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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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Minneapolis/St. Paul metro weather forecast

There's a slight chance of thunderstorms this evening.  However, the best chance of rain/thunder is going to be late tonight in the Twin Cities.  Lows will remain mild only falling into the upper 60s with southeast winds at 10 to 15 mph.

1:09 PM, May 18, 2013

Strange 'chandeliering ice' phenomena unfolds at Medicine Lake

On a day in which spring made its return to Minnesota with a vengeance, Nadalie Thomas caught Old Man Winter making his last stand

10:40 AM, Apr 30, 2013

Police cast 'fresh eyes' at Anne Dunlap murder

Police are casting "fresh eyes" on the cold murder case of Anne Dunlap, 31. The Minneapolis woman was stabbed to death in 1996 and left in the trunk of her car in a Lake Street parking lot.

12:50 PM, May 18, 2013

Minneapolis police identify officer involved in squad-motorcycle crash

Minneapolis police are identifying the officer who was driving a squad involved in a crash that killed a motorcyclist. Officer Joshua Young was responding to a shooting last Friday where two fellow officers had been shot.

11:25 AM, May 18, 2013

Looking for lotto luck? Try these places

If you play Powerball chances are that you believe in luck, and may be a touch superstitious. If so, you may like this list.

9:36 PM, May 17, 2013

Smokers brace for massive cigarette tax

With the House, the Senate, and the Governor agreeing on a $1.60 tax increase on cigarettes there is very little smokers and owners of tobacco shops can do.

10:12 PM, May 17, 2013

MN Boy Scout families protest change in 'gay member' policy

A small group of Minnesota Boy Scout families gathered on Friday to protest a proposed policy change by the Boy Scouts of America.

7:44 AM, May 18, 2013

Mpls. Fire Captain back to work after year of rehab

It was a year ago this month, Captain Kathrynne Baumtrog was severely injured in a church fire over Memorial Day weekend. After intense rehab, three surgeries, and a number of skin grafts she is back on the job as of this past week.

7:43 AM, May 18, 2013

Body recovered in Bemidji IDed as missing man

The Ramsey County medical examiner's office has identified a body recovered from a Beltrami County lake as that of a missing man.

9:36 PM, May 17, 2013

Powerball jackpot climbs to record $600M

Powerball officials say the jackpot for Saturday has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.

7:44 AM, May 18, 2013
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