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Train fatally hits pedestrian at crossing in NW. Minnesota
The train operated by Burlington Northern Santa Fe hit the person about 9 p.m. Saturday in Detroit Lakes at the Washington Avenue crossing, BNSF spokeswoman Amy McBeth said Sunday.
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Minnesota and the presidents: Take our Presidents' Day quiz
No, there are no presidents from Minnesota. But Minnesota has had plenty of close connections to the White House. On this Presidents' Day, let's see how well you know them.
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Record highs continue, but rain today, snow maybe by week's end
Crystal reports reaching 70 as of midafternoon, but "high probabilities for greater than 10 inches of snow" loom for one part of state, according to the latest forecast.
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MnDOT brainstorming ways to decongest I-494, Crosstown
For drivers traveling on the Crosstown or Interstate 494 between Eden Prairie and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, rush hour can be a nightmare any day. Throw in a crash or snowstorm and it can instantly turn into gridlock.
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Charitable gambling nonprofits say tax bills bigger than money left
Some nonprofits pay more in taxes on pulltabs, other gambling than they give out to community.
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What's open on Presidents' Day in the Twin Cities
A look at how a few entities handle the holiday.
Maplewood to address nightclub's future after 60 gunshots Saturday
Emergency meeting called after 60 shots were fired.
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Names released in murder-suicide in Rosemount
Authorities said Justin Joseph Keilen, 42, shot his wife, Alicia Ann Keilen, 33, multiple times before shooting himself. A gun was found near the bodies.
Man kills mother near Hudson, shoots at police and kills himself in Minnesota
Wisconsin suspect led officers on chase before crashing car.
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Isle Royale considering seaplane service to, from Minnesota
Isle Royale Seaplanes operates its air taxi between Houghton, Mich., and the Lake Superior island park under a contract that runs through 2025. It offers up to five Isle Royale flights a day, with as many as 20 people coming and going.
Warm weather is melting winter economy in Minn., Wis. towns
Small-town festivals and ski races across the region are in danger of being curtailed or canceled, jeopardizing needed tourism dollars.
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SUV driver runs stop sign, fatally hits motorist at C. Minn. intersection
A Twin Cities motorist ran a stop sign in central Minnesota and fatally struck a motorist at a rural intersection, authorities said.
ID'd: Twin Cities semi driver who died in Stearns County crash
A 61-year-old man from Brooklyn Center was killed Saturday when the semitrailer truck he was driving went off the road and hit a grove of trees in Stearns County, according to the State Patrol.
'Prairie Home Companion' to be back next fall with a 26-show season
Host Chris Thile made the announcement as Saturday's show opened.
Police seek suspect in shooting of woman at north Minneapolis home
A woman suffered noncritical injuries when she was shot Saturday afternoon at a north Minneapolis residence.
Police investigating kidnapping, suicide outside North St. Paul school
A man forced his ex-girlfriend into his car at gunpoint Saturday in North St. Paul, and then fatally shot himself after she escaped, according to North St. Paul police.
So long, surface lots: Parking areas redeveloped in Twin Cities suburbs
Driven by high land prices, they're being turned into retail, offices and housing.
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Legionnaires' outbreak in Hopkins fuels effort to regulate cooling towers
Legionnaires' disease was linked to a tower, but it took an agency two weeks to find the specific one.
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Minn. health regulators can't keep up with abuse reports
Flooded hot line has families of vulnerable adults waiting months for investigations.
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