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• Pediatric neurologist Dr. Kenneth Swaiman dies at 88

  25-09-2020 22:49
  
  In 1975, he published the first edition of what eventually became known as Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology, the most widely used textbook of its kind in the world.
  
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• Charges: Woman assaulted Alpha News journalist during Minneapolis protest

  25-09-2020 22:36
  
  St. Anthony woman charged with assault on Alpha News reporter.
  
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• Cromwell woman killed in head-on crash in northeast Minnesota

  25-09-2020 21:55
  
  A driver crossed the centerline and hit Melissa Kalinoski on Hwy. 2 near Brookston.
  
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• Police pursuit in north metro ends with 2 crashes, 3 arrested

  25-09-2020 21:41
  
  A Crystal squad crashed while pursuing the suspects, but no one was seriously hurt.
  
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• Lake Geneva man dies in fall along Wisconsin River shoreline

  25-09-2020 21:30
  
  A 67-year-old Lake Geneva man has died after falling onto the rocky shore of the Wisconsin River near a campground.
  
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• Wisconsin's COVID-19 cases go up again, near all-time high

  25-09-2020 21:25
  
  Wisconsin's newly reported COVID-19 cases grew again Friday, just shy of the highest daily total since the pandemic broke out.
  
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• Audit highlights woes at Wisconsin unemployment call centers

  25-09-2020 20:35
  
  Fewer than 1% of calls from Wisconsin residents seeking unemployment benefits amid the early months of the coronavirus pandemic got answered as newly jobless workers were unable to get through to call centers, an audit released Friday shows.
  
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• Group seeks to block election grants to 5 Wisconsin cities

  25-09-2020 19:10
  
  A conservative group says $6.3 million in grants meant to help with November's election in Wisconsin's five largest cities amount to bribery to increase voter turnout in Democratic strongholds, and it is is asking a federal judge to block the funding.
  
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• Sold! Twin Cities homebuyers spur run on Duluth homes

  25-09-2020 19:08
  
  Home sales hit a 15-year high in Duluth this summer even as inventory hit a 15-year low.
  
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• Salvation Army launches red kettle campaign early, pivots to focus on online giving during COVID-19 pandemic

  25-09-2020 19:07
  
  The nonprofit is even hoping to push online giving through its annual red kettles with QR codes directing people online.
  
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• Minnesota downgraded to "uncontrolled" COVID-19 spread

  25-09-2020 18:33
  
  Infection growth is only one measure of the pandemic's severity, but reflects the statewide spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
  
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• COVID-19 surveys halted in Minnesota amid racism, intimidation

  25-09-2020 18:00
  
  People yelling at surveyors due to COVID-19 frustration ironically disrupted study that could have resulted in faster easing of restrictions.
  
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• In Crystal, it's Adams vs. Adams for the mayoral seat at City Hall

  25-09-2020 17:44
  
  Candidates for Crystal mayor share a surname but clash on issues.
  
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• The country's biggest auto shows are going to war

  25-09-2020 17:41
  
  Cooperation falls apart amid the pandemic.
  
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• Homeowner arrested after fatally shooting intruder in north Minneapolis

  25-09-2020 17:10
  
  A fight between the homeowner and intruder preceded the city's 60th homicide of the year.
  
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• Teen charged in Kenosha shootings fights extradition

  25-09-2020 16:25
  
  A 17-year-old in Illinois accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is fighting his return to Wisconsin to face homicide charges that could put him in prison for life.
  
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• Did German POWs really work on Minnesota farms during World War II?

  25-09-2020 15:45
  
  About 400,000 Axis prisoners of war captured during World War II were dispatched to 500 camps around the United States. Many Minnesotans are unfamiliar with this episode in history.
  
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• Witness mandate vex some new mail-in voters in key states

  25-09-2020 15:35
  
  As the pandemic prompts a surge in voting by mail, voters in a handful of states, including the presidential battlegrounds of North Carolina and Wisconsin, are facing a requirement that already is tripping up thousands — the need to have a witness sign their ballot envelope.
  
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• Hendricks, 3 others leave Beloit College Board of Trustees

  25-09-2020 15:00
  
  Billionaire businesswoman and benefactor Diane Hendricks has resigned from the Beloit College Board of Trustees just as the school is dealing with financial uncertainties brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Police pursuit in north Twin Cities metro ends with 2 crashes, 3 arrested

  25-09-2020 13:48
  
  A Crystal squad crashed while pursuing the suspects.
  
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• Homeowner fatally shoots intruder in north Minneapolis

  25-09-2020 12:45
  
  A fight between the homeowner and intruder preceded the shooting. No arrests have been made.
  
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• What would Minnesota Republicans do differently than Walz on COVID-19?

  25-09-2020 12:32
  
  Issue-by-issue contrast shows deep divide between Senate GOP, governor.
  
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• Protesters, police face off in downtown Minneapolis; no arrests

  25-09-2020 12:25
  
  Despite heated moments, there were no arrests.
  
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• Ex-husband arrested after woman overcome by chemical at Roseville park

  25-09-2020 05:37
  
  FBI hazardous materials experts and a support team from the Minnesota National Guard determined that there was no threat to the public.
  
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• Minneapolis considers reopening 38th and Chicago for winter

  25-09-2020 04:32
  
  Discussions about a long-term plan for the intersection continue.
  
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• Freeport, Minn., water tower to get bright new smile

  25-09-2020 04:29
  
  Saved from demolition, the smiley-faced tower along Interstate 94 is being refurbished.
  
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• Weekend brings closure of Hwy. 7 in Victoria, few other disruptions

  25-09-2020 04:08
  
  But next month will start with both directions of I-35W closed between Hwy. 62 and I-94 in Minneapolis.
  
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• Protesters, police face off in downtown Minneapolis

  25-09-2020 03:30
  
  Demonstrators, who were also protesting recent evictions in Minneapolis, set up a barricade outside the federal courthouse that police removed.
  
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• Up to 200 in downtown Minneapolis protest grand jury's decision in Breonna Taylor's death

  25-09-2020 02:29
  
  The demonstrators blocked light rail tracks near the courthouse, delaying some trains and causing route changes, Metro Transit said.
  
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• COVID-19 cases spike at two federal prisons in Minnesota

  25-09-2020 01:56
  
  The outbreaks raise concerns that virus will spread beyond prison walls.
  
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• Minnesota priest who says COVID-19 is a scam told to halt such preaching

  25-09-2020 00:48
  
  But priest still insists the pandemic is a "lie.''
  
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