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Police: Officer Shot, Wounded In North Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis police officer was shot in the lower part of his body during an arrest Friday night, according to police. Inspector Mike Martin of the Minneapolis Police says shortly...
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WCCO Weekends Eco-Eggs Hey Ricky Rubio, Will You Go To Prom With Me? Minnesota Monthly Local Chef Challenge Ramsey County Off-Leash Dog Areas Mill City Museum “Farm Babies” At The Minnesota Zoo
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Paul Goldschmidt Provides Diamondbacks With Raw Power At First Base
(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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In Case You Missed It: Saturday AM Show Highlights
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Didn’t get a chance to watch the WCCO-TV Saturday Morning show? Watch all the highlights – the farm babies at the Minnesota Zoo, Vanilla Ice on which Kevin is the top Timberwolf,...
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Winning Numbers Drawn In ‘Mega Millions’ game
ATLANTA (AP) — The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 02-04-23-38-46, Mega Ball: 23 Estimated jackpot: $640 million. (© Copyright 2012 The Associated Press....
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Seat Belt Patrols Stepped Up In 10 Minn. Counties
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota State Patrol is planning extra seat belt enforcement next week in the 10 greater Minnesota counties that have seen the highest number of unbelted deaths and...
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Minn. Officials To Trap For Emerald Ash Borer
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is preparing to hang thousands of traps across Minnesota in the hunt for emerald ash borer. State workers will begin the job in the coming...
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Best Of Minnesota: Off-Leash Dog Park
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – I’ve been to a lot of dog parks, and my opinion has been that you can’t do better than Minnehaha off-leash dog park in Minneapolis. But, you had something else in mind. One viewer...
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Teen Asks Ricky Rubio To Prom: K-Love Says He Should Go
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Champlin Park High School senior has high hopes for prom. Eighteen-year-old Georgetta Wuo is trying to get Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio to be her date. She posted a...
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MN Gets $5.2 Million From Mega Millions
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The record Mega Millions jackpot generated $5.2 million for funds that will benefit Minnesota’s schools, state services, game and natural resources, the Minnesota State Lottery...
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Truck Driver Dies In Collision With Minn. Train
PLUMMER, Minn. (AP) — A semi-trailer truck has collided with a train in northwestern Minnesota, killing the truck driver and derailing at least one rail car. The collision happened near Plummer on...
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KG 6-0 Against Former Team As Celtics Top Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As much as Kevin Garnett wants everyone to believe he’s put the Minnesota Timberwolves in his rearview mirror, he’s still been watching — and listening. The 35-year-old Garnett has...
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Minn. GOP Endorses Byberg To Challenge Peterson
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The state Republican party has endorsed Lee Byberg to challenge longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson in the 7th District. The party on Saturday called Byberg a...
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Esme’s Blog: Wis. Voters Gone Wild
Gov.Scott Walker was elected just over a year ago, and now he could be just the third sitting governor in the history of the U.S. to be thrown out of office in the middle of his term. (The others who...
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SD Life Expectancy Grows Past Age 80
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakotans are living longer, and officials credit better medical care and better living habits. The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports that South Dakota’s average lifespan...
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Authorities: Woman With 21 Aliases Arrested For Narcotics
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 46-year-old woman arrested for narcotics possession was discovered to have 21 aliases, according to Hennepin County District Court documents. On March 26, 2012, Traci Rankin...
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Doumit Leads Twins Over Pirates And Correia
FORT MYERS (AP) — The Twins needed more offense from the backup catcher position and a couple of utility players. Ryan Doumit is providing help in both areas this spring training. The free-agent signee...
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Twins Blog: The Music of the MLB
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There’s no denying it, the one song that I associate the Minnesota Twins with is not the “We’re Gonna Win Twins” song or even the GB Leighton one. Nope. It’s the Star Wars main...
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Mpls. Police Ponder 8 P.M. Curfew After Youth Mob Attacks
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There have been six mob attacks, in all, since February. Now, police are now wondering if an 8 o’clock curfew keeping anyone 17 and under from two downtown streets will stop the...
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MN Woman Makes Earth-Friendly Easter Eggs
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Twin Cities woman has a new take on the annual Easter egg hunt. She still uses the colorful eggs, but she doesn’t want them to be found years later in a landfill. Christine...
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