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Good Question: How Do Controlled Burns Affect Wildlife?
MARINE ON ST. CROIX, Minn. (WCCO) — You may have noticed smoke in the air. It’s coming from several controlled burns going on around the state. One viewer, Carl from Oak Grove, wrote us concerned...
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Hawks Blow Late Lead In 2-1 Shootout Loss To Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Cal Clutterbuck’s game-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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Boston College Beats Minnesota, Advances To Hockey Final
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Boston College has one more game left, so coach Jerry York wasn’t in the mood for a big celebration Thursday night. York and the Eagles have their eyes on something bigger. “There’s...
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Click Here For Links From April 6, 2012
WCCO This Morning Rhythmic Circus Local music group Rhythmic Circus wants Ellen’s attention and needs your help! See the video below to see the group’s exuberant tap dancing skills. Teen Program A...
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It’s Cheaper To Rent, Right? — Not So Fast
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Conventional wisdom has always told us it’s cheaper to rent than to buy. But the market just may turn that thought upside down. The real estate website Trulia tracks rent across...
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February Milk Production Improves In Wis., Minn.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Even discounting the additional Leap Day, milk producers in Wisconsin and Minnesota had a better February this year than they did last year. Wisconsin dairy farmers harvested 2.2...
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Conjunction With Full Moon, Saturn
(credit: CBS) This evening in the low southeastern sky they’ll be a nice conjunction between the full moon, the bright star Spica, and the planet Saturn. Saturn is just seven degrees to the left of...
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Woman Holds Court With Harlem Globetrotters
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Harlem Globetrotters’ most explosive new player — Fatima “TNT” Maddox — is one of 10 rookies this season. She is leaving her mark on courts across the country, and in the...
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RVs, Cars Catch Fire Outside Cottage Grove Storage Facility
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The image of six burning recreational vehicles greeted firefighters Friday morning outside a Cottage Grove storage facility, authorities say. Police say a call came in at around...
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Fargo-To-Chicago Flight Hits Bird, Causing Delay
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — An American Eagle flight from Fargo to Chicago turned back after the airplane struck a hawk shortly after takeoff. The Fargo Airport Authority says the pilot flew the plane back to...
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Fluorescent Light Sparked SD Animal Shelter Fire
HOT SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) — A fire that destroyed an animal shelter in western South Dakota and killed a dozen dogs was electrical in nature, investigators say. “Probable cause is a fluorescent light...
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Man Thanks Triathlete For Kidney Donation
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Wis. man is thanking the Twin Cities triathlete who donated a kidney after a fateful meeting a few years ago. WCCO-TV reported on John Barker earlier this week. Barker, of...
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Bosnian Refugees Mark 20th Anniversary Of War
Ana Temim and Goran Andic (credit: CBS) MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Friday marks the 20th anniversary of the start of the Bosnian War. It followed, by two weeks, a referendum when residents of the small...
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Help Local Tap Dancing Group Get On Ellen’s Show
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Another local group is trying to get on Ellen, and they need your help. Rhythmic Circus is a music and dance group based out of the Twin Cities, and they can rap, tap dance and...
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5 ‘Everyman’ Cars Turning Heads At The 2012 New York Auto Show
The biggest crowds at the 2012 New York International Auto Show tend to surround the displays of exciting dream cars, from the row of Bentleys and Rolls-Royces to the newly unveiled SRT Viper and...
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New SUVs Emphasize ‘Plush’ Over ‘Tough’ At The 2012 New York Auto Show
Automakers are clearly shifting gears when it comes to SUVs. Steering away from off-road designs, the updated sport-utility vehicles are now all about amenities, which was made clear as General Motors,...
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The Highest Performance Convertibles At The 2012 New York Auto Show
General Motors has the Corvette and Ford has the Mustang, so where has Chrysler been in the high-performance vehicle race? After discontinuing the Dodge Viper during tough financial times, Chrysler...
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If Your BMI Is High, You Need Not Apply
A Texas hospital has a policy that they won’t hire anyone with a high BMI. Click here to see the story. Click here to see images of what is considered obese instead of “overweight.”
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Charges: Columbia Heights Man Stabbed Ex-Girlfriend 12 Times
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Columbia Heights man faces charges of assault and attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend 12 times while her 2-year-old child lay next to her. The Anoka...
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Wis. Gov Signs Abstinence Bill
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that requires schools that teach sex education to stress abstinence as the only reliable way to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted...
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