I-94 crash witness recalls near miss in fiery, chain-reaction pileup

A Twin Cities woman is recounting the scary moments of a fiery wreck last week on I-94 in western Wisconsin. She was just feet away from disaster when authorities say a semi truck caused a chain-reaction crash, bursting into flames in the process.

Troopers ID men killed in fiery wreck in western Wisconsin

The westbound lanes of Interstate 94 reopened Tuesday morning after a double-fatal, fiery wreck in western Wisconsin shut down the roadway Monday night.

Victim ID’d in boat incident on Cedar Lake in Wisconsin

A victim has been identified following an incident on Cedar Lake in Wisconsin that left a woman yelling for help as a boat drove in circles.

Woman rescued, man missing after boat incident on Cedar Lake in Wisconsin

Search crews are combing Cedar Lake in western Wisconsin for a missing man after a woman was rescued from the water on Monday evening.

Frost advisory in effect for parts of metro overnight

It will be a cold start to your Monday, as a frost advisory is in effect for parts of the Twin Cities metro.

2 bodies recovered from St. Croix River following reports of circling boat

Reports of a boat circling unoccupied in the St. Croix River sent authorities searching and ultimately recovering two bodies on Tuesday.

Wisconsin parents face daycare price increases as federal funding expires

With a massive childcare funding program set to expire in the coming days, early learning centers across the United States are warning of rising prices and permanent closures.

K-9 dog may lose use of hind legs after spinal cord injury during training

A Wisconsin K-9 named Jaxx is confronting an uncertain future as he may lose the use of his hind legs due to a spinal cord injury sustained during training.

Culver's popular Curderburger returning for a limited time

Cheese lovers rejoice: Culver's cheese curd sandwich, the Curderburger, will make a return in early October.

Minnesota breweries take home awards from the Great American Beer Festival Competition

A few local craft breweries won awards for their beers at the 2023 Great American Beer Festival on Sept. 23. Of the 303 medals awarded in the competition, two Minnesota breweries and one Wisconsin brewery won awards.

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites

The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Downed planes that spent decades underwater were left so pristine they could practically fly again when archaeologists finally discovered them.

UAW expands strike to include workers in Minnesota, Wisconsin

The United Auto Workers expanded its strike against the three major automakers on Friday, with workers walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis parts distribution centers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and 18 other states.

Missing woman's body found in Polk County corn field

A woman who was found dead in a cornfield has been identified as a missing Flensburg, Minnesota, woman. 

MN Indigenous tribes urge federal officials to deny loan request for Superior natural gas plant

Indigenous tribes in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin have asked federal officials to deny a utility’s request for a loan to help build a natural gas-fired power plant on the shores of Lake Superior, calling the project unthinkable in the face of climate change.

Wisconsin sawmill agrees to pay $191K to federal regulators after teen killed on the job

A northern Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to pay nearly $191,000 and stop hiring children under 16 to settle a federal lawsuit labor regulators filed after a teenager was killed on the job this summer and other child employees were hurt in a string of accidents.

Schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 found intact, miles off Wisconsin coastline

Shipwreck hunters have discovered the intact remains of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 and is so well-preserved it still contains the crew’s possessions in its final resting spot miles from Wisconsin’s coastline.