Cole Premo is digital manager for CBS Minnesota. For more than a decade, he's been covering breaking news and weather, daily topics, stories from the Native community and more in Minnesota. WATERVILLE ...

WATERVILLE, Minn — State leaders are detailing Minnesota's response to catastrophic flooding in dozens of counties after last week's torrential rain. During a press conference Monday, Governor Tim ...

Flooding that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has described as "catastrophic" has taken over much of the state, leaving "entire communities under feet of water." Officials in Waterville said their area is ...

Jonah Kaplan is an award-winning journalist who has built a strong reputation for his balanced reporting, thoughtful interviews, and deeply researched coverage of high-impact issues affecting the ...

WATERVILLE, Minn. — Travel down just one of Waterville's water-logged roads and the reality of a days-long flood quickly sets in. "This is the worst it's ever been," said Frank Velishek, who has lived ...

Craig Soupir has $20 million to spend, and wants to do it right. In fact, the money isn’t Soupir’s, and he alone isn’t responsible for ensuring the Department of Natural Resources builds the best fish ...

Waterville, Minnesota is still awash in sandbags and sump pumps. Some parks and roads throughout the city are still closed, and one city official estimates that as many as 100 homes are still ...