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Bachmann Plays Gender Card As Iowa GOP Vote Nears
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Desperate for a late lift in Iowa, Republican Michele Bachmann is increasingly stressing a distinction in the presidential field: She’s the only woman competing for the...
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Bicyclist Hit, Killed By Snow Plow
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A bicyclist was hit and killed by a snow plow early Sunday morning. Anoka County Dispatch said the bicyclist was hit by a private snow plow driver on the 4700 block of East River...
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Double Shooting In Minneapolis
Police are looking for the suspects in a double shooting in Minneapolis. [WCCO]
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Farewell From The Wire
Well, it’s been a great ride and we’ve thoroughly enjoyed bringing you the news in a new way. But as we begin 2012, we must say goodbye to WCCO’s The Wire. Thanks to everyone who read our daily posts...
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Love Out, Urlacher In For Bears Vs. Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chicago Bears running back Marion Barber is inactive for the game at Minnesota, his home state, because of a calf injury. Barber was listed as doubtful for Sunday, his second...
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Vikings Play Final Game Of Metrodome Lease
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings say it’s been 30 great years in the Metrodome, but it’s time for a new stadium. The team’s lease expires on Feb. 1, which makes it possible that the game...
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Kleinsasser Has Big Crowd At Dome For Final Game
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings are doing their best to make Jim Kleinsasser’s final game a memorable one. The team chartered two buses and gave 125 tickets to people from Kleinsasser’s...
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Ponder Leaves Game With Right Hip Injury
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder left the game against Chicago in the second quarter with an injured right hip. The rookie was crunched by Bears defensive lineman...
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Funeral Arrangements Set For Slain Lake City Officer
LAKE CITY, Minn. (WCCO) — The funeral arrangements for Officer Shawn Schneider have been set. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at First Lutheran Church in Lake City. Funeral services...
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As Ford Plant Waned, Many Workers Slow To Prepare
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — When the last Ranger pickup truck rolled off the assembly line at the Ford Motor Co. plant here in December, it came five years after Ford announced plans to close the plant. And...
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Jared Allen Breaks Vikings Sack Record
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jared Allen needed 4½ sacks Sunday against the Bears to break Michael Strahan’s single-season NFL record. He came up just one short. The Minnesota Vikings defensive end had 3½ sacks...
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Vikings Lose; Allen Just Misses NFL Sack Record
Gallery: Vikings Fall To Bears MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jared Allen gave the Minnesota Vikings a show in an otherwise-meaningless game at the end of a forgettable season. He finished just short of the...
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Bachmann, Perry Plan To Head South After Iowa Vote
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann plan to make their next — and possibly last — stands in South Carolina instead of chasing the rest of the GOP presidential pack to New Hampshire....
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Burke Scores 27, No. 18 Michigan Beats Minnesota
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) —Minnesota could easily be 2-0 in the Big Ten after two road games. That isn’t making Golden Gophers coach Tubby Smith feel any better. On Sunday, Minnesota dropped to 0-2 in the...
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Neighbor Helps Man, 2 Kids Out Of Burning House
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A neighbor helped a man and his two kids get out of a burning home in Plymouth Sunday afternoon moments before firefighters arrived. Firefighters said the family didn’t know the...
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High School Hockey Player Suffers Spinal Cord Injury
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The hockey community is coming together, praying a young player can recover from a serious injury he suffered Friday on the ice. Jack Jablonski is a sophomore at Benilde-St....
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Fire Engulfs Hinckley Casino Warehouse: Firefighters
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Fire engulfed half of a pole barn near a Hinckley casino Sunday evening, firefighters said. The fire started around 7:30 p.m. in a 100-foot by 300-foot warehouse located on the...
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Timberwolves Blowout Mavericks 99-82
Timberwolves Vs. Mavericks Photo Gallery MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Love and the Minnesota Timberwolves went 294 days between victories, a long and miserable stretch that included 18 straight defeats...
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Finding Minnesota: North Shore Ice Bar
TWO HARBORS, Minn. (WCCO) — Many years, the rugged shoreline of Lake Superior would be pretty icy by now. But if it’s not on the rocks, you’ll find plenty of ice at a bar, just a short walk away. It’s...
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Time’s Up On Vikings Metrodome Lease
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — To use a sports cliché — the clock’s run out. The Vikings don’t have a new stadium, or a place to play next year. However, the current stalemate isn’t something that will surprise...
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