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Hermantown Teen Sleeps Outside On Frozen Nights
HERMANTOWN, Minn. (WCCO) — A teen from Hermantown, Minn. is braving the arctic blast that’s enveloped the Midwest by sleeping outside. Seventeen-year old Rudy Hummel has been sleeping in the backyard...
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Man Buried In Snow Fort Collapse Is Rescued
HERMANTOWN, Minn. (AP) — A man buried when a snow fort collapsed around him has been rescued in St. Louis County. Hermantown police say the man’s son called 911 about 5 p.m. Sunday after his father...
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Minn. Teen To Sleep Outside For A Year For Charity
HERMANTOWN, Minn. (AP) — A northern Minnesota teen who is vowing to sleep outside for a year is planning to help two charities. On June 7, 2013, 17-year-old Rudy Hummel began sleeping in his backyard...
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Prep Blog: Edina, East Grand Forks Are State Hockey Favorites
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – When the puck drops Wednesday morning at Xcel Energy Center, it’ll mark one of the most exciting and entertaining weeks of state tournament action. Between two classes, 16 of the...
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Luverne Makes Debut Appearance In State Hockey Tournament
LUVERNE, Minn. (WCCO) — The state hockey tournament is what every high school hockey player dreams about; a glorious tradition in the state of hockey. And it’s a tradition that the town of Luverne has...
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East Grand Forks Wins Class 1A Boys Hockey Crown
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — East Grand Forks didn’t let a slow start get in the way of a school first. Grant Loven had a goal and three assists as the Green Wave beat Hermantown 7-3 in the Class 1A Boys...
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Minnesota Teen Finishes Year Spent Sleeping Outside
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Seventeen-year-old Rudy Hummel hasn’t let one of the coldest winters in decades, drenching rain or clouds of mosquitoes prevent him from sleeping outside every night for a full year....
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Duluth Police Arrest 3rd Escapee
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Duluth police have arrested a third man who escaped from the Northeastern Minnesota Regional Corrections Center last week. Officers found 22-year-old Tyler Sandstrom at a home in...
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Police: Minnesota Man Dies After Stun Gun Shooting
HERMANTOWN, Minn. (AP) — The Hermantown Police Department says a man has died a week after officer shot him with a stun gun. Police said Monday the Hermantown man died in a hospital on Sept. 26. They...
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Podcast Page: 11-20-14 The WCCO Morning News With Dave Lee
Record Snowfall In Buffalo, NY!WCCO RADIOplaypause The Morning Take-Blois Olson!WCCO RADIOplaypause Sid Hartman Sports-Wolves Win!WCCO RADIOplaypause Mark Schultz-FOXCATCHER!WCCO...
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Police: 3 Dead Of Drug ODs In Duluth Area
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Police in the Duluth area say three people recently have died of drug overdoses. Police in Duluth and nearby Hermantown said Monday that the three died of overdosing on opioids in...
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Prep Blog: Friday’s Top High School Match-Ups
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It’s hard to believe that we’re getting closer to the end of January, which means conference races in several winter sports are beginning to take shape. The conference season is...
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Hard-Luck Hermantown Prepares To Hunt Still-Elusive State Title
HERMANTOWN (WCCO) — If you set out in search of downtown Hermantown, you’ll likely keep looking quite a while. It’s more of a sprawl than a city. What unifies the town is the hockey team. “Hockey to...
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Spring Lake Park Makes 1st State Hockey Tourney Appearance
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota State Hockey experience really is unlike any other, from the homemade signs to the shameless mullets. “It’s starting to grow on me a little bit so I might keep it,”...
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Tweten’s OT Goal Spells Repeat For East Grand Forks
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Dixon Bowen thought nothing could match the feeling of winning a state championship as a junior for East Grand Forks. But on Saturday the now-senior said the Green Wave’s second...
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Betty’s Pies Founder Betty Lessard Dies
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A popular stop in cabin country is remembering its founder this weekend. Betty Lessard, the founder of Betty’s Pies in Two Harbors, passed away at age 90. Lessard took over her...
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Man Accused In Killing, Kidnapping Arrested In Minnesota
HERMANTOWN, Minn. (AP) — Police in northern Minnesota say they’ve arrested an Indiana man accused of killing another man at his estranged wife’s house and then forcing her and three children to flee...
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Best Japanese Cuisine In Minnesota
Everyone craves a Japanese feast now and then. Being so far away from Japan, it is often a guessing game in Minnesota when it comes to finding a decent place to eat. Fortunately, there are so many...
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Wisconsin Bicyclist Struck, Killed In Northern Minnesota
HERMANTOWN, Minn. (AP) — Police say a Wisconsin man was struck and killed by an SUV while riding a bicycle in a city outside Duluth. The Hermantown Police Department says 44-year-old Richard Brill of...
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Bail Lowered To $100K For Man Charged In 4th Precinct Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two of the four men connected with the shooting of five protesters are still in jail after court appearances Wednesday. The victims were protesting for Black Lives Matter outside...
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