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Mauer Doumit Lead Twins Over White Sox
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Ryan Doumit hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning, leading the Minnesota Twins over the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Tuesday ...
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Curiocity A Chef’s Profile Of Alex Roberts Part 2
The Twin Cities are blessed when it comes to talent in the kitchen. The culinary minds at the helm of our favorite restaurants receive critical acclaim and top honors from food enthusiasts and reviewers, alike. But who are the people behind the chef's coat? Our Chef's Profile aims to find ...
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Joe Soucheray Leo just wanted to never run out of napkins. And he didnt.
Joe Soucheray My late friend Leo, who had a cabin up north, left behind among his earthly possessions his 17-year-old one- owner car, which I have been charged with selling. Because I find it therapeutic, I did a little of the preparatory cleaning before a professional, Keith, had at it with his elixirs and waxes and buffing machine. Well, I found that the ashtray, which never suffered a ...
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Minneapolis City Council gives initial approval to streetcar line funding
Minneapolis City Council gave initial approval Tuesday to a plan to redirect up to $60 million in property taxes to help pay for a streetcar line along Nicollet and Central ...
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Minneapolis homicide victim is identified suspect arrested
He died at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis from a gunshot wound to the chest in what the medical examiner ruled Tuesday was a ...
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Hennepin County approves $27 million garbage disposal contract
Commissioner Peter McLaughlin hailed the $27 million contract with the waste-to-energy plant as a "darn good deal for taxpayers." He chairs the county’s Public Works, Energy and Environment Committee, which passed the measure unanimously. Other members also praised the measure, noting that it falls in line with state policies discouraging landfilling and that the contract’s ...
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Gun owners target block fair for coming-out party
A group of gun owners plan to use a series of Twin Cities neighborhood family events for their own gun-toting get-togethers, beginning this ...
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Minnesota Report says teacher training falls short But states schools say new rating system has problems of its own
Most Minnesota college and university programs that train teachers have a lot of room to improve, says a national report that both leveled and weathered harsh criticism. In tandem with US News & World Report, the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit National Council on Teacher Quality released the first-of-their-kind reviews of teacher preparation programs Tuesday. Long before the release, the ...
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Minneapolis woman gets year in jail for prostituting teens
Meranda Warborg, 30, was sentenced last week to a year in the Hennepin County workhouse for a single count of soliciting prostitution. She was banned from using the website, according to the Hennepin County attorney’s office. She faces more than seven years in prison if she violates any of the conditions of her sentencing over the next five years. Three other counts, including first-degree ...
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Minnesota Wild free agents Steven Kampfer
He played 13 games for the Wild before suffering an injury that effectively ended his season. He tallied two goals and an assist. The Wild should feel pretty good about the trade, getting rid of an aging, free-agent-to-be defenseman - who didn't re-sign with Bruins at the end of the season - for a young, puck-moving defenseman that is getting better with each season. "We were happy ...
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Minnesota Vikings 2013 roster breakdown fullbacks
Jerome Felton Number: 42. Height: 6-0. Weight: 246. College: Furman. Experience: 6. The Vikings signed Felton to a one-year deal to get a lead blocking back in front of Adrian Peterson. Felton signed with the Vikings to resurrect his career. Both were achieved. The 26-year-old did not carry the ball and had only three catches last season, but Felton was just as much a part of Peterson's ...
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Minnesota Twins mailbag Next Twins hall inductee
Tom Brunansky. He played seven seasons for the Twins from 1982-88. He hit 163 home runs, scored 450 runs and collected 469 RBIs while playing for the Twins. How about Chuck Knoblauch? It was the best of breakups, but he was, arguably, the best leadoff hitter in Twins history. He had a .304 bating average with 713 runs scored, 210 doubles, 391 RBIs, 276 stolen bases, a Rookie of the Year Award, ...
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Stillwater Lift Bridge To Close Wednesday For Repairs
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Drivers beware: the Stillwater Lift Bridge is slated to close for a few hours Wednesday at noon. The Department of Transportation say the closure is necessary for crews to repair a cable, which snapped Sunday night, and inspect the lift system. The bridge is expected to reopen to cars by 4 ...
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Amazon ending affiliate relationships to avoid Minnesotas online...
In advance of having to collect online state sales tax, Amazon.com said Tuesday that at the end of the month it will sever ties with its Minnesota-based affiliate websites that receive a fee for referring shoppers to the retail giant's online store. The move comes less than a month after Gov. Mark Dayton signed a law requiring certain online businesses with a physical presence or ...
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Amazon Cuts Ties In Minnesota Ahead Of New Sales Tax
Weeks before Minnesota's new sales tax law takes effect, online retailer Amazon is cutting its ties to members of its Associates program who live in the state. The new law requires businesses that have a presence in Minnesota to collect sales tax. Amazon has taken similar steps in other states that have passed laws like Minnesota's, ending the contracts of people and businesses that ...
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Minn. G Banham Has Successful Surgery On Knees
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota junior captain Rachel Banham has undergone successful surgery for patellar tendonitis in both knees. Coach Pam Borton made the announcement Tuesday. Banham had the surgery earlier this ...
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Lawmakers Trying To Halt The Rise Of Student Loan Rates
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Pressure is building for thousands of college students who could soon be paying more for school loans — a lot more, if Congress doesn’t act soon. House Republicans are calling for the Senate to approve a bill the House passed last week. It would keep the interest rates on federal student loans from ...
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Willingham back in lineup returns to left field
Email MINNEAPOLIS -- Josh Willingham, who had a cortisone shot in his left knee on Saturday, returned to the Twins' lineup on Tuesday against the White Sox, starting in left field and batting cleanup. Willingham missed two straight games with soreness in his left knee on Saturday and Sunday before using Monday's off-day to give his knee another day of rest. But he felt good enough to ...
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Rookie level teams bus involved in fatal crash
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins' Rookie level Elizabethton's team bus was involved in a fatal crash early Tuesday in Jacksonville, Fla., but no one on the bus was injured, the club announced Tuesday. The bus was taking Minor League players and coaches from Fort Myers, Fla., to Elizabethton, Tenn., when a car crossed onto the wrong side of Interstate Highway 295 and struck the bus, ...
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Hicks making progress but yet to run bases
Email MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins center fielder Aaron Hicks continues to make progress with his strained left hamstring and was out on the field taking batting practice and catching fly balls before Tuesday's game against the White Sox. Hicks, who has been on the 15-day disabled list since June 10, has started to participate in some light running drills, but has yet to run the bases. ...
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St. Paul schools educators union stake out positions as contract talks begin
The St. Paul teachers union wants the district to opt out of state standardized tests, offer preschool to all 4-year-olds and drive down class sizes. The school district wants to increase time for instruction and join Minnesota's pay-for-performance program. As two-year contract negotiations between St. Paul Public Schools and its educators union get underway, both sides are coming to the ...
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Timberwolves like C.J. McCollums shooting touch maturity
Following his individual workout Tuesday with the Timberwolves, C.J. McCollum went out of his way to greet each reporter with a handshake. One media member didn't have a free hand, so McCollum shook her microphone instead. The former Lehigh University star was as comfortable in the interview as he was taking instruction from the coaches on the floor. There haven't been many ...
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Minn. Soldiers Return Home To Loved Ones Babies
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (WCCO) – The worrying is over for dozens of Minnesota families. Their loved ones with the Minnesota National Guard returned home Tuesday after spending nearly a year in Afghanistan. As they were saving lives overseas, new lives were beginning in some of their own homes. Sgt. Reid Ronning's wife, Michelle, gave birth to their daughter, Elsie, two months ago. ...
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Mayan Exhibit About To Debut At Science Museum
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – They’ve featured some spectacular exhibits over the years, but now the folks at the Science Museum of Minnesota are about to debut their biggest one yet. If you’ve driven by the Science Museum in downtown St. Paul recently, you may have noticed a huge poster on the building that advertising the ...
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Minnesota Native Joey King Transfers To Gophers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Gophers basketball team has added another Minnesota native to the roster. Forward Joey King, a transfer from Drake, signed his scholarship tender Tuesday. His application with the NCAA to be eligible to play this season is ...
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Minnesota Sinfonia is the state's only professional and free orchestra
The Minnesota Sinfonia is the only free-of-charge orchestra performing in the Twin Cities region at a professional level, most members have graduate music degrees and private teaching studios and have been with the orchestra for many years. In addition, the orchestra strives to disseminate as best it can the skills and talent that it has accumulated over the years.
There’s no such thing as a free lunch, or so the saying goes, but residents of Minnesota need not look further than their own state to find one form of entertainment that is professional, world-class and completely free for people of all ages. Read more
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