Pat Kessler, WCCO - CBS Minnesota

Pat Kessler

WCCO - CBS Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN, United States

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Reality Check: Outside Groups Spent Record Money To Influence 2018 Minn. Elections

Outside groups spent a record amount of money to influence Minnesota state political campaigns last year. → Read More

Reality Check: Pushing Pause On Refugee Resettlement In Minnesota

Minnesota's endorsed Republican candidate for governor is calling for an end to refugee resettlement in Minnesota. → Read More

Reality Check: More Minnesotans Own Guns, Violent Crime Remains Low

Minnesota set a record last year for the number of gun background checks the FBI conducted in the state. → Read More

Mpls. Moves Forward With $15 Minimum Wage Plan

The Minneapolis City Council is moving ahead with plans to raise the minimum wage to $15 dollars an hour. → Read More

‘Denouncing Hate’: Ellison Comments On Insulting Facebook Post « WCCO

Rep. Keith Ellison spoke out Tuesday after an official Republican Party Facebook page called him a racist, fascist and a "Muslim goat humper." → Read More

Minn. House Republicans Reject $14K Raise For Legislators

Republican Speaker Kurt Daudt says House lawmakers won't get that raise -- even though voters approved it. → Read More

Lawmakers Advance Bills To Block Benefits From Campaign Workers

Minnesota lawmakers are advancing bills to stop political campaign workers from receiving benefits after the election is over. → Read More

Advocates Call For Increased Funding To Homelessness Programs

Hundreds of advocates for the homeless came to the capitol Tuesday asking lawmakers to fund programs they say could dramatically reduce the number of people without a place to call home. → Read More

Minnesota Health Leaders Concerned About Medicaid Future Under Trump

Minnesota health care leaders are alarmed about deep cuts to Medicaid coming out of Washington. → Read More

MN House Committee Advances 2 Gun Bills After Public Hearing

State lawmakers heard two controversial gun bills at the capitol in St. Paul Wednesday. One bill would allow gun owners to carry firearms without a permit. → Read More

Minnesota House Votes To Abolish MSFA

The Minnesota House Monday pulled the plug on the agency that oversees U.S. Bank Stadium. → Read More

Sunday Liquor Sales Bill Headed To Dayton’s Desk « WCCO

A bill allowing Minnesota liquor sales to open on Sundays is on its way to Gov. Mark Dayton's desk. → Read More

‘T.R.U.M.P. Act’ Seeks To Make Candidates Reveal Tax Returns « WCCO

Minnesota lawmakers are mounting an effort at the Minnesota State Capitol to force presidential candidates, including President Donald Trump, to disclose their tax returns if they appear on the Minnesota election ballot. → Read More

New Bill Would Make Freeway Protesting Serious Crime

Minnesota lawmakers are proposing new legislation to get tough on freeway protesters. → Read More

Appeals Court Throws Out Ventura's $1.8 Million 'American Sniper' Award

A federal appeals court on Monday threw out the $1.8 million defamation verdict awarded to former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura. → Read More

Fans Worldwide Pay Tribute To Prince

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Prince died in Minneapolis, but the grief is being felt worldwide. A flood of tributes has poured in from all over the globe over the past two days. From Stephen Colbert to the cast of “Hamilton,” fans worldwide grieved His Royal Badness in their own way. In the video above, Pat Kessler shows us how fans all over the world are memorializing the late Minneapolis superstar. → Read More

A Look Back At Prince’s Life « WCCO

The world knew him as Prince, and he was. Born Prince Rogers Nelson in Minneapolis, he signed a record contract when he was 18-year-old. He soon was hitting the charts with his "Minneapolis Sound." → Read More

Dayton Issues New Travel Ban Against Mississippi

Just days after Gov. Mark Dayton banned state employees from nonessential travel to North Carolina, another state is now on the no-travel list. → Read More

Officials Say Rail Safety Has Improved, Though Some Are Still Skeptical

Railroad officials in Minnesota told state lawmakers today they significantly improved their safety records in 2015. → Read More

Reality Check: The Power Of The Iowa Caucus

The Iowa caucus is one week from Monday, along with the official kick-off to actual voting in the 2016 presidential election. → Read More