Rangers Sign Nathan, Move Feliz To Rotation
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joe Nathan and the Texas Rangers agreed Monday night to a two-year contract with a club option for 2014, a move that means closer Neftali Feliz will shift to the starting...
View ArticleDon’t Waste Your Money On These Thanksgiving Gadgets
We showed you some gadgets and technology to help cook Thanksgiving dinner last week (read that here). But now we want to show you some of the dumbest, useless gadgets out there — like the onion...
View ArticleWhat Minnesota Looks Like To The Rest Of U.S.
Want a quick peak at what Minnesota looks like to the rest of the nation? Click the link below to see an article trying to parse the phrase “hotdish.” [OC Weekly]
View ArticleTexas Rangers Sign Joe Nathan
Joe Nathan has agreed to a two-year contract with the Texas Rangers. [WCCO: Local]
View ArticleBurnsville’s Buck Hill Now Open
Our first blast of winter may have caused some problems on the roads. But it was certainly welcome by people who love to play in the snow. [check out the report]
View ArticleStudy: Majority Of ’1 Percent’ Sons Work At Dads’ Firms
A study finds that, of the much-touted “1 percent,” about 68 percent of the sons in the bracket work at their father’s companies. [The Atlantic]
View ArticleCharges: St. Paul Man Kills 1, Blinds Wife In Stabbing
This story is crazy awful. Ramsey County filed charges today against a St. Paul man for allegedly slitting a man’s throat and stabbing his wife’s eyes, leaving her blind and seriously wounded. The man...
View ArticleER Doctor Takes Hospital Training To The Streets
In an effort to improve emergency care, doctors in the emergency room at Regions Hospital in St. Paul are going out into the field with medics. [check out the report]
View ArticleWilliams lLeads Minnesota By Mount St. Mary’s 85-56
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rodney Williams got Minnesota off to a flying start with five dunks in the first half and Austin Hollins added 14 points and six assists in an 85-56 victory over Mount St. Mary’s on...
View Article22 Protesters Die In Cairo Clashes
In 48 hours, 22 protesters have died in clashes with security forces as they demonstrate against the military, which currently holds power in Egypt. Thousands have been injured. [Al Jazeera]
View ArticleACLU Sues Hennepin Co. Over OccupyMN Protest Rules
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a lawsuit Monday against Hennepin County for allegedly restricting Occupy Minnesota protester’s right to free speech. [check out the report]
View ArticleTarget Looks For New Egg Suppliers After Animal Abuse Video
Target Corp. is looking for eggs at certain locations after undercover video showed employees abusing chickens at Sparboe Farms, one of its suppliers. [WCCO: News]
View ArticleDistracted Minn. State Trooper Crashes Into Elrosa Couple
A Minnesota woman is recovering after a distracted Minnesota State Trooper crashed into her car last Friday. [check out the report]
View ArticleGood Question: What Do QBs Say At The Scrimmage Line
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It is football’s foreign language. The quarterback yelling, “Red- 24! Red 24! Hut! Hut! Hike!” But what is the quarterback saying at the line of scrimmage? The University of St....
View ArticleRobbers Make Quick Work Of Burnsville Business
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Businesses in Burnsville are being targeted by thieves, and police say the burglars know what they’re doing. Surveillance video from one of the first cases shows three people...
View ArticleBreakthrough In DNA Collection Leads To Murder Conviction
HOPKINS, Minn. (WCCO) — A convicted murderer likely thought he did everything right to keep from getting caught except he left behind microscopic cells on his victim’s body. The murder victim, Irene...
View ArticleGophers Top Mount St. Mary’s, 85-56
Rodney Williams gave the Gophers the early momentum to stomp the Mountaineers, 85-56. [WCCO: Sports]
View ArticleStudy: Acne-Fighting Antibiotics May Lead To Sore Throats
Many people suffer from acne and fight it with antibiotics, but a new study shows that those drugs may lead to another health problem: sore throats. [check out the report]
View ArticleTarget Corporation Asked To ‘Save’ Thanksgiving
A Target employee delivered petitions with more than 200,000 signatures to a company representative, asking that the stores Black Friday opening, currently slated for midnight on Thursday, be pushed...
View ArticleHeavy Spring Rain Brings Lush Christmas Trees To Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – To buy a real or artificial Christmas tree? – that’s the question asked by many Minnesotans this time of year. Gov. Mark Dayton opted for a real tree as a freshly cut balsam fir...
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