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Soggy Halloween weather on tap in Minnesota | Oct. 29, 2026
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- Soggy Halloween weather on tap in Minnesota | Oct. 29, 2026
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- 4:09
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- The Twin Cities will continue to dry out Friday before rain returns for Halloween weekend, says meteorologist Mike Augustyniak.
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- FBI, State Fraud Unit Raid Several Businesses | VP Vance, Fraud Task Force Coming To MN | Oct. 29
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- 17:04
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Number 1.
The FBI and other federal authorities are conducting investigations at several sites around the Twin Cities. This comes ahead of Vice President's J.D. Vance's expected visit to St. Cloud tomorrow.
Number 2.
More on the fraud crisis. A man who played a major role in defrauding a federal food program in Minnesota is in prison, and will stay there for decades.
Number 3.
After the homecoming game shooting, safety is top of mind for Eden Prairie community members.
Number 4.
A small town in Minnesota now has a data center controversy of their own.
Join Maria and Johnny for this episode of 4 Things to Know.
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- Calmer weather in Minnesota ahead of rainy stretch | Oct. 29, 2026
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- 3:32
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- High pressure is setting the Twin Cities up for some calmer and cooler weather Thursday, says meteorologist Adam Del Rosso.
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- Never talk politics or religion? #shorts
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- 0:22
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Adam Duxter sits down with Dan Hofrenning, longtime political science professor at St. Olaf College, to talk about the role religion plays in American politics.
Watch the full conversation with WCCO's Adam Duxter on Bigger Than Belief: https://youtu.be/SZbVFYIadlk?si=hP91ffzvHys7T5Yc
#podcast #faith #biggerthanbelief
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- Has Politics Replaced Religion as America's Defining Identity?
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- 53:51
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- As we near the midterm elections, it's becoming harder to deny to connection between faith, politics and personal identity - but has it always been this way?
On this episode of Bigger Than Belief, Adam sits down with Dan Hofrenning, longtime political science professor at St. Olaf College, to examine the role religion plays in American politics, and what happens when political identity begins to rival, or even transcend, religious belief.
With the midterms approaching, this is a conversation about more than candidates and campaigns. It's about the values that shape us, the identities that divide us, and whether faith can help Americans approach politics with a little more humility.
0:00 - Cold Open: Where Religion and Politics Collide
4:48 - Professor Dan Hofrenning: A Life Studying Faith & Politics
14:51 - Separation of Church and State: What the First Amendment Says
17:24 - What Is Christian Nationalism?
22:18 - Why E...
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- Minnesota town at center of Google data center controversy
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- 2:09
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- In the small southeastern Minnesota town of Pine Island, a nonprofit secured a settlement around a nearly 500-acre project involving Google's Project Skyway data center.
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- Woman killed by dump truck in St. Paul, police say
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- 0:24
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, say a woman was killed by a dump truck Thursday morning at a busy intersection in the city's Highland Park neighborhood.
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- FBI conducting "investigative activity" at several Twin Cities sites, officials say
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- 0:38
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Federal and state law enforcement agencies are "engaged in court-authorized investigative activity at several sites" in Minnesota Thursday, according to the FBI.
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- How Nasrieen Habib is Helping Muslim Women Embrace Minnesota - One Hike at a Time
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- 0:00
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- #wcco #news #localnews #biggerthanbelief
What happens when your pain becomes your purpose? Nasrieen Habib, founder of Hiking Hijabie, is living proof that it’s possible. After moving to Minnesota, she struggled with seasonal depression. Years later, amid growing anxiety about anti-Muslim hostility and her safety as a woman who wears the hijab, she found herself longing for something that had always brought her joy: the outdoors. In 2022, she started a hiking group for Muslim women. What began as a way to get outside and feel safe grew into a thriving community, with more than a thousand people connected to its broader network and opportunities ranging from hiking and kayaking to biking, camping and winter recreation. On this episode of Bigger Than Belief, Nasrieen shares how her Muslim faith shapes her relationship with nature, why she sees caring for creation as an act of worship, and how some of life's hardest experiences can help reveal our purpose. She also opens up...
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- Kyler Murray on Korea, embracing the deep ball #shorts
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- #wcco #nfl #localnews #vikings #minnesotavikings
Kyler Murray is finding his footing as a Minnesota Viking, and he’s bringing an international fanbase with him. Ren Clayton sits down with him, talking about how he’s working to fit into Kevin O’Connell’s system.
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- Spooky Halloween drinks you can make at home with Every Sip founder Stephanie Payne
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- 3:33
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Halloween is almost here, and Every Sip founder Stephanie Payne shares spooky, festive drinks you can make at home.
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- Explorer Ann Bancroft on the free Girlhood Summit for girls in grades 6 to 12
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- 5:57
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- The third annual Girlhood Summit is Saturday, Nov. 7, at Saint Paul College. Put on by the Ann Bancroft Foundation, it’s free for girls in grades 6 through 12. Polar explorer Ann Bancroft, the first woman to reach the North Pole by dog sled and on foot, joins Foundation Executive Director Ethelind B. Kaba.
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- How Bachman’s helps families celebrate Dia de los Muertos with flowers
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- 3:40
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a tradition centered on honoring and remembering loved ones who have passed. It’s celebrated November 1 and 2. WCCO talks with Jen Bevan about how Bachman’s is helping families celebrate the holiday through flowers.
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- 4 Your Weekend events include Halloween events and more
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- 3:12
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Get ahead of weekend planning with 4 Your Weekend, Halloween edition!
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- Key figure in Minnesota food fraud sentenced to 30 years, and more headlines
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- 8:00
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- WCCO Mornings has all your morning headlines for Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026.
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- Minnesota weather features sunshine Thursday, soaking rain next week | Oct. 29, 2026
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- 3:30
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Sunshine returns, with chilly mornings and highs in the 50s. Meteorologist Joseph Dames has the latest forecast.
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- LIVE: Breaking news and latest headlines on WCCO's Live Desk
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- 33:46
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- WCCO has the latest headlines and breaking news — as it's happening — from the Live Desk, streaming on both CBS News Minnesota and YouTube.
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- Minnesota's severe weather threat subsides | Oct. 28, 2026
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- 3:18
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- After a stormy Wednesday in the Twin Cities, Thursday will be a lovely late October day, says meteorologist Chris Shaffer.
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- This Minnesota company is the world's go-to Halloween costume maker
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- HalloweenCostumes.com, one of the largest online costume companies in the world is located in North Mankato, Minnesota.
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- Minneapolis announces end date for Minnehaha Dog Park
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Dog owners have until late December to let their pets go off leash at Minneapolis' Minnehaha Dog Park.
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- Feeding our Future scheme "architect" sentenced to 30 years
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Salim Said will spend 30 years in prison after prosecutors say he treated pandemic-era emergency relief like his personal piggy bank, describing him as an architect of the Feeding our Future scheme.
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- Twin Cities community rocked by homecoming shooting gathers for school safety talk
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Parents of students in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, gathered for a community safety meeting on Wednesday night, about a month after a shooting cut the high school's homecoming football game short.
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- Minnesota school budgets on the ballot for 2026 midterms
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Minnesota voters will decide some big races this election, from governor to U.S. Senate. But down-ballot races and questions could reshape school districts across the state.
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- Mankato West's First Female Kicker | Good News on WCCO
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- 12:46
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- #wcco #news #localnews #goodnews
Another episode of Good News on WCCO. A place to come for uplifting, community-focused news.
0:00-3:07 a pickleball league of their own
3:08-5:40 Trying to save on holiday travel
5:41-7:36 Comedy through the Chaos
7:38-9:10 Connection through dance
9:11-12:45 kicking into history
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- Stand-up comedians shocked by closure of Minneapolis' Sisyphus Brewery
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- 2:05
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Sisyphus Brewery, a popular Minneapolis spot for well-known comedians, says its future is in jeopardy — and it's not for a lack of sales.
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- Minnesota's 1st District race could decide US House party control
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- 2:52
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Brad Finstad won reelection by 17 percentage points two years ago. With days left before the election, he is tied at 43% each with Democrat Jake Johnson, a high school math teacher, in a Democratic-sponsored poll.
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- Salim Said gets 30-year prison sentence in Minnesota food fraud case
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Salim Said, one of the so-called "architects" of the nation's largest pandemic fraud scheme, was sentenced Wednesday to three decades behind bars.
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- Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards out for months #shorts
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- 0:33
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards will undergo a procedure on his right knee and miss up to two months, according to ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania. The team listed Edwards as questionable for Wednesday night's game against the Golden State Warriors due to right knee injury maintenance. #basketball #nba #sports #wcco #news #localnews
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- Tornado watch for the Twin Cities until, with conditional threat of damaging wind | Oct. 28, 2026
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- 5:12
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- The National Weather Service issued Tornado Watch 698 for 20 Minnesota counties, including Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka and Dakota, and parts of western Wisconsin. WCCO’s Next Weather Alert runs from 2 to 9 p.m., and no tornado warning had been issued as of the watch.
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- New polling data puts Peggy Flanagan far ahead of Michele Tafoya in Minnesota governors race
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- 2:41
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Some surprising new polling data released by the New York Times Wednesday places Peggy Flanagan far ahead of Michele Tafoya. Our Esme Murphy breaks down the numbers and explains why that may or may not be true.
🗳️WCCO's 2026 Midterm Election Guide is your one-stop resource for getting ready to vote. You can meet the candidates, check your registration, find your polling place and learn about early and absentee voting. Find it at the link below.
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- Charges For “Unlawful Voting” In MN Primary | Poll: Flanagan Leads Tafoya in Senate Race | Oct. 28
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- 16:04
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Number 1.
Two men are now facing multiple felony charges after attempting to poke holes in Minnesota voter security. You'll hear from Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty.
Number 2.
A New York Times poll gives us a new look at Minnesota's race for U.S. Senate. According to the poll, DFL candidate Peggy Flanagan is 14 points ahead of Republican candidate Michelle Tafoya.
Number 3.
Local Faith leaders are speaking out about political ads they say target Minnesota's Somali population.
Number 4.
A new proposal could limit student-athletes to competing based on their sex at birth. The proposal requires athletes in sex-separated sports to compete according to their biological sex at birth.
And in today's Bright Spot, meet Maria's dog Phoebe!
Join Maria and Johnny for this episode of 4 Things to Know
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- Hastings 3M lawsuit: Hearing set over PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Hastings claims 3M leaked cancer-causing PFAS “forever chemicals” into its drinking water for decades. A hearing in the city’s lawsuit is set for 2 p.m. Wednesday.
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- Minnesota faith leaders protest midterm election ads they say target the Somali community
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Clergy members met early Wednesday and went together to Uline's Milwaukee-area headquarters. They’re asking Uline’s CEO to stop paying for ads that they say depict Somali Minnesotans as dangerous criminals. Uline hasn’t responded to WCCO.
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- James O’Keefe, Cam Higby charged with felony unlawful voting, identity theft in Minnesota
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Hennepin County prosecutors say the two men gave election judges the names of real registered voters at precincts during the Aug. 11 primary, without those voters’ knowledge, while filming a video about the state’s vouching rule. Neither cast a ballot.
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- What Minnesota's “conditional” tornado threat means: Wind shear is there, but fuel is limited
- Runtime
- 3:50
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- WCCO meteorologist Mike Augustyniak compares it to throwing one log versus many on a bonfire. Storms must first overcome a relatively low amount of instability before they can use the wind shear to become tornadic, he says.
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- Protesters again keep Hermantown council from Google data center vote: "Shut it down"
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- A Hermantown City Council meeting on a Google data center was canceled again Tuesday, a day after protesters kept the council from a vote that would clear the way for the project.
Protesters chanted "shut it down" at Monday night's meeting. Police declared an unlawful assembly and asked them to leave after two hours. The council did not vote.
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- Gotta catch 'em all: Charges filed in Pokemon card thefts totaling over $30,000
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- #wcco #news #localnews #pokemon
Gotta catch ‘em all - Pokémon card thieves, that is. Charges are filed against two people accused of breaking into two stores last summer and making off with over $30,000 worth of trading cards. A.J. Hilton shows how these break-ins could have BIG consequences.
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- Is a blue wave really coming? Analysts weigh in on a stunning new poll | Talking Points
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- 41:33
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- In an interview, WCCO’s Esme Murphy talks with DFL analyst Abou Amara and GOP analyst Amy Frederiksen about a stunning new poll that has Peggy Flanagan ahead in the U.S. Senate race and the big question heading into the election: is a blue wave really coming? Both analysts share their take on what the numbers could mean.
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- “Shut it down”: Protesters keep Hermantown council from Google data center vote
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- Residents chanted at Monday night’s meeting, police declared an unlawful assembly and the council never reached a vote that would clear the way for a Google data center. The rescheduled meeting was canceled as well.
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- St. Paul Public Schools budget cuts proposal, deadly Spain train crash and more headlines
- Runtime
- 6:33
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- WCCO Mornings has all your headlines to start your day.
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- Warm Wednesday, a chance of evening severe storms — and a rainy Halloween forecast | Oct. 28
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- 3:00
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- Meteorologist Katie Steiner has the latest forecast.
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- Minnesota weather: Marginal risk of severe storms Wednesday | Oct. 27, 2026
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- 2:57
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Parts of central and southern Minnesota are under a marginal risk for severe storms on Wednesday, according to NEXT Weather meteorologist Chris Shaffer.
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- Why Minnesota has such a high voter turnout
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- 3:12
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Whether they’re red, blue or somewhere in the middle, Minnesotans are showing their true colors with soaring early voting numbers for the 2026 election. Nearly 420,000 voters have already cast a ballot in person or by mail as of last week. In this Good Question, Jeff Wagner looks at why Minnesotans turn out in droves and what it means for Election Day.
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- Group pushing new effort to bar Minnesota trans athletes from competing in desired school sports
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- 2:33
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- There’s a new approach to stop transgender athletes from competing in their desired school sports in Minnesota. Jason Rantala reports.
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- St. Paul apartment residents on nearby encampment: "It's really not safe"
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- 2:39
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- The clock is ticking on a homeless encampment solution in St. Paul. While city leaders debate how to help before winter, neighbors say they're suffering. Residents living near the encampment on Randolph Avenue and Shepard Road have started documenting open-air drug use, stolen vehicle parts and safety concerns. Ashley Grams heard from them on Tuesday.
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- St. Croix Lutheran RB Eli Larson helping power unbeaten football team
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- St. Croix Lutheran football is heading into the playoffs undefeated. Marielle Mohs shows us why they're cautiously optimistic for Saturday's section semifinals.
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- Day of the Dead ofrenda reflecting Minnesota's support for immigrant communities
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- 1:46
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- A traditional Mexican Day of the Dead display at a Minneapolis restaurant is taking on a deeper meaning this year. Photojournalist Nick Boeke and Ashley Grams show how the business is also highlighting the impacts on the community following Operation Metro Surge.
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- Minneapolis leader on urban exploration: "Please don't"
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- The people who were busted after breaking into a religious landmark in Minneapolis may have been "urban exploring." As Adam Duxter reports, one city leader worries it's a troubling trend that's getting worse.
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- Minnesota governor’s office not hiring for positions in state OIG office, officials say
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- There are new concerns about the watchdog tasked with fighting Minnesota's fraud crisis. State lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are worried about whether the independent Office of Inspector General would really be independent. Caroline Cummings reports on what the governor's office is saying about the agency and what two state senators had to say.
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- Minneapolis park gets big upgrade with help of local students
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- There's something new to play with in north Minneapolis, and for the kids at Lucy Laney Elementary School, it's been a long time coming.
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