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OK ME Tornado death toll now at 91 including 20 kids
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Medical Examiner says 91 people have now died from the day's deadly tornadoes, and at least 20 of those victims are children. At last check, officials at two hospitals say they've been treating more than 140 patients, including about 70 children, since the massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City. Spokeswoman Brooke Cayot says nine of 57 patients who ...
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Minnesota legislature OKs new higher top income tax bracket
MINNEAPOLIS | Tue May 21, 2013 1:45am EDT MINNEAPOLIS May 20 (Reuters) - Minnesota's lawmakers on Monday approved a bill that would raise more than $2 billion for the upcoming two-year budget through income and other tax increases, allowing the state to close a $627 million structural budget gap. Minnesota state Senators voted 36-30 to approve the tax bill state representatives ...
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20 children among victims of deadly Oklahoma tornado
OKLAHOMA CITY - A 2 mile-wide tornado that chewed through the Oklahoma City area on Monday is blamed for at least 51 deaths including 20 children, according to a CNN report. Officials at two hospitals say they've been treating more than 140 patients, including about 70 children, since the massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City. Spokeswoman Brooke Cayot says nine of 57 patients who are ...
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Good Question Reply All The Oklahoma Tornado
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - It’s important to remember that sometimes there’s nothing anyone could do. Tornadoes are powerful, mysterious, and random. But many of you had good questions related ...
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Start Seeing Women Motorcyclists Including Amelia
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — When you’re out driving, you’re more and more likely to see women on motorcycles. In the last 10 years, the number of women riding motorcycles in Minnesota has grown more than 58 percent — from 31,576 riders in 2002 to 53,784 in 2012. And one of the brands that is seeing the most growth is the one that is considered the most masculine — Harley ...
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Pelfrey looks to bounce back against Braves
Mike Pelfrey will be looking to ride the crest of an up-and-down wave that he's been on since returning from Tommy John surgery to the top again. Tim Hudson will be looking for a change of luck. That's the story from the pitcher's mound as the Twins and Braves get set to meet Tuesday night for a 7:10 p.m. ET start at Turner Field. Pelfrey has had good starts this year as he ...
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Minnesota Twins Caleb Thielbar a silver lining in sixth straight loss
Before being called up by the Twins, reliever Caleb Thielbar was 1-1 with a 3.76 ERA and one save this season at Triple-A Rochester. (Associated Press file photo: David ...
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Hennepin Countys Lake Rebecca has made a remarkable comeback
Larry Messerli pointed out some of the steps he and others at the Shriner horse farm have taken to reduce manure runoff into Lake Rebecca, including this concrete manure containment pit. Lake Rebecca was so polluted with algae that fish died each July and the public swimming area was curtained ...
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Veterinarian cost comparison shows varying prices
MINNEAPOLIS - Some pet owners will do just about anything to ensure their pet lives a happy healthy life, but these days it can come at a pretty hefty price. "We're trying to be the pet advocate," said Edina Pet Clinic's Dr. Jill Eversman. "We're not financial advisors." KARE 11 called eight clinics in the Twin Cities along with one in St. Cloud and another ...
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Minnesota Vikings draft review Michael Mauti
However, following the trade that brought back the third first round pick - which was Cordarrelle Patterson - and left the team without a selection again until the late fourth round, the Vikings did not add a middle linebacker until the seventh ...
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Minnesota Golden Gopher 2013 schedule breakdown Western Illinois Leathernecks
Minnesota Golden Gopher football team returns home after a road non-conference game to face the Western Illinois Leathernecks at TCF Bank Stadium on Sept. ...
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Ordinary Woodbury lawn will soon become a work of art
A humble lawn in Woodbury is about to become a celebrity. The front yard -- picked because it was so average -- will be transformed into the artwork "Edible Estates No. 15," sponsored by the Walker Art Center. Artist Fritz Haeg will begin the transformation over Memorial Day weekend. The Schoenherrs' yard will join 14 other "edible" works Haeg has created, in places ...
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St. Paul mini-golf Lowertown artists club win major national arts grants
Artists with Blue Ox Mini Golf plan to install an 18-hole course outside the Schmidt Artists Lofts, an old St. Paul brewery that’s being renovated for apartments, townhouses and studio ...
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Duluth Woman Charged With Aiding Sex Trafficking
DULUTH, Minn. (WCCO) - A Duluth woman has been charged with aiding and abetting sex trafficking in the 1st -degree. According to the St. Louis County Attorney’s office, 22-year-old Tabbatha Lee Olson solicited and promoted several juvenile females for prostitution in the Duluth area. Along with 32-year-old Markeace Arque Canty, Olson used the internet to advertise and promote the ...
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Teheran Pitches Braves Past Twins
ATLANTA (AP) -- Julio Teheran pitched 8 1-3 strong innings, Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves won their fourth straight game with a 5-1 victory over the struggling Minnesota Twins on Monday. Teheran (3-1) gave up five hits, one run -- Josh Willingham’s homer in the ninth -- and one walk. He struck out four, throwing 80 of his 123 pitches for strikes. Cory Gearrin ...
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Correia off his game as Twins fall in Atlanta
MIN@ATL: Morneau makes a nice play to get Laird ATLANTA -- Kevin Correia continued the Twins' alarming trend of their starting pitchers not going deep into games, as the right-hander struggled over just four innings in a 5-1 loss to the Braves in Interleague Play on Monday night at Turner Field. It handed the Twins their sixth straight loss, and their recent struggles have largely come ...
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Brooklyn Center auto mechanic sues claiming co-workers uttered gay slurs
A mechanic says that his co-workers at a Twin Cities car dealership accosted him with gay slurs and threats and that when he complained to superiors, the company did nothing. In a lawsuit filed in Hennepin County District Court, Joel Michael Roland also says he was disciplined for "speaking in a high-pitched voice and lisping," which a customer interpreted as being demeaning to ...
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Minneapolis cop convicted of punching Andover bar patron is fired
David Clifford Following his recent assault conviction, David Clifford is no longer employed by the Minneapolis Police Department. The former police sergeant's employment was terminated April 22, according to Matt Laible, a spokesman for the city. Clifford was convicted by a jury of first-, third- and fifth-degree assault in Anoka County on April 13 after punching a fellow patron while ...
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Timberwolves not looking for a miracle in NBA draft lottery
Flip Saunders Kevin Love The NBA draft lottery has never been kind to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Several decades of futility have landed the franchise in the lottery 14 times -- without ever producing a No. 1 pick. In fact, the Wolves never have improved their lottery position, maintaining their draft position six times and moving down eight times. They enter Tuesday night's draft ...
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MLB Atlanta 5 Minnesota 1
Rookie Julio Teheran fired 8 1/3 innings of one-run ball Monday, dominating Minnesota in the Atlanta Braves' 5-1 interleague win over the Twins. Teheran (3-1), making his eighth major-league start, allowed five hits, issued one walk and struck out four in his third straight quality outing. Cory Gearrin recorded the game's final out for his first career save as National League ...
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Police in SW Minneapolis on extra patrols because of luring incidents
A man driving a dirty, white or cream cargo van with no rear windows approached a 13-year-old girl May 2 at 8:45 a.m. near 58th Street West and Lyndale Avenue South in what police said Monday was one of several recent luring incidents. The man said "hello" and then blocked her path but she was able to run away. Police said the man was white, 40 to 45 years old, 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-11 ...
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Gardenhire reflects on 91 World Series in Atlanta return
Email ATLANTA -- Monday marked the Twins' first return to Atlanta for regular-season play since playing the Braves in the 1991 World Series. The Twins played the Braves in Interleague Play in Minnesota in 2002, '07 and '10, but never traveled to play in Atlanta other than in preseason games at Turner Field in '11. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, who served as the club's ...
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Twins adjust to no DH for first time this season
Email ATLANTA -- With the Twins playing in a National League park for the first time this season, manager Ron Gardenhire had to write out his lineup without a designated hitter for the first time all year. It meant Ryan Doumit and rookie Oswaldo Arcia started out the game on the bench with Joe Mauer getting the start behind the plate and Chris Parmelee starting in right field. Josh Willingham, ...
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Man rescues woman from alleged attacker on St. Pauls West Side
A woman screaming that she was being raped caught the attention of a man on St. Paul's West Side, who came to her aid and attacked the alleged rapist. The rescuer, Raul Calkins, said he was walking home about 3 a.m. Sunday, May 19, when he heard a woman yelling for help near East Sidney and Mt. Hope streets, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday. Calkins saw a man and woman in ...
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Roseville mans conviction upheld in fatal hit-run in Dinkytown
An appeals court has upheld the murder conviction of Timothy Bakdash of Roseville, who is serving 40 years for the booze-fueled hit-and-run killing of a Wisconsin man. Lawyers for Bakdash had sought to overturn his 2012 conviction in the death of University of Minnesota senior Benjamin Van Handel of Appleton, Wis., claiming that he had no intent to kill the man as he walked down a Minneapolis ...
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Block E's future finally brighter?
Block E has long been cursed with misfortune and a bad reputation. The acquisition of the mall of the same name, which stands on a block with a troubled history, may signal a change in fortune for the area.
Block E. For residents of Minneapolis the downtown city block has been a source of good times and bad, highs and lows, affluence and squalor, for almost one hundred years. Read more
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