On this week’s episode of Essential Minnesota, we chronicle the fire fighting efforts in the Boundary Waters and what decades of data reveal about the growing connection between our wildfires and climate change.
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Documents released by the Trump administration to support the president’s claims did not back up his most aggressive statements.
Wildfire smoke continues to retreat from the Twin Cities Friday, but the heat wave isn't letting up as temperatures soar into the 90s ahead of a slight chance of evening thunderstorms.
A 22-year-old man died Thursday evening after being pulled from a Winona lake, according to the sheriff’s office. The man was reported missing on Airport Lake just before 8 p.m. and after about 40 minutes of searching, he was located. First responders tried saving his life but he was prono...
An excessive heat warning remains in place for the Twin Cities metro area on Friday.
Housing inventory is now at a seven-year high in the metro area.
The Republican candidate for governor said in sworn depositions that a failed COVID-19 investment compounded his financial struggles. He insists the tax dispute will be resolved.
With a $26 million hole in the budget, the city is pausing wire replacement.
A new cultural arts center in downtown Minneapolis will open its doors Saturday, helping artists of color turn their creative practices into sustainable careers. Organizations like Public Functionary, Indigenous Roots and CLUES’ Latino Art Gallery have long supported artists as they grow thei...
Good Friday morning! *MINNESOTA’S WEATHER AUTHORITY HAS ISSUED AN ALERT DAY FOR TODAY DUE TO THE HEAT* Thursday’s smoke is gone from the metro,but remains across NE MN and Western WI. The heatwave, which started last Saturday when we first hit 90 degrees, will continue today and this wee...
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Hailing from a family of NHL, NFL and MLB athletes, Andover High’s KJ Sauer looks to make his own name for the Philadelphia Flyers.
A slice of Chicago is now available at the Mall of America as the world-famous Giordano’s celebrated its grand opening on Thursday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It’s the second Giordano’s location in Minnesota and the opening comes on the heels of an East Coast expansion in Washingto...
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WCCO Investigates has learned a state watchdog is taking a closer look at the community's concerns surrounding pollution problems at a battery recycling plant and the state agency that oversees it.There's now an independent, special review of when the state pollution control agency notified the p...
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On this week’s episode of Essential Minnesota, we chronicle the fire fighting efforts in the Boundary Waters and what decades of data reveal about the growing connection between our wildfires and climate change.
As wildfire smoke drifts into the Twin Cities, many people are choosing to stay inside, but some are still heading outdoors despite the health warnings.
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A family staying at a San Diego Airbnb was shocked to discover a framed beach photo on the wall that appeared to feature themselves.
A suspect has been arrested after a fatal shooting in north Minneapolis on Thursday afternoon. At around 2:30 p.m., officers responded to a shooting on the 200 block of 27th Avenue North and found a man with life-threatening gunshot wounds. The Minneapolis Police Department said the man was...
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Police are investigating after a deadly shooting broke out during an argument between two men Wednesday afternoon in north Minneapolis.
A man accused of trying to kill his wife with a hammer in Wyoming, Minn., has pleaded guilty to attempted murder. Court documents show 72-year-old James Alan Johnson has filed a petition to plead guilty to attempted murder during a pretrial hearing on Thursday. His sentencing is now scheduled ...
Federal officials successfully extradited Feeding Our Future defendant Abdikerm Eidleh from Somalia today, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Minnesota. FBI agents escorted Eidleh, 42, to Minnesota Thursday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eidleh is now in custody in the Sherb...
A 65-year-old man died after historic Texas Hill Country flash flooding triggered rescues and evacuations across Kerr, Uvalde, and Kendall counties following more than 28 inches of rain.
State officials are touting a third month of consecutive job growth in Minnesota despite a shrinking labor force and slow wage growth.
Minneapolis has one of the worst air qualities in the world on Thursday morning as wildfire smoke continues to blanket much of the state.
More than a dozen wildfires continue burning across northern Minnesota, collectively known as the July Lightning Event. Smoke from the wildfires has spread south, triggering air quality alerts across much of Minnesota, including hazardous conditions in the Twin Cities Thursday morning.
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Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh was booked Thursday into the Sherburne County jail one week after his arrest in Somalia.
A new WalletHub report reveals which states are facing the greatest financial strain, highlighting rising bankruptcy filings and lower credit scores.
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A Duluth man will spend more than 21 years in prison after he admitted to killing his mother. Nathan Davin was sentenced to 261 months in prison after he pleaded guilty in June to second-degree premeditated murder, according to court documents. In August 2025, officers went to a home near...
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