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• Minnesota firefighters return from two-week tour fighting mountainous Oregon fire

  07-10-2020 23:37
  
  Flatlander crews found terrain, altitude challenging in western mission.
  
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• No jail time a possibility for south metro driver who fatally hit woman, drove off

  07-10-2020 23:18
  
  "This was an innocent mistake here," the defense attorney said. "I think there are two victims."
  
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• Musician Alexis Hernandez Abreu dies at 49

  07-10-2020 23:17
  
  Friends and family say she was also a fervent peace and social justice activist.
  
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• Philando Castile's mom honored for anti-racism work by St. Paul & Minnesota Foundation

  07-10-2020 23:15
  
  She was one of four to receive the foundation's 14th annual Facing Race Awards.
  
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• Derek Chauvin posts $1 million bond and is released pending trial for murder in the killing of George Floyd

  07-10-2020 23:14
  
  The conditions on the release of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes, require that he remain in Minnesota.
  
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• Minneapolis firefighters, good Samaritans rescue fall victim from Mississippi bluff

  07-10-2020 23:11
  
  The person rescued suffered a lower leg injury, Assistant Chief Bryan Tyner said.
  
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• Tennis coach charged with molesting one of his Holy Family HS athletes

  07-10-2020 22:50
  
  The Catholic school fired him soon after learning of the former student's allegations.
  
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• Candidate Jason Lewis self-quarantines for 2nd time in week

  07-10-2020 22:35
  
  Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis left the campaign trail for the second time in less than a week Wednesday after learning that he had been in contact with a person who tested positive for the coronavirus.
  
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• Black leaders in St. Paul object to reassignment of assistant fire chief

  07-10-2020 21:53
  
  Gerone Hamilton has overseen the department's community relations since 2015.
  
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• Minneapolis 2040 opponents tell Minnesota Supreme Court it's an environmental threat

  07-10-2020 21:24
  
  Three groups say the plan should have a full-blown environmental study. The city disagrees.
  
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• Uncle: Jacob Blake being treated at Illinois rehab center

  07-10-2020 21:05
  
  Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man left paralyzed after he was shot in the back by a Kenosha police officer in August, was discharged from a Milwaukee hospital and is now undergoing treatment at an Illinois rehabilitation clinic.
  
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• Minnesotans share with Gov. Tim Walz how COVID has altered their lives

  07-10-2020 20:53
  
  Minnesotans touched by COVID-19 in various ways encourage unity and resolve to get state through a pandemic entering its eighth month.
  
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• Dispute over Minneapolis 2040 plan argued before the Minnesota Supreme Court

  07-10-2020 20:52
  
  Three groups say the plan should have a full-blown environmental study. The city disagrees.
  
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• Minnesotans share with Walz how COVID has altered their lives

  07-10-2020 20:46
  
  Minnesotans touched by COVID-19 in various ways encourage unity and resolve to get state through a pandemic entering its eighth month.
  
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• Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz extends peacetime state of emergency for coronavirus response

  07-10-2020 20:38
  
  Legislators will return for a fifth special session on Monday, Oct. 12.
  
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• Duluth school board nearing sale of Historic Old Central High School

  07-10-2020 20:22
  
  The downtown property houses the district's administration and some academic programs.
  
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• Ex-cop charged in Floyd's death freed on $1 million bond

  07-10-2020 19:45
  
  The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd posted bail on Wednesday and was released from prison.
  
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• Chauvin posts $1 million bond and is released pending trial for murder in the killing of George Floyd

  07-10-2020 19:45
  
  The conditions on the release of former officer Derek Chauvin require that he remain in Minnesota.
  
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• Nature Conservancy buys more than 2,000 acres of land in Superior National Forest

  07-10-2020 19:36
  
  The land and six lakes will be protected as a wild corridor.
  
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• Walz calls lawmakers back Monday for 5th special session

  07-10-2020 19:30
  
  Minnesota lawmakers will return to the Capitol on Monday for their fifth special session of the year, Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday as he declared his intention to extend the peacetime emergency that he declared at the start of the coronavirus pandemic by another 30 days.
  
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• Minnesota reports 14 more COVID-19 deaths, 918 new cases

  07-10-2020 18:54
  
  The pandemic has now caused 106,651 confirmed cases in Minnesota.
  
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• Catholic bishop in Missouri criticized for letter on voting

  07-10-2020 18:50
  
  The bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph in Missouri is urging parishioners to vote for candidates who are anti-abortion, which some critics contend amounts to an endorsement of Republican candidates.
  
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• Judge weighs postponement of Minnesota congressional race

  07-10-2020 18:30
  
  A federal judge made no immediate decision Wednesday on whether the election for Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District will take place in November or whether it will be postponed until February because of the recent death of a third-party candidate.
  
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• Investigator: Wisconsin cop should be fired after shootings

  07-10-2020 17:20
  
  A police officer who has shot and killed three people in a Milwaukee suburb over the last five years should be fired because the risk is too great that he'll shoot a fourth person and he violated department policy when he spoke to the media, according to an investigator's report released Wednesday.
  
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• Inver Grove Heights driver pleads guilty to hit and run that killed woman

  07-10-2020 17:16
  
  "This was an innocent mistake here," the defense attorney said. "I think there are two victims."
  
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• Authorities ID 3 teens killed in north Minneapolis crash while fleeing police

  07-10-2020 13:28
  
  The teens were suspected of being in a vehicle that had been carjacked.
  
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• 2 killed in collision between motorcycle, pickup truck

  07-10-2020 13:25
  
  Two people have died in a collision between a motorcycle and pick-up truck in Rock County, according to sheriff's officials.
  
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• VERIFY: Are credit card chips more secure?

  07-10-2020 05:38
  
  If the credit card chips are so great, why are we still seeing so many problems with hacks and breaches?
  
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• Victim's family in Minneapolis carjacking speaks out after 3 teens die

  07-10-2020 05:28
  
  "That kind of blatant attack in the middle of the day to an elderly person who was there just feeding a cat, it's like, that's not right."
  
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• KARE 11 Investigates: Jail inspector steps down in wake of investigation

  07-10-2020 05:18
  
  Department of Corrections says it will not release the results of a crucial inquiry into inmate deaths that prompted his departure.
  
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• Trump appointee visits Twin Cities homeless encampments, shelters

  07-10-2020 04:32
  
  Top federal official lauds state's efforts to protect the vulnerable
  
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• Company wants to take Minnesota county's frac sand ban to U.S. Supreme Court

  07-10-2020 04:19
  
  Ban upheld by state Supreme Court earlier this year
  
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• 2 University of Minnesota researchers win $625,000 MacArthur 'genius grants'

  07-10-2020 04:18
  
  The two and 19 others receive the no-strings-attached money over five years.
  
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• Wild select center Marco Rossi with No. 9 pick in NHL Draft

  07-10-2020 04:14
  
  Rossi, 19, played with the Ottawa 67s in the Ontario Hockey League last year, where he led the league in assists (81) and points (120). Rossi also tallied 39 goals.
  
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• Trump's words — 'Don't be afraid of COVID' — hurt those sickened, mourning

  07-10-2020 04:11
  
  Trump's tweet — "Don't be afraid of COVID" — strikes some as reckless and disrespectful, seemingly downplaying the severity of a pandemic that continues to spread.
  
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• Trump's words — 'Don't fear COVID' — hurt those sickened, mourning

  07-10-2020 04:01
  
  Trump's tweet — 'Don't be afraid of COVID' — strike some as reckless, disrespectful.
  
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• Families ask for more help and resources to steer teens away from crime

  07-10-2020 03:24
  
  A vigil was held for teens killed in a Monday morning crash.
  
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• Families mourn after fatal high-speed chase

  07-10-2020 03:15
  
  Minneapolis police pursued a vehicle early Monday morning when it lost control and flipped, killing the three people inside.
  
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• Minnesota Supreme Court weighs whether new natural gas plant in Wisconsin needs further review

  07-10-2020 02:11
  
  Minnesota Power wants to proceed with its plans without further environmental studies.
  
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• 'No one wanted my side of the story': Woman wrongly charged in Minneapolis assault

  07-10-2020 02:02
  
  Minneapolis police and the city attorney apologized Tuesday after the charges were dropped.
  
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• Rare occasion draws crowds to Mississippi River in Minneapolis

  07-10-2020 01:52
  
  Due to inspections, the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis has been drawn down — revealing parts typically hidden by the water.
  
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• Hennepin, Ramsey counties to spend millions to house homeless

  07-10-2020 01:47
  
  Ramsey County Manager Ryan O'Connor said the county has been in closed-door talks with Fairview for several weeks.
  
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• Company wants to take frac sand ban to U.S. Supreme Court

  07-10-2020 01:33
  
  Ban upheld by state Supreme Court earlier this year
  
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• 'Birth Control Brigade': Cat rescue starts Trap-Neuter-Return program

  07-10-2020 01:24
  
  Known for saving orphaned, neonatal kittens, The Bitty Kitty Brigade has started a Trap-Neuter-Return program.
  
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• Legal Marijuana Now party names candidate in 2nd District

  07-10-2020 01:20
  
  The Legal Marijuana Now Party has nominated Paula Overby to run in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District after candidate Adam Weeks died last month, according to a court document filed Tuesday.
  
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• University of Minnesota plan would provide COVID-19 saliva tests to students, faculty and staff

  07-10-2020 01:12
  
  President Joan Gabel will ask regents to sign off on $8.5 million saliva testing deal.
  
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• Top reasons ballots get rejected

  07-10-2020 01:12
  
  Rejected ballots are rare, but they do happen, so here's how to avoid it.
  
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• Metro Transit to take over operation of Red Line bus rapid transit

  07-10-2020 00:42
  
  Minnesota Valley Transit Authority has operated the bus route since its debut in 2013.
  
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• Hennepin County poised to spend $22 million on 6 new sites to help the homeless

  07-10-2020 00:19
  
  COVID-19 and the need to serve the homeless is driving the new purchases.
  
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• Court: Wisconsin Republicans have standing in absentee case

  07-10-2020 00:00
  
  Republican legislators have the legal standing to appeal a federal ruling extending the deadline for counting absentee ballots in the presidential battleground state of Wisconsin, the state's conservative-leaning Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
  
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