Brooklyn Park teen debuts first movie at 19 to sold-out crowd

CBS Minnesota 1/26 5:20A Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. It's known as one of the toughest businesses to crack into, but a Brooklyn Park teen is making her way in Hollywood. Ava Justin didn't just watch the movie she manifested it. It's a feat she started working toward at a very...

Police ask permission from judge to take guns from man following "troubling" social media posts

CBS Minnesota 1/25 3:11A WCCO Staff

PLYMOUTH, Minn. Plymouth Police ask a judge for permission to remove firearms from a 31-year-old man after two encounters at Twin Cities religious sites and troubling social media posts, court documents say. The man was charged with third-degree...

Minnesota's top sports stories of 2024: Emerging superstars, teams for sale and more

CBS Minnesota 12/25 4:00A Anthony Bettin

MINNEAPOLIS From deep playoff runs to disappointing seasons and superstar contracts to broken business deals, it's been a noisy, chaotic and occasionally celebratory year for Minnesota sports. The Timberwolves, Vikings, Lynx and Wild have all...

Man charged in Edina apartment fire after investigators find pile of burned mail with his name on...

CBS Minnesota 12/19 10:34A WCCO Staff

EDINA, Minn. An Edina man was charged with arson on Thursday after investigators say surveillance video showed him lighting his mail on fire in the hallway of his apartment complex. According to a criminal complaint, officers with the Edina...

Edina woman's nonprofit Esperienza seeks to revitalize rural Italy

CBS Minnesota 12/1 4:33A Beret Leone

EDINA, Minn. An Edina woman is changing lives in Italy through connection and travel. "This is not crowded square in big Italian city," Esperienza founder Anna Bonavita said. "This is where the heart of Italy beats. In places like this." It's...

How to watch: Family, officials mark 1 year since fatal hit-and-run near Mille Lacs Lake

CBS Minnesota 11/13 5:41A Anthony Bettin

ONAMIA, Minn. The family of a doctor killed in a hit-and-run near Mille Lacs Lake a year ago plans to speak alongside local officials on Wednesday. A driver struck Dr. Cathy Donovan on the 40000 block...