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Top Award For Prince
Minneapolis-native Prince has received BET’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The 52-year-old Prince has been making music for over 30 years. He has joined the likes of James Brown, Whitney Houston, Diana...
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Medals Honor 20 Who Risked Lives To Help Others
PITTSBURGH (WCCO/AP) – Two Minnesota men who jumped into action when a small plane went down just received a big honor. Robert T. Schmidt, 64, of Eden Prairie, Minn., and Paul A. Ansolabehere, 45, of...
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WCCO Radio Wins ‘Large Market Station’ Of 2011 Award
CHICAGO (WCCO) — WCCO Radio won the “Large Market Station of the Year” award. The awards were announced Thursday night at the annual NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show held during the Radio...
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2012 GRAMMY Nominees Album To Be Released January 24
LOS ANGELES — The 2012 GRAMMY Nominees album will be released digitally and in stores January 24, 2012. The album features 22 smash hits that represent nominees for many of the most widely recognized...
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54th Annual Grammy Awards To Feature First Dance Music Segment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grammy show producer Ken Ehrlich had considered putting dancing/electronica music into the ceremony in the past, but could never quite figure out how to incorporate the high-energy...
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Meet The Man Who Saved Adele’s Voice
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Adele is rolling deep in Grammy awards. She brought home six more Sunday night, including Album of the Year for “21.” But with all this success, only a year ago, Adele didn’t know...
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Eau Claire’s Bon Iver Wins Best New Artist
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — The man behind the Wisconsin indie folk band Bon Iver gave a shout-out to his hometown of Eau Claire during Sunday night’s Grammys. Justin Vernon and his band won the...
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Movie Blog: Your Oscar Ballot Cheat Sheet
(credit: The Weinstein Company) The ballots are in and the votes are being tabulated. The Oscars will be handed out this Sunday evening and it’s looking to be a big night for The Artist and Hugo, which...
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Charlie Awards Celebrate Twin Cities Food, Drink
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Foodies will celebrate the Twin Cities restaurant, food and drink industry at the second annual Charlie Awards this weekend. The awards show will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at The...
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Price, Former Twin R.A. Dickey Win Cy Young Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays and knuckleballer R.A. Dickey of the New York Mets won baseball’s Cy Young awards on Wednesday. Price barely beat out 2011 winner Justin Verlander for...
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Gophers Hand Out Team Awards At Banquet
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The University of Minnesota football team and the Goal Line Club celebrated the 2012 season with its annual awards banquet Sunday afternoon at the Hilton Hotel in Minneapolis. They...
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Beyond Bounds: Kia Johnson Wins Nat’l Titles & Nat’l Scholarships
Kia Johnson hoists the trophy and celebrates with teammates after St. Thomas defeated Calvin College 3-2 to win the 2012 NCAA Division III Championship.[Mark Brown/University of St. Thomas]Turns out,...
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MN Represented In 9 Categories Of James Beard Awards
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — They are called the “Oscars of the food world.” The James Beard Foundation recently announced Minnesota is represented in nine categories. Ten chefs from around the Twin Cities...
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St. Paul Fire Dept. Presents Awards For Heroic Rescue Of Teen
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — More than a dozen Twin Cities’ firefighters and medics received a prestigious award Tuesday for saving the life of a 17-year-old girl. The rescue happened at the end of January...
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Mpls. 911 Staff Honored For Response To Accent Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Members of the Minneapolis 911 staff will be honored Wednesday for their work in responding to several critical incidents from last year. The Association of Public Safety...
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Mauer Named Twins MVP, Perkins Pitcher Of Year
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Mauer has been named most valuable player of the Minnesota Twins for the third time in five years. The Calvin Griffith Award was announced Thursday, along with winners of the...
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Twin Cities Film Fest Announces Award Finalists
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) — The winners of the 2013 Twin Cities Film Fest will be announced at a closing night gala Saturday. Festival organizers have announced 16 finalists for the slate of awards....
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People’s Choice Nominations Announced, ‘Glee’ Leads With 8
BEVERLY HILLS (AP/CBSLocal)— “Glee” hit the right note as it leads with eight nominations for the People’s Choice Awards. Fox’s hit show is up for favorite network TV comedy, and four of its stars are...
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Minneapolis Police Honored For Bravery, Dedication
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — They risk their lives every day to protect us, and on Thursday members of the Minneapolis Police Department were honored for their dedication. The best of the best in the...
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