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Elk River School Board Announces Discipline For Football Coaches
Coaches will face unannounced discipline, but will be allowed to return to team...
Veteran Works To Reassemble Uniform Before He Dies
Veteran Works To Reassemble Uniform Before He DiesWorld War II veterans are dying at a rate of about 1,000 per day, with thousands more aging. So what happens if a veteran wants to be buried in uniform, but has only pieces of it...
Artifacts Stolen From State Fair Exhibitor
Artifacts Stolen From State Fair ExhibitorPieces of American history were stolen from a State Fair exhibitor in St. Paul...
Cracked Windshield Diverts Air Canada Flight To Mpls.-St. Paul International Airport
An Air Canada flight with 114 passengers on board was diverted to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport after a crack developed in the windshield during a flight from San Francisco to Toronto Tuesday evening...
One Rescued After Sidewalk Collapses in St. Paul
One man has been rescued after the sidewalk beneath him gave way, causing him to fall about 15 feet...
TRUTH TEST: MN Forward Ad Focused On Dayton's Tax Record
TRUTH TEST: MN Forward Ad Focused On Dayton's Tax RecordA special interest group funded by some Minnesota businesses has a new television ad on the air...
Inver Grove Heights Man Sentenced For Cannon Falls Bank Robbery
An Inver Grove Heights man is sentenced to more than two years in prison for robbing a Cannon Falls bank...
Hecker Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud, Agrees to Prison Time
nullDenny Hecker, whose Twin Cities auto empire crumbled in the troubled economy and then faced a 26-count federal indictment accusing him of fraud, pleaded guilty this afternoon in an agreement with prosecutors...
Chippewa River Drowning Victim Identified
The Buffalo County sheriff's office has identified a man who drowned in the backwaters of the Chippewa River near Nelson in western Wisconsin...
North St. Paul Unveils Memorial To Fallen Officer
The community of North St. Paul came together Tuesday to remember and honor a police officer shot and killed in the line of duty a year ago...
10-Mile Chase In Douglas County Ends In Driver's Arrest
A 19-year-old driver was taken into custody early Tuesday morning in Douglas County after leading deputies on a 10-mile chase that reached speeds of up to 115 miles per hour...
Pine City Says Goodbye To Decorated Marine And Favorite Son
Marine Master Sergeant Daniel Fedder died doing what he loved to do... Defusing bombs.
County Mandates Porn-Free Hotels For Employees
The Winona County Board has voted to require county employees to stay at hotels where pay-per-view pornography is not available...
Expert: High Risk Of Asian Carp Invading Lakes
Signs of Asian carp in Chicago waterways mean there's a great risk the invasive fish could slip into Lake Michigan at any time, a witness said Tuesday in the first full day of testimony in a five-state lawsuit...
Bucky Badger Head Returned Unscathed At UW-Madison
The head of Bucky Badger has been returned...
Minn. Corn Continues To Develop Ahead Of Schedule
Minnesota's corn crop continues to develop ahead of schedule, while soybean development is on pace with the five-year average...
Reward Increased In St. Paul Hit-And-Run Fatality
It was an early Saturday morning in early August...a man was walking along University Avenue in St. Paul when a driver ran him down...
Troopers Say Wind May Have Played A Role In St. Paul Semi Rollover
The State Patrol says high winds likely played a role in a crash that shut down multiple lanes of I-94 in St. Paul...
President Obama's Approval Rating Slides Amongst Majority Of Voters
Just two months before the November election, a new poll found things aren't looking good for the president or Democrats...
Bicyclist Dies One Week After Crash
A Minneapolis bicyclist died a week after he was hit by a suspected drunk driver.
Biggest Change In 40 Years For MNDOT
Have you seen the flashing yellow arrows?
Elk River School Board To Discuss Hazing Incidents
The future of five football coaches at Elk River High School will likely be decided tonight, after allegations about a hazing incident among players of the high school football team...
Texas Town Cleans Up From Tropical Storm
The rural farming town of Raymondville in south Texas is cleaning up today from Tropical Storm Hermine, which ripped the roof off a roadside motel and left most of the town without power...
Interfaith Group Joins In Condemning Plans to burn Quran
An interfaith group meeting in Washington is condemning the plans of a Florida pastor to burn copies of the Quran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks...
Video: Press Conference After Hecker Pleads Guilty
Press Conference Following Hecker's Court Appearance (Pt. 1)Denny Hecker's criminal defense attorney Brian Toder addresses the media following a court appearance Tuesday, where Hecker pleaded guilty to one count of felony bankruptcy fraud and one count of felony conspiracy to commit wire fraud...
Get Ready For The Big Crosstown Switch-Over
Be on your best driving and alert behavior tomorrow when you head through the Crosstown/Highway 62/I-35W construction mess...
WEB EXTRA: St. Paul Fire Marshal On Sidewalk Collapse
WEB EXTRA: St. Paul Fire Marshal On Sidewalk Collapse...
SLIDESHOW: Photos Of The Sidewalk Collapse
Take a look at some photos of the sidewalk collapse in St. Paul sent in by viewers ...
Jury Finds Hastings Man Guilty of Raping Infant
A Hastings man was found guilty on Tuesday of raping a 9-month-old girl while babysitting her last April...
Pieces From I-35W Bridge Collapse To Be Moved From Park
Pieces of the fallen I-35W bridge have been sitting in a Minneapolis park for more than three years, but that changed Tuesday...
Obama To Mark 9/11 Anniversary At Pentagon
nullThe White House says President Barack Obama will mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the Pentagon...
Gunman In Uniform Kills 2 US Soldiers In Iraq
nullThe U.S. military says a gunman wearing an Iraqi army uniform has killed two American soldiers in northern Iraq...
Pawlenty To Take $250M In Federal Medicaid Cash
nullRepublican Gov. Tim Pawlenty informed state and federal leaders Tuesday that Minnesota will accept about $250 million in federal medical assistance, relieving health care providers and Democrats who feared he would turn it down...
Take The Pledge To Stop Texting While Driving
Take The Pledge To Stop Texting While Driving
Pawlenty To Attend Funeral For Minn. Marine
nullGov. Tim Pawlenty has ordered that all Minnesota and U.S. flags be lowered to half staff on Tuesday in honor of a fallen Marine from Minnesota...
Schools Re-Open In Minnesota, So Drivers Watch Out
Drivers throughout Minnesota need to be on the lookout for students and yellow buses on Tuesday as students in most districts go back to class...
DNR Seeks Input On New Lake Vermilion State Park
null The Department of Natural Resources is seeking early public input as it develops its master plan for Lake Vermilion State Park in northeastern Minnesota...
Minn. Panel Meets With Questions About Budget
nullA legislative panel meets Tuesday for an update on Minnesota's budget...
St. Paul Schools Offer In-Class Breakfast
nullIt's back to school day for students throughout Minnesota on Tuesday, and in St. Paul officials are making sure they get started with a good breakfast...
Utility Worker's Death Investigated
The death of a longtime Minnesota Power worker is under investigation in northeastern Minnesota...
St. Paul Home Damaged By Suspicious Fire
A fire that badly damaged a home in St. Paul is being called suspicious.
Allegations Uncovered In Mpls. Park Police Investigation
Allegations Uncovered In Mpls. Park Police InvestigationA major shakeup in the Minneapolis Park Police Department centers on allegations of sexual harassment and overtime pay...
After A Tornado Destroys The High School, Wadena Students Will Head Back To Class
Tuesday is the first day of school for students in Wadena and it's coming with a lot of emotions...
Western Wis. County Aggressively Enforces Teen Sex Law
Sex between teens under the age of 16 is illegal in Wisconsin, even if it's consensual sex...
Preview of Statue To Honor North St. Paul Police Officer
North St. Paul Officer Richard Crittenden was killed in the line of duty on Sept. 7, 2009. A bronzed statue will be unveiled outside the police department at noon Tuesday to mark the one year anniversary of his death...
High Attendance At State Fair Helps Vendors Cash In
Strong attendance and a weak economy may have worked together to help vendor sales at the State Fair...
Earthquake Survivor Visits Minnesota State Fair
Amanda Aubel is one of the tens of thousands of people enjoying the last day of the state fair.
State GOP Releases New T-Shirt Ads Against Dayton
State GOP Releases T-Shirt Ads Against DaytonOn Monday, Minnesota Republicans released new walking campaign ads against DFLer Mark Dayton...
Emmer Announces First Part Of Budget Plan With Half-Billion In Tax Cuts
nullRepublican candidate for governor Tom Emmer announced the first part of his budget plan for Minnesota on Monday, four months after he captured the Republican nomination for governor...
Gutsy Thief Caught On Camera
Que Computers in South Minneapolis caught a man on camera, walk in during store hours, and steal a laptop in front of customers and employees...
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