Jason Rantala is a reporter at WCCO. A Minnesota native, he is passionate about telling the stories of his hometown, with a focus on disaster and emergency response as well as drone technology. Jason has been featured in various outlets including NewsChannel 21, MSN, and CBS News.
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Jason Rantala's reporting focuses on local news, particularly in the Minneapolis area. His coverage frequently includes evolving stories and breaking news related to family & relationships, entertainment news, winter activities, house fires, energy costs, small businesses and crime. Given this focus, if you are pitching a story to Jason Rantala it should be centered around local events or issues within these themes/topics that have a direct impact on the community in Minneapolis or neighboring areas.
Consider offering pitches about human-interest stories related to families and communities in Minneapolis as well as updates on ongoing developments of local interest such as house fires or changes in energy costs affecting residents and small businesses. If your pitch aligns with these criteria and has relevance to his geographic focus of Minnesota/minneapolis then it may capture his attention more effectively.
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Staff at Baby's Space Child Care, which has served the neighborhood for more than 25 years, said things have gotten especially bad over the past month.
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Thunderstorms and steady rain soaked downtown Minneapolis on Sunday, delaying Twin Cities Pride events, while failing to dampen the enthusiasm of attendees.
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Surveillance video captured two suspects smashing a window and targeting locked display cases containing the high-value cards at Duck! early Saturday morning.
EAGEN, Minnesota ( WCCO ) -- Thieves stole $25,000 worth of rare Pokémon cards after breaking into an Eagan, Minnesota, claw machine arcade last weekend, employees said.
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The fight for school funding continues for families in Minnesota's largest school district.
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More than 75,000 Minnesotans have been approved for the state's paid family and medical leave program, which launched at the beginning of the year.
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Twin Cities community members are speaking out Wednesday against what they're calling growing anti-Somali and anti-Muslim rhetoric.
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Twenty-four months after Nikki Anderson disappeared without a trace in Dakota County, Minnesota, her sister says her family is left with no answers and plenty of questions.
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The southern Minnesota community of Wabasha is reeling after a deadly crash on Lake Pepin Saturday night.
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The Minneapolis City Council approved a major redesign of Lyndale Avenue South on Thursday.
