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Sex Trafficking Trial Faces Series Of Delays
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal trial involving more than a dozen defendants accused in a sex trafficking ring run by Somali gangs has faced a series of delays. U.S. District Judge William J. Haynes...
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Gophers’ Tubby Smith Expects Contract Deal Will Get Done
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tubby Smith has been asked about getting a contract extension at Minnesota for well over a year now, and that doesn’t figure to change anytime soon. Smith said Thursday that he...
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Feds Tell Wis. Unemployment Benefits End Next Week
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The federal government has warned Wisconsin officials the state’s unemployment rate has improved enough to end extended jobless benefits. Wisconsin’s unemployment rate had been...
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Man Charged In Cars For Courage Auto Robbery
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police have arrested and charged a suspect Wednesday for robbing a white Pontiac Grand Am right off a Brooklyn Center Cars for Courage lot. Police say they arrested 34-year-old...
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Records: 20 Wis. Docs Disciplined Over Sick Notes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Newly released records show the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s medical school disciplined 20 doctors for writing sick notes for protesters during last years’ labor...
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Chisholm Man Gets 40 1/2 Years In Bar Shooting
HIBBING, Minn. (AP) — A Chisholm man has been sentenced to 40 1/2 years in prison for killing one man and injuring two others in front of his ex-wife. Forty-nine-year-old Jason M. Musburger appeared...
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Principal: Maple Grove H.S. Lockdown Caused By Knife
MAPLE GROVE (WCCO) – A report of a knife on Maple Grove Senior High School’s campus caused a lockdown Wednesday, according to school officials. According to Principal Sara Vernig, the school went into...
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Adrian Peterson Gives $1 Million To Alma Mater OU
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has pledged $1 million to the Oklahoma athletics department, his launching pad for a stellar NFL career. The university announced the...
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Attorney: Moorhead Waitress To Keep $12,000 Tip
MOORHEAD, Minn. (WCCO) – A waitress in Minnesota will keep her $12,000 tip after police confiscated the cash, according to her attorney Craig Richie. “The county attorney’s office and the Moorhead...
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DNA May Help Solve ‘Baby Angel’ Mystery
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – For seven months the agony of not knowing the name of a newborn found dead in the Mississippi River has worn on investigators. They deal in criminal tragedies every day, but...
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MnDOT Announces 2012 State Road Construction Program
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — In the Twin Cities, drivers will feel the impact from four major road projects this summer. It’s starting with the Highway 52 Lafayette Bridge in St. Paul. The Minnesota...
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White Earth Band Steps Into Vikings Stadium Sweepstakes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — A Minnesota Indian tribe upped the ante for a new Vikings stadium on Thursday. But the offer to help comes as lawmakers are leaving the Capitol for a long break with the...
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Brooklyn Park Teen Program Needs $100,000 By June
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Brooklyn Park after school program for teens — recently honored by the White House for its good work — is now fighting for survival. The A-List opened last year and it offers...
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Possible Freeze Could Be Devastating For MN Fruit Growers
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The sun is shining, the trees are blooming. It’s the kind of day most Minnesotans dream about — everybody except people like Mike Dekarski, general manager at Apple Jack Orchards...
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Minn. Woman Turns 106, But Doesn’t At All Look It
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – As we get older those big birthday celebrations sometimes lose their appeal, but not for Esther Sharrow. At 106-years-young, Esther knows a thing or two about a long happy life....
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Polaris Adding 89 Jobs In Western Wisconsin
OSCEOLA, Wis. (AP) — Polaris Industries Inc. plans to add 89 jobs in the western Wisconsin city of Osceola as it boosts production of Indian motorcycles. Minnesota-based Polaris acquired Indian last...
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Police Look For Man Who Displayed Gun To Child
WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. (WCCO) – Police in White Bear Lake are investigating after they say a fifth grade student was approached by a stranger with a gun Thursday afternoon. The incident happened at...
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Prayer Chain Leads Doctor To Save Dying Man
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — It could be the first-ever surgery of its kind — where a man’s leg was actually transplanted onto his spine — and it only came about because of an extraordinary way the patient met...
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Hawks Blow Late Lead In 2-1 Shootout Loss To Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Cal Clutterbuck’s tying tip-in with 3:12 left in regulation and Devin Setoguchi’s shootout goal lifted the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on...
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Man, 84, Saved From Sinking Truck In Western Minn.
TYSON LAKE (WCCO) — An 84-year-old man’s life was saved in a dramatic rescue in western Minnesota. On Tuesday afternoon, Harlan Schwerin crashed his pick-up truck into Tyson Lake in Yellow Medicine...
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