Apparent space debris lands in western Minnesota cornfield
The Stevens County Sheriff’s Office is working with state and federal agencies to identify the object’s owner and remove it.
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USS Cole bombing suspect's mental fitness questioned ahead of trial
The trial for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashirim, the man suspected of organizing the deadly October 12, 2000, al-Qaida attack on the USS Cole in Yemen that killed 17 U.S. Navy sailors, is scheduled to start this month. His lawyer is asking for a military court to determine Nashiri’s compe...
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Live: Flanagan, Tafoya clash over Trump, tariffs and fraud in Senate debate
Democrat Peggy Flanagan holds a narrow polling lead over Republican Michele Tafoya as the candidates make their pitches with less than three weeks until Election Day....
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Trump casts doubt on press secretary Zacharia’s future
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signaled Friday that his embattled new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, may be on her way out — a mere week after he picked her for the post. Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn as he left for a rally in Georgia, Trump said he’d ...
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Secretary of State’s office receives ‘suspicious’ letter with threats, white powder
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is investigating a suspicious letter sent to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s (SOS) Office on Friday, the latest in a nationwide series of letters sent to congressional and election offices and secretaries of state’s offices. RELATED: Authorit...
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With Anthony Edwards, Minnesota is among the teams that could add to NBA’s parity era
Minnesota star Anthony Edwards is acutely aware of how this is the NBA’s parity era, with eight different franchises winning the last eight championships. That stat might give some teams hope. Edwards looks at the situation differently. “I don’t really have hope. I just got will,...
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Chilly Winds Today then Frosty Saturday morning followed by Sunshine and temperatures back into 60s Saturday and Sunday.
It is a Chilly Friday in the Twin Cities with the Coldest Weather of the Season as Wind-Chills this morning were in the mid to upper 30s and air temperatures in the low to mid 40s. Skies will become Mostly Sunny this afternoon and Winds will be decreasing from the North at 15 to ...
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Independence man arrested after allegedly firing shotgun during fight, prompting shelter-in-place
A 23-year-old Independence man is in custody after authorities say he fired multiple shotgun rounds at another man during a fight in a residential neighborhood, causing a shelter-in-place alert in the area on Thursday night. After the shooting, investigators say that the victim w...
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Women charged after child allegedly suffers burns to feet at Mississippi daycare
Two women were arrested after a child allegedly suffered burns to the feet at a Lafayette County, Mississippi, daycare.
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Governor praises local who ‘heroically’ helped end the mass shooting at an Oregon elementary school
BEND, Ore. (AP) — Officials are lauding the actions of a local who they say chased down and shot a teenage gunman who killed three children and a teacher at an Oregon elementary school. A day after the mass shooting that also critically wounded a fourth student and another teache...
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Operation Metro Surge cost Minnesota 32,000 jobs, report says
A new study estimated that Operation Metro Surge cost Minnesota about 32,000 jobs it would otherwise have had. A report from the Minnesota Budget Project and the Immigration Research Initiative examined nearly 4,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in Minnesota between...