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Movie Blog @ MSPIFF, Day 13: ‘The Sound Of Small Things’
Minnesota and mumblecore. Like peanut butter and jelly (or, rather, like peanut butter and the roof of your cast’s mouth). Local writer-director Peter McLarnan keeps his cards awfully close throughout...
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Vikings Poised To Pick USC Left Tackle Matt Kalil
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings will listen to trade offers. They’ll consider every option. That’s what any NFL team does during the draft. But when the Vikings are on the clock for...
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Tubby Smith: ‘I Still Have That Fire In My Belly’
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of Norwood Teague’s first tasks as Minnesota’s new athletic director will be to address the contract of men’s basketball coach Tubby Smith. Soon, Teague must devise a development...
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11th Hour Life For Vikings Stadium Bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — The final week of the legislative session is starting off with a double dose of Vikings stadium hearings. That plan has lurched back to life and it’s moving closer to votes by...
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3 Hospitalized After Head-On Crash Near Forest Lake
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities say three people have been hospitalized after a head-on collision Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 35E in Lino Lakes. The crash, which happened at about 1:29 p.m. on...
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Police: Man Killed Ex, Self In Western Minnesota
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (AP) — Police believe a 51-year-old man killed his former girlfriend before committing suicide in western Minnesota last week. The Douglas County sheriff’s office says David Everett...
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Truck Fire Clogs Traffic At 35W North, Highway 36
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) — A fire involving a commercial vehicle has brought traffic to a standstill near Interstate 35W North and Highway 36 in Roseville, Minn. Officials say there doesn’t appear to be...
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Adelman Supports Barea Speaking Up With T-Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rick Adelman is trying to change the culture in Minnesota from one that accepts losing. If the coach is successful in making that happen, he may look to veteran guard J.J. Barea’s...
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NBA Playoff Battle: Which Team Will Win?
Pick-A-Side and tell us which team will make it all the way to the NBA Finals!
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Fireworks Expansion Bill Lands On Dayton’s Desk
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — It’s now up to Gov. Mark Dayton to decide if Minnesota holiday revelers can light up the sky with more powerful backyard fireworks. The Minnesota Senate voted 48-17 on Tuesday to...
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Minn. Lawmakers Vote To Name Lester As State Soil
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers have dug through the options and voted to name Lester the official state soil. The House and Senate approved the choice as part of an agriculture policy bill...
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Drunk Driver Charged In Brooklyn Center Weekend Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 22-year-old St. Paul man is accused of driving drunk, losing control of his vehicle and causing an injury accident early Sunday morning, according to charges filed Tuesday in...
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If There’s A Viking Hearing, Larry Spooner Will Be There
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — Reporters aren’t the only ones scrambling to make it to every hearing on the Viking stadium bill. A hardcore group of Viking fans are making it, too. Front and center — often...
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Vikings Moving Toward Signing WR Jerome Simpson
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have taken steps toward adding free agent Jerome Simpson, the former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver with a felony drug conviction and what general...
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Electric Bikes In High Demand
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Electric bike have been around for a while, but with gas prices going up, so are sales worldwide – and two local businesses are on the ground floor of this emerging trend. When...
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Minn. Contracts May Have Domestic Partner Benefits
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Same-sex domestic partner health benefits are in play as part of Minnesota state employee contract talks, reopening a debate that raged at the Capitol a decade ago. Republican...
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Obama, Romney In Virtual Dead Heat In Advanced Presidential Polls
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — President Obama is in a virtual dead heat with projected GOP nominee Mitt Romney. Real Clear Politics averaged the major tracking polls over the last 10 days and found the...
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Large Mural Finds New Home Near Lake Calhoun
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis painter Leon Hushcha is meticulously restoring a large mural near Lake Calhoun. Until recently, it sat in storage without a future. “I’m busy redoing it with some...
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Vikings Stadium Bill Moves Forward, Gains Momentum
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — With a less than a week left in the session, the clock is running out for lawmakers to push the Vikings stadium bill through. Late Monday night, the bill passed a key House...
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State Steps Up Boat Inspections To Stop Invasive Species
MINNETONKA, Minn. (WCCO) — From early in the morning until late at night, a vigilant Nate Beaver goes down the checklist. He’s one of the many Department of Natural Resources boat ramp inspectors...
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