1 dead, 2 injured in Dinkytown shooting early Saturday

CBS Minnesota 11/1 4:52A WCCO Staff

One person is dead and two others are injured after a shooting in the Dinkytown neighborhood of Minneapolis overnight. One of the men who was injured was a University of Minnesota student, according to school officials. According to Minneapolis...

Hats and Mittens celebrates 30 years of warming hands and hearts

CBS Minnesota 11/1 4:31A Reg Chapman

In a small warehouse in Hopkins, Minnesota, a group of volunteers for the organization Hats and Mittens is busy packaging hats and mittens for kids and adults in need. "People in Minnesota are generous they understand cold, and they are...

Election Day in Minnesota 2025: What to know before heading to the polls

CBS Minnesota 10/31 9:34A WCCO Staff

Tuesday is Election Day and voters will head to the polls to cast their ballots. While many might consider this an off-election year, many important races will be decided across the state. Here's what you need to know about the 2025 Minnesota...

Japanese restaurant Zen Box Izakaya in downtown Minneapolis to close

CBS Minnesota 10/31 8:44A Nick Lentz

Zen Box Izakaya , a Japanese restaurant that's served food in downtown Minneapolis for over 20 years, is set to close. The restaurant said in a social media post on Friday morning that its final day of service will be on Nov. 22. "We started back...

Minneapolis set to celebrate reopening of Hennepin Avenue after 2 years of "struggle" for...

CBS Minnesota 10/31 4:02A Beret Leone

Minneapolis drivers and bikers are in for a treat this Halloween, as the two-year construction project along Hennepin Avenue finally wraps up and two-way traffic resumes on Friday. City leaders, crews and business owners will be on hand for a...

Former Minneapolis council member charged with DWI after crash outside City Hall

CBS Minnesota 10/31 3:25A Riley Moser

A former Minneapolis city council member is accused of crashing her car while under the influence of alcohol outside City Hall late Tuesday night. Alondra Espejel, n e Cano, has been charged with one count each of third-degree DWI refusal to...

SNAP benefits expire at midnight. Here's where to find food assistance in Minnesota, and how to...

CBS Minnesota 10/31 2:48A Beret Leone

More than 440,000 Minnesotans are set to lose food assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Saturday at midnight, and food shelves across the state are preparing for an unprecedented wave of need . Earlier this week,...

Man fatally shot while stopping theft from car in south Minneapolis, police say

CBS Minnesota 10/30 5:05A Anthony Bettin

A man was shot and killed outside his south Minneapolis workplace Thursday morning after interrupting an attempted theft from a car, police said. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said the shooting happened around 6:30 a.m. on the 2600 block...

11 arrested after protesting at Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's office

CBS Minnesota 10/30 3:15A Aki Nace

Several people protesting at Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's office Tuesday night have been released after they were arrested for trespassing. The protest was organized by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee, insisting that Frey...

ICE agents involved in Hibbing restaurant drug bust, sheriff says

CBS Minnesota 10/30 2:16A Stephen Swanson

WCCO is working to learn more about a federal immigration enforcement operation on Wednesday afternoon in northern Minnesota. St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay said agents with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, the Drug Enforcement...

Tou Thao set to be released from prison after serving time for role in George Floyd's killing

CBS Minnesota 10/28 6:59A WCCO Staff

Tou Thao, one of the four police officers convicted of charges related to the murder of George Floyd , is set to be released from prison in early November. According to Minnesota Department of Corrections records, Thao is scheduled to be released...

Hundreds of Minnesota Target employees to be laid off amid restructuring, notices show

CBS Minnesota 10/28 6:42A Anthony Bettin

More than 800 Minnesota-based Target employees will lose their jobs amid a massive restructuring effort by the mega retailer, according to documents filed to the state's employment department. Target notified the Department of Employment and...

Minneapolis among 10 "rattiest" cities in U.S., Orkin says

CBS Minnesota 10/28 5:19A Anthony Bettin

Minneapolis has earned its share of honorifics over the years: happiest city in the country , best city for college grads and most neighborly city , to name a few. But new data from pest control company Orkin hands Minneapolis an ignoble label:...

Minneapolis educators vote to authorize strike following failed talks with school district

CBS Minnesota 10/27 7:25P Nick Lentz

Educators with Minneapolis Public Schools have voted to authorize a strike after failed discussions with the district on three separate contracts, the union that represents them said on Monday night. The Minneapolis Federation of Educators said in...

Sophia Forchas, injured in Annunciation shooting, released from hospital after 2 months

CBS Minnesota 10/23 10:17A John Lauritsen

The last student hospitalized after the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting in August is going home. Sophia Forchas was shot in the left temple lobe during the attack that killed two students and...