No More Supplies Needed For Those Affected By Downtown Minneapolis Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Officials say no more supply donations are needed for those displaced by an early Christmas morning fire in downtown Minneapolis. As of Wednesday evening, the fire continued to...
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‘It’s Just Devastating’: Christmas Fire Displaces Dozens Of Families In...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – This is not how Lashauna Mosby planned on spending Christmas with her boys. “It’s almost like in a movie. You see it on TV, but you never think you’ll be in it,” she said. Around 3...
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Investigation Continues Into Christmas Fire At Drake Hotel That Displaced...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — More than 250 people are without a home after the devastating fire at the Drake Hotel apartments in downtown Minneapolis that burned for about 32 hours. The Minneapolis Fire...
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Donations Pouring In To Help Those Displaced By Drake Hotel’s Christmas Day Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s the third day in the temporary shelters for the hundreds of families who lost their homes in the Drake Hotel fire. A total of 250 people were staying at the Drake Hotel, which...
View ArticleMore Than A Quarter-Million Raised To Benefit Those Displaced By Drake Hotel...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After fire destroyed their home on Christmas Day, people once living in the Drake hotel are looking ahead to what’s next. The building served as temporary housing in downtown...
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‘Inoperable Hydrants’ Hamper Effort To Fight North Minneapolis House Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Non-functioning hydrants gave Minneapolis firefighters an added challenge Monday evening in battling a blaze in a vacant Near North home. (credit: CBS) Crews were called to the...
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2 North Minneapolis Homes Are Total Losses After Wednesday Night Fires
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Crews battled two house fires in north Minneapolis Wednesday night. The Emerson Avenue fire (credit: CBS) The Minneapolis Fire Department says the first fire started at about 8...
View ArticleMan Falls Through Ice On Mississippi River, Says Google Maps Told Him To Cross
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minneapolis firefighters rescued a man who attempted to walk across the frozen Mississippi River early Saturday morning. The incident happened around 3 a.m. near the Stone Arch...
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2 Cats Die In South Minneapolis Apartment Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis firefighters battled a blaze at a Stevens Square apartment building Tuesday night. It started just after 8 p.m. at a four-story building on the 300 block of East 19th...
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Days Before Becker Fire, Northern Metals’ Minneapolis Plant Cited For Several...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A massive fire burned at Northern Metals Recycling in Becker much of last week. Just one week earlier, Minneapolis fire inspectors cited the company for several code violations at...
View ArticleMinneapolis And St. Paul Firefighters Compete For Food Donations
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Firefighters from both sides of the river are having a little friendly competition in the weeks ahead — they’re having a food drive to see who can collect the biggest donation....
View ArticleCoronavirus In Minnesota: Minneapolis Firefighter Uses Canceled Family...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis firefighter Adam Graves was all set to take his family to San Diego for a much-needed vacation when COVID-19 hit hard. He made the decision to cancel their plans. “We...
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Four-Alarm Fire In Northeast Minneapolis Spreads To Multiple Buildings
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minneapolis Fire Department is battling a four-alarm fire in Northeast Minneapolis. (credit: CBS) Firefighters arrived on the scene at the 2000 block of Central Avenue...
View ArticleGood Samaritans Rescue Girl, Man Who Fell Out Of Canoe Into Lake Harriet
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minneapolis Fire Department says two people were rescued by Good Samaritans on Lake Harriet Sunday morning. A water rescue call came in at about 9:15 a.m. after a man and a...
View ArticleCoronavirus In Minnesota: Minneapolis Firefighter Tests Positive For COVID-19
Coronavirus: Latest News | Community Resources | COVID-19 Info | Download Our App | CBSN Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minneapolis Fire Department was recently informed that one of their...
View ArticleCoronavirus In MN: Minneapolis Fire Station Crew On Precautionary Quarantine
Coronavirus: Latest News | Community Resources | COVID-19 Info | Download Our App | CBSN Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Several Minneapolis firefighters have been quarantined out of precaution after a...
View ArticleMFD Incident Report: Medics Worked On ‘Unresponsive, Pulseless’ George Floyd...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An incident report by the Minneapolis Fire Department (MFD) is shedding more light on what occurred in George Floyd’s fatal arrest. Released by the city Wednesday, the report...
View ArticleMinneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Addresses City In The Middle Of Night Of Violence
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — At about 1:30 a.m. Friday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey addressed a city that was battling multiple fires as protests against the death of George Floyd descended into violence once...
View ArticleMpls. And St. Paul Fire Departments Stretched Thin As Businesses Continue To...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Fire departments in Minneapolis and St. Paul have been stretched thin over the past couple days, as they work to put out flames in both cities. Within the span of a few hundred...
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Minneapolis Firefighters Rescue Woman After 2-Story Fall In Freun Mill
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A woman was rescued by Minneapolis firefighters Thursday evening after suffering multiple fractures from falling in the Freun Mill complex in north Minneapolis. Fire officials say...
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