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42 min ago | TwinCities

1 victim of fatal I-94 school bus collision remains in critical condition

A victim of Wednesday morning's Interstate 94 collision involving an out-of-service school bus remained in critical condition Thursday as the State Patrol continued its investigation of the fatal crash.

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Related Topix: Roseville, MN, Cottage Grove, MN, St. Paul, MN

5 hrs ago | Patch.com

Man Charged with Burglarizing St. Louis Park Apartment, Assaulting Residents

A Minneapolis man is facing felony burglary charges after police say he befriended a St.

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Related Topix: St. Louis Park, MN, Prison

7 hrs ago | CBS Local

Mpls Man Gets Life-Saving CPR After Heart Attack While Running

John Palba Jr., 43, collapsed and stopped breathing while running recently not far from his home.

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Related Topix: Medicine

11 hrs ago | KSAX

12-Year-Old in Critical Condition after Hit by SUV

A 12-year-old girl is in critical condition after she was hit while walking with her bike.

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Related Topix: Chanhassen, MN

15 hrs ago | Patch.com

Man Charged With Breaking Into Woman's Apartment, Then Asking Her For Sex

A southwest Minneapolis man who told police that he broke into two apartments to check on the residents' welfare because he wants to be a police officer is facing felony charges of burglary and criminal sexual conduct.

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Related Topix: Minneapolis, MN

Wed May 30, 2012

Star Tribune

Grabarski leaves Downtown Council better connected

It's fitting -- and a tribute of sorts -- that Sam Grabarski's successor as president of the Minneapolis Downtown Council is Mark Stenglein, a 15-year member of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners.

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Related Topix: Opinion

CBS Local

Hennepin Social Worker Pleads Guilty To Having Sex With Client

MINNEAPOLIS - A Maple Grove woman, who worked as a Hennepin County social worker, pleaded guilty to a count of criminal sexual conduct on Tuesday for having sex with a client, according to Hennepin County Attorney Michael O. Freeman.

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Related Topix: Minneapolis, MN, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Offbeat

Star Tribune

Performance artist pleads guilty to skinny-dipping in Twin Cities park

A Twin Cities performance artist who planned to take a ticket for skinny-dipping to trial -- using personal expression as a defense -- pleaded guilty Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Golden Valley, MN, Minneapolis, MN, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sentinel

Pilot survives copter crash

John Holmberg, 64, of St. Peter was piloting the helicopter for Teryjon Aviation of St.

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Related Topix: Faribault County, MN

City Pages

Occupy Homes can't defend Cruz family home from third eviction attempt

For Minneapolis police and Hennepin County deputies, the third time was the charm.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Patch.com

Excelsior Man Charged with Resisting Arrest, Assaulting Officer

An Excelsior man has been charged with fleeing from a police officer when she tried to arrest him and smashing his elbow into her face.

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Related Topix: Edina, MN, Excelsior, MN

Star Tribune

Loretto farm is a family affair

The Kohnen farm in Loretto is the only one in Hennepin County among the nearly 150 around the state being recognized this summer as a Century Farm.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

Tue May 29, 2012

Sentinel

Schermerhorn-Masterman to wed

Parents of the couple are Edward and Cornelia Schermerhorn of Fairmont, and Dr. Hugh and Jeanne Masterman of Westford, Mass.

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Related Topix: Fairmont, MN, University of Minnesota, University of Vermont

KSAX

Driver to Hopkins Officer: 'Take Me to Jail'

A Hopkins police officer spotted what the officer thought was a drunk driver early Friday morning.

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CBS Local

Firefighters Injured In Mpls Church Fire Identified

Christie Nixon , Church , Fire , Firefighter , Firefighters , Injured , Joe Mattison , Kathrynne Baumtrog , Minneapolis , Minnesota , Paul Baumtrog , Sandy Meredith , Walker Community United Methodist Church The Minneapolis fire department identify the firefighters as 13-year veteran Captain Kathrynne Baumtrog, 33-year veteran Captain Paul Baumtog, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Fire

Minnesota Public Radio

Firefighter remains hospitalized after church blaze

Photo: #Heavy equipment is used to tear down a wall of the Walker Community United Methodist Church in the city's Powderhorn Park neighborhood on Monday, May 28, 2012.

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Related Topix: Fire, Minneapolis, MN

Star Tribune

New Minneapolis school district headquarters shine bright

Its new neighbors hope the new Minneapolis school headquarters on West Broadway will be good for business.

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Star Tribune

Twin Cities food shelves are diversifying

At a Keystone Community Services food shelf, Mai Yang, 72, was pleased to hear assistant Der Chang tell her about the Southeast Asian foods now available.

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Mon May 28, 2012

TwinCities

Like Amy Senser, woman said she thought she'd hit pothole

The woman struck the pedestrian with her SUV and sped off into the darkness. The next morning, she read about the accident on the Internet, but she didn't contact police.

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Related Topix: Plymouth, MN, Crystal, MN

KARE-TV Minneapolis

Firefighters injured by dangerous and unpredictable flashover

It was a fire that could be seen from two dozen blocks away. Firefighters responded to the Walker Church in South Minneapolis on Sunday night but by the time they got to the third floor attic, they were attacked by a flashover.

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Related Topix: Fire, Sports

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