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Minnetonka Wins National Cheer Championship
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A big congratulations to the new National Cheer Champions. The Minnetonka High School Varsity Cheer Team took home first place at this weekend’s Universal Cheerleaders Association...
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Reward Offered For Info. In Alexandria Home Invasion
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities are hoping a $2,500 reward will help them find a man accused of assaulting an 85-year-old in his home earlier this month. Officials say shortly after 1 a.m. on Feb. 1,...
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Police Seek Public’s Help To ID Popcorn Shop Robber
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man suspected of robbing a local popcorn shop. Officers were called around 9:15 p.m. on Jan. 7 to Tom’s Popcorn Shop, 4708...
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Police: Man Shot, Killed In Brooklyn Center
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (WCCO) — Police officers are investigating a murder that happened in Brooklyn Center. A person called 911 Monday to check on the welfare of his co-worker. Police went to the...
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Man Charged With Murder For Millennium Hotel Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 33-year-old man is charged with murder for a fatal shooting at a downtown hotel. Brian Vincent Griffin, of Dayton, Minn., was charged with second-degree murder and attempted...
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Retired Vet Claims Winning Gopher 5 Ticket
WELLS, Minn. (AP) — A retired veteran from Wells has claimed a winning lottery ticket worth nearly $1.3 million. Benjamin Ramos Sr. matched all five numbers for the Feb. 10 drawing of Gopher 5. He’s...
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Police Looking For Man Who Exposed Himself To Girl
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities are looking for a suspect who allegedly exposed himself to a 9-year-old girl on Monday, according to Minneapolis Police. The incident happened at around 8:30 a.m. at...
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St. Paul Mother Believes Daughter Is Target Of Bullying
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — A St. Paul mother says a bully is targeting her daughter. Karen Thornburg is now worried for her child’s life. For 10-year-old Kathy Grover, the walk to and from school is...
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Minn. Man Sentenced For Assaulting Trooper
WALKER, Minn. (AP) — A northern Minnesota man has been sentenced to more than four years behind bars for assaulting a state trooper while she was trying to arrest him last October. A Cass County judge...
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Wild Recall Forwards Almond, Taffe From AHLCclub
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have made yet another roster shuffle. They recalled two forwards from their AHL affiliate Wednesday, Cody Almond and Jeff Taffe. Taffe is third on the Houston...
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Utility Worker Trapped In Car Amid Power Lines
LAKELAND, Minn. (WCCO) — A scary and potentially deadly situation was avoided after a boom truck got tangled up in some live power lines Wednesday morning. Firefighters said the truck had just left a...
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Pekovic Does The Little Things To Help Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Charlotte Bobcats Wednesday night at Target Center, and there’s a player not named Kevin Love or Ricky Rubio that’s gaining a lot of attention....
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House Committee Examines Sex Offender Discharge
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson is defending her decision not to oppose the provisional discharge of a man who spent nearly 19 years in the Minnesota Sex Offender...
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Minn. Lawmaker Fights MA-EPD Age Limit Rule
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — A Minnesota State Senator is hopeful her bill to reform a state medical insurance program for working people with disabilities will move forward with a hearing this week. Senator...
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NY Lacrosse Players Charged After Minn. Brawl
Gallery: Mug Shots From Bloomington PD BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) – The Swarm battled the Rochester (N.Y.) Knighthawks on Monday, Feb. 12 to a 9-6 victory. But for a handful of the losing players,...
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College Student With Disability Battles To Become Teacher
BEMIDJI (WCCO) — A successful college student blames a testing company for keeping him from his dream of becoming a teacher. Alex White goes to school at Bemidji State. For years, he’s used special...
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Dayton Speech Presses GOP To Back Jobs Proposals
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton urged GOP lawmakers in his State of the State address Wednesday to cooperate on shared goals like creating jobs and investing more in education, and reminded...
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Dayton: Don’t Put Off Vikings Stadium Vote
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton says his administration and lawmakers “may be getting close to a site, a deal and a bill” for a new Minnesota Vikings football stadium. The Democratic governor...
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Man Convicted For Role In 2010 St. Paul Murder
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A 27-year-old St. Paul man was convicted in Ramsey County Court Wednesday for his role in the Nov. 9, 2010, shooting death of then 28-year-old Joseph John Sanchez. Nicholas...
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Minnesota’s Whiskey War
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The owner of Minnesota-based 2 Gingers Irish Whiskey is taking on the world’s largest Irish whiskey maker Jameson. Owner of 2 Gingers and former restaurateur, Kieran Folliard says...
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