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Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been a member of the WCCO-TV staff since December 1990. She is also a weekend talk show host on WCCO Radio. Born and raised in New York City, Esme ventured into reporting after graduating from Harvard University. She started in Chattanooga at the CBS station, then ventured across Tennessee to Memphis to work for the ABC affiliate. She jumped when she got the big call to come to WCCO and has never looked back. She has won numerous awards during her career, including Associated Press First Place Awards for non-spot news reporting, feature reporting and investigative reporting. In her spare time Esme often finds herself in the role of hockey mother of two. Esme’s husband, David Klopp, is the owner of a chain of furniture stores in the Twin Cities called Sofas and Chairs. Esme has even been known to deliver a sofa or two. (It’s a small business.) Esme loves her job and her family and if it weren’t for her job she wouldn’t have a family. That’s right — Esme met her husband when she interviewed him. David was working with a community group to help create the Cedar Lake Bicycle Trail. There were plans to turn the rail corridor into a condo development. David likes to say he not only got the bike trail — he got the girl! Esme has a wonderful husband and family. The Twin Cities and WCCO are definitely home. In 2012, Esme was named ‘Best AM Radio Show Host in the Twin Cities’ by the City Pages. |
Jury Hears Secret Recordings By FBI Informant In Terror Trial
Secret recordings made by a paid informant were played in court Thursday in the trial of three Twin Cities men accused of trying to join ISIS.
Paid FBI Informant Takes The Stand In Terror Trial
In January of 2015, Abdirahman Bashir became an FBI informant and secretly recorded conversations with the three defendants.
Prosecutors Try To Link Terror Suspects With Known ISIS Fighter
A brief testimony from the sister of a known ISIS fighter on Tuesday underscored one of the key prosecution points in the terror trial of three young Somali-Americans from Minnesota — that the defendants all tried their hardest to join the fighter in Syria.
Talking Points: The Civil Lawsuit Against Danny Heinrich
The person of interest in the Jacob Wetterling abduction is scheduled to go on trial this July on child pornography charges.
Trial Begins For Men Accused Of Trying To Join ISIS
Jury selection has begun in a trial for three young Minnesotans accused of trying to join ISIS.
Talking Points: Division In The Republican Party
Like Republicans across the country, those in the Minnesota are struggling with the fact that Donald Trump is the last Republican candidate standing and will almost certainly be the party’s presidential nominee.
Parents Of Twin Cities Terror Suspects Speak Out
The mother and father of a young terror suspect went public Thursday to denounce what they say was a prosecution offer of a plea deal that would have required their son to plead guilty to a murder charge.
First Probate Hearing For Prince’s Estate Wraps Up
The first probate hearing in the complicated job of dividing up Prince’s estate has been scheduled for Monday morning at the Carver County courthouse.
Talking Points: The Fate Of Prince’s Estate
On Monday morning, a judge in Carver County will hold the first of what will likely be many hearings on how to settle Prince’s estate.
Heinrich’s Attorneys Ask For Evidence To Be Thrown Out
The man named a person of interest in the disappearance of Jacob Wetterling is expected to be back in federal court on Wednesday.
Another Pleads Guilty To Trying To Join ISIS
A young terror suspect pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to trying to join the Islamic State.
Talking Points: What Led To Prince’s Death?
There remain many questions and unconfirmed reports about what led to Prince’s death.
Prince’s Final Moments In Minneapolis
You can’t talk about the legacy of music in Minnesota without talking about Prince.
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Drivers’ Rights In DWI Arrest
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a Minnesota case concerning DWI arrests and drivers’ rights Wednesday.
Target Field Gets Creative Over Concessions Worker Shortage
Target Field was so short on concession workers this past weekend that they had to bus in 150 workers from Milwaukee and Chicago.
Talking Points: The ‘Trump Effect’ On Minnesota Races
It’s a theory that if Donald Trump is the party’s nominee, it could hurt moderate Republicans in local races.
1 Of 5 Men Pleads Guilty In Islamic State Case
One of five Minnesota men due for trial next month for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State group has pleaded guilty.
Panel Discussion Focuses On Solutions To Islamophobia
Victims of Islamophobia and top federal officials gathered in Minneapolis Wednesday morning for a panel discussion aimed at finding solutions.
Judge Orders $1.5 Million Bail For Law Clerk Shooting Suspect
The man accused of killing a Twin Cities law clerk made his first court appearance Monday afternoon. A judge ordered murder suspect Ryan Petersen jailed on $1.5 million bail.
Talking Points: Rybak On Superdelegates
Bernie Sanders won the Wyoming caucuses this weekend by 12 points, but you would not know that by that state’s delegate results: the Vermont senator and front-runner Hillary Clinton will split Wyoming’s 14 delegates evenly.
Fire Destroys Parts Of Historic Baseball Field In Southern Minnesota
A fire destroyed much of an historic ballpark in southern Minnesota Wednesday evening. According to the Waseca Fire Department, just after 8 p.m. firefighters responded to flames at Tink Larson Field in Waseca.
Heinrich’s Lawyers Want Child Porn Trial Moved, DNA Thrown Out
The person of interest in the Jacob Wetterling case wants his child pornography trial moved out of the Twin Cities. Danny Heinrich is also asking a federal judge to throw out DNA and other evidence.
Talking Points: Fears Of A Contested GOP Convention
The increasingly bitter Republican race for the White House could go all the way to the party convention in Cleveland with front-runner Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz scrambling for every single delegate.
Lawyer Removed From Terror Case Over Imam Scrutiny
An attorney for one of five Minnesota men facing trial for conspiring to support the Islamic State group has been removed from the case after questions surfaced about a member of his trial team.
Takedown Move Used On Jamar Clark Under Scrutiny
A deep community divide remains over how the Jamar Clark case has been handled one day after the announcement that two officers involved in his shooting death would not be charged.
