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September 20, 2024
Patrick Reusse: Twins giving us flashbacks of Jamie Quirk and '84 season.
Ron Davis, Gary Gaetti and Kent Hrbek were on a team 40 years ago that let a title slip away.
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September 20, 2024
Minnesota Wild hit the ice with Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello reunited for training camp
President of Hockey Operations Bill Guerin wants the team to show strong intensity from Day 1 with a long season ahead.
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September 19, 2024
Feeding Our Future defendant admits to running fraudulent food vendor program
Haji Salad pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud on Thursday and admitted to defrauding the U.S. Government out of $19 million in funds that...
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September 19, 2024
National Uncommitted Movement refuses to endorse Harris-Walz
The national movement as well as Uncommitted Minnesota refused to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz.
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September 19, 2024
Vikings injury report: Justin Jefferson expects to play vs. Texans
Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson said that his injured quad “feels great, but rookie edge rusher Dallas Turner said he's unlikely to play S...
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September 19, 2024
Shohei Ohtani becomes the first major league player with 50 homers, 50 stolen bases in a season
Shohei Ohtani became the first major league player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season, with the Los Angeles Dodgers star goi...
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September 19, 2024
No Caitlin Clark, but Big Ten schedule has new challenges for Gophers
The Gophers went 20-16 overall and 5-13 in the Big Ten last season. Now the conference boasts UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington.
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September 19, 2024
Brehm: Why is this much wealth leaving Minnesota?
It’s likely due to the state’s high tax rates and unfriendly business climate, along with declining quality of life in some areas. Leaders n...
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September 19, 2024
Banks: Tools, schools and rules: The risk of squelching curiosity
Smartphones are a scourge and one we can make excellent use of if we try.
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September 19, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being investigated for collecting dead whale
A federal law enforcement agency confirmed it's opened an investigation into Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he allegedly cut off the head of a...
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September 19, 2024
Health care AI is already saving lives
And that will continue, with appropriate caution but also an embrace of the potential.
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September 19, 2024
Readers Write: Autism services fraud investigations, nonprofit hardships, judicial races, addiction
Anti-fraud measures required.
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September 19, 2024
Lights, camera, worship: Church buys shuttered Rochester movie theater for $5 million
Echo Church marked its fifth anniversary by purchasing the former Cinemagic movie theater. It plans to begin holding services there Oct. 13.
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September 19, 2024
Nine Stillwater prison staffers treated after exposure to synthetic drug used by inmates
Investigators have not yet identified the substance, according to officials.
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September 19, 2024
Golden Gophers men’s basketball schedule released with some new twists
Coach Ben Johnson and the Gophers open conference play against traditional Big Ten powers Michigan State and Indiana in early December.
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September 19, 2024
St. Thomas gets largest scholarship gift in state history
St. Thomas didn't disclose the amount, but it was larger than $50 million. It will help fund tuition for 250 students every year into perpet...
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September 19, 2024
Minnesota's top elections official says 'glitch' in automatic voter registration system is fixed
While there was a ''glitch'' in Minnesota's new automatic voter registration system, Secretary of State Steve Simon said Thursday that nobod...
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September 19, 2024
Joe Selvaggio, social change agent who started and led Project for Pride in Living, dies at 87
He effectively lobbied some of Minnesota’s wealthiest citizens to contribute to his projects: “You were just compelled to step up and do wha...
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September 19, 2024
North Carolina Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson vows to stay in race despite media report
North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson vowed on Thursday to remain in the race despite a CNN report that he posted st...
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September 19, 2024
Twins continue slide, lose to Guardians 3-2 in 10 innings
The Twins had only three hits as Cleveland continued its season-long domination.
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September 19, 2024
Wall Street soars to records as Dow leaps 500 in a rate-cut rally that swept the world
Wall Street romped to records Thursday as a delayed jubilation swept markets worldwide following the Federal Reserve's big cut to interest r...
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September 19, 2024
Douglas: Nice Friday; mostly sunny, mostly dry weekend ahead
Clouds increase Sunday, with a chance of soaking rain Monday.
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September 19, 2024
Wagon rolls over at Wisconsin apple orchard, injuring about 25 children and adults
About 25 children and adults were injured Wednesday when a wagon carrying them overturned at a western Wisconsin apple orchard.
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September 19, 2024
State IDs police and deputies who shot man in 15-hour western rural Minnesota standoff
A use-of-force investigation is underway after law enforcement shot Kasey Paul Willander of Clarkfield, Minn., after deputies said he barric...
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September 19, 2024
Pastor in Ohio town says residents are praying for political firestorm to blow over
In the quiet corners of Springfield, Ohio — out of sight of the drumbeat of politicians and journalists and troopers and security camera ins...
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September 19, 2024
House fire in Maple Grove leaves one person dead.
A house fire in Maple Grove has left one person inside dead, officials said.
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September 19, 2024
Minneapolis man given controversial plea deal for deadly carjacking as teen charged with fleeing police
A Minneapolis man who was given a controversial no-prison plea deal after he killed a man during a carjacking when he was 15 was arrested fo...
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September 19, 2024
Before Peggy Flanagan, there was Marlene M. Johnson, whose memoir is about being lieutenant governor
With Peggy Flanagan in the spotlight, it's the perfect time for "Rise to the Challenge," a new memoir by Marlene M. Johnson, Minnesota's fir...
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September 19, 2024
The FBI says Iran tried to send hacked files to Democrats. It's another sign of foreign meddling
When the FBI said this week that Iran had tried to provide Democrats with material stolen from Donald Trump's campaign, it was only the late...
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September 19, 2024
Golden Gophers football has a big-play machine in Jack Henderson
Jack Henderson, a transfer from Southeastern Louisiana, has an interception for a touchdown and several other impact plays.
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September 19, 2024
A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19′s origin
Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people, an effo...
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September 19, 2024
Stevie Wonder is coming to Minneapolis on Oct. 27 to ‘fix our nation’s broken heart’
The music icon is doing a brief pre-election concert tour to urge people to vote.
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September 19, 2024
Highland Bank still seeing repercussions of unexplained outage
The outage will be costly; CEO declined to say what caused outage.
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September 19, 2024
New report finds deep links between alcohol and cancer
Scientists continue to rethink the idea that moderate drinking offers health benefits.
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September 19, 2024
Intricon’s hearing business acquired by China-based customer
With the sale, the company will strengthen focus on medical device components.
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September 19, 2024
Man charged with fatally beating his mother in their Washington County home
A man is charged with fatally beating his mother this week in their Hugo home.
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September 19, 2024
Willi Castro breaks Chuck Knoblauch's Twins record for hit by pitches
The Twins were nearing the major league record, but it appears Seattle would beat them to it.
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September 19, 2024
All your questions about the new COVID shots, answered
We asked experts where and when you should get them, and how to lessen the side effects.
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September 19, 2024
Medcalf: Review of ex-Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s decisions casts larger doubt on justice system oversight
Probe should go beyond individuals to restore credibility.
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September 19, 2024
Hunter Biden's sentencing on federal firearms charges delayed until December
Hunter Biden will be sentenced on felony firearms charges in December after the judge agreed Thursday to a delay requested by the defense.
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September 19, 2024
Officials ID 1 of 2 killed during 3 shootings in Minneapolis on Wednesday tied to same gunman
Officials have ID'd 1 of 2 people killed in Minneapolis during 16-hour span of gunfire from same suspect, police say
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September 19, 2024
Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.09%, lowest level since early February 2023
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged closer to 6% this week to its lowest level since early February 2023.
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September 19, 2024
Breaking our plastics habit is easier said than done
The context for — and likelihood of — some sort of a cap on production.
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September 19, 2024
Minneapolis Council approves limited expansion of gunshot detection system
In a 13-0 vote, elected officials sign off on a 2-year contract renewal with ShotSpotter that spreads acoustic sensors into parts of Loring...
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September 19, 2024
Why are the Twins fading down the stretch of a pennant race?
The Twins lost to Cleveland on Wednesday 5-4, blowing a two-run lead in the 10th inning.
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September 19, 2024
Organic Valley growing 'buzz-worthy' billboards
The organic dairy cooperative enlisted farmers in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Maryland to have their cows graze around fences to spell out an a...
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September 19, 2024
Minnesota posts largest monthly job gain in two years
Labor force is among the best in the nation, and wages grew as well, according to the state Department of Employment and Economic Developme...
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September 19, 2024
Brooklyn Park to add license plate readers for police investigations
The City Council recently approved a contract to install 8 license plate readers that take photos of rear license plates of vehicles on the...
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September 19, 2024
Target names PepsiCo exec Jim Lee as new chief financial officer
Jim Lee will take over a position previously held by Michael Fiddelke.
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September 19, 2024