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Choice Bank Donates $300,000 to the Thielen Foundation

MINNEAPOLIS - Choice Bank donates $300,000 dollars to Vikings Wide Receiver and Detroit Lakes native Adam Thielen's newly launched Thielen Foundation. The non–profit is dedicated to helping people overcome adversity to achieve their full potential. The donation is part of the…

Home explodes in St. Paul neighborhood, one taken to hospital

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) - St. Paul firefighters are responding to home explosion Friday morning at the intersection of Payne Avenue and Edgerton Street. The home explosion occurred at 8:34 a.m., according to St. Paul Assistant Fire Chief Matthew Simpson. One person,…

2,500 shoppers line up at Mall of America for Black Friday

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (KMSP) - The holiday shopping season is underway. An estimated 2,500 shoppers lined up at the doors of Mall of America for the Black Friday shopping, according to mall officials. The doors officially opened at 5 a.m. Friday morning. Santa and…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Obie

We've got the cutest little turkey you could ever hope to meet for our Thanksgiving Pet Connection. Obie, a pit bull-type cross with cuddles to spare, was surrendered by his owner when that…

Rep. Marquart of Dilworth To Chair MN House Taxes Committee

ST. PAUL, Minn. - DFL Rep. Paul Marquart of Dilworth will Chair the Minnesota House Taxes Committee for the 2019-2020 biennium. Democrats took over the lower chamber after flipping 18 seats, mostly in the Twin Cities suburbs, to have a 75-59…

Coal Train Derails Near Fisher, Minnesota

POLK COUNTY, MN -- Crews are cleaning up a coal train derailment east of Fisher, Minnesota. The derailment was reported to the Polk County Sheriff's Office around 2:30 this morning. A total of 14 cars of the BNSF train derailed.…

School Bus Hits Car in Douglas County, Minn.

NEAR MILLERVILLE, Minn. - A bus with Brandon-Evansville students on board struck a car Monday afternoon. It happened around 4:15 on Aaron Heights NW near Millerville. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says a car backed out a driveway directly in front of…

Driving, Cooking Safely for Thanksgiving

FARGO, N.D. -- Thanksgiving means two things: lots of traveling and lots of food. The American Red Cross reminds everyone who plans to drive to their Thanksgiving get together to buckle up, check…

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