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• First federal no-fault insurance fraud case now in hands of Minneapolis jurors

  12-10-2017 23:31
  Trial of chiropractor, ‘runners’ first of several on deck in Minn.
  
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• Minnesota concussion researcher invites NFL players to join her studies

  12-10-2017 23:20
  Dr. Uzma Samadani made a breakthrough in detecting concussions; now she wants to compare injured athletes and their siblings.
  
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• Minnesota attorney general forces for-profit theater group to close its nonprofit foundation

  12-10-2017 22:30
  Owners of the National Theatre for Children agreed not to create any new nonprofits in which they held more than 3 percent of the shares.
  
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• Can Trump get rid of NBC's license?

  12-10-2017 21:50
  On Wednesday, President Trump threatened to revoke television station licenses for media companies that report on him critically.       
  
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• Ridiculous Takeout Container Ban Spreading Across Minnesota [POLL]

  12-10-2017 21:26
  Takeout food and restaurant leftovers may not be as easy as 'boxing it up' and heading home. A ban on these containers is being talked about all over Minnesota.
  
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• Report: MN named 2nd least...

  12-10-2017 20:50
  Personal finance magazine Kiplinger has named Minnesota the second least tax-friendly state in the country.       
  
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• Muslim ban protests expected Thursday across downtown Minneapolis

  12-10-2017 19:54
  The protests will pop up as the evening commute begins, including near freeway entrances.
  
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• Fired prison warden ordered...

  12-10-2017 19:32
  State Corrections officials were notified this week that an arbitrator ordered fired Stillwater warden Steve Hammer reinstated.        
  
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• Mississippi Dunes golf course up for sale, being pitched for housing

  12-10-2017 19:31
  In August, a judge found the course’s owner sexually harassed women who had worked for him.
  
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• St. Croix County seeing modest housing comeback

  12-10-2017 19:23
  Accessibility of new St. Croix River bridge competes with downward trends in exurban growth.
  
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• University of Minnesota looks at 15% tuition hike for out-of-state students

  12-10-2017 19:05
  Plan would not affect students from reciprocity states, Manitoba. Would others still come?
  
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• Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges pushes for social change across the city

  12-10-2017 18:45
  After turmoil in Hodges’ tenure, she refocuses on goals of smart growth, closing gaps.
  
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• Arbitrator reverses last year's firing of Stillwater warden

  12-10-2017 18:13
  Steve Hammer was ousted after allegations of sexually explicit e-mails with an ex-employee and bullying.
  
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• Arbitrator reverses last year's firing of Stillwater prison warden

  12-10-2017 17:07
  Steve Hammer was ousted after allegations of sexually explicit e-mails with an ex-employee and bullying.
  
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• These Minnesota World Records Really Do Exist, Including St. Cloud [WATCH]

  12-10-2017 16:48
  It's a big world with a ton of oddly talented people in it. How often has Minnesota been in the Guinness Book of World Records? A few times actually.
  
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• Key witnesses disappear: Overdose murder case against Twin Cities 'Vampire' tossed

  12-10-2017 16:37
  Case could be revived ‘if we locate our witnesses later,’ county attorney’s office says.
  
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• Minnesota Muslim-Jew alliances multiply in new political climate

  12-10-2017 16:01
  As global tensions deepen, Minnesota Muslims and Jews find common ground
  
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• ATV rider with no helmet crashes near Duluth and dies

  12-10-2017 15:33
  The man was found at the scene unconscious and with severe head injuries, authorities said.
  
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• New Richmond student killed in crash

  12-10-2017 15:29
  A New Richmond student was killed in a crash involving a semi Wednesday afternoon.       
  
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• Stadium Authority faces tough security q

  12-10-2017 14:31
  After a number of controversies surrounding the management of US Bank Stadium MSFA will face some tough questions from legislators Thursday.    After a number of controversies surrounding the management of US Bank Stadium in the last year, including the use of luxury suites by stadium authority members and the hiring of a troubled security company, MSFA will face some tough questions from members of the State Government Finance Committee on Thursday. 
  
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• Court: Workers don't have to share tips

  12-10-2017 14:08
  In a divided opinion, Minnesota's highest court ruled Wednesday in favor of a bartender fired from Bunny's Bar & Grill in St. Louis Park. Todd Burt was told he needed to give more of his tips to table bussers, but refused and was fired.       
  
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• Teen driver from New Richmond, Wis., killed in crash

  12-10-2017 12:54
  It was the seventh traffic fatality in St. Croix County this year
  
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• Minnesota leading the way in interfaith alliances

  12-10-2017 05:26
  Minnesota, long a leader in interfaith action, is emerging as a national leader in Jewish-Muslim relations. Thanks to groundwork laid by religious leaders over the years, and jolted by heightened anti-Muslim, anti-Semitic tensions, leaders of the two faiths are forging new alliances and bolstering existing ones.
  
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• Hopkins police hoping for tip to help solve year-old pedestrian hit-and-run

  12-10-2017 04:50
  Police have few clues but believe longtime resident was struck by a dark SUV.
  
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• St. Paul Winter Carnival cancels plans for 2018 ice palace

  12-10-2017 04:34
  Winter Carnival officials announced Wednesday that the group working to build the ice palace for the 2018 festival has canceled the project. Ice Cold Events “reached a point where they could not guarantee enough financial support to cover costs to allow the project to move forward,” according to a statement from the Winter Carnival.
  
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• Hennepin County on track to pay off Target Field debt a decade earlier than expected

  12-10-2017 04:33
  Construction of the $555 million ballpark included $350 million in funding from the county, plus private funding by the Pohlad family, owner of the Twins. The county planned to pay it off over 30 years, or by 2037, but now expects to pay the debt by 2027.
  
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• Crow River in Delano reaches Oct. record

  12-10-2017 02:20
  The Crow River in Delano is expected to crest at 17 feet, 6 inches, which is a record for October. The river is usually high in Delano in the spring, but this is extremely rare for fall.       
  
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• Students use comic books to teach...

  12-10-2017 02:17
  Students at Saint Anthony Park Elementary School in St. Paul are getting creative in the fight against cyber bullying.       
  
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• Nurses file complaint over Allina staffing

  12-10-2017 02:10
  Union wants ‘charge’ nurses to remain supervisors who can respond to emergencies, argues they are being assigned own patients too frequently.
  
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• Minneapolis stabbing victim was finding his way in life, relatives say

  12-10-2017 02:00
  His alleged attacker has been charged with second-degree murder and is awaiting trial.
  
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• Gas leak forces 12 blocks in Minneapolis to be evacuated

  12-10-2017 01:54
  A fiber optics company doing work at the intersection of Diamond Lake Road and Wentworth Avenue struck a 24-inch gas main, causing the leak, said Minneapolis Fire Deputy Chief Todd White.
  
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• St. Paul City Council nixes eco-friendly food container requirements

  12-10-2017 01:07
  The change would have hit local restaurants hard, council members said.
  
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• Minnesota gets one Real ID extension, but will need another soon

  12-10-2017 00:21
  Federal officials say Minnesotans can keep using regular driver’s licenses through January 2018, but state is seeking more time for switch to Real ID.
  
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