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| Mandy Matula |
Search for Matula this weekend near Royalton
05/24/13 08:41 AM
It's been three weeks since Mandy Matula
(muh-TOO'-luh) of Eden Prairie went missing. Her brother Steven has been
leading the effort to find her ever. He says his family still has hope that
Mandy is out there alive, but they're not raising their hopes too high so if
she's found dead they're not crushed. Matula was last seen with her
ex-boyfriend David Roe on May MORE...
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Bob Dylan turns 72 today
05/24/13 08:35 AM
The annual celebration of Bob Dylan's birthday kicks off
today (Fri) in his hometown of Hibbing, Minnesota. The artist formerly known
as Robert Zimmerman turns 72 today (5/24). Dylan Days organizer Aaron Brown
says the event people get most excited for is tonight's singer/songwriter
contest. He says while you can count on everyone playing at least one Dylan
song, they also perform MORE...
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| Mohamed Fofana |
Memorial service this morning for kids killed in park landslide
05/24/13 08:30 AM
There's a memorial gathering this morning (Fri 9:30am) at the school that lost two fourth-graders in a deadly gravel slide in St.Paul's Lilydale Park. Governor Dayton is among those scheduled to attend the ceremony at Peter Hobart Elementary in St.Louis Park. Nine-year-old Haysem Sani and 10-year-old Mohamed Fofana were killed while fossil hunting on a field trip Wednesday. Crews MORE...
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Man survives 100 foot tumble down Mississippi bluff
05/24/13 08:28 AM
St. Paul first responders rescued a man Thursday who fell off a bluff on the Mississippi River. Fire officials say the man was walking along the bluff when he tumbled 80 to 100 feet down a steep embankment. The man suffered back and hip injuries, but was conscious when rescuers got to the scene. The location where he fell was tough for crews to get to because of dense trees and a steep grade. MORE...
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| Sen. Klobuchar |
Klobuchar and Franken intro anti-gas spike legislation
05/24/13 07:33 AM
U-S Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken have introduced legislation to help prevent spikes in Minnesota gas prices. The significant increase is blamed on the recent closures and maintenance of oil refineries in the Midwest. Their bill would require refineries to report their maintenance schedule to the Department of Energy to prevent simultaneous closures and help avert future shortages. MORE...
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TV station recognizes new Litchfield playground
05/24/13 07:26 AM
The Litchfield Community Built Playground was chosen by WCCO-TV as the best playground in the state and was featured on the station s 10 o clock news last night. Reporter Matt Brickman put the story together.
Brickman interview Playground Co-coordinator Luke Stordahl and Litchfield Mayor Keith Johnson as well as some parents who were involved in the project and who were enjoying the new MORE...
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Dayton cuts funding for zebra mussels from Legacy Bill
05/23/13 11:49 AM
Governor Dayton has line-item vetoed money in the Legacy Fund Bill that was meant to battle aquatic invasive species. Dayton signed the bill to allocate nearly 500 million dollars in Legacy Fund dollars to outdoor, water, parks, trails, history, culture and arts programs. But he line-item-vetoed $6.3 million dollars meant for the Metropolitan Council for parks in the metro area, and $3 MORE...
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| Dodge truck similar to suspect's vehicle |
Gas thief sought in Stearns County
05/23/13 10:30 AM
The Stearns County Sheriff's Department is looking for a possible serial gas drive-off thief. On Tuesday a white male in his early 20s filled his pickup with $150 worth of gas at Rockville Gas and Bait, then drove off without paying. The suspect and vehicle match the description of other recent gas drive offs. The pickup is a mid-1990s black single cab Dodge Ram pickup with a large MORE...
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| Buford Rogers |
Rogers indicted for possession of gasoline bombs
05/23/13 08:40 AM
WCCO T.V. reports 24-year-old Buford "Bucky" Rogers of Montevideo has been indicted for having molotov cocktails. Rogers was arrested earlier this month in what the FBI called a thwarted terror plot. A federal grand jury indicted him on four counts, including possessing Molotov cocktails and a pipe bomb, but not terrorism. Rogers was indicted on one count of possessing two Molotov MORE...
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DFL lauds ed funding boost...GOP says special interests served
05/23/13 07:56 AM
Even though the 2013 legislative session is over, the
finger-pointing between Republicans and Democrats is not. Democrats are
calling it the "Education Session," pointing to all-day kindergarten, plus
increased funding for K-12 schools and early education programs. House
Speaker Paul Thissen (TEE-sen) predicts people will look back on the
education bill as one of the MORE...
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