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Stanek hospitalized after vehicle crash in Wright County

Former Hennepin County Sheriff and current Republican gubernatorial contender Rich Stanek was hospitalized after a crash in Wright County on Tuesday night.
by Tim Nelson

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Tornado causes major damage in southern Minnesota community

Tornado causes major damage in southern Minnesota community

Severe storms — including a tornado touchdown with estimated peak winds of more than 130 mph — wrecked homes and left two people injured late Tuesday in the southern Minnesota community of Taopi. "The whole town is gone, basically," one resident said as he surveyed the damage.
by Tim Nelson and Catharine Richert

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Minnesota man recounts imprisonment during escape from Ukraine

Minnesota man recounts imprisonment during escape from Ukraine

Tyler Jacob, a Minnesota man who was detained by Russian forces as he tried to leave embattled Ukraine, recounted his ordeal Tuesday as he met with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who helped secure his release.
by Peter Cox

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Denver beats Minnesota State 5-1 for 9th NCAA hockey title

Denver beats Minnesota State 5-1 for 9th NCAA hockey title

Ryan Barrow and Mike Benning scored less than three minutes apart to give Denver the lead and the Pioneers awakened with five goals in the third period to rally past Minnesota State 5-1 and claim their record-tying ninth college hockey title.

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Denver, Minnesota St match up in Frozen Four for NCAA title

Denver, Minnesota St match up in Frozen Four for NCAA title

Denver forward Bobby Brink says the Pioneers have high standards and the only way to meet them is to win a national championship. Minnesota State is well on its way to setting the standard. The Mavericks have won 38 games this season and that's the most in college hockey. 
by The Associated Press

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Duluth on the hunt for summer lifeguards

Duluth on the hunt for summer lifeguards

The city of Duluth and the Duluth Area Family YMCA are struggling to recruit lifeguards to staff the Park Point beach on Lake Superior this summer. Duluth’s struggles are part of a larger nationwide lifeguard shortage that have hit communities in the Twin Cities and beyond.
by Dan Kraker

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Mortgage rates just hit 5%. Buying a home has become a lot more expensive

Mortgage rates just hit 5%. Buying a home has become a lot more expensive

Higher mortgage rates and home prices have pushed the monthly payment to buy the median-priced home in the U.S. up more than 50 percent since the start of last year. Many first-time buyers can't afford it.
by Chris Arnold

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Senate bill blocks Rondo project money

Senate bill blocks Rondo project money

Senators advanced a provision that unravels a tax bill deal that provided funding for a study to improve the Rondo community in St. Paul that was partially destroyed when I-94 was built decades ago.
by MPR News Staff

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