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Remains In S.D. Are Of Man Missing 14 Years
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Human remains found in western South Dakota’s Lawrence County last week have been identified as those of a man whose disappearance 14 years ago prompted searches in three...
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Minnesotans Deal With A Snowy Reality
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — When Everett Diemert woke up, he knew he had quite a manic Monday ahead of him. He works at Hallberg Marine in Wyoming. There were a whole lot of boats that required snow removal....
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40 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized After 2-Vehicle Crash
WHEATLAND, Wyo. (AP) — A Minnesota man faces drug charges after Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers seized more than 40 pounds of marijuana while investigating a two-vehicle crash in southeastern Wyoming....
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Apple Valley Man Charged With Drug Possession In Wyoming
WHEATLAND, Wyo. (AP) — State troopers seized about 41 pounds of marijuana while investigating a two-vehicle crash north of Wheatland. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says 57-year-old Kraig Kahrs, of Apple...
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Weakening Economy Seen Ahead For Rural Parts Of 10 States
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly survey of bankers suggests a weakening economy lies ahead for rural parts of 10 Midwestern and Western states. The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index for March...
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Economy Remains Weak In Rural Parts Of 10 States
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new survey suggests the economy will remain weak in rural parts of 10 Western and Plains states because the strong U.S. dollar is hurting exports and the bird flu is hitting...
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Q&A: A Look At Climate Change Plan And Its Impact On States
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — President Barack Obama unveiled the final regulations in his plan to cut nationwide carbon dioxide emissions 32 percent by 2030. Obama touted it as a bold step to slow climate...
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Survey Suggests Economy Slowing In Rural Parts Of Minnesota
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new survey suggests that the economy will slow down in rural parts of 10 Western and Plains states — including Minnesota — in the months ahead. Creighton University economist Ernie...
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WCCO Viewers’ Choice For Best Haunted Hayride In Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Maybe one of the reasons Dead End Hayride in Wyoming was voted Best of Minnesota is the care they take with their clients. “Our customer service is top notch,” show manager Brent...
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WCCO Saturday Morning Links & Recap (Oct. 17)
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Tap Dancing, Sherlock Holmes, ski slopes and hayrides took over this week’s edition of WCCO Saturday Morning. Missed it? No problem! Check out the links and recap below for all of...
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WCCO Viewers’ Choice For Best Pumpkin Patch In Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Whether it’s carving, cooking or just decorating, pumpkins are a staple of life in the fall. They can be hundreds of pounds, or just the size of an apple. But where’s the best...
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Pet Guest Of The Week: Princess Nicci
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — We like to end each week by meeting a pet in need of a great home. Cathy Johnson from the Northwoods Humane Society brought the super lovable Princess Nicci to the WCCO studios...
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Mother Appeals Dismissal Of Lawsuit In Son’s Hiking Death
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The mother of a man who died on a 2011 backpacking trip to India is appealing a federal judge’s decision to dismiss her lawsuit against a Wyoming training academy. Elizabeth...
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Brothers’ Icehouse Stolen From Driveway
UPDATE: The Wyoming Police Department said Friday evening that the icehouse was recovered in St. Paul and returned to the owner. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A north metro area man hopes to find his icehouse...
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Small Plane Crash Lands On I-35 In Wyoming, Minn.
WYOMING, Minn. — A Minnesota pilot is safe at home Saturday after crash landing on a busy highway. It happened just after 10 p.m. Friday on Interstate 35 in Wyoming, Minnesota. The pilot told police...
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Police: SWAT Assisting In Domestic Assault Standoff
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police in Wyoming, Minnesota have called on their SWAT team to assist in a standoff with a man suspected of domestic assault Tuesday. The Chisago County Sheriff’s Office says...
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Officer Dragged, Person Tased In Forest Lake Incident
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An officer was dragged from a vehicle while trying to make an arrest in Washington County early Thursday morning. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s office, law...
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Police: House Party Bust Turns Into Rescue Effort
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police say two people who fled a party when officers arrived ended up being rescued with the help of a Minnesota State Patrol helicopter Saturday night. Wyoming police say officers...
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Police Threaten Drunk Drivers With Bieber Super Bowl Ad
WYOMING, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota police department threatened to force drunken drivers to watch a Super Bowl ad featuring Justin Bieber. The police department in the city of Wyoming tweeted during the...
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Mayo Clinic Performs 1st Facial Transplant
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — He’d been waiting for this day, and when his doctor handed him the mirror, Andy Sandness stared at his image and absorbed the enormity of the moment: He had a new face, one that...
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Wyoming, MN Police’s Humorous 4/20 Tweet Goes Viral
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police in Wyoming, Minnesota are once again having fun with tweets on 4/20 – the well-known nationwide “holiday” for marijuana users. On Thursday, the police department tweeted a...
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Man, Pregnant Woman Hospitalized Following High Speed Chase
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A high speed chase through the north metro ended with two suspects in the hospital, including a pregnant woman. According to police, the chase began around 7:50 p.m. in Wyoming...
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I-35 In Wyoming Shut Down After Car Goes Off Shoulder, Hits Storage Garage
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Interstate 35 was shut down for a while north of the Twin Cities because of a car crash. A car going north on the interstate went off the shoulder and into the ditch in Wyoming...
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3 Men Arrested, Jailed After Parachuting Off AT&T Tower
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Three men were arrested and jailed overnight after they climbed an AT&T communications tower in central Minnesota and parachuted off. The Wyoming Police Department says an...
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Witness Of Triple-Fatal Plane Crash Heard Engine ‘Screaming’
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A preliminary report from federal investigators says a witness who heard the crash of a small plane near Thief River Falls last week that killed three men from Wyoming...
View ArticlePolice: 1 Arrested After Lift Cap For Tracing Round Found In Stolen Vehicle
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police say when they stopped a stolen vehicle in the parking lot of a Casey’s General Store in Wyoming, Minnesota, the people inside the car told them there was a pipe bomb in the...
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State Patrol: Motorcyclist Killed In I-35 Crash In Wyoming
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota State Patrol says a 56-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Interstate 35 in Wyoming Friday afternoon. The crash happened at about 2:54 p.m. at the I-35...
View ArticleChild Clothing Donations Requested After Wyoming House Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police in Wyoming, Minnesota are asking for help after a family’s home caught fire Sunday night. Police say the family of five ran outside with only one shirt and a pair of shorts...
View ArticleDog Found Shot, Left For Dead In Chisago; Owner Questioned
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Chisago County Sheriff’s office is investigating a dog owner after a dog was found shot and left for dead in Wyoming. Investigators say the dog, who was also malnourished and...
View ArticleGame Officials: Minn. Doctor May Have Been Attacked By Grizzly
CODY, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming wildlife managers say they are unable to determine what type of bear attacked a Minnesota hiker last weekend, although they suspect it was a grizzly bear. Authorities say...
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Wyoming Man Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Wyoming man was arrested for allegedly possessing several files of child pornography on his cellphone. Forty-eight-year-old Todd Gerald Pletcher was charged with 10 felony counts...
View ArticleMass Pileups Close I-35W, I-35E In North Metro
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Friday’s snowstorm has led to two major mass crash events in the north metro. Interstate 35W Northbound in Lino Lakes is open Friday evening after a multi-vehicle crash shut it...
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State Patrol: Trinidad Garcia Accused Of Shooting At Motorist During I-35W...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Trinidad Garcia, 27, is in custody after the Minnesota State Patrol says he fired a bullet at a motorist on Interstate 35W in Wyoming Friday afternoon. A Minneapolis man called 911...
View ArticleState Troopers, Passerby Rescue Driver Whose Car Flipped Into Deep Puddle...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two Minnesota state troopers and a passerby are being credited with saving a woman’s life Wednesday night after they cut her out of her upside-down, partly-submerged vehicle and...
View ArticleMinnesota Zoo Releases Thousands Of Endangered Toads
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota zoo is trying to help re-establish an endangered toad in Wyoming. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that Como Zoo in St. Paul released 3,288 Wyoming toad tadpoles...
View ArticleHiker Injured In Fall In Grand Teton National Park
MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — A hiker was seriously injured when he fell in a mountain range in Wyoming. Grand Teton National Park officials say 35-year-old Jarek Strzalkowski lost his footing in snow and rock...
View ArticleSpring Lake Park Man Struck, Killed On I-35W
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man was killed Saturday night after he was struck by two vehicles in Wyoming. The State Patrol says 19-year-old Emmanuel Alessandro Lemus-Soto of Spring Lake Park, was standing...
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Infant Boy Found In White Bear Lake After Being Forcibly Taken From Mother;...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Chisago County Sheriff’s office says a man forcibly took his 6-month-old son from the boy’s mother Thursday. The baby has since been safely located, but the suspect remains on...
View ArticlePolice: Suspect Ben Tietz Arrested In 6-Month-Old Child Abduction Incident
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police in Wyoming, Minnesota, say suspect Ben Tietz has been arrested after he forcibly took his 6-month-old son from the boy’s mother Thursday. Officers first responded to a...
View ArticlePolice: Man In Stolen Vehicle Seriously Injured After Causing Head-On Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police in Wyoming, Minnesota, say a 22-year-old man is seriously injured after causing a head-on crash with a stolen vehicle. According to Wyoming police, the crash occurred around...
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