UCare temporarily closes Minneapolis office after "concerning" phone call

CBS Minnesota 12/9 1:45A Pauleen Le

MINNEAPOLIS A Minnesota-based health insurance provider said it is temporarily closing its office doors after receiving a "concerning" phone call. A UCare spokesperson said employees are working from home this week after the insurance provider...

UnitedHealthcare CEO's slaying adds tragic twist to parent company's tumultuous year

CBS Minnesota 12/5 3:16A Beret Leone

MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare Group Inc. has faced a firestorm of controversy this year. And as investigators search for a motive in the slaying of Brian Thompson , CEO of its insurance...

Minnesota ballot measures to know, from repealing ranked choice voting to lottery money allocation

CBS Minnesota 11/4 6:18A WCCO Staff

MINNEAPOLIS While most of the Election Day attention this year will be on the presidential election, there are plenty of downballot items deserving of attention. In Minnesota, there are a few interesting local ballot measures of which voters...

Minnesotans, enjoy the fall warmth. 4 years ago, we were digging out of a snowstorm.

CBS Minnesota 10/21 8:26A Nick Lentz

MINNEAPOLIS Four years ago, almost to the day, Minnesotans were digging out of record-snowfall a stark difference to the forecasted high temperatures in the low 80s on Monday. The Minnesota Department...

Twin Cities Jewish community on heightened alert as tensions rise in Middle East

CBS Minnesota 10/7 12:32A Esme Murphy

MINNEAPOLIS There is extra security at Twin Cities synagogues ahead of Yom Kippur. There has been an increase in threats and a man who was suspected of having a gun was arrested Friday outside Temple Israel. The escalation of the conflict in the...

Minnetonka synagogue will host gathering to mark 1 year since Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

CBS Minnesota 10/7 12:11A Pauleen Le

MINNEAPOLIS Local leaders will gather Monday to commemorate one year since Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on an Israeli music festival, killing more than 1,200 people. The event at Adath Jeshurun Congregation in Minnetonka is expected to...

Twin Cities nonprofit fighting senior loneliness with flowers

CBS Minnesota 10/6 10:11A Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield

EDINA, Minn. One in four senior Americans is living in isolation. And according to the National Institute of Health, 43% of seniors struggle with loneliness. But a group of Twin Cities women are...

Residents safely escape Eden Prairie duplex fire

CBS Minnesota 10/6 8:52A Stephen Swanson

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. Some Eden Prairie residents were able to safely escape a duplex fire on Sunday morning. The Eden Prairie Fire Department says crews were called to a home on Bagpipe Boulevard just...

Minnetonka High School lockdown ends; school says it was triggered by work crew

CBS Minnesota 10/1 3:58A Aki Nace

MINNETONKA, Minn. A brief lockdown at Minnetonka high school on Tuesday morning has ended, the school district says. Minnetonka police said they were responding to reports of a suspicious person at the school. The school district then said it was...