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Head Of Minn. Security Hospital Forced Out
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The embattled head of Minnesota’slargest hospital for the mentally ill and dangerous has resigned at the request of the state Department of Human Services, the agency said...
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Exotic Pet Owners Getting Help From Minnesota
SANDSTONE (WCCO) — There was a big rescue of sorts in Northern Minnesota Tuesday. Two big cats from Ohio – a cougar and white tiger — found refuge at the Wildcat Sanctuary, a nonprofit wild cat rescue...
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Lawmakers Debate Ticket Scalping Bill At Capitol
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — The Minnesota legislature is wading into a national debate that many concert goers are already having: Should you be allowed to sell your Bruce Springsteen tickets for a profit? The...
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Police: Minneapolis Firefighter Arrested In Drug Probe
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis firefighter has been arrested in a narcotics investigation, accused of having meth on him — at his station. According to police, Lawrence Wajda, Jr. was arrested...
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Minnesota Wild Sign Prospect Jason Zucker
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have signed forward Jason Zucker to an entry-level contract, planning to give one of their top prospects a taste of NHL playing time before the end of the...
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Late Fedotenko Goal Gives Rangers 3-2 Win At Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ruslan Fedotenko’s go-ahead goal in the third period gave the New York Rangers a 3-2 victory on Tuesday over the Minnesota Wild and some more space in the tightened Eastern...
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Gay, Cunningham Lead Grizzlies Over Wolves
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Rudy Gay scored 21 points, Dante Cunningham added season highs of 13 points and 14 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 93-86 on Tuesday night....
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Good Question: What’s In Tree Sap?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Normally, this is the time of year that pancake lovers look forward to. Maple trees are usually oozing with sap, which is then turned into maple syrup. So, what’s in sap and don’t...
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Injured Softball Player Leads Push For Protective Face Masks
CHATFIELD, Minn. (WCCO) — When you think of sports injuries, you probably think high intensity, contact sports like hockey and football. However, in southern Minnesota, softball coaches are trying to...
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Minnesota Beats Washington 68-67 In OT In NIT
NEW YORK (AP) — Freshman guard Andre Hollins scored 20 points, including five in overtime, and short-handed Minnesota beat Washington 68-67 on Tuesday night to advance to the NIT title game. With the...
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WCCO 4 News At Noon Mary A La Carte For tickets or more information, click here. WCCO This Morning Real Estate Roundup Click below for more information on this morning’s real estate listings. 285...
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Complete 2012 ACM Awards Coverage
Keep up with the Academy of Country Music Awards, set to air April 1 on CBS. From the lead up to the red carpet to the podium, CBS Local Las Vegas has complete coverage of country's biggest night.
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Minnesota Getting More Conservation Officers
CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. (AP) – Nine candidates begin training at Camp Ripley on Wednesday to become Minnesota conservation officers. The Department of Natural Resources says it’s the state’s first...
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Fridley’s Cancer Rates Baffles Health Experts
FRIDLEY, Minn. (WCCO) – Minnesota state health experts are looking into an unusually high cancer rate in one Twin Cities community that’s also caught the eye of environmental activist Erin Brockovich....
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Koenen Advances In Western Minn. Senate Primary
WILLMAR, Minn. (AP) — Democrats in a handful of western Minnesota counties have chosen a candidate for a special election next month to fill an open state Senate seat. In unofficial returns from...
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What Hollywood Cuts To Ask For This Spring
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There are a couple of hairstyles that are so new and hip that many women aren’t sure what to ask for. At Avant Hair & Cosmetics downtown Minneapolis, stylist Hoa Nguyen is...
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Donations Help America’s Tallest Man Get New Shoes
ROCHESTER, Minn. (WCCO) – Just days after WCCO aired a story about the predicament America’s tallest man faces, the Rochester, Minn. resident has seen an outpouring of generosity. Igor Vovkivinskiy is...
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Dodgers’ Dee Gordon Could Steal Nickname ‘Flash’ From His Father
(Credit: Rob Tringali/Getty Images) By David Heck, Special to CBS Local Sports CBS Local Sports will be profiling one young player from each Major League Baseball team every day for the next 30 days as...
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Pentair, Tyco Flow Control Business To Combine
NEW YORK (AP) — Diversified industrial company Pentair said Wednesday that it’s combining its operations with Tyco’s flow control business in an all-stock deal worth about $4.53 billion, uniting two of...
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Grandfather Located, Boy And Father Still Missing
ST. LOUIS COUNTY (WCCO) — Ever since a crime alert was issued for 7-year-old Wyatt Nordrum Tuesday afternoon, police had been looking for the boy, his father and his grandfather. Now the grandfather...
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