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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.

Demise of film spurs Minn. photographer

2:02 AM, Nov 28, 2012

Landscape photographers spend their careers chasing perfect sunlight. Twin Cities photographer Ed Wargin is in another kind of race, one against time.

KARE 11 Extras

Girl, 13, recovering after 'choking game' incident

A Twin Cities mother is hoping her story is a reminder to other parents about the seriousness of the "choking game."

10:59 PM, May 18, 2013

Minneapolis/St. Paul metro weather forecast

A Tornado Watch is in effect for much of central/southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities and western edge of Wisconsin until 9 p.m. tonight.

1:55 PM, May 19, 2013

Illegal fireworks operation busted in Wyoming, Minn.

A call of a man burned at a Wyoming, Minnesota house Saturday led to the discovery of an illegal fireworks operation.

1:38 PM, May 19, 2013

Numbers drawn for record Powerball jackpot

Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot.

10:35 PM, May 18, 2013

Winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida

A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million.

11:37 AM, May 19, 2013

Duluth police looking for missing 12-year-old boy

Duluth police are looking for a 12-year-old boy. According to a police news release, Lyrik James was last seen getting on the bus after classes ended Thursday afternoon at Lincoln Park Middle School.

10:16 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.

1:00 PM, May 19, 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.

3:56 PM, May 18, 2013

Prominent local music promoter Sue McLean dies at 63

If you've been to a live concert in the Twin Cities over the three decades, there's a good chance Sue McLean was responsible for booking the show. 

11:25 AM, May 18, 2013
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