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Two dozen members of Congress in St. Paul Friday for field hearing on the actions of ICE agents in MinnesotaNewsJanuary 16, 2026 -
ICE continues to detain U.S. citizens in Minnesota despite protestsNewsJanuary 14, 2026 -
Tensions flare in St. Cloud as protesters and federal agents square off, while more conflicts break out in MinneapolisNewsJanuary 13, 2026 -
Twin Cities-based budget carrier Sun Country Airlines will have new ownership with $1.5 billion deal with AllegiantNewsJanuary 12, 2026 -
Minnesota Democratic Congresswomen not allowed to tour ICE facility raising questions over legal oversight by CongressNewsJanuary 12, 2026 -
Call from Minnesota's education leaders for federal agents to leave MinnesotaNewsJanuary 9, 2026 -
Gov. Walz calls for a "Day of Unity" as Minneapolis removes barricades in area where Renee Good was shot by ICE agentNewsJanuary 9, 2026 -
The Gophers and PJ Fleck are fired up for some sunshine, and New Mexico, as they head to Phoenix for the Rate BowlLocal SportsDecember 23, 2025 -
Gov. Walz expects more ICE activity in the Twin Cities despite the Christmas and New Year's holidaysNewsDecember 23, 2025 -
Emotional sentencing for man convicted twice of orchestrating kidnapping and killing of a Minneapolis realtorNewsDecember 23, 2025
Al Schoch
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Broadcast journalist
Al Schoch is in his fifth decade of broadcasting and journalism.
That includes 30 years in the Twin Cities, where Al has been active in radio, television, wire service, and digital media.
A native of Stroudsburg in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, Al graduated from Bloomsburg University, where he was a member of Delta Pi social fraternity.
His radio career took him from Pennsylvania to the southeastern US for ten years with stints in Augusta, Ga.; Charleston, S.C.; and Tallahassee, Fla.
Al has won more than 30 broadcast awards both nationally and locally in five different states.
In addition to working with the WCCO radio news team, Al is a public address announcer for Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St. Paul and Augsburg University in Minneapolis.
He is also known to fill in for various teams, including the Minnesota Wild (press box PA) and Hamline Pipers.
Among Al’s favorite aspects of being Minnesotan are the State Fair and the boy’s high school hockey state tournament.
Al lives in the Como Park neighborhood of St. Paul along with his wife Amy — a White Bear Lake native and graduate of Hill-Murray and the U of M — and their cat, Clover.