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• Attempted sexual assault near University of Minnesota linked to several similar incidents in Minneapolis

  20-02-2020 23:54
  
  The suspect is described as a male, aged 30 to 40, with gray facial hair and wearing a gray hoodie and blue pants.
  
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• Seven juveniles charged for attacking St. Paul man, stealing car with children inside

  20-02-2020 23:45
  
  An 8-year-old boy and 1-year-old girl were not harmed, but their dad suffered scrapes and bruises.
  
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• Altoona school superintendent charged with sex trafficking

  20-02-2020 23:20
  
  A school superintendent in western Wisconsin was arrested Thursday on federal charges of sex trafficking of a minor and production of child pornography.
  
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• Minneapolis man back from coronavirus quarantine after visit to Wuhan

  20-02-2020 23:05
  
  The CDC issued certificate of health to take home, just in case he faced uncertainty from neighbors or co-workers.
  
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• Minneapolis man back from quarantine after visit to Wuhan

  20-02-2020 22:59
  
  The CDC issued certificate of health to take home, just in case he faced uncertainty from neighbors or co-workers.
  
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• 4,000 Twin Cities janitors could strike next week

  20-02-2020 22:43
  
  SEIU Local 26 members have called a daylong strike.
  
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• Feds: Western Wisconsin schools chief used teen girl for sex trafficking, making porn video

  20-02-2020 22:36
  
  The superintendent was arrested while driving to work, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
  
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• Feds: Eau Claire, Wisconsin schools chief used teen girl for sex trafficking, making porn video

  20-02-2020 22:22
  
  The superintendent was arrested while driving to work, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
  
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• Flu shows second act in Minnesota in 'a particularly bad year for kids'

  20-02-2020 22:00
  
  A second pediatric death and a surge in flu-related hospitalizations demonstrate that the somewhat mild influenza season remains a public health threat.
  
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• Concordia University in Minnesota to own Boise law school

  20-02-2020 21:51
  
  Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota has agreed to become the new "parent institution" for Concordia Law in Boise, law school officials announced Thursday.
  
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• St. Paul to pay $95K to settle deaf woman's discrimination suit

  20-02-2020 21:11
  
  Catrina Hooper accused the police department of failing to provide a sign language interpreter.
  
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• As climate changes, activists struggle for Kansas' attention

  20-02-2020 21:00
  
  Environmentalists are struggling to get lawmakers to even discuss climate change as a serious issue in Kansas, where some leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature question the widespread scientific consensus that human activity is dangerously warming the planet.
  
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• More suburbs passing tenant protection measures, but housing advocates disagree on their effectiveness

  20-02-2020 18:36
  
  More production of affordable housing is the real solution, not simply measures that protect low-income tenants who get displaced, advocates say.
  
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• Recycling plant fire burns for 3rd day in Minnesota

  20-02-2020 18:05
  
  Firefighters battled a stubborn fire at a metal recycling plant in a small Minnesota community for a third consecutive day Thursday.
  
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• 'Major progress has been made' battling Becker recycling plant fire

  20-02-2020 17:41
  
  Firefighters worked through the night to contain a blaze at Northern Metal Recycling that's been burning for two days.
  
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• Later bar hours during Democratic convention still in play

  20-02-2020 17:40
  
  The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Assembly said Thursday he supports allowing bars to stay open later during the Democratic National Convention because after hearing presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speak people are "going to need a drink."
  
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• Reward posted for driver who fatally ran over Twin Cities hockey mom in 2003

  20-02-2020 17:32
  
  The Maple Grove woman had just dropped her son at the community center for his game.
  
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• Industrial plant fire in Becker under control

  20-02-2020 17:30
  
  Firefighters worked through the night to contain a blaze at Northern Metal Recycling that's been burning for two days.
  
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• Review: Police reports lack justification on frisk incidents

  20-02-2020 16:50
  
  A group monitoring a legal settlement over the Milwaukee Police Department's stop-and-frisk practices reports officers failed to document a justification in 80% of such incidents in the first half of 2019.
  
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• New cemetery chance to 'do the right things' three years after MnDOT desecrated indigenous grave site

  20-02-2020 16:23
  
  Designers say the "landscape is imbued with cultural meaning that transcends the legal boundaries of the site."
  
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• Reward posted in hopes of finding driver who fatally ran over Twin Cities hockey mom in 2003

  20-02-2020 16:15
  
  The Maple Grove woman had just dropped her son at the community center for his game.
  
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• Bill to prevent sexual assault testing delays appears dead

  20-02-2020 16:15
  
  A proposal that began as a bipartisan effort to prevent future delays in the testing of sexual assault evidence kits in Wisconsin but that morphed into a partisan fight appears doomed in the Legislature.
  
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• Weekend warm-up comes with closing on I-35W in Minneapolis

  20-02-2020 14:26
  
  MnDOT will be moving a crane into place ahead of a drainage project this summer.
  
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• Teen arrested in gunfire in Bemidji that killed one person, wounded another

  20-02-2020 14:00
  
  The suspect was apprehended two days after the shooting.
  
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• Air Force: Madison preferred location for F-35 fight jets

  20-02-2020 13:50
  
  The U.S. Air Force says Madison's Truax Field is the preferred location for the next squadron of F-35 fight jets despite some negative environmental impacts.
  
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• Pickup truck driver killed in NW. Minn. crash involving semi

  20-02-2020 13:42
  
  The crash on Hwy. 210 near Underwood, Minn., left a 30-year-old man dead.
  
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• St. Paul man dies on Cook County ski hill

  20-02-2020 13:20
  
  Sheriff's officials say a St. Paul man has died on a ski hill in northeastern Minnesota.
  
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• 1 dead, 2 injured in head-on crash in western Wisconsin

  20-02-2020 12:48
  
  The crash occurred on Hwy. 63 near Spring Valley Wednesday afternoon
  
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• Assembly to consider raising smoking age from 18 to 21

  20-02-2020 07:05
  
  The state Assembly was poised Thursday to approve a bill that would raise the smoking age in Wisconsin.
  
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• Wisconsin Assembly to OK tax cuts, farm aid, later bar hours

  20-02-2020 06:55
  
  A $250 million income tax cut, tax breaks for farmers and a 4 a.m. bar time during the Democratic National Convention are among the final bills the Wisconsin Assembly plans to pass Thursday during its last scheduled session day of the year.
  
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• 70-year-old St. Paul man dies at Lutsen ski resort

  20-02-2020 06:05
  
  The exact cause of his death has not yet been determined.
  
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• Becker schools to close Thursday near Northern Metals fire

  20-02-2020 05:52
  “We believe that students are in a safer air environment when they are in school," the superintendent said in a release.        
  
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• WEATHER: One more cold day

  20-02-2020 05:38
  Big weekend warm-up starting Friday        
  
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• Telemedicine is growing, but is it for you?

  20-02-2020 05:35
  According to Allina Health, virtual visits tripled from 2018 to 2019.It’s used for everything from family practice to psychology to infectious disease.        
  
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• Stubborn fire at Becker recycling yard triggers air quality concerns

  20-02-2020 05:13
  "Residents currently are not being asked to evacuate. Residents are asked to stay away from the immediate area of the fire."        
  
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• Minnesota U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn announces he has Stage 4 kidney cancer

  20-02-2020 03:59
  
  After a stage 4 diagnosis last year, the Minnesota Republican had undergone extensive treatment at Mayo Clinic and is doing well, he said in a statement, adding: "I am a candidate for re-election in 2020."
  
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• Becker schools to close Thursday as giant pile of cars still burns at recycling plant

  20-02-2020 03:48
  
  Firefighting crews were trying to separate a portion of the burning stack of vehicles in hopes that the blaze would eventually die out.
  
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• Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison releases sweeping report on drug prices

  20-02-2020 03:33
  
  Attorney General Keith Ellison released a yearlong task force report Wednesday with sweeping recommendations on how the state can lower prescription drug prices. Several have already been introduced as bills during this year's legislative session.
  
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• St. Paul City Council calls for more public input on Ayd Mill Road

  20-02-2020 03:21
  
  It's still unclear whether the overhaul will happen this year.
  
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• St. Paul Humboldt school principal's reassignment angers parents

  20-02-2020 03:15
  
  Leadership change planned at Humboldt Secondary School.
  
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• AG Keith Ellison releases sweeping report on drug prices

  20-02-2020 03:10
  
  Attorney General Keith Ellison released a yearlong task force report Wednesday with sweeping recommendations on how the state can lower prescription drug prices. Several have already been introduced as bills during this year's legislative session.
  
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• Rep. Jim Hagedorn announces kidney cancer battle during re-election campaign

  20-02-2020 03:07
  The congressman says his battle will not deter his efforts to represent Minnesota's First Congressional District, or his effort to run for re-election.        
  
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• St. Paul Fire Department pulls out of mutual-aid pact with Ramsey County suburbs

  20-02-2020 03:02
  
  City Council President Amy Brendmoen said she's hopeful St. Paul and the suburbs can negotiate a new agreement.
  
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• In Chaska, a community dinner helps residents see past dividing lines of race and age

  20-02-2020 02:50
  
  The gathering of 220 residents was designed to foster relationships after a series of race-related incidents.
  
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• Minneapolis parks chief will rent all of Wirth Home

  20-02-2020 02:30
  
  The new lease limits public access to the historic home, while Superintendent Al Bangoura will pay more in rent.
  
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• Minneapolis Art Institute's latest exhibit features thousands of life jackets worn by refugees

  20-02-2020 02:25
  Ai Weiwei is the brains and heart behind the installation that creates a striking visual on E 24th Street.        
  
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• Police who found stabbed man visited Minneapolis home 3 times in less than an hour

  20-02-2020 02:20
  
  Victim's live-in girlfriend is charged with second-degree murder.
  
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• Kids have a say, in what Black History Month means to them

  20-02-2020 02:18
  The students at St. Peter Claver school have a lot to say about African American history, and today we hear from them.        
  
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• Lawmakers discuss long wait times at driving stations

  20-02-2020 02:09
  Some Minnesotans are waiting months to take driving tests despite a state law that states they must be available within 14 days.        
  
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• St. Cloud community steps up following Press Bar fire

  20-02-2020 02:05
  From New York strip steaks for firefighters, to jobs for out-of-work bar employees: How the downtown St. Cloud community came together following a horrible fire.        
  
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