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Twin Cities: Top 10 Place To Live For College Graduates
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A lot of Minnesota college graduates are looking to flee the nest, but they may want to stay close home. A new ranking from Forbes says the Twin Cities is one of the best cities to...
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Charge: Trucking Company Boss Swindles Workers, Pockets Money
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The owner of a trucking company faces a felony charge of theft by swindle for allegedly building a scheme network that allowed him to avoid paying employees the wages they earned....
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Robots Have Hoop Dreams At High School Competition
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – There is another big basketball tournament this weekend, and the players are all robots. The robots will appear at the University of Minnesota, where they will compete in the...
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Best Buy Trimming Stores And Corporate Staff, Hoping To Cut Prices
RICHFIELD, Minn. (WCCO) – Outside Best Buy’s corporate headquarters store in Richfield, you can already see the signs of change: a banner hanging on the wall tells customers to expect something new in...
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MnDOT Announces Flood Mitigation Projects
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) —Minnesota transportation officials have announced eight flood mitigation projects to be built over the next five years. The Minnesota Department of Transportation on Thursday said...
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Dayton Vetoes Federal Insolvency Planning Bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed a bill that would have required state agencies to plan for the possibility that the federal government would not be able to meet its financial...
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2 Arrested After Synthetic Drug Bust In St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Two people were arrested and a 4-year-old girl was taken into protective custody after a synthetic drug bust in St. Paul Thursday morning, according to the Ramsey County...
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Memories Still Strong Of Minnesota’s ’97 Final 4
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Amid his blur of memories of Minnesota’s 1996-97 team, Quincy Lewis quickly recalled the crowds. People packed cozy Williams Arena that winter. They surrounded the tarmac when the...
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Twin Cities Man Sells Skittles, Shirts To Honor Trayvon Martin
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Twin Cities business man is using Skittles and T-shirts to honor Trayvon Martin. The Florida teen was shot and killed in late February. As the owner of a graphic T-shirt...
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Pedestrian Hit, Killed Crossing Highway Near Mall Of America
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) – The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating after a pedestrian was hit and killed by a car while crossing Highway 77 near Interstate 494 Thursday night. The incident...
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Police: Man Arrested After Robbing TCF Bank In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 49-year-old Minneapolis man is accused of robbing a TCF Bank at gunpoint on Wednesday, according to charges filed Thursday in Hennepin County Court. Brady Anthony Johnson was...
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Stanford Routs Minnesota 75-51 In NIT Title Game
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Bright came off the bench to spark Stanford to an NIT title. The sophomore point guard had 15 points and six assists in Thursday’s 75-51 rout of Minnesotato earn most outstanding...
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Cops Find 268 Pounds Of Marijuana At Drug Bust
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 44-year-old Brooklyn Park man was arrested Tuesday after police seized 268 pounds of marijuana in a drug bust, according to charges filed Thursday in Hennepin County Court....
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Police Looking For Suspect In Abduction Of Girl, 12
SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — There is a reward tonight to find a man who kidnapped a 12-year-old girl at a bus stop and took off with her in his car. She eventually escaped and called 911. She said...
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Bar Patios Opening Early With Warm Spring
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — This weekend we have yet another chance to get out and enjoy Minnesota. Spring fever just won’t stop. Temperatures are expected to hit 72 and 79, respectively, on Saturday and...
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Good Question: Where Does The Stuff Street Sweepers Pick Up Go?
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – They are some of the busiest of all city workers this time of year and you’d definitely notice if they didn’t show up to work: Street sweepers. We had one eco-friendly...
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Koivu Scores 15 Seconds Into OT For Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jose Theodore and the Florida Panthers let a point slip away. Trying to pull five points ahead of the Washington Capitals in the Atlantic Division with a game in hand and five to...
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WCCO This Morning iPhone Settlement Click below for more information on Apple’s settlement over a class action lawsuit. iPhone 4 Settlement Jobs Click below for more information on jobs we mentioned in...
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Rising Star: Louisville’s Russ Smith
(credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images) By: Mark Chalifoux Louisville has been on a tear this tournament in what may be head coach Rick Pitino’s finest coaching job as the 4-seeded Cardinals are in the...
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Jhoulys Chacin Getting Chance To Pitch At Front Of Rockies’ Rotation
(Credit: Christian Petersen/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...
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