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Driving advice for parents: put your phones down

7:40 PM, Aug 8, 2012

AAA Minnesota Safety Representative Lee Glamm used to ask students how many of their parents text while they drive. "I do not ask that anymore because it was kind of disappointing," said Glamm.

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Woman injured by distracted driver tells teens to 'hang up'

11:52 PM, Dec 23, 2010

More than four years ago, Jean was the passenger in her friend's car. On a rural road near St. Cloud, a driver t-boned them by running a stop sign at 60 miles per hour.

Wisconsin texting while driving ban in effect

7:37 PM, Dec 1, 2010

Wisconsin's ban on texting while driving went into effect Wednesday, making it the 30th state to enact such a law.

Hudson, Wis. young people take the 'hang up' pledge

11:43 PM, Nov 16, 2010

A new law that bans texting while driving on Wisconsin roads goes into effect Dec. 1. Fines will range from $20 to $400.

Father of teen killed by distracted driving aims to educate

5:31 PM, Nov 16, 2010

When Dan Phillips took the stage Monday evening at Edina High School, he did so as part of a father-daughter team.

Great Hang Up: Teens learn dangers of texting while driving first hand

2:02 PM, Oct 18, 2010

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2-year-old missing from Elk River campground

Officers with the Sherburne County Sheriff's Department are searching the Wapiti Park Campground in Elk River for missing 2-year-old Daisy Jo Holland.

11:38 AM, May 25, 2013

Police: Roseville sex assault suspect turns himself in

A sexual assault suspect turned himself into police Friday night after a Washington County Sheriff's chaplain recognized the suspect on an online story at kare11.com.

1:32 PM, May 25, 2013

Grieving mom hopes her tragic loss prevents other towing accidents

Kristi Cox recalls finding out about the death of her husband and daughter, "I just fell to the ground. All the air just left me."

7:24 PM, May 24, 2013

Body found in Mississippi River near Ford Dam

Crews are working to recover a body that was spotted in the Mississippi River near the Ford Dam in St. Paul Friday.

11:55 AM, May 25, 2013

Multi-car crash shuts down I-35W in Bloomington

Traffic is finally moving again hours after more than a half-dozen people were transported to area hospitals following a pileup on I-35W in Bloomington Friday afternoon.

5:20 PM, May 24, 2013

Minneapolis/St. Paul metro weather forecast

Skies will remain mostly cloudy tonight.  However, rain is not expected.  Temperatures are going to fall into the lower 50s with southeast winds at 10 to 15 mph.

2:11 PM, May 25, 2013

Family, friends gather to honor Zach Sobiech, while 'Clouds' continues to soar

On a day when there wasn't a cloud in the sky above Stillwater, hundreds gathered to celebrate the life of a young man whose music continues to soar in the charts.

7:58 AM, May 24, 2013

7 injured in Missouri train collision

At least seven people were injured when two freight trains collided in southeast Missouri early Saturday morning.

11:25 AM, May 25, 2013

Closing 2 of last 'sober' MN high schools

It's a student's rite of passage, closing the school year dunking the principal at an all day festival. But the ending being marked Friday at Keller Park in Maplewood had more finality to it than a school calendar.

11:23 AM, May 25, 2013

Suicidal jumper's fall kills SKorean girl

South Korean police say a suicidal man jumping to his death killed a 5-year-old girl by falling on her as she walked with her parents outside the apartment building.

6:50 AM, May 24, 2013
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