A deer crashed into an Excelsior basement. It took a Taser to get it out.
Police and DNR officers tried everything from riot shields to a roof rake to coax the buck out before resorting to an unusual tactic.
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DOJ asks judge to keep Ilhan Omar search warrant records sealed
A new court filing from the Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking a federal judge to keep search warrant records tied to Rep. Ilhan Omar sealed. In the Tuesday filing, U.S. attorneys told a federal judge in Washington that press groups are seeking to unseal records tied to the se...
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2 teens arrested after pursuit on I-94 ends with crash in St. Paul
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