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• Charges: I-94 semi driver was viewing porn on phone when he fatally hit hwy. worker

  15-07-2019 23:27
  The semi was going 72 mph in a construction zone when it sent a pickup and trailer onto the shoulder, according to the State Patrol.
  
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• Minnesota lawmakers, officials hail new wage theft law as nation's strongest

  15-07-2019 22:05
  Bipartisan deal paved way for new protections that include making wage theft a crime.
  
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• Congestion worsens on Twin Cities metro area highways

  15-07-2019 21:32
  Congestion was up 1% last year when compared with 2017, and reached its highest level since the annual traffic surveys began in 1993. Slowdowns are most likely on I-35W in the mornings and I-494 in the afternoons.
  
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• Victim dies day after being shot in Hawthorne neighborhood, while Crave shooting investigation continues

  15-07-2019 20:56
  No arrests have been made in the case as of Monday morning.
  
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• Charges: I-94 semi driver watched porn videos on phone just before crash killed hwy. worker

  15-07-2019 20:53
  The semi was going 72 mph in a construction zone when it sent a pickup and trailer onto the shoulder, according to the State Patrol.
  
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• Former Sen. Norm Coleman undergoing surgery to remove cancerous part of lung

  15-07-2019 19:36
  Former U.S. Sen Norm Coleman of Minnesota is undergoing surgery at Mayo Clinic to remove the cancerous part of a lung.
  
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• Woman tumbles 30 feet from lower falls at Gooseberry Falls State Park

  15-07-2019 19:17
  The extent of her injuries is not yet known.
  
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• Hot and muggy hour after hour today, even after sunset, for Twin Cities

  15-07-2019 18:13
  Heat advisory covers until at least 10 p.m., prompts cautionary message from National Weather Service.
  
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• Resignations at Department of Human Services raise questions

  15-07-2019 18:05
  The governor's office announced Tony Lourey's resignation on Monday without explanation. He leaves just days after two deputy commissioners quit.        
  
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• Rep. Ilhan Omar reports raising $600,000 more for re-election bid

  15-07-2019 18:05
  Campaign finance reports for all 10 members of Minnesota's congressional delegation are due Monday.
  
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• Tap here to vote in KARE's latest poll

  15-07-2019 17:39
  KARE11 Megaphone        
  
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• City of Minneapolis to host its first Black Business Week

  15-07-2019 17:38
  The event will celebrate and help grow the nearly 1,000 black-owned businesses in the city.        
  
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• Mayo's Next Architect

  15-07-2019 16:44
  Gianrico Farrugia brings a new vision to the CEO job at the state's largest private employer. With about 43,000 workers, Mayo is a magnet for patients from around the world. But he's taking over at an unpredictable moment in health care.
  
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• Father: 'It is a miracle' teen driver survived collision in northern Minnesota with bull moose

  15-07-2019 16:36
  Her father said she "was able to escape the car without assistance, climb the embankment and call 911, all after a major impact with multiple skull fractures and nearly every bone in her face broken."
  
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• Walker to take new job, won't run for office in 2022

  15-07-2019 15:40
  Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he won't run for office in 2022 after he accepted a full-time job running a national conservative youth organization.
  
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• Norm Coleman to undergo lung cancer surgery Monday

  15-07-2019 15:29
  The former U.S. senator shared on Facebook that his cancer had returned, and that doctors will remove a portion of his lungs at the Mayo Clinic.        
  
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• Minneapolis shining the spotlight on local business

  15-07-2019 14:37
  The first ever Black Business Week begins on Friday.        
  
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• Minnesota Amazon workers to strike on Prime Day

  15-07-2019 12:23
  The fulfillment center employees will rally for better working conditions and more respect.        
  
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• WEATHER: Hot and humid with a chance for late thunderstorms

  15-07-2019 12:21
  Temperatures will hover 90 degrees throughout the week.        
  
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• Sunrise Snapshot: Monday, July 15

  15-07-2019 12:10
  Here's what you need to know heading into Monday.        
  
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• Prepare for Prime Day: Tips for two days of online shopping

  15-07-2019 10:38
  Before you buy everything in your cart, experts recommend planning your purchases ahead.        
  
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• Pit bull mix goes from stray to service dog

  15-07-2019 07:10
  About six years ago, Paula Slaasted's husband found Merlin, a boxer-pit bull mix, as a stray running around the campus of USF Holland, a trucking company, near General Mitchell International Airport.
  
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• Debate over tenant background checks heats up in Minneapolis

  15-07-2019 05:44
  Tenants, landlords clash over potential Mpls. rule.
  
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• New Hope Duk Duk Daze shut down early amid reports of violence, chaos

  15-07-2019 05:34
  The Duk Duk Daze Facebook page is populated with posts from people who were at the festival when it was shut down around 9 p.m.        
  
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• 1960s high school hockey team still meets monthly with coach

  15-07-2019 05:33
  The skaters from Johnson High School remain loyal to Coach Lou Cotroneo.        
  
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• How to properly prepare for Prime Day

  15-07-2019 05:24
  This year Prime Day runs for a full 48 hours, from midnight Monday until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday.        
  
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• Father identifies man shot by police in Woodbury

  15-07-2019 05:16
  Kolawole Amusan said the man shot is his son, Oluwakorede Amusan.        
  
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• Sen. Amy Klobuchar scrambles to make cut for key third debate

  15-07-2019 04:26
  Sen. Amy Klobuchar has taken out a slew of Facebook ads pleading for small-dollar contributions to reach a threshold to qualify for the critical third round of debates in September.
  
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• One of the hottest weekends of the summer triggers heat advisory for the Twin Cities through Monday

  15-07-2019 02:53
  Storms, flash flooding come on the heels of the heat wave.
  
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• Background check debate heats up

  15-07-2019 02:35
  Mpls. rule would limit application rejections.
  
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• Minneapolis tenants march on church that landlord attends, asking that he not evict them.

  15-07-2019 02:17
  Their goal is to buy buildings from the landlord and create renter-owned cooperatives.
  
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