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TCF closes downtown branch in TCF Tower, dozens in Chicago area

The company will continue to have other offices in the downtown Minneapolis tower. TCF customers will still have access to another branch in the IDS Center about a block away. Updated 11 minutes ago

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It certainly was Miley Cyrus' Jingle Ball all the way at the X

Never before in the more than a decade’s worth of Jingle Balls has one artist usurped the multi-act festivities like Miley did Tuesday night. Updated 5:22 AM
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Twins pursue free agent Matt Garza, other pitching help

The Twins continued to talk with agents and free agents, and Matt Garza said he’s open to returning to the team. Updated 57 minutes ago

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Temperatures are below zero, and the wind chills are hitting 25 below in the Twin Cities. Updated 10:17 AM

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Neal: How much of a shot do Twins have for Garza?

The Twins have been linked to several players in sunny central Florida during the annual winter meetings. What are the chances that Matt Garza would return to Minnesota? Full storyFull story Updated 54 minutes ago

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Wild looks to change its ways on the road + video

Gophers defeat South Dakota State on Austin Hollins' big day

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Stingless wasps, emerald ash borer predators, taking off in Minnesota

Stingless wasps, the natural ash borer predator that were introduced in three sites in Minnesota two years ago, are reproducing, spreading, and killing ash borers, the state Agriculture Department reports. Full storyFull story Updated 11:11 AM

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College student turns in $2,800 she found outside Moorhead McDonald's

Family IDs 2 found dead in house fire south of Bemidji

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Big-box retailers play match game with prices

Stores’ goodwill gesture can be a hassle for shoppers. Full storyFull story Updated 9:17 AM

Wilfs' net worth to be revealed Wednesday? + video

Minneapolis city committee votes to forgive $1.5M in debt for Midtown

Metro area home sales slowed in November as foreclosures and short sales declined

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Nigerian survivor almost missed rescue diver

He had survived three days in an upside down tugboat at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean and then he saw lights in the water. Air bubbles rose around the cook as he squatted in an air pocket. A diver was coming. Rescue seemed imminent for Harrison Odjegba Okene. Full storyFull story Updated 58 minutes ago

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"Pheasant summit" drew 400 and produced ideas for stopping declines in habitat, population. Full storyFull story Updated 10:58 PM

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Ten legislators call for new leadership at Minnesota Orchestra

They say the current administration is “destroying the Minnesota Orchestra” and call for the resignations of CEO Michael Henson, chairman Jon Campbell and past chair Richard Davis. Full storyFull story Updated 9:12 AM

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The pilot whose Boeing 777 crashed last summer at the San Francisco airport told investigators he was "very concerned" about attempting a visual approach without the runway's instrument landing aids, which were out of service because of construction, according to an investigative report released Wednesday. Full storyFull story Updated 15 minutes ago

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Miley Cyrus dominates 2013 Jingle Ball at Xcel

Review: Never before in the more than a decade’s worth of Jingle Balls has one artist usurped the multi-act festivities like Miley did Tuesday night. Full storyFull story Updated 9:18 AM

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