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Tests Suggest Asian Carp Spread North Of Key Dam
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota officials say tests have detected signs of Asian carp north of the Coon Rapids dam on the Mississippi River, the last major physical barrier to their spread northward....
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90-Year-Old Skis With Oxygen Tank
A 90-year-old who needs an oxygen tank still loves taking to the open slopes for a little octane.
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Can This Be Any More Unfair?
A Boston High School quarterback makes the play of his life only to be told “no good” due to celebration. Click here to see story and watch video.
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Favre Has No Plans To Play Again
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Brett Favre likes retirement just fine. Favre said on his website this week that he is not coming back to the NFL, even with injuries to quarterbacks around the league. The...
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CBS Business Reporter Says Jobs Numbers Improve
Rebecca Jarvis joined Dave Lee on the WCCO Morning News Thursday from New York. She says that recent employment figures point to an improvement in jobs figures nationally. Here is her report on the...
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Santa Chats With Children’s Hospital Patients Via Skype
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Some special kids at Children’s Hospital got a very special treat — a visit with Santa all the way from the North Pole. Some children are too sick to leave the hospital or even...
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3 Dead, 1 Critical In Mora Apartment Fire
WEB EXTRA: Mora Apartment Fire Photo Gallery MORA, Minn. (WCCO) – Three people were killed and another person was critically injured in a Thursday morning apartment fire. According to the Kanabec...
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Mpls. Leads National Night Out Stats
The Minneapolis Police said there were more than 60,000 people in Minneapolis that participated in National Night Out this year. That’s good enough to rank first in the nation among cities over...
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A Revamped Les Miz Proves To Be Worth The Wait
The world’s longest running musical recently got a facelift for it’s 25th birthday. And according to this reviewer, it’s never looked better. [Curiocity Review]
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Derrick Williams Eager To Begin With T-Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derrick Williams says he was ready to ship off to Spain or Italy to begin his pro career shortly before a tentative labor agreement was reached between owners and players. The No. 2...
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Major Building Renovations Needed At State Capitol
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — The roof is leaking, and the furnace needs replacing. It’s a common lament for thousands of Minnesota homeowners. But it’s happening at Minnesota’s biggest house, the State...
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Banham Making Impact Right Away For Gopher Women
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Gophers women’s basketball team beat Air Force Wednesday night at Williams Arena and once again they were led by freshman Rachel Banham with 18 points. She’s definitely making...
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Ex-Penn State Coach Sandusky Leaves Jail
Ex-Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is out of jail after posting bail a day after being hit with new child sex abuse charges. Sandusky left a Pennsylvania county jail Thursday in a...
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Law Student Honors Wife With Scholarship
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – In the fall of 2008, Brian Bender was on the top of the world. He was a new father and attending William Mitchell College of Law as a first-year student. Then, on a family...
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Coldplay Headed To Xcel Next Summer
Coldplay will return to the stage after a nearly three-year hiatus — including a stop at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. [WCCO]
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More Evidence Found That Water Flowed On Mars
“NASA’s Mars Rover Opportunity has found what scientists believe is the most convincing evidence to date that water may have flowed on the Red Planet.” [HuffPost]
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Test: Rats Choose To Liberate Caged Pals, Shows Empathy
“Given a choice between eating chocolate alone and rescuing their pals, rats will apparently save their pals and then share the chocolate with them.” [PopSci]
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Should Nuns Go On Birth Control For Their Well-Being?
“Lifelong nuns, like all women who never have children, are at an increased risk of dying from breast, ovarian and uterine cancers, compared with mothers.” [New Scientist]
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Biggest Radio Telescope Begins Observations
RadioAstron, effectively the largest radio telescope ever built, is up and running. [New Scientist]
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NASA Identifies More Humanity-Destroying Asteroids
“NASA has now completed its Congress mandate to find 90% of all the humanity killing asteroids near Earth. They have actually registered 93 percent of all of these objects, which are so big that they...
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