Flores has new weapons on Vikings defense, but don't forget the old ones
The Minnesota Vikings added plenty of defensive talent this offseason, but Brian Flores is as excited about the returning players as the new guys.
Watch CBS News
The Minnesota Vikings added plenty of defensive talent this offseason, but Brian Flores is as excited about the returning players as the new guys.
The Minnesota Vikings announced a contract extension Tuesday for Josh Oliver, the team's No. 2 tight end whose size and strength make him a premier blocker in both the running and passing game.
The Minnesota Vikings announced the death of legend Jim Marshall on Tuesday in a social media post.
The Minnesota Vikings on Friday announced the signing of general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah to a contract extension.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy and his fiancée, Katya Kuropas, took to Instagram Wednesday night to announce her pregnancy.
The Minnesota Vikings' full schedule for the upcoming season is out, featuring a season-opening road matchup against the Chicago Bears.
The Minnesota Vikings will be playing a Christmas Day game on their home turf for the third time in franchise history.
The Minnesota Vikings will be spending a significant amount of time overseas this upcoming NFL season.
The Minnesota Vikings and edge rusher Andrew Van Ginkel have reached an agreement on a one-year, $23 million contract extension coming off his first Pro Bowl selection and a career-high 11 1/2 sacks last season.
There have been a lot of questions around Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy this offseason. He himself has no doubts about his future with the team.
U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis is getting huge praise for how easy their stadium is for everyone to navigate, including people who use wheelchairs.
The Minnesota Vikings made a long-awaited move for a veteran quarterback during the NFL draft, swapping picks with the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for Sam Howell.
The 2025 NFL draft is underway, and with limited picks, the Minnesota Vikings will need to make each selection count.
The Minnesota Vikings completed their offseason mission of completely overhauling the interior offensive line by taking guard Donovan Jackson in the first round of the NFL draft.
Former Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was arrested early Friday morning for suspicion of driving while impaired.
The Minnesota Vikings added plenty of defensive talent this offseason, but Brian Flores is as excited about the returning players as the new guys.
The Minnesota Twins recalled right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson to start the opener of a three-game series against Texas following two injury setbacks for their starting pitching.
A Minneapolis teacher is helping high school basketball players get one more look from college coaches.
Minnesota Lynx superstar Napheesa Collier has earned her second Western Conference Player of the Week award this season, adding another accolade to her MVP-level year.
The Minnesota Vikings announced a contract extension Tuesday for Josh Oliver, the team's No. 2 tight end whose size and strength make him a premier blocker in both the running and passing game.
The back-to-back PWHL champion Minnesota Frost lost two players in Monday night's expansion draft, during which the league's two newest teams filled out their rosters.
A Maple Grove track athlete is hoping to lead her relay team to school history in the Track & Field State Tournament. But she's already proven she's a standout, making it to eight state tournaments in three different sports.
Two Minnesota gymnasts are now national champions after helping lead the Oklahoma Sooners to their seventh NCAA title — and they're only freshmen.
A person familiar with the situation says the Green Bay Packers are planning to release veteran cornerback Jaire Alexander.
The White Bear Lake Police Department says Elle Green was last seen in Bloomington on Sunday.
A lawsuit stemming from a book banning policy in the St. Francis school district has been settled, and the books will return to shelves.
Vintage Voices singers from Minneapolis, St. Paul and Plymouth meet for 12 weeks separately, then perform a free concert together.
Court documents reveal 900 pounds of meth found in a storage locker in Burnsville, Minnesota, prompted a highly scrutinized federal raid on Lake Street in Minneapolis earlier this month.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey issued an executive order on Tuesday instructing the city to fully implement all reforms outlined in a federal consent decree weeks after its dismissal.
The Willemarcks say just because the roadblocks are down and their back room is back in service, the community support has not stopped.
Itasca authorities say the missing 63-year-old woman was found safe.
The Minnesota Legislature approved the remaining pieces of the next state budget overnight Tuesday during a special session that lasted less than a day, after lawmakers failed to complete their work in May.
The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office says 29-year-old Phillip James Iverson, of Spicer, has not been seen since Saturday.
The University of Minnesota is proposing tuition hikes of up to 7.5% and cuts to academic programs for the next fiscal year as it navigates what it calls "unprecedented challenges facing higher education."
Judge Carla Espinoza set Ramón Morales Reyes' bond at $7,500 during a brief hearing at immigration court in Chicago.
The Trump administration argues that charges should not be dropped against a Wisconsin judge indicted for allegedly helping a man who is in the country evade U.S. immigration agents seeking to arrest him in her courthouse.
A Wisconsin man doing time for trying to kill his mother was convicted Wednesday of strangling his cellmate to death.
The three-day Epic Bike Fest in northern Wisconsin features single track races from Hayward to Cable through the Sawyer and Bayfield county forests on Saturday.
Our nation's birthday is just about a month away, and the cost for a key element to the fun is now "up in the air."
Hundreds of veterans were connected to lifesaving resources at the third annual Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans' Summer Salute at CHS Field.
Minnesota is home to thousands of pollinators, but they face challenges like habitat loss, pesticides and climate change. Now, a new first-of-its-kind pollinator garden aims to help pollinators thrive.
WCCO caught up with Michael Kelly, a man whose experience as a foster child helped shape him into the person he is today: a doctor.
Carpenter joined the military after 9/11. He was on active duty in Iraq and in the Middle East and returned home after serving his country. But a few years ago, he contracted Guillain-Barre Syndrome which attacked his nervous system and began shutting down his organs.
A year after Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell was killed in the line of duty, family honor and remember the fallen hero.
According to the bill, a "conspicuous mental health warning label" will soon be mandatory and will appear each time the user logs on, beginning July 2026.
State workers can breathe a sigh of relief after lawmakers approved a budget to avoid a government shutdown. But as WCCO's Caroline Cummings reports, those late-night votes didn't come without some partisan pushback.
Hundreds of veterans were connected to lifesaving resources at the third annual Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans' Summer Salute at CHS Field.
Minnesota lawmakers are headed home after a very late night. It took a one-day special session to pass the remaining parts of the next two-year state budget.
About 700 active-duty Marines have arrived in the Los Angeles area to join National Guard troops who were sent to the city to respond to protests over federal immigration enforcement, a defense official said Tuesday morning.
Some Minnesota lottery players won nearly $400,000 this weekend.
Consumers have seen insurance rates climb over the past few years, and those increases are expected to continue in part due to President Trump's tariffs.
Last fall, more than 80% of voters said the economy and inflation drove them to the polls. That includes the rising price of gas and groceries.
Hospitality and tourism are a vital part of Minnesota's economy, but there's fear tariffs will take a toll as the state heads into its busy season.
From "Lilo and Stitch" to "Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning," this Memorial Day weekend could see movie theaters packed.
Court documents reveal 900 pounds of meth found in a storage locker in Burnsville, Minnesota, prompted a highly scrutinized federal raid on Lake Street in Minneapolis earlier this month.
Officers responded to a report that a person had been shot in the parking lot of Northtown Mall in Blaine, Minnesota, around 5:13 p.m. Friday.
Former Minnesota State Sen. Justin Eichorn has filed a motion to dismiss a federal charge stemming from an arrest in an underage prostitution sting earlier this year, with his legal team arguing he is being targeted by "selective prosecution."
The Trump administration argues that charges should not be dropped against a Wisconsin judge indicted for allegedly helping a man who is in the country evade U.S. immigration agents seeking to arrest him in her courthouse.
A star outside linebacker had his football hopes put in serious jeopardy on May 29 after getting shot in Brooklyn Park.
The change was a sticking point during negotiations between Democrats and Republicans, for whom repealing that law was a top priority in the divided Legislature.
The Health and Human Services secretary said he is "retiring" all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, which helps set recommendations for vaccines.
Nearly 4 million BowFlex adjustable dumbbells are being recalled because the plates can dislodge and cause injury.
Officials say families could have been exposed to measles at the Mall of America because of an unvaccinated child.
Six hundred Allina doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners who work in primary care are asking for a new contract with more work-life balance.
Vintage Voices singers from Minneapolis, St. Paul and Plymouth meet for 12 weeks separately, then perform a free concert together.
Sly Stone, the musician known for his own brand of funk with Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82.
Justin Baldoni's $400 million lawsuit against his "It Ends With Us" co-star, Blake Lively, and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, was dismissed by a judge on Monday.
"Maybe Happy Ending" won big at the 2025 Tony Awards, taking home six awards, including the coveted Best Musical.
Here's how to watch and what to know about presenters and performers as the 2025 Tony Awards honor the best of Broadway.
The Minnesota Vikings added plenty of defensive talent this offseason, but Brian Flores is as excited about the returning players as the new guys.
The Minnesota Twins recalled right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson to start the opener of a three-game series against Texas following two injury setbacks for their starting pitching.
A Minneapolis teacher is helping high school basketball players get one more look from college coaches.
Minnesota Lynx superstar Napheesa Collier has earned her second Western Conference Player of the Week award this season, adding another accolade to her MVP-level year.
The Minnesota Vikings announced a contract extension Tuesday for Josh Oliver, the team's No. 2 tight end whose size and strength make him a premier blocker in both the running and passing game.
In Talking Points, Esme Murphy looks at the law enforcement perspective on enforcing driving while under the influence of marijuana laws.
In Talking Points, Esme Murphy looks at the law enforcement perspective on enforcing driving while under the influence of marijuana laws.
Thousands of state workers will be getting layoff notices in the next few days because the legislature has failed to come to a budget agreement.
If the budget standoff continues through the end of this month at the Minnesota Capitol, there will be a state government shutdown on July 1 — the first time that's happened since 2011.
Insurance rates have climbed in the past few years. In part because of President Trump's tariffs, those increases are expected to continue.
"We see an average of 12 to 20 eagles on every trip," said Jon Borreson. "We've got a couple eagles nests that we can pull up underneath and actually see small eagles in it."
A Scandia, Minnesota, man has saved a big part of the state's Swedish history.
They might be the most recognizable faces in Minnesota Twins history. And every time you go to a game, you see Minnie and Paul shaking hands in centerfield.
There are more than 20,000 artifacts in the Minnesota Fishing Museum, from old-time rods and reels to vintage lures and motors. What's unique is that everything was donated.
Beth and Eric Engstrom always knew they wanted a farm, but they never dreamed they'd fill it with non-traditional farm critters.
The latest wildfire updates from northern Minnesota remain promising, but the fight is far from finished.
Our nation's birthday is just about a month away, and the cost for a key element to the fun is now "up in the air."
The 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee wrapped up this week with participants navigating words the average person likely never heard of, let alone could spell.
There are many pearls of wisdom we've all been fed about the impending summer season, but what's hearsay and what's true?
From "Lilo and Stitch" to "Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning," this Memorial Day weekend could see movie theaters packed.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
WCCO photojournalist Art Phillips shares some personal family photos taken by his father, Arthur Phillips Sr., in Vietnam during his time in service.
The new Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum is under construction just outside of Camp Ripley in Little Falls. Set to open in late 2026, the $40 million, first-of-its-kind project in the nation will be eight times the size of the existing museum. It will honor not only Minnesota's service members and their sacrifices, but the refugee experience as well. Watch and read more in Pauleen Le's series "Vietnam 50 Years Later: Reflections on a War that Changed Minnesota."
The National Weather Service has issued multiple tornado warnings and many more severe thunderstorm warnings throughout wide swaths of southern and central Minnesota Monday afternoon.
A spring snowstorm dropped several inches of plowable snow overnight in the Twin Cities and other parts of Minnesota.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says clouds will increase tomorrow with a chance for scattered showers later in the day.
In Minnesota, weather can be all over the place. Here at WCCO, we want to give you what you need to prepare for what's happening next.
Tuesday finally felt like summer, but there's more rain and cooler weather on the way.
WCCO meteorologist Mike Augustyniak says Wednesday will be in the upper 70s with rain chances increasing in the afternoon, though most of this will be south.
The sun sees a return on Tuesday with temps returning to the 80s.
WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says clouds will increase tomorrow with a chance for scattered showers later in the day.
You may charge a dinner or your summer vacation to it, but as rent prices climb, more Gen Z and millennial renters are turning to credit cards to keep a roof over their heads. David Schuman and photojournalist Nick Lunemann look into the risks and why some financial experts say it’s a trend to watch.
As part of the Minnesota Legislature's special session, you'll see something new when you open up social media next summer: a warning label. WCCO's Jason Rantala shows us why advocates say this is a big win, and explains how the law will take effect.
State workers can breathe a sigh of relief after lawmakers approved a budget to avoid a government shutdown. But as WCCO's Caroline Cummings reports, those late-night votes didn't come without some partisan pushback.
Investigators revealed new details about the federal raids that sparked this clash near a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis last week. In just-filed court documents, federal authorities say they searched multiple homes and businesses across half a dozen cities. WCCO's Adam Duxter shows us what they uncovered, and why they say it points to an international crime ring operating in Minnesota.
