New Richmond, WI

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Mayor Jacob Frey is recommending that residents and visitors wear masks indoors in Minneapolis as Hennepin County is now seeing substantial transmission of COVID-19, which health officials attribute to the Delta variant. New policies that go into effect Wednesday require Minneapolis city employees to wear masks indoors and mandate that masks be worn inside all city buildings. Wearing masks inside other buildings is encouraged but will not be enforced. Similar policies were also enacted in St. Paul, as Ramsey County is likewise experiencing substantial Delta spread. The new policies for both cities went into effect following the updated...

Woodbury, MN - Woodbury's 2040 Comprehensive Plan was adopted in August 2019. The plan is outlining how Woodbury will further develop its land use, transportation, water resources, parks and trails, housing, resilience, and economic competitiveness.

MINNESOTA (WCCO) – St. Paul Police are asking for help locating a man who went missing on Wednesday. Patrick Albert McNeely left his home in North St. Paul around 1 a.m. in his vehicle, a tan 2012 Chevy Silverado with a Minnesota license plate reading DDD294. He also left his phone and ID at home. McNeely is said to suffer with dementia and is often in a confused state. At 10:07 a.m. McNeely used his credit card at the Kwik Trip in Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin. He has no ties to the area and it is unclear where he may be headed. Please contact the North St. Paul Police Department at (651) 747-2406 with any information.

SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA - Local history recognizes Pierre “Pig’s Eye” Parrant, born in Canada (c. 1777), as the first person of European descent to settle in the area that became the city of St. Paul. A former fur trader who turned to selling bootleg whiskey, he came to be recognized as the founder of Minnesota’s capital city.

STILLWATER, Minn. (WCCO) — Many Minnesotans are wondering whether the State Fair will go on as planned. Some smaller fairs are in full swing in right now. WCCO went to the Washington County Fair to see how it’s operating and how fairgoers feel about the Great Minnesota Get-Together. The Washington County Fair calls itself a little State Fair. They say they have the attractions but fewer lines. This is a very special year for this fair. It’s back, like many events, after a year off. The fair director says it was tricky getting vendors to commit, everyone wondering if there really was going to...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Being homeless in today's world is not an option. The causes of the homeless overflow are equally diverse, including domestic abuse, difficulty to obtain work, and so on.