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Police: Pedophile To Live In Golden Valley; Meeting Set
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A sexual psychopath will be living in a Golden Valley halfway house after being released from a sex offender program in which he stayed for 18 years. Golden Valley Police Chief...
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1 Dead In Car-Train Crash In Southern Minnesota
OWATONNA, Minn. (AP) — One person is dead and another taken to the hospital after their car collided with a freight train in southern Minnesota. Steele County sheriff’s officials say the crash happened...
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Interview: Local Man Who Produced ‘The Descendants’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A lot of local fingers will be crossed Sunday for The Descendants to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Edina native Jim Burke is a producer of that film, which stars George...
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Fuel-Efficient Doesn’t Always Mean Cost-Effective
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It’s hard not to notice that gas prices are on the rise, again. Around the Twin Cities, prices range between $3.49 and $3.59 a gallon. The average for the state is $3.50, a little...
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Seat Warmers Can Cause ‘Toasted Skin’ Rash, Scarring
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A popular feature many of us have in our cars could be leaving us permanently scarred. Doctors say heated seats can lead to a skin condition called Toasted Skin Syndrome. It’s not...
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Reality Check: Can ‘Justified’ Shootings Increase Violence?
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton hasn’t said whether he will sign or veto a controversial bill expanding the rights of gun owners to shoot in self-defense. Critics said the...
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Mini Golf Downtown? Skyway Open Makes It Possible
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Put on your knickers and spikes and head toward the skyway. The sixth annual Skyway Open teed off Friday afternoon in downtown Minneapolis. Now, this isn’t your standard putt-putt...
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Maplewood Man Gets Year In Jail For Crash That Killed Vet
STILLWATER (WCCO) — In a packed Washington County courtroom, family, friends and fellow guard members of 34-year-old Brian Jacobson made certain that justice would be served. Minnesota Army National...
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Skier Survives Freak Diving Accident To Compete Again
HASTINGS, Minn. (WCCO) — When Hastings senior Dustin Erickson competed in the state downhill skiing competition last week, his doctors called it a miracle. That’s because Erickson came very close to...
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Foster Mom Accused Of Child Endangerment, Neglect
PRINCETON (WCCO) — A widely-respected foster care mother from Mille Lacs County has been charged with the cruel punishment, endangerment and neglect of a child. Mille Lacs County District Court...
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FDIC Closes Small Banks In Minnesota, Georgia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators on Friday shuttered small banks in Georgia and Minnesota, bringing to 11 the number of U.S. bank failures this year. By this time last year, regulators had closed more than...
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Ventura Sues ‘American Sniper’ Author For Libel
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jesse Ventura is suing an author over the way he portrays a bar fight he claims he had with the former Minnesota governor. In a lawsuit moved into federal court this week, Ventura...
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Devils Acquire D Marek Zidlicky From Wild
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils added experience to their shaky defense and acquired a leader for their power play in acquiring defenseman Marek Zidlicky from the Minnesota Wild in exchange...
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Anoka-Hennepin Head Refines Statement On Suicides
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The superintendent of Minnesota’s largest school district acknowledged this week that bullying can be a factor in student suicides, but stopped short of saying it directly led to any...
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Minn. Man Dies In Farm Accident
PERHAM, Minn. (AP) — A 64-year-old man has died in a farm accident near Perham. Otter Tail County sheriff’s officers say a family member found Danny Schroeer on the farm lying face-down and...
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Minn. Duluth Beats Colorado College 4-3 In OT
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Duluth’s J.T. Brown scored three minutes into overtime on Friday to give the Bulldogs a 4-3 Western collegiate Hockey Association win over Colorado College. The...
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Wandell, Lehtonen Lead Stars Over Wild 4-1
DALLAS (AP) — Tom Wandell scored twice, Kari Lehtonen stopped 28 shots, and the Dallas Stars stretched their winning streak to three games with a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Friday night....
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Wisconsin Beats Bemidji St. 4-2
BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — Michael Mersch had a goal and an assist in Wisconsin’s three-goal second period as the Badgers beat Bemidji State 4-2 on Friday in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association....
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Rare Look Inside Minneapolis’ Century-Old Tunnels
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Before the Twin Cities had skyway systems or mega malls, we had tunnels. There are hundreds of them, with many of them man-made in the 1800s. WCCO’s Jamie Yuccas had a rare chance...
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Where Does The Saved Snow Removal Money Go?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s been such a mild winter, plows that are usually mounted on city salt and sand trucks are sitting idle, lined up in a row inside a city garage. Money typically used to keep...
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