Jennifer Mayerle

Legislation was introduced after Hannah LoPresto came forward as part of a WCCO Investigates series.

Only on WCCO, a mother and daughter from the Twin Cities recount their 55-day ordeal in a Texas immigration center.

Minnesota (WCCO) -- You've likely heard of Liam Ramos, the 5-year-old boy from Columbia Heights, Minnesota, in the bunny hat detained with his dad earlier this year by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A law to make grooming a felony in Minnesota is closer to reality. House members unanimously passed the bill on Monday. The move follows a WCCO Investigative series where Hannah LoPresto shared what she calls grooming and sexual assault by her high school band director.

It's the final stretch to make grooming a child a crime in Minnesota. With a week to go in the legislative session, it's the state Senate's turn to move the legislation along.

A bill to make grooming a crime passed unanimously in the Minnesota Senate Friday morning.

Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday signed a bill into law that makes grooming a felony in Minnesota​, legislation introduced after a WCCO investigative series.

This Sunday marks one year since a shocking act of political violence stunned the state. In court Thursday, the accused assassin confessed to murdering the former House Speaker and her husband​. He also pleaded guilty to shooting another DFL lawmaker​ and his wife and confessed to attempting to shoot their daughter.

Schools in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, are ending the year on a high note after a tumultuous time during Operation Metro Surge.

WCCO Investigates has learned a state watchdog is taking a closer look at the community's concerns surrounding pollution problems at a battery recycling plant and the state agency that oversees it.