The Stream
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Melissa McCarthy has the last laugh over funny guys at the box office. Her films cost less to produce and make more money.
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Prior Lake High School opts out of federal school lunch program, which means losing at least $170,000 in federal and state funding.
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The family that pushed for WW1 Army Pvt. Henry Johnson's Medal of Honor suffers an identity crisis after discovering that they weren't related to the "Harlem Hellfighter" after all. -
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Problem drinking affects 33 million, 14 percent of US adults, and has increased, survey shows.
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National Weather Service warns that very heavy rain in Stearns and Kandiyohi counties this morning could lead to localized flooding.
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"Love water, not oil": about 100 anti-Enbridge pipeline protesters gathered outside a state office building in St. Paul earlier this morning.
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UPDATE: Skateboarder, 35, was wearing earbuds, 'going pretty fast' when he hit a vehicle near St. Paul intersection. He also was not wearing a helmet.
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No, it's not a gathering of mascots. They're members of MNFurs, a local "furry" group in the Twin Cities area at their annual picnic in St. Paul last May.
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UPDATE: Enbridge Energy defends their proposed $2.6 billion northern Minnesota pipeline. Says it will reduce the frequency of oil trains travelling across the state.
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Katherine Chappell, a special effects editor on HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” died in Johannesburg after being mauled by a lion at a safari park.
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Colbert trims the "Colbeard" in preparation for his CBS Late Show premiere Sept. 8.
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Metro Transit light-rail trains are working to get back on schedule after mechanical issues began causing delays this afternoon. -
Jeans are OK: Wal-Mart relaxes worker dress code, among other changes to make employees happy.
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Governor Dayton has designated June 3, 2015 as "The Rolling Stones Day" in Minnesota.
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Health insurers are seeking large premium increases for 2016 in
Minnesota, including proposed jumps of more than 50 percent from one of
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The postal worker who flew a gyrocopter through restricted Washington airspace before landing at the U.S. Capitol says the Postal Service is taking steps to fire him for "unacceptable conduct."
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A bird flu vaccine doesn't work well enough to approve it for emergency
use against the current outbreak, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. -
Three men now are charged in connection with running a cockfighting ring in western Wisconsin. Many of the nearly 1,200 birds seized Tuesday are badly injured.
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One of reality TV star Josh Duggar's sisters says in a television interview that she was a victim of her older brother but that she also want to defend him. Jessa Duggar called accusations of being a child molester or pedophile are "so overboard and a lie."
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The new Minneapolis police gang unit is designed to take a more
sophisticated approach to the threat of retaliatory bloodshed between
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A man sentenced to a mental health facility for stalking actress Mila Kunis has been recaptured four days after he escaped.
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A West St. Paul man forced two children to drink shots of alcohol with
him and physically abused his other two kids, according to charges filed
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Sen. Al Franken has sought out information on the FBI spy flights, asking about their legality and use of surveillance technology. -
Wednesday night's Rolling Stones show starts up a busy outdoor concert season, especially after a spate of stadium construction.
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A man was found shot to death tonight on 15th Avenue N., between Irving and Humboldt avenues, Minneapolis police say.
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Review: The 19-song concert was a celebration of Mick Jagger in all his jitteryness and the indestructible strength of the Rolling Stones’ songs.
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Good morning! Small chance of a shower as we dry out today. High: 79.
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Flooding causes an explosion at a Ghana gas station killing at least 73 as people sought shelter.
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Islamic State group is using water as a tool of war, reducing water flow through a dam it controls on the Euphrates River.
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GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz was making fun of VP Joe Biden during a speech yesterday, as Biden was mourning the death of his son.
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One of the "winners" of the Center for Science in the Public Interest's annual Xtreme Eating Awards -- a burger monstrosity from Steak 'n Shake -- is "like sitting down to four 9-ounce Outback Steakhouse sirloin steaks, each topped with two half-cup scoops of Breyers Chocolate Ice Cream."
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Video Game Hall of Fame first inductees include 'Pong,' 'Tetris,' 'World of Warcraft,' 'Pac-Man,' 'Doom' and 'Super Mario Bros.'
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"He didn’t take any credit for Channel 4’s success, but he did take credit for having a lot of fun doing it." Colleagues remember WCCO weatherman Bud Kraehling.
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Subway becomes the latest food chain to ditch artificial ingredients in their menu.
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Check out the sounds and beatboxing of DJ Snuggles at the Nomad World Pub in this week's Minneseries.
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Rochester Century's Jessie Aney, the state's top girls' tennis player, defeated the No. 4 seed at the boys' state tournament this morning. She plays again at noon.
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Pretty much every day on the AP wire there's a disturbing story about mistreatment of animals, like this bow-and-arrow attack on a bottlenose dolphin.
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To our east, another sports team is getting a new facility: Gov. Walker to announce deal for $500M Milwaukee Bucks arena.
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Prosecutors call Byron Smith's appeal an 'irrelevant sideshow' in Little Falls killings.
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Target lays off 180 workers in India, a smaller portion of the overall workforce than was seen at the Twin Cities headquarters earlier this year.
