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A Year After Flooding, Delano Plans Fourth Of July Parade
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Each year the city of Delano has one of the largest and oldest Fourth of July parades in the state. But last year intense flooding of the Crow River almost cancelled the...
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Hautman Brothers Finish 1-2-3 In Prestigious Art Contest
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three Minnesota brothers who have dominated the competitive world of wildlife stamp painting pulled off a trifecta Saturday, taking the top three spots in the prestigious Federal...
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Prep Blog: Week 6, Previewing ‘The Big 4’
It’s another huge week in high school football as after Friday night’s action, there are just two weeks left in the regular season. That means the focus for many teams has shifted to the playoffs. The...
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Drunk Driving Suspected In Fatal Highway 12 Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) –A Minnesota mother of three is dead after a fatal car accident in Delano. It happened on Highway 12 at Ebersole Avenue around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday. Authorities say Michael Steer,...
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Minnesota Marine Missing After Helicopters Collide In Hawaii
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota family is asking for prayers for a missing United States Marine. Sergeant Dillon Semolina grew up in Delano and graduated from the town’s high school. Relatives say the...
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‘He Was Just A Fun-Loving Kid’: Missing Marine Left Mark On Community
DELANO, Minn. (WCCO) — Search and rescue operations are underway for 12 military personnel who went missing after two helicopters collided off the coast of Oahu late Thursday night. Among those missing...
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Charges: Waverly Man Was Driving Drunk In Fatal Highway 12 Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 24-year-old Waverly man is accused of driving drunk in a head-on crash in Delano last week that left a mother of three dead, according to charges filed in Wright County Court....
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Prep Blog: Friday’s Top Basketball Match-Ups
It’s a big weekend for many high school basketball teams as conference races around the Twin Cities are heating up. We’ve already had one of the best games of the week in boys basketball as Hopkins,...
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Prep Blog: This Weekend’s Top High School Match-Ups
If you take a look at the schedule across the high school sports landscape this weekend, it’s hard not to get excited at some of the match-ups. As fans, you love to see the top teams facing each other...
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Dayton Orders Flag At Half-Staff In Honor Of Fallen Minnesota Marine
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered all U.S. and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of a Marine from Minnesota who died in a helicopter crash. Twenty-four-year-old Sgt....
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Delano 7th Graders’ Documentary Wins National C-SPAN Competition
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Three Delano 7th graders are receiving national attention after producing a documentary on water pollution. Gretchen Ness, Naomi Thoelke and Liliana Schroedl were among thousands...
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WCCO Viewers’ Choice For Best Drive-In Restaurant In Minnesota
DELANO, Minn. (WCCO) — There’s always one place you can grab a bite to eat where time seems to have stopped — a drive-in restaurant. And with the weather finally warming up, there’s no better time to...
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A Look At Minnesota’s Oldest, Biggest Independence Day Parade
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Thousands of people turned out Monday in Delano to see Minnesota’s oldest and biggest Independence Day parade. Gov. Mark Dayton was this year’s grand marshal, and residents staked...
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Sheriff: Teen Caught With Stolen Gun Near Delano Library
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 17-year-old male was arrested Saturday after being found with a stolen gun near the Delano library, according to the Wright County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say the male...
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Prep Blog: Week 2, Previewing ‘The Big 4’
It’s Week 2 in high school football across Minnesota, and it’s the first week where a majority of the games are under the lights Friday night. For the teams that started out their fall season with...
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Delano’s 1st Girls Hockey Team Off To Winning Start
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Until this year, if you wanted to play girls hockey in Delano you had to travel to nearby Buffalo and participate in a bit of a co-op. Delano finally decided they had the numbers...
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1 Year Later, Community Remembers Marine Killed In Helicopter Crash
EXCELSIOR, Minn. (WCCO) — The family and friends of a fallen marine from Minnesota are finally sharing his story a year after his death. Sgt. Dillon Semolina was one of 12 marines killed on Jan. 14...
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High School Choir Sings Touching Tribute To Classmate With Cancer
DELANO, Minn. (WCCO) — It’s a big week in the city of Delano — the boys hockey team is going to the state tournament for the first time. Alex Weed used to drive the team’s Zamboni, but he likely won’t...
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Towns Of Delano, Monticello Fill Xcel Center For State Hockey Tournament
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — One of the state’s beloved sports traditions is off to a historic start. The boy’s high school hockey tournament kicked off this morning and will go through Saturday. The first...
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Racist Graffiti Found Inside Delano Family’s Burglarized Home
DELANO, Minn. (WCCO) — A family feels they have no choice but to leave town after burglars ransacked their home and spray painted racist messages on the walls. The crime happened Sunday afternoon when...
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Delano To Hold Vigil For Family Targeted By Racist Graffiti
DELANO, Minn. (WCCO) — A small community just west of the Twin Cities is hoping to move forward in support of one family that was the target of a hateful act. The city of Delano invites anyone to come...
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4 Things To Know: Vigils, Meetings & The End Of An Era
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Here’s a look at the four things you need to know for Sunday, March 19, 2017. Number One: Delano Vigil There’s going to be a vigil Sunday night in Delano to show support for a...
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Delano Mayor On Racist Graffiti: ‘It’s Hate, That’s What It Is’
DELANO, Minn. (WCCO) — Even on a beautifully sunny day, there was still a shadow recently cast over the Wright County town of Delano. One that hundreds people were determined to shine on through. “What...
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Delano Man, 49, Dies After Car Strikes Tree
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A man is dead after his car struck a tree west of the metro Thursday night. The crash occurred near 5836 65th Street Northeast in Franklin Township just before 11:30 p.m. Deputies...
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Parents Upset Over Controversial Signs In Delano Schools
DELANO, Minn. (WCCO) — Teachers and district officials in Delano are coming together in support of a controversial sign. Rainbow colors adorn the signs as well as words like “diverse,” “accepting” and...
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Delano Teen Fighting Lymphoma Gets Homecoming Surprise
DELANO, Minn. (WCCO) — We have an update tonight on a story from March you may remember seeing, or hearing. Alex Weed, he’s been fighting lymphoma for a year. In March, his English teacher and friends...
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Sheriff: Construction Worker Killed By Dump Truck In Delano
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A construction worker was killed by a dump truck in Delano Tuesday morning. The Wright County Sheriff’s office says the worker was struck by the truck just after 8 a.m. on the 500...
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Sheriff: Woman, 55, Killed In Delano Dump Truck Accident
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities say a 55-year-old woman from south central Minnesota died Wednesday in a construction accident in Delano. The Wright County Sheriff’s Office responded to the incident...
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Delano’s 2-Sport Threat Wishart Heading To Sun Belt
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Calvin Wishart is one of those rare high school basketball players worth the price of admission. He is a gifted guard who can score and see the floor. That is his first love, but...
View Article$5K Reward Offered To Find Suspect In Delano Dog’s Death
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities are offering a $5,000 reward to find a suspect responsible for the death of a Delano family’s dog. Investigators say “Lou,” a yellow Labrador Retriever, was found dead...
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Bounty Hunter, MPD Help Catch Suspect Connected To Delano Dog Killing
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man is in jail in connection to a pet dog that was shot dead in Wright County. Authorities found a yellow Labrador Retriever named Lou dead on an island on Pelican Lake on March...
View ArticleGreater Minnesota Towns Deal With Snow Cleanup
NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA, Minn. (WCCO) — Along main streets across Minnesota, the dig out continued on Monday. But what’s different about a blast in April is that sunshine and warmer temperatures can help...
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Delano School Buses Hit By Gunfire, Leaving Bullet Holes, Broken Glass
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities in Wright County say two school buses were hit by gunfire early Tuesday morning. According to the Wright County Sheriff’s Office, it happened after 2 a.m. at the...
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Man Charged In Delano Shooting That Damaged School Buses
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Howard Lake man is facing charges for a shooting early Tuesday morning that damaged two school buses and nearly killed a man. Joshua Thomas Moist, 34, is charged with one count...
View ArticleStorms Don’t Stop Delano Fourth Of July Parade
DELANO, Minn. (WCCO) — It was a bit of an emotional roller coaster for people at the state’s oldest Fourth of July celebration on Wednesday. The sky opened up less than two hours before the Delano...
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After 15-Year State Hockey Tournament Absence, Greenway Boys Return To Beat...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Greenway fans weren’t necessarily planning on a trip to St. Paul in early March. The odds of even getting to the Boys’ State Hockey Tournament were stacked against the Raiders....
View ArticleCrews Break Up Ice Jam Causing Flooding In Delano
DELANO, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say city crews in Delano managed to break up a huge ice jam that led the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning for the area west of the Twin Cities....
View Article4 Generations Watch The Oldest 4th Of July Parade In Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s a Minnesota parade that began in 1857. The Delano Fourth of July parade is the oldest and largest in Minnesota. This year the parade is celebrating 162 years, as families and...
View ArticleLandscape Structures Takes Playgrounds ‘To A Whole New Level’
DELANO, Minn. (WCCO) — Follow any kid through a playground, and you’ll follow a path full of random twists and turns. And as kids swing, spin and slide, parents are watching. “I really like it because...
View ArticleDelano Teen Who Battled Cancer Gives Current Patients Wireless Headphones
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness month, and WCCO is checking in with a cancer warrior we’ve been following for years. In 2017, Delano classmates wrote a song for Alex Weed,...
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