RAMSEY, Minn. — Authorities in the north metro are asking the public to keep an eye out for a missing man.  Anoka County officials said 62-year-old Robert Scott Stelling was last seen around 2:30 p.m. Saturday leaving his home in Ramsey. A few hours later, his vehicle was found near the 22900 block of Rum River Boulevard Northwest in St. Francis. Officials described Stelling as 5'7" and 264 pounds. He was wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt with blue dots when he was last seen. Anyone with information about Stelling is asked to call Anoka County Dispatch at 763-427-1212 or 911 ..read more

HUDSON, Wis. — Six middle school students and two adults were injured in a school bus crash near Hudson on Thursday morning. WKBT reports that the students from DeLong Middle School in Eau Claire were heading to the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis for a field trip when, around 10:40 a.m., one of the two buses crashed on the St. Croix River Bridge. The Wisconsin State Patrol says there were two lanes of traffic closed for construction, and two left lanes open for westbound traffic. A car stopped to allow another car to merge, slowing traffic. Then the bus rear-ended an empty CMV tanker trai ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A tentative settlement for a man who witnessed the murder of George Floyd and testified against the former officer who killed him is set to be presented Thursday to the Minneapolis City Council. Donald Williams was seen on body camera footage from former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao on May 25, 2020, repeatedly asking Thao to intervene as fellow ex-officer Derek Chauvin slowly killed Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. Williams, a former mixed-martial arts fighter, sued the City of Minneapolis, Chauvin and Thao last May for assault and emotional distre ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Smoking in Minneapolis is set to get more expensive thanks to a new ordinance passed by the City Council. The ordinance passed Thursday increases the minimum price for a pack of cigarettes and other commercial tobacco products to $15. According to the council, that's among the highest minimum costs in the country. The policy also bans price discounts and coupons for tobacco products, stops a sample loophole that allows indoor smoking and increases penalties for shops that violate city code. Council member LaTrisha Vetaw, who wrote the ordinance, said it will "protect youth and co ..read more

BECKER COUNTY, Minn. — A transcript from a 911 call is providing more details surrounding the arrest of Minnesota State Sen. Nicole Mitchell, who stands accused of burglary.  According to police, officers were called at about 4:45 a.m. Monday to a residence off Granger Road and Long Avenue in Detroit Lakes after the homeowner called 911 to report a burglary in progress. According to police, 49-year-old Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, was found inside, arrested and booked into Becker County Jail. She was later charged with first-degree burglary.  Investigators said Mitchell t ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The NFL draft is almost here, and Minnesota Vikings fans will soon know whether or not the team has a new franchise quarterback. But we're not quite there yet. In the meantime, the rumors, speculations, predictions, prognostications and hot takes continue to fly. With that in mind, two of WCCO's resident Vikings bloggers, Anthony Bettin and Johnny Kahner, got together to break down the latest round of CBS Sports mock drafts before the real deal on Thursday. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 27: General manager Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah of the Minnesota Vikings speaks to the media during ..read more

Italy's Culture Ministry has banned loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, following a dispute with the U.S. museum over an ancient marble statue believed to have been looted from Italy almost a half-century ago. The dispute began in March 2022 when an Italian court ruled that the Minneapolis museum was irregularly in possession of the Stabiae Doriforo, a Roman-era copy of The Doryphoros of Polykleitos, an ancient Greek sculpture. Rome claims that the sculpture was looted in the 1970s from an archaeological site at Stabiae, an ancient city close to Pompeii that was also covered by ..read more

Italy's Culture Ministry has banned loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, following a dispute with the U.S. museum over an ancient marble statue believed to have been looted from Italy almost a half-century ago. The dispute began in March 2022 when an Italian court ruled that the Minneapolis museum was irregularly in possession of the Stabiae Doriforo, a Roman-era copy of The Doryphoros of Polykleitos, an ancient Greek sculpture. Rome claims that the sculpture was looted in the 1970s from an archaeological site at Stabiae, an ancient city close to Pompeii that was also covered by ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Some love it, while others hate it. But in 15 days the new Minnesota state flag will be raised across the state.  The Minnesotan behind the design, Andrew Prekker, spoke with WCCO on Wednesday about the achievement. "It is such a privilege and an honor and I'm so excited to be able to be a part of such an important process," Prekker said. RELATED: Answering your new Minnesota state flag questions The Luverne native doesn't have a design background but says he did a lot of studying. "Vexillology research, which is about experts in flags," he said. "Polling on different ..read more

Starting in early May, there will no longer be a security checkpoint open at all hours of the night at Denver International Airport. The South Security checkpoint is currently open 24/7, but starting on May 5 the Transportation Security Administration will be closing it for two of the quietest overnight hours. CBS Starting on that date, no travelers will be allowed through any checkpoint and no bags will be screened from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. TSA spokesperson Lorie Dankers says the last flight out of the airport each day in Denver departs at 12:59 a.m. and the earliest flight is always 5 a.m. Any ..read more