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Amy Senser's prison time shrinks by 6 months, will get work release

Amy Senser has shaved nearly six months off the time she must serve in prison for the fatal hit-and-run death of a man along a Minneapolis exit ramp, state officials said Friday. Updated 59 minutes ago
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- Minnesota Supreme Court denies Amy Senser's final bid for freedom

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Worley knocked out but Twins rally to beat Pirates

Chris Colabello doubled and singled twice and was in the middle of three straight rallies as the Twins knocked out nine hits over the final three innings. Updated 2 minutes ago

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As U.S. states allow pot sales, Dutch reverse course

The Netherlands, the world pioneer in pot liberalization, has recently taken a harder line toward marijuana, with mixed results seen particularly in border towns such as Maastricht. Updated 3:21 PM
- Medical marijuana bill clears first hurdle at Minn. Legislature
- 5 things to know about Dutch drug laws

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Forest Lake woman siphons grandma's accounts of $150K, calls case 'family dispute' Updated 22 minutes ago
Mom who drove kids into ocean faces charges Updated 3:10 PM
Proposal halts home demolitions in Southwest Mpls. Updated 54 minutes ago
Arrest warrant details rape claim against Sharper Updated 3:21 PM
John Stamos and MN rapper Prof in a real Twitter feud Updated 19 minutes ago
14-year-old pleads guilty to stealing school bus in St. Paul Updated 32 minutes ago
Couple in murder-suicide linked to burglary in Alexandria Updated 29 minutes ago
EQB releases final draft of silica sand standards Updated 46 minutes ago
Tanker hauling deicer topples on I-94; traffic squeezed + video Updated 1:10 PM
Russia in patriotic fervor over Crimea Updated 37 minutes ago
Boy who said he was friendless gets millions of virtual well-wishes Updated 2:53 PM

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Marcus Sherels re-signs with Vikings; Carlson joins Cards

Sherels, a former Gopher, has played four seasons after signing as an undrafted free agent. Full storyFull story Updated 3:33 PM

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Tanker hauling deicer topples on I-94; traffic squeezed

Freezing rain in central and western Minnesota has caused dozens of vehicles to crash or spin out of control, and... Full storyFull story Updated 1:10 PM

14-year-old pleads guilty to stealing school bus in St. Paul

Proposal halts home demolitions in Southwest Mpls.

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Blast of winter weather can't faze US employers

Brutal winter weather snarled traffic, canceled flights and cut power to homes and factories in February. Yet it didn't faze U.S. employers, who added 175,000 jobs, far more than the two previous months. Full storyFull story Updated 47 minutes ago

H.B. Fuller to open $1 million packaging center in Vadnais Heights

Minnesota oil pipeline replacement faces environmental opposition

Stocks drift as Ukraine tensions fester; Dow rises

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John Stamos and MN rapper Prof in a real Twitter feud

The hunky "Full House" and "ER" actor took the mouthy MC's bait and publicly chastised him for tweeting mock pedophilia accusations. Full storyFull story Updated 19 minutes ago

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Rick Perry says Republican governors like him are leading the nation's economic recovery. Full storyFull story Updated 12:35 PM

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As U.S. states allow pot sales, Dutch reverse course

The Netherlands, the world pioneer in pot liberalization, has recently taken a harder line toward marijuana, with mixed results seen particularly in border towns such as Maastricht. Full storyFull story Updated 3:21 PM

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Mom who drove kids into ocean faces charges

A pregnant South Carolina woman who drove a minivan carrying her three young children into the ocean surf off Florida was charged Friday with attempted murder and child abuse, with authorities saying the children were screaming to bystanders that she was trying to kill them. Full storyFull story Updated 3:10 PM

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Oscar Pistorius told a concerned security guard on the phone that everything was "fine" after neighbors reported gunshots coming from the athlete's house the night he shot dead his girlfriend, according to testimony in the South African murder trial Friday. Full storyFull story Updated 12:10 PM

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