Metro area cities including Minneapolis, St. Paul, declare snow emergencies

CBS Minnesota 3/5 4:38A Aki Nace

Several cities in the metro area have declared snow emergencies Wednesday as a spring storm left behind heavy snowfall. Minneapolis declared a snow emergency Wednesday morning, with Day 1 rules prohibiting parking on a snow emergency route going...

Man sentenced to 40 years for murdering, dismembering Mani Starren, Fanta Xayavong

CBS Minnesota 2/28 8:58A John Lauritsen

Joseph Jorgenson, the 41-year-old Twin Cities man who pleaded guilty to killing and dismembering two women , was sentenced on Friday to 40 years in prison. Last month, Jorgenson, of Maplewood,...

Minnesota Republicans announce new ethics complaints against state Sen. Nicole Mitchell

CBS Minnesota 2/18 8:45A Cole Premo

A group of Minnesota Senate Republicans announced new and updated ethics complaints against embattled state Sen. Nicole Mitchell at the Capitol in St. Paul Tuesday afternoon. It comes days after Mitchell was charged with a second count in...

School bus aide accused of sexually assaulting 6-year-old Woodbury boy

CBS Minnesota 1/16 2:43A WCCO Staff

WOODBURY, Minn. A school bus aide faces a felony charge after allegedly sexually assaulting a Woodbury boy on a bus ride home. Raymond Cook, 51, is charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct, court documents filed in Washington County...

Outstanding disputes could delay start of Minnesota legislative session

CBS Minnesota 1/13 12:15A Esme Murphy

MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Legislature starts on Tuesday and it's unclear if the session will even get underway. Legal disputes, a possible boycott and a looming trial for one senator are just some of the question marks. On the Minnesota House...

Maplewood man pleads guilty to killing, dismembering 2 ex-girlfriends

CBS Minnesota 1/2 11:28A WCCO Staff

ST. PAUL, Minn. A Maplewood man pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of second-degree murder for killing and dismembering two women and hiding their bodies in storage units. Court documents say that...

1 of 2 children who fell through ice on Woodbury lake has died, officials say

CBS Minnesota 12/6 8:53A Anthony Bettin

WOODBURY, Minn. One of two children who fell through the ice into a lake in Woodbury on Monday has died, according to the child's school district. A 12-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy fell into Markgrafs Lake around 4:30 p.m., public safety...