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Lee Bares Lakeville South’s Fearless Flier
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Hockey players tend to get the most credit for being tough. Football players pride themselves on taking a pounding. But it takes a truly special kind of athlete to fearlessly fly 16 feet into the air. ';My eighth grade gym coach said that in order to be a good pole vaulter, you have to be strong, fast, and have a screw loose in your head,'; Lee Bares ...
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Police Roseville sex assault suspect turns himself in
ROSEVILLE - A sexual assault suspect turned himself into police Friday night after a Washington County Sheriff's chaplain recognized the suspect on ...
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Good Question ‘Reply All’ Kid Questions Edition
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Each week, some of our best Good Question emails come from kids. Let’s start in Coon Rapids. Jane Hammes, a second-grader at Hoover Elementary School, asked on behalf of her ...
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Anoka County More sex charges for ex-Minneapolis cop
The latest round of criminal charges filed against a former Minneapolis police officer accused of soliciting young girls online include allegations that he repeatedly had sex with a 16-year-old he lured to his car during the summer of 2010. Eight additional charges were filed Friday against Bradley Schnickel in Anoka County District Court, bringing the total criminal counts now facing the ...
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Minneapolis pays $3 million to family in police misconduct case
The city of Minneapolis will pay $3 million to the family of a man who died after a struggle with two Minneapolis police officers. It is the second-largest payout for a police misconduct lawsuit in the history of ...
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Downtown East in Minneapolis poised for second chance
The $400 million project and the $975 million stadium now in the works have created a buzz that maybe -- finally -- Downtown East will attract residential development that could help transform the area in a way that the Metrodome never did more than 30 years after its ...
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Tot missing from campsite on Elk River
The tot was last seen about 8 p.m. Friday after disappearing from the campsite at Wapiti Park where her family was on this holiday weekend, a sheriff's dispatcher said at 10 ...
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Sex Assault Suspect Turns Self In After Chaplain Confronts Him
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A sexual assault suspect turned himself into police Friday night, authorities say, after a Washington County Sheriff’s chaplain recognized the suspect as being one his of church parishioners. Lt. Lorne Rosand, a spokesperson for Roseville Police, said the chaplain was reading local news articles on his phone and saw a picture of the suspect. After he recognized the ...
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Dispatch 2-Year-Old Goes Missing In Elk River Campground
The child went missing in Wapiti Park Campground, which is located on the 18000 block of Troy Street Northwest. Check back for more ...
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Mauers ninth-inning knock breaks up no-hit bid
MIN@DET: Mauer's liner breaks up Anibal's no-hitter DETROIT -- It was only fitting that on the night the Twins hit rock bottom, they nearly couldn't get a hit at all. The Twins saw their losing streak reach double digits and were nearly no-hit by Tigers right-hander Anibal Sanchez in a 6-0 loss Friday night in front of a crowd of 39,789 at Comerica Park. Sanchez, making his ...
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Tigers 6 Twins 0 Anibal Sanchezs no-hit bid hands Minnesota 10th straight loss
< 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } RECAP: Detroit right-hander Anibal Sanchez threatened to throw the sixth no-hitter against the Twins and the second of his career Friday night at Comerica Park. Joe Mauer broke up the bid with a one-out single to center in the ninth inning, disappointing a crowd of 39,789. Sanchez, who threw a no-hitter in September 2006 as a rookie with the Florida ...
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MLB Detroit 6 Minnesota 0
Anibal Sanchez came within two outs of throwing the year's first no-hitter in the major leagues Friday, carrying Detroit to a 6-0 win over ...
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Minnesota farmers recover from late planting start
Despite a winter that never seemed to end, Minnesota farmers are going into Memorial Day weekend with a good percentage of their crop planted -- a better outcome than feared a month ...
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Insurers submit plans for Minnesota health care exchange
Consumers buying health care coverage this fall on Minnesota's new insurance exchange likely will have more choices than are currently available, bringing a spark of competition as health reform rolls out in the months ...
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New Minnesota law is expected to quash scrap-metal crimes
Law enforcers, the Ramsey County attorney's office and the scrap-metal industry had worked together for several years to develop the legislation. It's aimed at those stealing copper tubing, farm irrigators and other scrap metal, as well as ...
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Sanchez Loses No-Hit Bid In 9th Tigers Beat Twins
DETROIT (AP) -- Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before Minnesota’s Joe Mauer broke it up with a one-out single, and that was the only hit the Detroit right-hander allowed in the Tigers’ 6-0 victory over the Twins on Friday night. Sanchez fell two outs shy of his second career no-hitter, but thanks to Mauer it was just another near miss this season. There have ...
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St. Paul Second body recovered from Mississippi River
The Ford Power Plant on the Mississippi River in St. Paul. Emergency crews on Friday morning removed a man's body from the Mississippi River near the Ford Dam, St. Paul police said. Sgt. Paul Paulos said the body is believed to be that of a man who jumped from the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis last week. On Tuesday, the body of western Wisconsin high school student Dakotah Coach, 18, ...
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Minneapolis City to pay $3M to settle suit over police custody death
The city of Minneapolis will pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of David Smith, who died after an altercation with police in September 2010. Smith, 28, died about a week after officers struggled with him at the downtown Minneapolis YMCA. Police officers used a Taser on Smith, placed him on his stomach and put their knees on his back to restrain him. Smith's family will ...
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Authorities Minn. Man Arrested For 4th DUI In Wisconsin
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A 50-year-old Austin, Minn., man was in a Wisconsin jail Friday morning, authorities say, because he drove under the influence and got into a crash with three other cars. Troopers in St. Croix County arrested Todd Phillip Evans after an investigation revealed he was driving under the influence and crashed just before 9 a.m. on Interstate 94. The crash resulted in minor ...
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The State Of Minnesota Bridges 5 Years After Collapse
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – After the 35W Bridge collapsed, MnDOT increased bridge inspectors by 50 percent, introduced new inspection technology, required an independent review of new, complicated bridges and limited the weight on a bridge during construction. In 2008, the state legislature decided to spend $2.5 billion over 10 years on state bridges. Big projects include the Lafayette Bridge ...
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Walters to get called up and start Saturday
Email DETROIT -- Right-hander P.J. Walters will be recalled from Triple-A Rochester before Saturday's game to make his first start of the season against the Tigers. The Twins will wait until Saturday to make the move official, as they still need to make room for Walters on both on the 25-man and 40-man rosters. Kevin Correia, who was slated to start on Saturday, will now be pushed back to ...
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Precaution keeps Florimon out of lineup
Email DETROIT -- Shortstop Pedro Florimon, who left Thursday's game with a sprained right index finger, was held out of the lineup for precautionary reasons against the Tigers on Friday. Florimon, who injured his finger while sliding into third base in the second inning of the Twins' 7-6 loss, came in feeling better on Friday, but Eduardo Escobar made the start at shortstop in his ...
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Plouffe passes concussion test Thursday
Email DETROIT -- Third baseman Trevor Plouffe, who was placed on the 7-day disabled list with concussion-like symptoms on Wednesday, passed his ImPACT concussion test on Thursday. Plouffe sustained the injury when he was kneed in the back of his head by Dan Uggla while sliding into second base in Tuesday night's game in Atlanta. He showed signs of a concussion with sensitivity to light and ...
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Nebraska knocks out Gophers in Big Ten tournament
MINNEAPOLIS -- Stung by a bitter walk-off loss to Ohio State on Thursday, Nebraska promptly resurfaced Friday to avoid elimination on Day 3 of the Big Ten tournament at Target Field, knocking out local Minnesota in the process. Sophomore Pat Kelly's three-run homer punctuated a six-run fourth inning to propel third-seeded Nebraska to a 7-4 victory against Minnesota, bumping the Gophers out ...
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Man arrested for disorderly conduct in Keller Hall
University of Minnesota police booked a man for disorderly conduct at Keller Hall on Tuesday, according to a police report. The man, who is not affiliated with the University according to the report, was allegedly shouting obscenities at Facilities Management workers from the second floor. Owens may have gotten into Keller Hall through doors that FM propped open for cleaning, the report said. ...
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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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