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Minnesota to invest $10 million in special education
MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz announced on Wednesday that the state will invest $10 million to support and train special education teachers in over 35 districts."As a former classroom teacher for over 20 years, I understand the impact a dedicated teacher can have on their students' lives," said Walz. "By investing in our special education workforce, we can help ensure every student in Minnesota receives the support they need to thrive in their education." Some of the grantees of this investment include: Bemidji Independent School District, Eden Prairie, Lakes International Language Academy, New Century School, Noble Academy, Spero Academy, Saint Paul...
The Minnesota State Fair starts Thursday. Here's your complete guide.
MINNEAPOLIS — The 2024 Minnesota State Fair opens Thursday and runs through Labor Day. WCCO will be at our booth at the corner of Nelson and Carnes avenues. Learn more about our booth and the NEXT Weather Prize Wheel.Read on for everything you need to know about getting to the fair, getting around the fairgrounds and making sure you get the most bang for your buck.How to get to the Minnesota State FairParking and shuttle service are free at these 31 locations. However, if you are located farther out in the Twin Cities, the State Fair Express Bus service operates in...
Hennepin County Commissioners make dramatic cut to proposed pay hike
MINNEAPOLIS — Weeks after the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners proposed a 49% pay hike for its members, then walked it back, members have adopted a much lower raise.On Tuesday, the board approved a 5% bump that goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2025, and another 5% increase in 2026. According to the board's resolution, those increases are in line with what the average county employee saw between 2019 and 2022.The maximum salary for commissioners this year is $122,225. The raises will bring it to $128,336 in 2025 and $134,753 in 2026.The board originally approved the 49% increase earlier this...
Target's lower grocery prices pay off, providing 2nd quarter boost
Target's comparable sales rose for the first time in a year as grocery aisle deals for cash-strapped customers began to pay off.Sales at stores and digital channels operating over at least the past 12 months rose 2% in the second quarter reversing months of declines, including a 3.7% drop in the previous quarter, and a 4.4% decline during the company's final quarter of last year.The number of transactions at the Minneapolis retailer increased 3% compared with the same period last year, with all six main merchandising categories, including fashion and home goods, showing strength. Online sales rose 8.7% and comparable...
DNC Day 3: Here's what to expect from the third day of the Democratic convention
The Democratic National Convention continues on Wednesday as Day 3 gets underway in Chicago, with a focus on how the party's new ticket plans to fight for Americans' freedoms.The second day of the convention featured an exuberant presentation of support for the Harris-Walz ticket by the assembled delegates. State by state, delegations rallied around Vice President Kamala Harris' nomination for president Tuesday in a ceremonial roll call vote, with prominent Democrats — and celebrities like rapper Lil Jon and actor Eva Longoria — representing their states. Former President Barack Obama headlined the second night of the convention, delivering a spirited address about...
Profar's late-game 3-run homer helps Padres power past Twins 7-5
Jurickson Profar hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the San Diego Padres rallied late to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 on Tuesday night."Hard-fought, back-and-forth game," Padres manager Mike Shildt said. "The guys did a really nice job of taking some really, really quality at-bats at the end of the game." Manny Machado also went deep as San Diego won its second straight against Minnesota in a matchup of playoff contenders. Jake Cronenworth had two hits and scored two runs."This team has been doing it all year and we are going to continue to do it," Machado said...
Pleasant Wednesday in Twin Cities ahead of hot start to State Fair
MINNEAPOLIS — The clouds and rain from Tuesday night's disturbance will clear out early Wednesday, bringing back some sunshine and highs in the upper 70s.The Minnesota State Fair will start dry and comfortable on Thursday. Clouds work in and showers develop for western Minnesota. Some may also show up at night going into Friday. The weekend will be hot and humid with highs building to the mid-to-upper 80s on Saturday, with two days to follow in the upper 80s to lower 90s. There won't be any rain, but plenty of sweat.The following week is expected to cool down after Monday or Tuesday with highs back near average around 80 degrees.
Mural on St. Paul's Robert Street getting much-needed makeover
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A wall-sized piece of art is getting a major makeover that's decades overdue.The St. Paul mural "Hunger Has No Color" is getting restored by the three original painters.Anyone driving on Robert Street just south of the Mississippi River during the last 39 years has seen it."It's actually talking about the whole community, community in need from hunger, trying to prevent hunger in Minnesota," said Armando Gutierrez G., one of the original muralists. "If we can prevent struggle and help humanity, we're trying to say that through this mural."Gutierrez G., John Acosta and Richard Schletty painted the...
How are election polls created?
MINNEAPOLIS — Whether it's on our airwaves or your social media feeds, election poll results are hard to escape.Monday evening, the latest CBS News and YouGov poll showed Vice President Kamala Harris with a three-point lead nationally over former President Donald Trump.Crunching the numbers and making sense of them is the mission for Anthony Salvanto, the CBS News Director of Elections and Polling."Democrats have become more enthusiastic since (Harris) became the likely nominee," he explained of Harris' three-point lead. "It's the battlegrounds that are going to decide the electoral college and therefore the presidency, and (Harris and Trump) are even."In...
Twin Cities leaders collaborate to address youth car theft problem
EDINA, Minn. — In a room with a half dozen police chiefs, there's one troubling trend that's at the top of mind: children stealing cars with no apparent fear of the consequences. It's an issue that brought law enforcement leaders to a roundtable discussion in Edina on Tuesday. Many of them are frustrated after four children in a stolen vehicle were shot in Minneapolis early Sunday.Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said there were five minors in a stolen Kia. According to the chief, a sedan started following and shooting at the stolen Kia with a fully automatic weapon. Four of the...
Minnesota boy, 9, and his father die in series of crashes on Ohio turnpike
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. — A Minnesota family is changed forever after a series of tragic turnpike crashes.The Tibetan refugees were on their way to see the Dalai Lama in New York when the deadly wreck happened last Thursday.Among the dead are 9-year-old Dawa Norbu and his father, 46-year-old Tenzin Drukgyal. Both were beloved members of a local Tibetan community organization.Twelve-year-old Tenzin Choedon suffered serious injuries in the crash and is in critical condition at a hospital in Ohio.The family's mother is now home in Prior Lake with a broken arm, worrying for her daughter while also grieving her husband and son."Everybody come here to pray with us right now. All the Tibetans are going through a lot of sadness. All the Tibetans from Minnesota, everyone is so sad," Sonam Wangchuk, a family friend, said.Tenzin goes to Tibetan school on Saturdays. She is described as very hardworking and several of her teachers have written her letters of support.The family started a fundraiser on GoFundMe to help with their medical bills.Authorities in Ohio arrested a semi-truck driver for causing one of the crashes.
St. Cloud man arrested after causing 5 crashes, carjacking van
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Police in St. Cloud say a man caused five crashes in two different vehicles — one of which he allegedly carjacked — while drunk Monday night.Police say a 35-year-old St. Cloud man drove a vehicle into a stop sign at the intersection of Eighth Avenue North and Sixth Street North. The man also drove into two vehicles.The 35-year-old then appeared to intentionally rear-end one of those vehicles, a van, driven by a 48-year-old man.Following that crash, police say the 48-year-old got out of the van and the suspect then entered the driver's seat of the van. The...
Former Hudson teacher facing more charges in child sexual assault case
HUDSON, Wis. — A Wisconsin teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with one of her students is facing nine additional charges, an amended complaint filed in St. Croix County last week reveals.Charges against 24-year-old Madison Bergmann, of St. Paul, include five counts of sexual misconduct by school staff, two counts of child enticement and one count each of use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, exposing a child to harmful descriptions and first-degree child sexual assault.Bergmann resigned from her position as a fifth-grade teacher at River Crest Elementary School in Hudson in mid-May after the 11-year-old victim's parents,...
Tim Walz's wife Gwen discloses she used different fertility treatment than IVF
Gwen Walz, the wife of Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz, disclosed in a piece published in Glamour this week that the fertility treatments she underwent were intrauterine insemination treatments, rather than in vitro fertilization. "Our fertility journey was an incredibly personal and difficult experience," she said, in discussing the IUI treatments. "We hope other families find solace in our story." She said a neighbor who happened to be a nurse would come help with the "shots I needed as part of the IUI process." She acknowledged that the reason she and her husband decided to talk about their struggle with infertility was...
Hennepin County initiative targets youth auto theft, gun violence
MINNEAPOLIS — The Hennepin County Attorney's Office says it has a response to the crisis of kids, gun violence and stolen vehicles.It's called the Youth Auto Theft Early Intervention Initiative. The program is a new pathway for referral and intervention when police do not have sufficient evidence to submit a case for charging.However, after four kids were shot in a stolen car on the city's north side this weekend, the Minneapolis police chief says the county attorney's office didn't charge or divert kids involved in this shooting. They ended up back on the street.The attorney's office says police tell them they know...
Minneapolis family distraught after cat stolen from home
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis family is hoping for the best after their 20-year-old cat was taken from in front of their home.It happened shortly before 5:45 p.m. last Friday in the 3100 block of Humboldt Ave South. Erika Brask says her cat, Silverton, had momentarily wandered from her backyard to in front of her home. Security footage shows a silver SUV stop in front of her home before a passenger gets out and takes the cat. The car sits momentarily before driving away."I was of course, just shocked. She's a 20-year-old cat – we've had her in the family our...
Flanagan describes watching Walz on national stage
CHICAGO — Joining Gov. Tim Walz at the Democratic National Convention are many Minnesotans who suddenly find themselves in the limelight, including Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, who serves as one of the convention's four co-chairs.Flanagan described the last two weeks since Walz was picked by Vice President Kamala Harris to be her running mate as surreal. She learned he was her pick along with the rest of the public. "I just burst into tears, and they were tears of joy because I was so excited for my friend," Flanagan told WCCO. "And just the joy that they have experienced on the campaign...
Minnesota K-9s joining the fight against human trafficking
MINNEAPOLIS — Three Minnesota dogs are now tasked with one big purpose."We have to take what is a really dark, a heinous crime and shine light on it," Tammy Lee, CEO of the nonprofit Our Rescue, said. It's a crime that often unfolds at large events: human trafficking."Human trafficking are people who are trafficked against their will. They are people who are extorted sexually for other people's financial gain," Lee said.That's where K-9s come in. "Predators who are trafficking women and children will have lots of images called child sexual abuse material on these flash drives or on these hidden devices...
Minnesotans could get one last taste of real summer heat
MINNEAPOLIS — Boating, swimming and paddleboarding are great ways to spend a summer day in Minnesota."When I know it's going to be a hot weekend, I kind of look for ways to get near a pool or get near a lake and maybe, like, float on a creek or river nearby," said Minneapolis resident Madeline Little.Minnesotans haven't had to worry too much about beating the heat. We've only had six 90-plus degree temperature days — a stark contrast to last year's 27 through August. "I think I like this better because it's kind of uncomfortable over 90, obviously," said Vanessa Schaefer....
The best Dolby Atmos soundbars in 2024
Whether you're watching a new TV show or having a family movie night, you want the best sound you can possibly get from your home entertainment system. But setting up immersive sound can be a bit of a pain, and quite expensive at that. If you don't have the room for an entire set of speakers or you want to keep things simple and affordable, a soundbar is a great alternative.And opting for a Dolby Atmos-enabled soundbar is a good idea. Dolby Atmos is a surround sound technology that creates a three-dimensional soundscape. Unlike traditional surround sound systems, these soundbars use upward-firing...
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