Hudson Dog Track Demolished, Set To Become Ballpark
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A redevelopment project in western Wisconsin that included the demolition of an old dog track is off and running. Crews are demolishing the former St. Croix Meadows Greyhound...
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Boat Explodes On St. Croix River In Hudson
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Hudson police are investigating the explosion of a boat along the St. Croix River. Officers in the area reported hearing the explosion around 7:40 p.m. Friday and called it in....
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Man Accused Of Nakedly Resisting Police In St. Croix River
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Twin Cities man is accused of nakedly fighting Wisconsin police officers last month as they tried to pull him out of the St. Croix River for allegedly boating while intoxicated....
View ArticleEast Metro Vandals Targeting Car Windows, Mirrors With Pellet Guns
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Officers in the east metro are putting their heads together to try and stop some repeat car vandals. More than 40 car windows were shot out in Stillwater. Fifteen were hit in...
View ArticleWestern Wisconsin Town Faces EMS Contract Concerns
HUDSON, Wis. (WCCO) — There are some major questions in western Wisconsin about who will respond when someone calls 911 for an ambulance. Right now, St. Croix EMS responds to all calls in the town of...
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Hudson Company Makes App To Better Protect Schools, Businesses From Attacks
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It was shortly after the horrors of Sandy Hook — where 20 elementary students and six staff members were killed — that Hedge Tactical Solutions was born. Now, Kevin Grundstrom’s...
View ArticleHudson Community Remembering Couple Killed In Crash
HUDSON, Wis. (WCCO) — The town of Hudson is remembering two of their own Tuesday night. The well-known couple was killed in a car crash over the weekend. It happened around 10:45 p.m. Saturday about 12...
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Hudson Officer Hurt After Squad Car Struck On I-94
A Hudson, Wisconsin police officer was hospitalized after their squad car was struck on the city’s Interstate 94 bridge. Police say the officer was pulled over on the interstate assisting with a...
View ArticleDeRusha Eats: San Pedro Cafe Brings Wildly Popular Caribbean Cuisine To Hudson
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — They are not the kind of restaurants you’d expect in a small river town just across the border in Wisconsin, but a lifelong Hudson guy has created a mini-food empire anchored by a...
View ArticleWisconsin Police Officer Honored 6 Decades After Death
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Six decades after a Wisconsin police officer’s death, he is finally getting the recognition he deserves. It was front-page news in 1953. Two officers were shot and a robber killed...
View ArticleHudson Police Pull Over Judge For Suspected Drunk Driving
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Hudson police pulled over a St. Croix County judge Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of drunk driving. An officer observed a white 2016 Ford F150 — driven by 71-year-old Judge Eric...
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Hudson Prepares For Worst Flooding In Almost 2 Decades
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The St. Croix River is creeping into the city of Hudson, Wisconsin — and the worst of the flooding is yet to come. The river has risen to six feet above normal, and is expected to...
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Sheriff: Brian Foster Dies From Injuries Suffered In Western Wisconsin Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities in western Wisconsin say a man died last week following a crash late last month that might have involved alcohol. (credit: St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office) The St....
View ArticleSettlement Reached In Hudson Booster Days Go-Kart Crash
HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — A Hudson family injured during a 2013 parade accident has settled a lawsuit against the Shriners. Kelly Bridge, her son Parker Reimer and Parker’s older brother, Carter Reimer, were...
View ArticleNew Community Choir For Dementia Patients And Their Families
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Dementia is a disease that affects 5.5 million Americans. A new community choir is rallying around those with the common but often misunderstood condition. The Life-Long Singers...
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Charges: Man Steals Dog, Tells Officers Its Name Is ‘Puppy’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A man in western Wisconsin is charged with theft after police say he stole a dog earlier this month from a Hudson family’s backyard. (credit: St. Croix County) Charles Wallraff,...
View ArticleSheriff: 40-Year-Old Man Found Dead Outside Camper In Western Wisconsin
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Officials in western Wisconsin says a man’s body was found Tuesday afternoon at a campground. The St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to Willow River State...
View ArticleHudson Enacts Hands-Free Law, Sparking Statewide Conversation
HUDSON, Wis. (WCCO) – Minnesota just implemented it, and now the hands-free approach has spread across the border. In Wisconsin, a distracted driver crashes every 22 minutes. So earlier this week, the...
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WCCO Investigates: Water Gremlin Finds Way To Continue Operating In Wisconsin
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A WCCO investigation found a manufacturing plant with repeated pollution violations has found a way to keep operating. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency called Water Gremlin‘s...
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‘This Is A Public Health Emergency’: Wis. Company Cancels Contract With Water...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — WCCO’s Jennifer Mayerle reported Monday night that a Minnesota company with a history of pollution violations found a way to operate in Wisconsin. On Tuesday, the Hudson,...
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‘I Won’t Stop’: State Sen. Roger Chamberlain Calls For Water Gremlin Criminal...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — State Senator Roger Chamberlain is urging Ramsey County officials to investigate Water Gremlin, the White Bear Township company that recently incurred one of the largest fines in...
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‘We Won’t Be Stonewalled’: State Sen. Roger Chamberlain Calls For Water...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — State Senator Roger Chamberlain is urging Gov. Tim Walz, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Ramsey County’s sheriff and attorney to investigate Water Gremlin, the...
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Dreadwood Haunted Forest To Close After 10 Years Of Charitable Scares In Hudson
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — In just more than a week, an isolated forest near Hudson, Wisconsin will become something horrifying. Believe it or not, Dreadwood Haunted Forest began with a love story. Emily...
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Stillwater Police: Missing Teen Joseph Voss Found Safe
UPDATE: Joseph Voss was found safe Friday in Hudson, Wisconsin, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Stillwater police are seeking the public’s help in...
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Suspected Rapist Leads Law Enforcement On Wrong-Way Interstate Chase
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 51-year-old fugitive led U.S. Marshals and local agencies on a series of wrong-way chases Wednesday afternoon in Minnesota and Wisconsin — including a trip over the St. Croix...
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Charges: Jeffrey Graves, Who Led Police On Wrong-Way Pursuit, Raped & Robbed...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Newly-released dash camera video from the Hudson Police Department shows a different vantage point of the wrong-way pursuit that ended in a crash in Wisconsin Wednesday. The chase...
View ArticleCoronavirus In Wisconsin: Hudson Realtors Turn Missed Vacation Into Local...
HUDSON, Wis. (WCCO) — Tropical resorts and Midwestern restaurants are all feeling the economic bite of the pandemic. It is evident this week as Hudson-area realtors Dana and Jeremy Cudd were supposed...
View ArticleCoronavirus In Wisconsin: Voters Turn Out For Primary Despite COVID-19 Threat
Coronavirus: Latest News | Community Resources | COVID-19 Info | Download Our App | CBSN Minnesota By WCCO-TV Reporter David Schuman MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Despite a pandemic, Wisconsin’s primary...
View Article‘It’s Going To Feel So Good’: Hudson Small Business Owners Elated To Reopen
Coronavirus: Latest News | Community Resources | COVID-19 Info | Download Our App | CBSN Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Many Wisconsin stores can re-open their doors for customers. Gov. Tony Evers...
View ArticleOfficials Clear Suspicious Package Found Outside County GOP Office In Hudson,...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A suspicious package that was found outside the St. Croix County Republican Party office in downtown Hudson, Wisconsin Tuesday morning has been cleared. The Hudson Police...
View ArticleWisconsin High Schools Approved For Fall Sports Season
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Wisconsin is giving high school sports the green light for the fall season. Soon-to-be sophomores Jenna Simmons and Nicole Hockin are taking private tennis lessons to prep for the...
View ArticleAs Minnesota Waits For Gov. Walz’s Fall School Announcement, Wisconsin...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — As Minnesota schools await the governor’s announcement next week on what will happen this fall, Wisconsin school districts are putting out their plans. Hudson Schools announced...
View ArticleTracking COVID-19 Community Cases Is The Key, Says Hudson Superintendent, As...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – While most Minnesota students get back to some kind of school next week, Wisconsin returned to learning this week. A Hudson school district has nearly 90% of their kids back in...
View ArticleCoronavirus In Wisconsin: Gov. Tony Evers Tightens COVID Restrictions As...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is cracking down as cases of COVID-19 skyrocket in his state. Starting Thursday, all public indoor gatherings will be limited to 25% of a building’s...
View ArticleWisconsin Small Business Owners Brace For COVID Restrictions: ‘I’m Not About...
WCCO APP: Click here to download WCCO’s new news app. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Wisconsin is reporting more than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in one day. The surge has prompted the state to issue a new order...
View ArticleHudson Baseball Fans Still Waiting To See River Hounds In Action, Seek Ticket...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – After many fans already bought in, there are questions about the future of a baseball across the border in Wisconsin. WCCO reported three years ago how Hudson’s old dog track would...
View ArticleHundreds Come Out To Celebrate Fourth of July In Hudson
MINNESOTA (WCCO) – A July 4th celebration in Hudson, WI brought hundreds of people out Saturday. The event that was canceled last year had carnival rides, food trucks, live music and a fireworks show...
View Article‘Here To End Local Hunger’: New Food Pantry Opens In Hudson
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The shelves at St. Croix Valley Food Bank in Hudson began filling up this week. The new formed food distributor has a mission to end local hunger by serving 6 million pounds of...
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Major Storm Damage In Hudson: Public Library Sustains Significant Damage, All...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Hudson Public Library in western Wisconsin is closed Friday after sustaining significant damage from early morning storms. The squall line hit the area before sunrise with wind...
View ArticleSemi Truck Rolls Off I-94 Near St. Croix River
HUDSON, Wis. (WCCO) — A semi truck has gone off the I-94 bridge over the St. Croix River. The St. Croix Sheriff’s office tells us the semi was traveling westbound. Ultimately, it landed on an...
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