"Serious crash" closes Highway 55 in north Minneapolis, MnDOT says

CBS Minnesota 9/4 5:19A WCCO Staff

A "serious crash" near the Minneapolis-Golden Valley border has led to the closure of Highway 55 in both directions on Thursday morning. The Minnesota Department of Transportation made the...

Moorhead man arrested in connection to roommate's poisoning

CBS Minnesota 9/4 3:07A Krystal Frasier

St. Cloud police say a Moorhead, Minnesota, man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly poisoning his roommate with thallium earlier this year. According to police, a 35-year-old man who's currently being held at the Stearns County Jail...

Annunciation parishioners donating blood to help local patients

CBS Minnesota 9/3 7:25A Jason Rantala

Parishioners of Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis are gathering a week after a shooting left two children dead and 21 other people hurt to donate blood as they work to help area patients....

Twin Cities mayors call for changes to state gun laws after Annunciation shooting

CBS Minnesota 9/2 8:32A Aki Nace

Mayors from the Twin Cities area are calling for lawmakers address gun violence in the state and change a law that prohibits cities from passing their own gun reforms. The call to action comes less than a week after the mass shooting at a...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz confirms he intends to call special session on guns after Annunciation...

CBS Minnesota 9/2 7:31A Anthony Bettin

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday confirmed he is talking to legislators and intends to call a special session to address gun violence after a mass shooting at a Minneapolis church. "The sad reality of it is is that what happened last week is...

Minneapolis man enters Norgaard plea in October 2024 crime spree that ended in death

CBS Minnesota 8/31 8:26A WCCO Staff

A Minneapolis man accused of killing one person and injuring another while leading police on a high-speed chase following a domestic violence-related standoff has entered a Norgaard plea. Ameer Matariyeh , 26, entered the plea on Friday, according...

Minneapolis opens community support and resource center in wake of Annunciation shooting

CBS Minnesota 8/31 7:08A Riley Moser

The city of Minneapolis opened a resource center to support community members following Wednesday's mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church . The Neighborhood Community Support and Resource Center is located at Lynnhurst Park and will be...

Girl, 17, killed in southern Minnesota head-on crash, 3 injured

CBS Minnesota 8/31 6:39A Riley Moser

A teenager died and three others were injured during a head-on crash in southern Minnesota early Saturday morning. The crash happened just after 1 a.m. on Highway 19 near 441st Avenue in Dryden Township, according to a crash report. The Minnesota...

Fire damages neighboring Minneapolis homes near Bde Maka Ska

CBS Minnesota 8/29 1:56A WCCO Staff

The Minneapolis Fire Department said a house fire spread to a neighboring home on Thursday afternoon east of Bde Maka Ska. Crews were called to a three-story home on West 32nd Street and Holmes Avenue...

Mom of Minneapolis school shooting victim was working in ICU when injured daughter arrived

CBS Minnesota 8/28 5:22A Stephen Swanson

One of the young victims of Wednesday's deadly mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school remains in critical condition Thursday, at the same hospital where her mother works as a pediatric...

Minneapolis man comforted Annunciation school shooting victims while waiting for police to arrive

CBS Minnesota 8/28 3:25A Aki Nace

Pat Scallen ran up to Annunciation Catholic Church as soon as he heard the gunshots Wednesday morning. "I didn't think there were gunshots at first, but after about the 10th shot, I knew they were," he told CNN. "I knew it was either the church...

Annunciation shooting victims honored ahead of Twins, Blue Jays game

CBS Minnesota 8/28 3:15A Krystal Frasier

The victims of the Annunciation School and Church shooting in Minneapolis were honored ahead of a game Wednesday night between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Minnesota Twins. A moment of silence was held at Rogers Centre, the home of the Blue...

Sandy Hook Promise among groups sounding off after Minneapolis church shooting

CBS Minnesota 8/27 9:24A Krystal Frasier

Organizations across the country are sounding off on the early morning shooting at a school Mass in Minneapolis on Wednesday t hat left two students dead and 17 other people hurt. Among those groups is Sandy Hook Promise, a nonprofit created to...

Minneapolis Catholic school shooting leaves 2 children dead, 17 people injured

CBS Minnesota 8/27 9:17A Aki Nace

Two young children were killed and 17 others were injured in a shooting during a Catholic Mass packed with young students in south Minneapolis Wednesday morning. The shooter is also dead. Minneapolis...

Minneapolis Catholic school shooting survivor describes how friend saved his life: "I'm praying for...

CBS Minnesota 8/27 8:15A Aki Nace

Weston Halsne, 10, was sitting feet away from the stained glass windows at Annunciation Catholic Church when a shooter opened fire Wednesday morning. Two children died and 17 others were injured in...