Oct. 1 - Minn. Man Kills Self After Losing Job

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Burnsville police say a Northfield man who had just lost his job committed suicide in front of former colleagues by locking himself in his car and shooting himself in the head.
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Sept. 17 - Eleanor Mondale Poling Dies

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Eleanor Mondale Poling, daughter of former Vice President Walter Mondale and a former WCCO Radio show host and WCCO-TV reporter, died at age 51.
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July 9 - Mother: Teenage Girl Mob Attacked My Family

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A Minneapolis mother is looking for the public’s help in finding a mob of teenage girls that she says assaulted her family.
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April 2 - 2 Accused Of Using Snake In Sexual Assault

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Two northwestern Wisconsin men are accused of sexually assaulting a woman with a live snake.
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Feb. 1 - Woman Tries To Mail Puppy In Box

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They’re calling it the parcel puppy. A Minneapolis woman was charged with animal cruelty after police say she tried to send a puppy through the mail.
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Sept. 21 - Mother Disciplined After Confronting Son's Bullies

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A mother who confronted two boys who bullied her 10-year-old son has been banned from her son’s Minneapolis school and even her son’s bus stop for the rest of the year.
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Oct. 14 - 11-Year-Old Scholar Studies At 'U Of M'

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Most people enter college as a teenager with the hope of graduating in four to five years, but in that same time span, one University of Minnesota freshman will be getting his driver’s license.
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March 3 - Natural Gas Explosion, Fire Rocks South Mpls

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A natural gas line exploded into massive flames in South Minneapolis Thursday morning at the intersection of Nicollet Avenue and 60th Street. There were no reported injuries.
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March 11 - Comedian Gallagher Recovering From Heart Attack

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Gallagher’s manager says the comedian is recovering from a minor heart attack after collapsing during a performance in Minnesota.
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Nov. 22 - Roots 'Welcome' Bachmann With Pointed Song Choice

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Jimmy Fallon’s house band the Roots didn’t have a warm welcome for Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann when she appeared on the NBC show.
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May 6 - Charges: Mom Pushed Child In Stroller Down Stairs

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A mother has been arrested after allegedly pushing her baby in a stroller down a flight of stairs at the Lake Street light rail train station Tuesday evening.
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Feb. 17 - Could Minnesota See Similar Union Fights As Wisconsin?

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Minnesota union members are watching the labor unrest in Wisconsin closely. And the head of the state’s 43,000-member public employees union says what’s happening in the Badger State is also headed for Minnesota.
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March 7 - Wis. Dems File Ethics Complaint Against Walker

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The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has filed an ethics complaint against Gov. Scott Walker for statements made during a recorded prank phone call.
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Feb. 2 - An Elderly Couple's Defiant Stand Against Armed Robber

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A 91-year-old Minnesota man and his 82-year-old wife say they weren’t scared, but the guy trying to rob them sure was.
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Aug. 31 - North Branch Girl, 5, Suffers Bat Bite At Wal-Mart

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A 5-year-old North Branch girl is recovering after an unusual run-in with a bat at a retail store.
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May 22 - 1 Dead After Tornado Rips Through Metro

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A severe storm that roared through the Twin Cities metro area killed at least one person, damaged homes and businesses and hospitalized 22 people.
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March 28 - Man Lives In Glass Apartment Inside Mall Of America

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St. Paul’s Scott Jorgenson, the “Human Doing” spent a month in a glass apartment in an attempt to show us all how to live a healthier life.
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June 10 - Scientists: 'Super' Wheat To Boost Food Security

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Scientists say they’re close to producing new “super varieties” of wheat that will resist a virulent fungus while boosting yields up to 15 percent, potentially easing a deadly threat to the world’s food supply.
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Jan. 24 - Ventura Sues DHS, TSA Over Body Scans, Pat-Downs

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Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura sued the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration, saying full-body scans and pat-downs at airport checkpoints are violating his rights.
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March 14 - MN Dog Owner Chooses At-Home Euthanasia For Beloved Dog

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Janis Olson will tell you the hardest part of having a pet isn’t cleaning up a litter box or the backyard, it’s saying goodbye. She agreed to let WCCO-TV witness the death of her Husky Heather because she wants pet owners to know that at-home euthanasia is an option for them.
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Recycled Medical Records Used As Scrap Paper At School

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Detailed medical information discovered on the back of a first-grader’s school drawing sent Minneapolis school officials scrambling.
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March 8 - Mpls Men Robbed After Hiring Exotic Dancers Online

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A couple young Minneapolis men who hired two exotic dancers they found on Craigslist ended up getting robbed at gunpoint.
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Sept. 7 - Mayo Study: Widespread Burnout Among New Doctors

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A Mayo Clinic study finds that “burnout” and financial debt are widespread among doctors-in-training.
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