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Recalling a mysterious figure on a freight train and an unforgettable Halloween — MinnPost — Gopher
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Recalling a mysterious figure on a freight train and an unforgettable Halloween

Way back when, on a dreary, drizzly near-bedtime October night before Halloween, my assigned chore was raking and bagging the soggy backyard leaves. Call it what you will —luck, fate, kismet, destiny or magic — in the distance a great horn blast announced the approaching nightly 9:10 freight train...

St. Paul mayor nominates new fire chief to lead department — KSTP 5 — Gopher
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St. Paul mayor nominates new fire chief to lead department

St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her nominated Assistant Chief of Operations Jeremiah Melquist to serve as the city s next fire chief on Friday. If confirmed as the next leader, Melquist would succeed former Fire Chief Butch Inks, who retired at the end of 2025 after more than 30 years with the department,...

Panthers fire defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero following 27-19 loss to the Packers — KSTP 5 — Gopher
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Panthers fire defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero following 27-19 loss to the Packers

Are 6-0 Minnesota Vikings actually for real? — SKOR North MN Sports
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Are 6-0 Minnesota Vikings actually for real?

Brewers fans to flood Milwaukee streets for a long-awaited World Series victory parade — KSTP 5 — Gopher
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Brewers fans to flood Milwaukee streets for a long-awaited World Series victory parade

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My Guys: 5 Vikings Trade Targets Ahead of the NFL Deadline — Vikings Territory
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My Guys: 5 Vikings Trade Targets Ahead of the NFL Deadline

Lately, the Vikings trade targets haven t been in short supply. Not, at least, if the criteria is the purple dot connecting that takes place online. The point here, folks, is to put together a more formal exploration of the purple dot connecting. Put differently, there s some players below who...

Shelter-in-place issued on Ross Avenue in St. Paul due to police incident — KSTP 5 — Gopher
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Shelter-in-place issued on Ross Avenue in St. Paul due to police incident

St. Paul police investigating active incident, shelter-in-place ordered — FOX 9 News — Gopher
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St. Paul police investigating active incident, shelter-in-place ordered

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FBI operation nets 168 arrests on tribal lands in 3 states — KSTP 5 — Gopher
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FBI operation nets 168 arrests on tribal lands in 3 states

Buckeye mother assaulted in home invasion was set up by fiancé, police say — FOX 9 News — Gopher
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Buckeye mother assaulted in home invasion was set up by fiancé, police say

Father of Mall of America plot suspect says son had developmental delays as experts assess case — Sahan Journal — Gopher
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Father of Mall of America plot suspect says son had developmental delays as experts assess case

Minneapolis council votes 9-4 to eliminate safety office; Mayor Frey meeting with council members — WCCO — Gopher
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Minneapolis council votes 9-4 to eliminate safety office; Mayor Frey meeting with council members

Patrick Stewart, legendary actor of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86 — KSTP 5 — Gopher
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Patrick Stewart, legendary actor of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86

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Police body cam video captures fatal shooting of armed woman who fired at patrol vehicle

Police body cam video captures fatal shooting of armed woman who fired at patrol vehicle — FOX 9 News — Gopher
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Minneapolis City Council approves eliminating Office of Community Safety

Minneapolis City Council approves eliminating Office of Community Safety — KSTP 5 — Gopher
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Minneapolis Office of Community safety eliminated by city council ordinance

Minneapolis Office of Community safety eliminated by city council ordinance — FOX 9 News — Gopher
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Explosion, fire at illegal North Carolina distillery leads to arrest

Explosion, fire at illegal North Carolina distillery leads to arrest — FOX 9 News — Gopher
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Minneapolis police seek help finding endangered adult missing since July

Minneapolis police seek help finding endangered adult missing since July — WCCO — Gopher
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Father of 2 drowns after being caught in current trying to rescue seagull caught in fishing line

Father of 2 drowns after being caught in current trying to rescue seagull caught in fishing line — FOX 9 News — Gopher
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Woman killed by dump truck near St. Paul's Highland theater, police say

Woman killed by dump truck near St. Paul's Highland theater, police say — WCCO — Gopher
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Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell is being ROASTED

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell is being ROASTED — SKOR North MN Sports
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Panel warns surveillance and AI outpace Twin Cities laws

Panel warns surveillance and AI outpace Twin Cities laws — MN Spokesman-Recorder — Gopher
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Can Minnesota Vikings get Justin Jefferson going ASAP?

Can Minnesota Vikings get Justin Jefferson going ASAP? — SKOR North MN Sports

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Timberwolves need Ayo Dosunmu to scale up to have success without Anthony Edwards — Dunking With Wolves (T-Wolves)
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Timberwolves need Ayo Dosunmu to scale up to have success without Anthony Edwards

Timberwolves are unintentionally limiting LaMelo Ball's minutes — Dunking With Wolves (T-Wolves)
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Timberwolves are unintentionally limiting LaMelo Ball's minutes

Chris Finch's honest Rudy Gobert quote is exactly what he needs to hear — Dunking With Wolves (T-Wolves)
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Chris Finch's honest Rudy Gobert quote is exactly what he needs to hear

Costco unveils 2026 Thanksgiving meal deal; here's what it costs — FOX 9 News — Gopher
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Costco unveils 2026 Thanksgiving meal deal; here's what it costs

FOUND: Police cancel search for missing man — KARE 11 Local — Gopher
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FOUND: Police cancel search for missing man

Deadly crash closes intersection at Ford Parkway and Cleveland Ave. in St. Paul — KARE 11 Local — Gopher
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Deadly crash closes intersection at Ford Parkway and Cleveland Ave. in St. Paul

Fatal crash closes intersection in St. Paul's Highland Park neighborhood — FOX 9 News — Gopher
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Fatal crash closes intersection in St. Paul's Highland Park neighborhood

Dump truck kills woman crossing Cleveland Avenue in St. Paul — KSTP 5 — Gopher
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Dump truck kills woman crossing Cleveland Avenue in St. Paul

A deadly crash has shut down a busy St. Paul intersection, police investigating — KSTP 5 — Gopher
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A deadly crash has shut down a busy St. Paul intersection, police investigating

Juvenile justice drives debate in race for Hennepin County Attorney — MinnPost — Gopher
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Juvenile justice drives debate in race for Hennepin County Attorney

Driver killed in head-on crash with semi in central Minnesota — FOX 9 News — Gopher
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Driver killed in head-on crash with semi in central Minnesota

Eden Prairie parents press for more security after homecoming shooting — KSTP 5 — Gopher
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Eden Prairie parents press for more security after homecoming shooting

Eden Prairie school, law enforcement leaders hold community meeting weeks after homecoming shooting — WCCO — Gopher
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Eden Prairie school, law enforcement leaders hold community meeting weeks after homecoming shooting

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