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Highway 100 in Edina was closed in both directions for an apparent standoff for hours Saturday afternoon before being opened back up around 2 p.m. SWAT teams on the scene between Highway 62 and Excelsior Blvd. negotiated with the driver, who stayed inside a pick-up truck and was uncooperative with...

After the February budget forecast revealed a smaller surplus than expected from December , Gov. Tim Walz adjusts his budget proposal. He’s cutting $131 million from the i nitial $49 billion plan , keeping administration staples such as affordable housing, education , opioid treatment. It includes...

March Madness kicks off for basketball -- and Gopher fans -- early Thursday morning. The No. 10 Gophers are looking for an upset against the No. 7 Louisville Cardinals -- the team formerly led by Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino's father, Rick. WCCO Radio's Mike Max in Des Moines says it's a...

Despite efforts to educate the public about how to prevent car pedestrian accidents in St Paul, there's another fatality. It happened Thursday near the State Capitol. Authorities say a man was hit by a car that was heading east on Kellogg near John Ireland boulevards. The name of the victim is not...

MNDot crews are going to repair the growing pothole problem on 35W north south of downtown Minneapolis, but that means lane closures. Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 35W north will be reduced to one lane between 46th Street and 94, so expect delays. Potholes are at their worst in the spring. But...

A member of the University of Minnesota's governing board says more information is needed before a decision is made on changing the names of four buildings on the Twin Cities campus . President Eric Kaler supports the name changes based on a report by a task force that looked into the policies of...

Residents living along rivers and streams in Minnesota are preparing for the imminent rising waters. Some flood-prone areas are already seeing the water over their banks. Places like Henderson, Minn., sees its share of floods in a typical year, but Fire Chief Randy Tiegs tells WCCO-TV this year,...

Where you live in Minnesota has an impact on how well and how long you live, according to a study released Tuesday from the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation . "Someone in Mahnomen County is about three to four times more likely to die prematurely, to die before age 75...

On Mayor Melvin Carter's schedule Tuesday was a couple of budget meetings at City Hall but first on the agenda was jumping out of a plane. Assisted by Red Bull air force team member Sean McCormac, he made a swift but graceful landing at Harriet Island for his first time skydiving. Carter decided to...

When the alarm sounds in a fire station in Minnesota, firefighters are trained to take action, even if it means risking their own lives. But when the flames are out, firefighters often suffer injuries you can't see.　 Dennis Edwards has been a firefighter for 28 years, and is now the fire chief in...