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Blackburn Set To Rejoin Twins Rotation
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Minnesota right-hander Nick Blackburn is set to rejoin the Twins’ starting rotation Tuesday night. Blackburn felt a cramp in the back of his right shoulder April 14 against...
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Shots Fired Into Minneapolis Club, 1 Arrested
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police arrested a man for allegedly firing a gun inside a north Minneapolis lodge. Sgt. Stephen McCarty said police responded to the Elks Lodge, located at 1614 Plymouth Ave....
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Flower Farm Damaged In Minn. Storm Outbreak
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — A farm in Redwood County of southern Minnesota took a heavy blow when residents say a tornado struck. Suzanne Schmiesing, who grows flowers south of Lucan, tells KEYC-TV it was...
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Trial Looms For Ex-Viking’s Wife In Hit-And-Run
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The wife of a former Minnesota Vikings tight end has admitted being behind the wheel of her husband’s sport-utility vehicle last August when it struck a man on a highway exit ramp,...
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Despite 23 Votes, Minn. GOP Lacks House Candidate
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Republicans in southern Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District will meet again to try to endorse a candidate to take on Democratic incumbent Tim Walz. Neither state Sen. Mike...
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Jennings Leads Rays To 6-2 Win Over Twins
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are becoming concerned with Francisco Liriano’s struggles. Desmond Jennings had one of the Rays’ team record four sacrifice flys and drove in three runs...
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U Of M Professors, Students Hope Living Dictionary Will Keep Ojibwe Alive
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Ojibwe is a language that’s slowly disappearing. But now, because of a new online talking dictionary, there’s renewed hope that it will be spoken for years to come. Brenda Child is...
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Sheriff: 4-Year-Old Child Dies In Marshall Co. House Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 4-year-old child died after a home caught fire Friday and burned down in Marshall County, authorities said. Sheriff John D. Novacek, of the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office,...
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Va. Commonwealth AD Is Finalist For Next Minn. AD
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota President Eric Kaler was in search of a dynamic new leader to change the face of a moribund athletic program and inject new life into the football and men’s basketball...
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Group Tries To Save St. Cloud Flight School From Being Grounded For Good
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (WCCO) – A decision to close the aviation program at St. Cloud State University is not sitting well with some in that community. The flight school is among 32 programs eliminated over...
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Iowa Paper Devotes Front Page To Fighting Bullying
In a rare and forceful act of advocacy, an Iowa newspaper devoted the entire front page of its Sunday edition to an anti-bullying editorial after a gay teen committed suicide. Relatives have said...
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Fire Engulfs St. Anthony Home, None Injured
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A fire in St. Anthony caused a house’s main floor to collapse into the basement Sunday morning, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the fire, which flared up in a home on...
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Wolves Shut Love Down For Rest Of Season
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Love has passed all concussion tests and been cleared by the NBA to return to the court, but the Minnesota Timberwolves aren’t about to take any chances with the new face of...
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Minneapolis Students On Flight During Emergency
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Dozens of Minneapolis Southwest High School students had a frightening flight experience on a field trip to New York. The Southwest students are members of the choir, theater...
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Vikings Fans Rally At Capitol To Save Team, Fight For Bill
ST. PAUL (WCCO) – Like true Vikings, dozens of fans wearing head to toe purple and gold stormed the Minnesota Capitol steps, carrying signs and singing songs to try to keep the team here. Lawmakers...
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U Of Minnesota To Introduce Teague As Next AD
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) —Norwood Teague presented to Minnesota a resume packed with experience in fundraising, marketing and leadership, after six years of mid-major success at Virginia Commonwealth....
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Dayton To Sign Bill Easing Beer Sales At TCF Bank
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Cheers! A bill to easing beer sales at the University of Minnesota’s football stadium is on the cusp of becoming law. A spokeswoman for Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton says he plans...
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Burning Limits Expire Friday In 13 Minn. Counties
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The spring green-up is allowing authorities to lift burning restrictions in 13 Twin Cities metro and central Minnesota counties. Restrictions come off at 8 a.m. Friday in Anoka,...
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Man Makes Bomb Threat At Bank, Police Find Sugar Packets
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 51-year-old man is behind bars after police say he made a bomb threat at a Wells Fargo bank — but when the bomb squad responded, all they found were a bunch of sugar packets....
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