UnitedHealth posts better-than-expected profits in fourth quarter of 2024, despite rising medical...

CBS Minnesota 1/16 4:02A CBS Minnesota

UnitedHealth posted a better-than-expected profit in the final quarter of 2024, but a nagging rise in medical costs and care utilization surprised Wall Street. Shares of the health care giant slid early Thursday after it released its first...

Lake Minnetonka Klondike Dog Derby canceled due to lack of snow

CBS Minnesota 1/9 4:35A Chris Veninga

EXCELSIOR, Minn. Lack of snow has prompted the Lake Minnetonka Klondike Dog Derby to be canceled this year, the organizers announced in a press release Thursday. "Given current conditions and long-term weather forecasts, our board of directors...

Minnetonka woman helping connect ALS community through app "Pathfinders"

CBS Minnesota 12/29 5:06A Beret Leone

MINNETONKA, Minn. A Minnetonka woman is helping connect the ALS community through an app. On Jan. 5, 2022, Faith's son, Scott, was diagnosed with ALS. ALS is a fatal neurological disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord....

Minnesota's top stories of 2024 every month

CBS Minnesota 12/25 2:00A Riley Moser

MINNEAPOLIS Here's a look at the most clicked WCCO.com stories from each month in 2024. January: Sixth-grade student dead, 5 others injured in Perry High School shooting On Jan.4, 2024, the town of Perry, located about 40 miles northwest of Des...

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...