Al Schoch

1 week ago | audacy.com | Al Schoch

The historic Skyride at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds is ready for the first year of its seventh decade gliding 1/3 of a mile east to west and back, high above the middle of it all. It may have been operating for a long time, but the Skyride's technology is now brand-new. This week, owner Don McClure and his crew installed the Skyride's third update of the variable frequency drive. In other words, the thing that makes it go.

1 week ago | audacy.com | Al Schoch

A week ago, the Minnesota state capitol building was active with the workings of the legislative process. On Monday, silence. Only one flag now flies over the historic building... the stars and stripes... at half-mast. People continue to make their way to the capitol to pay respects to House Speaker emerita Melissa Hortman and state Senator Mark Hoffman. A number of state workers from the surrounding complex, their ID badges waving in the humid air, came together to remember and reflect.

1 week ago | audacy.com | Al Schoch |Lindsey Peterson |John Seewer

Brooklyn Park's chief of police says it's not known if Vance Boelter has accomplices in the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers. Chief Mark Bruley told WCCO's Vineeta Sawkar on the Morning News that he went through great lengths to avoid capture - and may have had help from others. "There's certain things that took place that got him resources and other other key moves that he made to avoid," Bruley said Monday. "And almost quite honestly completely avoid capture. Yeah, there was some help.

1 week ago | audacy.com | Al Schoch |Lindsey Peterson

Minnesota's state emergency operations center is now active following reports of what Governor Tim Walz says were targeted shootings Saturday morning in Brooklyn Park and Champlin. A shelter in place remains in effect near Edinburgh Golf Course while Brooklyn Park police are looking for a suspect who they say is armed and dangerous. Sources say the shootings happened at the homes of two separate state lawmakers.

2 weeks ago | audacy.com | Al Schoch |Steve Simpson

A 15-year-old boy is now in custody in connection with a fatal shooting at Northtown Mall in Blaine last week. The Anoka County sheriff's office is not saying what charges are filed against the teen. Earlier this week a 20-year old man was charged with aiding an offender to avoid arrest in the killing of a Brooklyn Park teenager. Authorities say they are still in search of a 14-year-old boy who they believe was involved in the shooting that around 5:00 p.m. last Friday.