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MN mayors meet to talk budgets after $80M bump

12:56 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Mayors from around Minnesota say they'll be able to maintain their fire and police staffing, be able to tackle backlogs of local road projects and pay down debt thanks to an $80 million bump in state aid to cities.

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5:09 PM, Jun 17, 2013

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Top-selling author Vince Flynn dies after cancer battle

Top-selling Minnesota writer Vince Flynn is dead after a two-year battle against prostate cancer.

11:59 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Family amazed by 4-year-old who nearly drowned and by community support

If you happen to drive through Chris Lykken's neighborhood in Prior Lake, you'll notice every mailbox, and many doors and windows, adorned with a comic-book superhero's shield.

9:11 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Helicopter crashes into garage in Maplewood

Investigators from the FAA are trying to determine why a helicopter spraying for insects crashed and erupted in flames in Maplewood Wednesday morning, killing the pilot.

12:49 PM, Jun 19, 2013

1 dead after crash in Anoka County overnight

One person is dead following a single car crash in Coon Rapids overnight.

9:12 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Missing Brooklyn Park baby found; 2 people arrested

Police say a 2-month-old baby missing from an apartment in Brooklyn Park has been found in St. Paul and a woman and man have been arrested.

6:27 AM, Jun 19, 2013

DNR: Man mauled by bear in Burnett County

A man who was attacked by a black bear in northwestern Wisconsin is recovering at a hospital in the Twin Cities. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the man was attacked while out in his yard near Shell Lake Monday about 9:30 p.m.

7:56 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Minn. dad charged in death of baby left in minivan

Prosecutors have charged a Minnesota man with manslaughter after his 5-month-old daughter died after being left for hours in a hot minivan last week.

7:56 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Postal employee killed in workplace accident in Brooklyn Center

An employee of the U.S. Post Office branch in Brooklyn Center is dead after being run over by a truck Tuesday morning.

10:08 PM, Jun 18, 2013

UW-Eau Claire student pulled from river

A body recovered from the Chippewa River in Eau Claire has been identified as a local university student.

7:56 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Amazon to drop MN affiliate websites over new sales tax

Amazon.com says it will drop its Minnesota-based affiliate websites before the state's online sales tax becomes law July 1.

8:14 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Stillwater Lift Bridge to close to car traffic

Motorists will find the Stillwater Lift Bridge closed temporarily Tuesday.

9:12 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Minn. mother, son accused of stealing gopher feet

A Minnesota mother and her 18-year-old son are accused of stealing nearly $5,000 in frozen gopher feet and selling them for a bounty.

5:20 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Lack of sleep can cause health problems

The dangers of sleep deprivation lit up the social media after reports of the possible effects of a lack of shuteye. There have been reports in newspapers and television about damage to parts of the body linked to the phenomenon.

7:12 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Minneapolis/St. Paul metro weather forecast

Expect a quiet day Wednesday with sunshine. Temperatures are starting out in the 60s this morning and we'll sneak back into the low 80s this afternoon after a somewhat cooler day Tuesday. Overnight we'll see the possibility of thunderstorms late as

12:21 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Minneapolis streetcar revival inches forward

A City Council committee Tuesday agreed to a funding framework for the City's share of a proposed streetcar line

11:16 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Man proposes to girlfriend using 8,000 Post-it Notes

Thousands of boyfriends across America are cursing a Denver man for setting the marriage proposal bar WAY too high.

10:47 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Hit and run critically injures military veteran in Hinckley

Police are searching for a driver that hit a man along Interstate 35 in Hinckley Monday night while the man was helping fix a truck.

10:16 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Woman sentenced to workhouse for soliciting prostitution

A Minneapolis woman will serve one year in the workhouse after pleading guilty to soliciting prostitution.

5:26 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Twins minor league bus involved in fatal wrong-way crash

A bus carrying a Minnesota Twins minor league team was struck head-on by a wrong-way driver on an interstate near Jacksonville, Florida early Tuesday.

11:21 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Body pulled from Wis. river could be missing student

Authorities are trying to determine whether the body pulled from the Chippewa River near the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Monday is that of a missing Minnesota man.

10:10 PM, Jun 18, 2013
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