. Michael Osterholm and Dr. Emil Lou, faculty members with the University of Minnesota, have been recognized by TIME as two of the 100 most influential people in health in 2026.

• Feb 11

Minnesota has nation's "largest known" outbreak of ringworm STD

Minnesota is in the midst of what state health officials call the nation's "largest known outbreak" of TMVII, a sexually transmitted fungal skin infection that can cause severe ringworm.

• Feb 12

Minnesota officials launch fact-checking web page about Medicaid fraud

A new web page dedicated to fact-checking claims about Medicaid fraud in Minnesota has been launched by the state's Department of Human Services, officials said Wednesday.

• Feb 11

Fear in Minn. Somali community stalling progress on measles vaccination

Public health officials say a measles crisis has long been brewing in Minnesota.

• Feb 6

Doctors say fear of ICE is keeping some patients away from critical care

Patients in Minnesota are canceling appointments and deferring critical health care needs because of fear of immigration enforcement as the federal crackdown continues, doctors say.

• Feb 5

James Van Der Beek, "Dawson's Creek" star, dies at 48 after cancer diagnosis

"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.

• Feb 12

Boy who appeared in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show was not Liam Ramos

Social media users incorrectly identified a young boy who was part of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday as Liam Conejo Ramos.

• Feb 10

Bad Bunny says 2026 Super Bowl halftime show will "be a huge party"

Bad Bunny says he wants to bring his culture to his 2026 Super Bowl halftime show Sunday.

• Feb 5

Dave Chappelle to perform in St. Paul as way to "stand with" Twin Cities

Renowned comedian Dave Chappelle is set to return to the Twin Cities later this month to perform and "show a stand with a community at the center of events that should unite all Americans," show organizers said Monday.

• Feb 2

Kennedy Center to close for construction for 2 years, Trump says

Complete closure of the performing arts center in Washington, D.C., will start on July 4, Mr. Trump said. It's not yet clear how extensive the changes to the building might be.

• Feb 2