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I-94 crash shuts down eastbound lanes in Minneapolis on Sunday
A crash on I-94 along Minneapolis's North Loop shut down eastbound lanes Sunday night.
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Target, Walmart, Whole Foods among stores affected by Salmonella outbreak recalls
Several of the nation’s largest grocery chains, including Target, Walmart, and Whole Foods, have issued recalls following a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people and been linked to jalapeño peppers....
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Minneapolis scooter takeover: Rider says 'everyone just showed up' after TikTok post
A large group of scooter and bike riders took over downtown Minneapolis Saturday night, drawing the attention of police and state patrol after some participants rode onto I-35W....
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Woman's arm amputated after surviving alligator bite in Marion County Silver River, family says
A woman is recovering at home after losing her right arm in an alligator attack on the Silver River on Saturday.
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Rain focuses on Southern Minnesota early this week
The jet stream has positioned over the northern U.S. over the last few days in a stable west-to-east flow. This is keeping our temperatures around what we would expect for early August, around the low 80s. Without any major troughs or ridges in the pattern, we aren’t seeing any e...
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'Dukes of Hazzard' actor, former Georgia lawmaker Ben Jones dies
Ben Jones, an actor known for playing Cooter Davenport in "The Dukes of Hazzard" before serving as a U.S. representative for Georgia, has died at 84.
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Hundreds ride Lime scooters in Minneapolis in downtown meetups
Two huge Lime scooter meetups happened Friday and Saturday night, causing some traffic jams.
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Hundreds of scooter riders travel through downtown Minneapolis, go onto interstate
Police said they monitored as hundreds of scooter riders traveled in a large group through downtown and southeast Minneapolis on Saturday night. While Minneapolis police said the group was at times “reckless and disruptive to traffic,” no arrests were made, and no citations were ...
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Lynx guard Kayla McBride sets record for three-pointers in a WNBA game
The Lynx clinched a playoff berth as McBride had a career-high 43 points and made 10 three-pointers in a 103-90 victory over Dallas.
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Lake Minnetonka Regional Park drowning: 5-year-old dies at hospital
Authorities are investigating after a 5-year-old child died in a drowning Saturday afternoon at Lake Minnetonka Regional Park.
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5-year-old drowns at Lake Minnetonka Regional Park
A child drowned at Lake Minnetonka Regional Park on Saturday afternoon, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office. Officials say that a bystander saw a 5-year-old in the pond, and lifeguards, along with multiple law enforcement agencies, removed the child from the water a...
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Kayla McBride hits WNBA-record 10 3-pointer, scores 43 as Lynx beat Wings
Kayla McBride made a WNBA-record 10 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 43 points on Sunday as the Minnesota Lynx beat the Dallas Wings 103-90, becoming the first team to clinch a spot in the WNBA playoffs. The Lynx (27-7), who set a franchise record with 18 made 3s, have ...
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McBride hits WNBA-record 10 3-pointer, scores 43 as Lynx beat Wings 103-90
MINNESOTA (AP) — Kayla McBride made a WNBA-record 10 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 43 points on Sunday as the Minnesota Lynx beat the Dallas Wings 103-90, becoming the first team to clinch a spot in the WNBA playoffs. The Lynx (27-7), who set a franchise record with ...
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Minneapolis scooter takeover: Scooters and bikes ride onto I-35W, around downtown
Hundreds of scooters rode onto I-35W on Saturday night as part of an apparent takeover in downtown Minneapolis.
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Jake Bauers’ hitting and Luis Lara’s fielding prove pivotal as Brewers beat Twins 4-3 in 10 innings
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jake Bauers singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th after Luis Lara made a spectacular run-saving catch in the top half of the inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Sunday. Bauers’ one-out single to shallow left off Yoe...
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Lynx guard Kayla McBride sets WNBA record by making 10 3s in win over the Wings
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride wanted to give the hometown fans a show Sunday. She delivered one that the Target Center crowd will never forget. The five-time All-Star and four-time EuroLeague champion broke the WNBA single-game record by making 10 3-pointe...
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Florida officer finds missing naked toddler wandering in road alone: Deputies
An off-duty airport police officer spotted a naked 2-year-old girl walking alone along a Deltona road in the early morning. He wrapped her in a towel and called 911....
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Verizon outage: Vandalism cuts fiber cables in Southern California, repairs underway
Verizon said fiber cuts related to vandalism were causing service interruptions for some customers in Los Angeles and parts of Southern California, with engineers working to make repairs....
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Lake Mead hits record-low water level as Colorado River crisis deepens: Why it matters
Lake Mead has fallen to its lowest water level since it was filled nearly 90 years ago, underscoring the growing strain on the Colorado River system.
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Gold Line rapid transit bus will soon reach downtown Minneapolis
And Minneapolis gets money to study ways to improve traffic flow at three Camden neighborhood railroad crossings.
business
Chicago company recalls corned beef, pastrami sold nationwide
A Chicago-based company has recalled more than one-and-a-half tons of ready-to-eat pastrami and corned beef over Listeria fears, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported....
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Kitty Revolution
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Minnesota candidates race to the finish in high-stakes primary
With Tuesday’s election looming, campaigns fanned out across the state for a final weekend of door-knocking, voter pitches and arguments over what their parties should stand for....
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Animal Humane Society
https://www.animalhumanesociety.org The post Animal Humane Society first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News .
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18-year-old injured in Minneapolis shooting
Police are investigating in Minneapolis after an 18-year-old arrived at the hospital with gunshot injuries. Minneapolis police said officers were called to the 500th block of Main Street Southeast early Sunday morning, where a shooting had occurred around 2:31 a.m. Investigators ...
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NORAD F-16s intercept two aircraft near Trump’s Bedminster Golf Club
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said F-16 fighter jets intercepted two general aviation aircraft over Bedminster, New Jersey.
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Shooting near Stone Arch bridge injures 18-year-old
An overnight shooting near the Minneapolis Stone Arch Bridge injured an 18-year-old man.
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Review: Guns N’ Roses came fully loaded to Shakopee amphitheater
Axl Rose’s voice was the big question going into Saturday’s near-sell-out concert with Public Enemy in Shakopee.
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Firefighter sustains non-life-threatening injury while battling Minneapolis apartment fire
The Minneapolis Fire Department said one of its firefighters was injured Sunday while responding to an apartment fire. According to the department, the fire was reported just before 10 a.m. at 1005 Portland Avenue, the address of an apartment building called the Balmoral. Smoke a...
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Body of Good Samaritan recovered after rip current rescue in Myrtle Beach
The Good Samaritan managed to get the girl to safety before being pulled underwater by the current.
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Minneapolis apartment fire injures firefighter, displaces residents near Elliot Park
A Minneapolis firefighter was injured and multiple residents were displaced when a fire broke out at an apartment building near Elliot Park.
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Former Jan. 6 prosecutor: We’re in a unique, dire moment
A conversation with Public Integrity Project founder Brendan Ballou, who seeks to expose corruption in corridors of power.
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ keeps record pace, ‘The Odyssey’ sets new high for Nolan
NEW YORK (AP) — “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continued its blistering pace in theaters, collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” set a new high for the director. The Sony-Marvel re...
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Trump’s immigration crackdown looms over Minnesota’s bruising Senate primary
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In the streets surrounding a drab federal office complex next to the Minneapolis airport, the beleaguered resistance to President Donald Trump found its footing. As U.S. immigration agents staged at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building for a monthslong dep...
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Edina Aquatic Center 'disturbance' leads to 1 arrest
Edina police say a “disturbance" led to a large police presence near the Edina Aquatic Center and later resulted in the arrest of a man who had “outstanding felony warrants."...
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Cobras, vipers and anacondas: 46 venomous snakes seized from warehouse
Two men are facing charges after authorities seized two anacondas and 46 venomous snakes – including a cobra and pit vipers – from a warehouse in Connecticut....
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Two helicopter pilots killed in crash while battling Utah wildfire
Two helicopter pilots were killed when their Sikorsky Skycrane crashed while battling a wildfire in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest, officials confirmed Saturday....
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Miss North Carolina USA organizers deny politics, faith behind stripping winner of crown
Brittany Boltinhouse, who won the Miss North Carolina USA pageant in June, was stripped of her title weeks later after organizers reviewed past online posts....
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Molly says we turn partly cloudy with higher humidity for your Sunday
Any remaining shower and thunderstorm activity this morning will remain south of the metro with clearing skies expected this afternoon. Highs will climb to around 82 degrees out at the airport under partly cloudy skies. Slightly warmer temperatures are in store along with quiet c...
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Obon Festival
Obon Festival The post Obon Festival first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News .
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Lakeside Guitar Festival
Lakeside Guitar Festival The post Lakeside Guitar Festival first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News .
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These aging Minnesotans could be priced out of their ‘forever homes’
Managers for a 55-and-older St. Louis Park apartment building are adding charges that may put tenants with limited income into dire straits. Experts worry others could end up in their shoes....
government
Minnesota GOP grapples with a familiar divide in Tuesday’s Senate primary
Conventional wisdom from national Republicans and outside observers is that Michele Tafoya gives the GOP its best shot in a general election. She needs to win Tuesday’s primary first....
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After Michigan, Minnesota Senate race becomes Democrats’ next ideological test
Angie Craig and Peggy Flanagan are ending their primary race with strikingly similar messages but dramatically different theories of electability. The outcome will be the latest marker in the progressive vs. moderate contest playing out among Democrats nationwide....
business
The road to Saffron: Every detail of Sameh Wadi’s restaurant tells a story of home
As the Wadi brothers shape the restaurant’s next chapter, family memories, Palestinian hospitality and a deep faith in Minneapolis guide every decision....