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Minn. deputy demoted after racist tweets sues to get his job back

“It’ll probably be gone in six months on crack cocaine,” Rice County deputy Tom McBroom tweeted after hearing that the woman who was with Philando Castile, the man shot to death by a St. Anthony police officer, received an $800,000 settlement.
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To be down and out in Detroit Lakes

To be down and out in Detroit Lakes

Jeremy Scott and Lori Rogers had nothing but their dog under the Highway 10 overpass. They'd been left nearby by 'fellow travelers' and were trying to figure out a way to get out of the cold before winter sets in. Time is running out.
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Stranded in snowstorm, a trumpeter keeps spirits up

Alberta got hammered by an early-season snowstorm. Calgary is paralyzed. For over 10 hours, people were huddled in vehicles stuck in ditches and on Highway 1, impassable because of the snow. Professional trumpeter Jens Lindemann did what he could to pass the time .
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Cougar or dog?

Not since the blue dress debate of 2015 has social media been so torn -- and America been momentarily distracted from reality -- by a question: is it a cougar or a dog?
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Doc performs rare boy/stuffed bear surgery

Doc performs rare boy/stuffed bear surgery

Jackson McKie, 8, of Prince Edward Island, was having some surgery last week to replace a shunt as part of his treatment for hydrocephalus. So he had his stuffed animal along because you know how 8-year-olds are about having an operation, right?
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After arson, kids get down to business

CK Food & Fuel, at 48th and Nicollet is a frequent stop for Washburn High School students in Minneapolis, KARE 11 says. They're pretty big fans of Martin Onuh, too.
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