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Lee Bares: Lakeville South’s Fearless Flier

Hockey players tend to get the most credit for being tough. Football players pride themselves on taking a pounding. But it takes a truly special kind of athlete to fearlessly fly 16 feet into the air.

3 hours ago

At 73, Larry Gallagher Has Umped For 6 Decades

Larry Gallagher was a top-notch athlete growing up in Columbia Heights, and along the way he started umpiring baseball games. Nearly 60 years since his first game, he’s still doing it almost every day.

3 hours ago

Good Question: ‘Reply All’: Kid Questions Edition

Each week, some of our best Good Question emails come from kids.

4 hours ago

Sex Assault Suspect Turns Self In After Chaplain Confronts Him

A sexual assault suspect turned himself into police Friday night, authorities say, after a Washington County Sheriff’s chaplain recognized the suspect as being one his of church parishioners.

5 hours ago

Dispatch: 2-Year-Old Goes Missing In Elk River Campground

A 2-year-old went missing Friday night at a campground in Elk River, according to Sherburne County dispatch.

5 hours ago

The State Of Minnesota Bridges, 5 Years After Collapse

After the 35W Bridge collapsed, MnDOT increased bridge inspectors by 50 percent, introduced new inspection technology, required an independent review of new, complicated bridges and limited the weight on a bridge during construction. In 2008, the state legislature decided to spend $2.5 billion over 10 years on state bridges. Big projects include the Lafayette Bridge (Highway 52) in St. Paul, the Hastings Bridge and Highway 43 in Winona.

8 hours ago

3 Years After Program’s Inception, Kotila Has Century In World Series

Three years ago, Century Community College decided to start a baseball program. They hired a man who had experience after taking Ridgewater Community College to the Junior College World Series.

8 hours ago

Man Looks To Turn Historic Duluth Jail Into Urban Destination

For the past 20 years, the old St. Louis County Jail stood as a vacant reminder of trouble. It was an unwanted fixture in downtown Duluth…until a Twin Cities developer heard the cries of those looking to preserve the property.

8 hours ago

Think Gas Prices Are Bad For Boaters? Race Car Drivers Have It Worse

The national average for a gallon of gas has gone up 17 days in a row. But here in the Twin Cities, gas has dropped three cents to an average of $4.17 a gallon.

8 hours ago

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Cheaper Prince Tickets To Entice ‘Casual’ Fans

“Purple Rain” solidified Prince’s status as one of the greats. Like many Prince fans, Jesse McMonagle remembers where he was when he saw Prince’s cinematic debut. “I snuck into ‘Purple Rain’ when I was in fourth grade,” McMonagle said. And when tickets went on sale for a St. Paul stop on his “Live Out Loud Tour,” McMonagle bought ten tickets at $289 each

8 hours ago

Hospital: Boy Injured In St. Paul Landslide In Fair Condition

One of the fourth-graders injured in Wednesday’s landslide in St. Paul is currently in fair condition, according to Regions Hospital and Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare.

9 hours ago

Community Mourns As 2 Fourth Graders Are Laid To Rest

Gov. Mark Dayton addressed the students, faculty, staff and community members at a St. Louis Park elementary school on Friday morning after two students there died while on a field trip in Lilydale. Mohamed Fofana and Haysem Sani were killed on Wednesday.

15 hours ago

Organization Tips For Your Spring Cleaning

Spring is finally in the air and a lot of people are gearing up for some good old fashioned spring cleaning. While you’re doing that, it’s a good time to get organized, which can be especially difficult if you have children.

18 hours ago

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Good Question: Who Manages Money Better, Men Or Women?

Managing money is the top thing couples fight about. And research shows that men and women have different habits, different styles of dealing with money.

2013/05/24

Viewers’ Choice For MN’s Best Playground: Litchfield’s On Lake Ripley

Summer unofficially begins this weekend and for families with young kids, that means a trip to the playground. WCCO viewers voted and their favorite playground in Minnesota is the Litchfield Community Built Playground on Lake Ripley.

2013/05/23

Frank & Amelia On ‘The Talk’

WCCO-TV anchors Amelia Santaniello and Frank Vascellaro were invited to help host CBS’s live daytime show “The Talk” on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Here are some pictures from their visit.

Morning Show ‘Mini Me’s

Check out our favorite viewer submissions in our WCCO Morning Show “Mini Me” photo drive.

Frank The Tank

Frank Vascellaro took a spin in a pretty big rig at Drive A Tank in Kasota, Minn. Check out some pics from his experience here.

Remembering Eleanor Mondale Poling

Eleanor Mondale Poling, daughter of former Vice President Walter Mondale and a former WCCO Radio show host and WCCO-TV reporter, died Sept. 17 at age 51.