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(CBS Philadelphia) — Advance payments for the updated Child Tax Credit start in a couple days. But a recent study from Data For Progress showed that about half of eligible parents don’t know they’re coming. When July 15 arrives, Americans with dependents will be sent the first installment of what could add up to $3,600…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police say a woman drove herself to the hospital after she was shot in the Maplewood area Thursday afternoon. According to Maplewood authorities, officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of Beam Avenue at about 4:30 p.m. When they arrived there, they found a woman shot inside a vehicle. Because she had…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Thursday ruled in favor of eight Minneapolis activists who sued the city council and mayor over funding the police force. The order by Hennepin County District Judge Jamie L. Anderson requires that the city have at least 730 sworn officers on the payroll by the end of June 2020,…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz celebrated the completion of a two-year $52 billion state budget and new milestones in Minnesota’s fight against COVID-19 on Thursday, while House Democratic leaders credited their search for “win-wins” with Senate Republicans. “Well, the COVID recovery act budget is done, the work now begins,” Walz said at a ceremonial…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Nearly 5.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Minnesota since December. Meanwhile, state health officials are reporting 82 new virus cases and five more deaths. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, there have been 605,218 total cases reported and 7,587 deaths attributed to the virus in the state since…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A St. Paul couple is sharing video of a brazen porch pirate stealing packages from their front door — and then coming back for more. The couple’s doorbell camera caught it all on video Saturday. In the video, a person in a blue shirt walks up, grabs several packages and then takes…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Minnesota Department of Health reported on Sunday an additional 101 cases of COVID-19 and four deaths. Updated figures show that 605,137 Minnesotans have contracted the virus and a total of 7,582 people have died. At the same time, more than 5.6 million vaccines have been administered in the state, with roughly 63.2%…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A man died on Sunday morning after he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a car, State Patrol says. The crash happened at Interstate 494 over Interstate 35W in Bloomington. State Patrol says that shortly after 3:30 a.m., the motorcycle driver was traveling west on I-494 when he lost control and crossed…

This article was originally published on June 25, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Some Minnesotans used Derek Chauvin’s sentencing day as an opportunity to learn and grow with each other. In Apple Valley, a group of black and minority business owners made sure they’d be together when they heard the Judge Peter Cahill’s decision. The Growth…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, a vocal critic of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, announced plans Friday to hold a news conference bringing together people who claim to have had adverse reactions to the vaccine. His plans drew renewed criticism from doctors who have been accusing Johnson for months of advancing conspiracy theories…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Gov. Tim Walz on Friday said he will relinquish pandemic powers by Aug. 1, ending the peacetime emergency that’s been in effect since last March. “That’s when the toolbox will close,” Walz said of ending the COVID emergency. “Basically at this point in time it’s turning off the lights and sweeping the…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — As COVID-19 cases decline, common viruses including colds, croup and bronchiolitis are back. Dr. Marissa Hendrickson, with University of Minnesota Health Fairview and Medical School said those common illnesses, typically seen in winter, has made an unusual summertime spike among children. “Now that we’re all out in the world, they’re being exposed…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Due to the dry weather and drought conditions the last few weeks, the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District is reporting they’ve seen fewer mosquitos this year around the Twin Cities. Compared to the last 10 years, when the average number of mosquitos caught in CO2 traps around the metro is above 500 for mid-June,…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota health officials reported Tuesday 80 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death. The latest update from the Minnesota Department of Health shows the state’s cumulative case count stands at 604,687 while the death toll has risen to 7,550. While the state’s rate of vaccination has slowed in recent weeks, over…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 22-year-old Ponsford man has been convicted of beating a robbery victim with a cinder block on the White Earth Indian Reservation last year. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a federal jury found Wesley Robert Warren guilty of two of four counts, including one count of assault with a…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Minnesota Senate unanimously passed the biennial higher education budget Monday. Senate officials say the bill focuses on student-centered issues as it would implement stable funding for public institutions, increase investments into direct student aid, and increase grant funding for low and middle-income families by $26 million. The bill would create the “Fostering…