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Kleinsasser Looks Back On 13 Years in NFL
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Jim Kleinsasser has spent the last 13 years bulldozing linebackers and defensive ends on NFL Sundays, a blue-collar battering ram for glamorous runners like Robert Smith and...
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5 Occupy Protesters Arrested At Paul Campaign HQ
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Five Occupy protesters were arrested Thursday outside the Iowa campaign headquarters of presidential contender Ron Paul as the group continued its protest against Republican...
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4 Minnesota Kmart Stores Slated To Close
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A partial list shows four Minnesota Kmart stores are set to close as part of the store closings announced this week by the parent company of Sears and Kmart. The four Kmarts are in...
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Minn. Money-Transfer Shops Stop Taking Somali Cash
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Money-transfer businesses that cater to Somali immigrants in Minnesota have stopped accepting money bound for the East African country, a day before a key bank was due to stop...
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Lack Of Snow Means Cities Save Dough
Minneapolis said it will finish on a balance budget this year and that is because of the lack of snow. No plows and no overtime means that cities are saving a lot more money this winter. Read more here.
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Adrian Peterson’s Knee Surgery Set For Friday
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has scheduled surgery to repair his left knee. Dr. James Andrews will perform the operation Friday in Alabama, six days after...
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Frazier: ‘Job Security Has Never Been An Issue’
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Leslie Frazier says his job security “has never been an issue” despite a dismal record for the Minnesota Vikings in his first full season as head coach. The Vikings are 3-12...
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Police Seek Help Finding Phony Traffic Cop
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police are looking for a man who drove a white and black car with a red light on top and allegedly pulled over a woman in Corcoran, Minn. Hennepin County police said a female...
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Champlin Woman Gets Kidney From 23-Year Neighbor
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Many of us don’t even know our neighbors, and won’t even consider giving them a kidney. But luckily for Shelley Peterson, Darrell Bogel, her Champlin neighbor of 23 years, isn’t...
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Cat Survives 3 Month Stint On Busy Twin Cities Freeway
WOODBURY, Minn. (WCCO) – You would think a cat couldn’t survive for three months while surrounded by freeway traffic. Well think again, and one Twin Cities cat did. His name is “Adam.” The 5-year-old...
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Former Gopher Celebrates Kwanzaa With Basketball Camp
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Some local kids are getting a lesson on and off the basketball court. The kids are taking part in the Clyde Turner Educational Basketball camp at Farview Park in north...
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Designer Rolls For Your … You Know
If you want to make a statement while going number one or number two, check out these designer toilet paper rolls.
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Woman Hospitalized After Shooting In Brooklyn Park
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (WCCO) – One person was injured and sent to the hospital Friday afternoon after a shooting at an apartment complex in Brooklyn Park, according to police. The incident happened at...
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Katy Perry, Russell Brand Splitsville
Pop star Katy Perry and comedian-actor Russell Brand will be toasting the new year as newly single celebs. [Yahoo! Entertainment]
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Charges: Man Robbed Woman At Gunpoint In Savage
SAVAGE, Minn. (WCCO) – A 34-year-old Bloomington man is accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint, then using her credit card to get gas, according to charges filed Friday in Scott County Court. Tony...
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Mayo Clinic: Lake City Officer Wounded By Gunman Dies
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Lake City police officer who suffered a gunshot wound to the head earlier this month died Friday evening, according to a Mayo Clinic spokesperson. Patrol Officer Shawn...
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Dick Clark To Rock It In Again
Dick Clark will be rockin’ in the New Year one more time this weekend. The 82-year-old host for the ABC New Year’s Eve show will once again be joined by Ryan Seacrest. Clark had been hosting the show...
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Global Citizens Pay Oil Companies Not To Drill In Amazon
Institutions and people from all over the world– including U.S. movie stars, Japanese shops and Russian foundations — have contributed to pay oil companies millions of dollars to halt drilling in the...
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Lake City Officer Wounded By Gunman Dies: Mayo
Patrol Officer Shawn Schneider died tonight at the Mayo Clinic, according to a hospital spokesperson. He suffered a gunshot wound to the head while responding to a domestic disturbance call on Dec. 19....
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Houser, No. 20 Purdue Women Edge Gophers, 57-53
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Antionette Howard scored the go-ahead basket and K.K. Houser had 15 points to lead No. 20 Purdue to a 57-53 victory over Minnesota in the Big Ten opener for both teams...
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