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Breast cancer fundraiser gains relevance in Austin

12:48 AM, Feb 4, 2013

When Barb Nelson dove in as a volunteer last fall for Austin's annual "Paint the Town Pink" fundraiser, she could never have predicted how relevant the event would be when it finally rolled around.

Minnesota family reunited with father after 15 years

10:17 AM, Jan 28, 2013

A Minnesota family has been reunited with a father and husband after 15 years of separation.

Pianist loses fingers in snow blower, lives to play

7:55 PM, Jan 21, 2013

Ask anyone at Eau Claire's annual Ragtime Festival and they'll tell you the magic is in the pianists' fast moving fingers.

Senator, lobbyist, convict: Win Borden writes next chapter

3:28 PM, Jan 14, 2013

The mind of Win Borden has taken him on quite a ride the past 69 years, from Merrifield to the State Capitol to a federal prison - and now back to the farm where he started, reinventing himself once again as a social media blogger.

Made in USA: Area company offers hope

7:28 PM, Jan 7, 2013

Story ideas are sent to television reporters from all sorts of places. But it was a trip to a home improvement store to buy a bird feeder for my backyard that left me a bit more optimistic about the future of manufacturing in America.

A 'Land of 10,000 Stories' Special

2:03 PM, Jan 3, 2013

"Land of 10,000 Stories" reporter Boyd Huppert and photojournalist Jonathan Malat have headed back out on the road to reconnect with several of their favorites - from a duck in a truck, to a wish fulfilled for a terminally ill teen.

ALS patient uses his eyes to DJ New Year's Eve

8:55 AM, Jan 2, 2013

David Anderson was right where he belonged on New Year's Eve: at the front of the dance floor, surrounded by his friends, disc jockeying the music. But it's how Anderson was mixing the sound that made the evening extraordinary.

Land of 10,000 Stories: Remembering the Andrews Sisters

4:19 PM, Dec 19, 2012

The sound track of the 1940s was played in three part harmony. It was also born in Minnesota, under the names Patty, Maxine, and LaVerne Andrews.

Land of 10,000 Stories: Maynard's voice is heart of Madison

8:58 AM, Dec 12, 2012

Maynard Meyer is co-owner of 25,000-watt Q-92 FM. Or, put more accurately, co-owner and then some. "General manager, chief engineer, morning DJ, news director, program director, women's ski report," Meyer laughs as he rattles off his titles.

Land of 10,000 Stories: Biker Bud is 86-year-old paperboy

9:03 PM, Dec 5, 2012

When Bud Shaefer's children bought him a bicycle for Christmas four years ago, he feared they had wasted their money.

KARE 11 Extras

Child missing in Elk River, last seen in campground

Officers with the Sherburne County Sheriff's Department are searching the Wapiti Park Campground in Elk River for a missing a 2-year-old child. The child went missing around 8:00 p.m. Friday.

5:43 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.

11:42 PM, May 24, 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

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

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

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.

9:20 PM, May 24, 2013

Dog alerts family to house fire in Belle Plaine

A family is crediting the family dog for alerting them to a fire that destroyed a home in Belle Plaine Friday morning.

12:20 PM, May 24, 2013

Police seek suspect in sexual assault at Roseville mall

Roseville police are hoping surveillance photos will help identify a man suspected in the sexual assault of a woman in a mall parking lot.

3:04 PM, May 24, 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

Body of missing student recovered from St. Paul park

The body of a missing 4th grader from St. Louis Park has been recovered from a collapse area at the bottom of a bluff by St. Paul search crews.

5:04 PM, May 23, 2013
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