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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — While the weekend’s comfortable fall weather continued through much of Monday morning and early afternoon, storms are expected to rumble in the evening across southern Minnesota. The National Weather Service says storms look to develop in the late afternoon, beginning in western Minnesota and pushing eastward across the state, reaching western Wisconsin…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Hanover man is dead after falling from some rocks at Interstate State Park in Taylors Falls Saturday. According to the Chisago County Sheriff’s Office, officers were called to the scene around 7:42 p.m. after reports of a fallen man had been received. Authorities located the 39-year-old victim and performed lifesaving efforts…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minnesotans are making a difference in Hurricane Ida relief efforts. Volunteers have been in Louisiana all month, and more were deployed Sunday. A team from the Salvation Army left from Roseville headed to Louisiana. “My mom was born and raised in Louisiana, so this is very personal for me because it’s all people she…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Vikings overcame a choppy start to storm back and tie the game after regulation against the Cincinnati Bengals. Then a huge mistake by their reliable star running back doomed their chances in overtime. Dalvin Cook’s fumble was recovered by Cincinnati linebacker Germaine Pratt to set up the game-winning score, a 33-yard…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Cardinal Raymond Burke, one of the Catholic Church’s most outspoken conservatives and a vaccine skeptic, said he has COVID-19 and his staff said he is breathing through a ventilator. Burke tweeted Aug. 10 that he had caught the virus, was resting comfortably and was receiving excellent medical care. “Please pray for…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Department of Health on Monday reported 1,470 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, and five more deaths. More and more Minnesotans are getting new tests for COVID, with the latest average showing about 250 per 100,000 residents having gotten a test in the most recent period, compared to about…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A woman who was found dead last Wednesday morning in an alley on Minneapolis’s north side has been identified as 29-year-old Tiffany Monique Walker. The Minneapolis Police Department says officers were called shortly after 7 a.m. Aug. 11 to the 3600 block of Knox Avenue North, in the city’s Folwell neighborhood. At…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities in northwestern Minnesota are investigating a hit-and-run earlier this week that left two people hospitalized. The Becker County Sheriff’s Office says the hit-and-run happened Thursday evening on County Highway 34 in Maple Grove Township, just west of White Earth. Clifford Warren, 31, of Ogema, and Duane Warren, 56, of White Earth,…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Thefts in cars are on the rise across the Twin Cities metro and police say it’s leading to another big problem. Maple Grove Police reported nearly 50 thefts in vehicles since July 1 and more than half of those thefts have exclusively been in the residential areas to the west of Interstate 94/494.…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Minnesota Twins announced pitcher Michael Pineda on the 10-day injured list due to a left mild oblique strain on Saturday. Pineda left last night’s game against the Rays during the third inning after reportedly feeling tightness in his side. To replace Pineda the Twins have recalled pitcher Ralph Garza Jr. from Triple-A…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has ruled that part of a ballot question that will soon be before Minneapolis voters on the future of the city’s police department must be rewritten. The proposal has become a key issue in the November elections and has drawn national attention — and money — as citizens decide the…

MINNESOTA (AP) – Jonathan Klinsmann tied a career high with seven saves, Kévin Cabral scored for the second consecutive game and the LA Galaxy beat Minnesota United 1-0 on Saturday. The 24-year-old Klinsmann — son of former German star and U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann — made his first start of the season. He made several acrobatic…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Drew Lock passed for 151 yards and two touchdowns in three possessions in a crisp first audition for Denver’s open quarterback competition. Teddy Bridgewater was sharp, too, and the Broncos beat the Minnesota Vikings 33-6 on Saturday afternoon in their exhibition opener. Broncos first-round draft pick Pat Surtain II scored on a…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The newly elected chair of University of St. Thomas’ College Republicans was arrested in Florida on sex trafficking charges, according to FBI Minneapolis. Jail records show that Gisela Castro Medina faces charges for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors, sex trafficking of a minor, and obstruction. She was arrested on Thursday night…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Some immunocompromised Minnesotans should be able to get a third dose of the vaccine as soon as this weekend. The CDC director gave final approval late this afternoon. The agency says this will impact about 2.7% of the U.S. population, and the state health department estimates that around 115,000 Minnesotans will be eligible.…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis police will no longer be pulling drivers over for minor offenses, such as items dangling from a rearview mirror or not having a working license plate light. Police Chief Medaria Arradondo wrote in the memo Thursday that the change is an attempt to better utilize time, resources and operational effectiveness. “By…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two people were injured after a shooting took place in south St. Cloud on Wednesday. According to a criminal complaint, the St. Cloud Police Department responded to reports of gun shots at the 1000 block of Ninth Avenue South. When the officers arrived they found evidence of a shooting but no victims…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A northern Minnesota man is charged with murder after a boy he admitted to abusing late last month died in the hospital. Reggie Bethel, 56, of Fergus Falls, is charged with one count of second-degree unintentional murder, court documents filed in Otter Tail County show. He also faces charges of first-degree and…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 3-year-old girl died on Friday after she was accidentally shot by a 5-year-old boy, authorities say. According to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, the incident took place in a residence shortly before 4 a.m. in Bena. The girl was taken to Deer River Hospital, but she was soon pronounced dead. The case…

(CBS Detroit) — The second round of advance Child Tax Credit payments went out August 13. The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced this morning that over $15.4 billion was sent to the families of almost 61 million children. Those with banking information on file with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) started receiving…