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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The body camera video of the Daunte Wright shooting shows the officer firing her gun after yelling Taser three times. Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon says he believes she intended to use her Taser. Dr. Shawn Williams, a criminal justice professor at St. Cloud State who trained officers in use of…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Growing up in Minneapolis, Isabella Tunney followed the progress of her older brother with admiration and occasional envy as he worked toward earning the Boy Scouts’ prestigious rank of Eagle Scout. This weekend, at age 16, Tunney will be one of nearly 1,000 girls and young women honored by the Boy Scouts…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minnesota health officials on Saturday reported 884 additional COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths, as the total number of vaccines administered topped 1,059,000. The new update from the Minnesota Department of Health brings the state’s total case count to 478,157, and total fatalities to 6,423. The majority of those deaths — 63 % —…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jonathan Edmonson had plans to put a 16-kilowatt solar array on the roof of his suburban Minneapolis home, covering its dark blue roof with sleek black panels. In October, though, the homeowners association for his Blaine community rejected his proposal, citing aesthetic concerns and the lack of established guidelines for…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Pairing the pandemic with the start of flu season was a frightening prospect earlier this year. A couple months in, the flu hasn’t been as bad as some feared. “We haven’t been filling medications specifically to treat influenza yet, like Tamaflu,” said Jenna Bednar, a pharmacist at Setzer Pharmacy in Roseville. “Maybe a…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two young friends from Minnesota were killed in a tragic car accident over the weekend. Kyra Winslow, 20, and Molly Young, 20, were killed Saturday when authorities say their vehicle went off I-94 in Wisconsin about 45 minutes west of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where Young was a student. Family members…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A man in died on Saturday morning near Richmond after he was trapped in a skid steer which rolled into a manure pit. According to the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office, they received a call at 6:39 a.m. on Saturday about a farm accident at 18726 State Highway 22. The caller said a man…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — When Katie Shatusky’s brother Chad received a life-saving kidney, she decided to pay it forward in an inspiring way. “It wasn’t really up until about two years ago that the doctors said, ‘You know, you got about a year, year and a half,’ which was actually kind of a shock to our…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A pileup involving 29 vehicles — half of which were semi trucks — shut Interstate 94 down for hours in both directions near Monticello after a band of snow moved into the area Thursday morning. The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened just after 9 a.m. near Flenning Avenue Northeast, soon after…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Voters in Minnesota are deciding whether to make President Donald Trump the first Republican to carry the state since Richard Nixon in 1972 — or to hold to their usual line and back former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden. Other top races on Tuesday’s ballot include a U.S. Senate race, all eight…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis police say a shooting victim is in critical condition Monday evening after an attack in the Near North neighborhood. It happened at about 7 p.m. on the 1800 block of Bryant Avenue North. Police have not disclosed the victim’s name, and say no one is in custody as of late Monday…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Whether you voted by mail or in person this year, all ballots end up in the same place. So what happens once they’re sent into the machine? WCCO asked Ramsey County Deputy Auditor Heather Bestler. “It remains in the scanner in the bottom storage compartment until close of polls at 8 p.m.,”…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris met Monday with the family of a Wisconsin man shot by police last month to kick off her visit to the critical swing state, where Vice President Mike Pence was also visiting as the presidential race enters its final phase. Harris gathered with Jacob Blake’s father,…

VATICAN CITY (AP/WCCO) — A priest recently tapped by Pope Francis to be made a bishop for a Minnesota diocese has resigned after an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor surfaced before he could take up his post. The Vatican announced without giving details on Monday that Francis had accepted the resignation of the…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported 638 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths Monday. On Labor Day, total positive cases for Minnesota reached 81,225, with 73,403 of those patients no longer needing isolation. MORE: MDH Situation Update Page For COVID-19 The additional deaths, two being long-term care residents,…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — This week, the world had hopeful news on the COVID-19 vaccine front. Researchers say one leading contender showed a good immune response. But once a vaccine is manufactured, it has to be distributed. The big question in many minds is who will get to receive it first. WCCO spoke with Patsy Stinchfield,…