Vietnam 50 Years Later: Minnesota's Lao community

CBS Minnesota 5/8 8:39A Pauleen Le

Not all immigrants have experienced the same successes moving to Minnesota. For the modest Laotian community, a big challenge has been access to funding and resources. Recent census data found there...

Deputies involved in active standoff at Montrose apartment complex, sheriff says

CBS Minnesota 5/8 7:31A Stephen Swanson

Authorities say they're involved in an active standoff on Thursday morning at an apartment complex in Montrose, Minnesota. The Wright County Sheriff's Office says deputies executed a search warrant at...

Minneapolis crews battle blaze at Whiskey Junction building; firefighter hospitalized

CBS Minnesota 5/7 1:42A WCCO Staff

A Minneapolis firefighter was hospitalized overnight Wednesday as crews battled a blaze at the former Whiskey Junction bar in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. Fire officials say crews arrived at the building, off Minnehaha and Cedar avenues, at...

Does "No Mow May" really do anything for your lawn, or for pollinators?

CBS Minnesota 5/6 3:16A Adam Del Rosso

You may have heard of "No Mow May," but now there are questions about how effective the movement really is. No Mow May is definitely a catchy name, and there's good meaning behind the movement, especially with more than 200 species of native bees...

Adult, teen arrested in fatal shooting that ended period of no homicides in Minneapolis

CBS Minnesota 5/6 1:13A Anthony Bettin

Two people have been arrested in connection with an April homicide in Minneapolis that broke a two-month period of no killings in the city. Davione Collins, 27, was fatally shot on the 2000 block of West River Road North on April 19. On Monday,...

Teen dead in downtown Minneapolis shooting near reserve bank

CBS Minnesota 5/5 7:17P Nick Lentz

A 14-year-old boy is dead after a shooting in downtown Minneapolis Monday night, according to police. Officers responded to the shooting on the 90 block of Hennepin Avenue South near the Federal...

St. Paul man admits to fatally stabbing child's mother, telling police, "She suffered, bro," charges...

CBS Minnesota 5/5 11:59A WCCO Staff

A man accused of stabbing the mother of his child to death in St. Paul, Minnesota, has a history of domestic violence against her and another woman, according to charges filed Monday. The 34-year-old St. Paul man is charged with one count of...

Woman accused of murder in 2 Minneapolis hit-and-run crashes

CBS Minnesota 5/5 10:18A Nick Lentz

A Minneapolis woman is facing charges in two hit-and-run crashes that killed one person and injured three others late last month, according to a criminal complaint. The 38-year-old woman is charged with one count of second-degree murder, three...

5 arrested, guns recovered after Minneapolis carjacking, chase

CBS Minnesota 5/5 6:58A WCCO Staff

Minneapolis police said officers arrested five children Saturday night after a carjacking during which shots were fired. The five underage assailants carjacked a woman on the 4800 block of Columbus...

Woman sentenced in fatal Minneapolis deli shooting

CBS Minnesota 5/5 5:38A WCCO Staff

A woman who pleaded guilty to a fatal shooting at a Minneapolis deli that she said was in self-defense has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison. Misti Nelson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in December, and a judge gave her a...

Timberwolves take on Warriors in round 2 of NBA playoffs: Schedule, stats and everything you need to...

CBS Minnesota 5/5 4:01A Anthony Bettin

After a gentleman's sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a matchup with the Golden State Warriors up next. The 7th-seeded Wolves needed just five games to take care of LeBron James, Luka Doncic and...

Man shot at Lagoon Park in Jordan, police say

CBS Minnesota 5/5 1:13A Anthony Bettin

Police southwest of the Twin Cities are investigating after a man was hurt in a shooting at a park Sunday evening. The shooting happened around 6:20 p.m. at Lagoon Park in Jordan, Minnesota, according...

Alleged gang member charged in Minneapolis mass shooting that killed 4, injured 1

CBS Minnesota 5/2 4:58A WCCO Staff

An alleged gang member has been charged with multiple counts of murder in a mass shooting in Minneapolis that left four people dead and a fifth injured . James Ortley, 34, faces three counts of second-degree murder, two counts of attempted...

Vietnam 50 Years Later: Leng Wong, Minnesota's first Hmong refugee

CBS Minnesota 5/2 3:20A Pauleen Le

Minnesota is built by immigrants who've enriched the state with diversity and innovation. One of those groups is the Hmong community . Minnesota is home to the largest Hmong population in the country,...

9 shot, 5 fatally, in 24-hour span in Minneapolis, police say

CBS Minnesota 5/1 2:56A Stephen Swanson

In a 24-hour span, nine people have been shot in Minneapolis, resulting in five fatalities, police say. The outburst of deadly violence began late Tuesday night when five people were shot near an alley off East 25th Street and Bloomington Avenue...