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Growing Up Bowling At AMF
Photo credit: ThinkStock Remember back in the day when there were no cell phones, no Facebook, no DVRs to catch up on to entertain your nights. When all kids needed for a good time was a few friends...
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The Northwest Sportshow
By Meghan Marx The Northwest Sportshow is making its way to the Minneapolis Convention Center for five days of outdoor fun from March 28 – April 1. Whatever your outdoor passion, there is surely...
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Family Asks For Prayers After Sailboat Accident
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Family members are asking for prayers for an 8-year-old boy hospitalized after a sailboat accident that claimed the lives of his two brothers. Isaiah Risland is at Children’s...
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Family Mourns Loss Of 22-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Mpls.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A family is in mourning the death of a 22-year-old man who was gunned down as he went to deliver food to a family friend. A memorial is now set up where Jody Patzner, Jr. was shot...
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Victim’s Family: Hit-And-Run Driver Deserves 40 Years In Jail
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The man who killed a Twin Cities college student with his car is going to prison for 40 years. “We’re very happy. He’ll be older than us when he gets out, so we’re happy,” said...
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After 4 Miscarriages, Minn. Family Turns To An ‘Open Adoption’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It’s always been Jamie and Heather Thompson’s dream to have a big family. So when their son, Griffin, was born, they thought it was just the beginning. But as Griffin is about to...
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Best Go-Kart Racing In Minnesota
Today’s go-kart drivers are tomorrow’s NASCAR champions. Maybe not exactly, but for kids and parents interested in outdoor activities that teach kids important skills in steering and avoiding...
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Is Camping The Right Vacation For You And Your Family?
(Photo Credit: Thinkstock) In these times of financial strain, screen-time overload and general family fragmentation, camping has become the go-to vacation plan for many. Tent, trailer or lodge...
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1 Year After Tornado, Mpls. Couple Still Picking Up The Pieces
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s a day not many north Minneapolis residents will forget. Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the City’s destructive tornado. WCCO talked with one family who not only had...
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Minn. Family Thankful No One Hurt After Tree Falls On House
FARMINGTON (WCCO) – Mike and Tammy Helgestad are cleaning up around their house after this morning’s storms knocked a tree over, and onto their home. “There’s a big branch, that’s laying across our...
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Chanhassen Military Family Honored On Independence Day
CHANHASSEN, Minn. (WCCO) — Our military members are often remembered during Fourth of July parades, and so it was in Chanhassen Wednesday afternoon. WCCO-TV met the parents of a very patriotic family....
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Study Examines Family Travel And Start Of School
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A new study by the University of Minnesota Tourism Center examines family travel patterns when school starts before Labor Day. Its researchers say it will provide data for policy...
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Woodbury Family Displaced After Overnight Fire
WOODBURY, Minn. (WCCO) — A Woodbury family is waking up out of their home Sunday morning after their home was destroyed by a fire overnight. Fire officials say it started in the garage then spread....
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100 Straight Wins? And Father Still Outdoes His Son
STILLWATER, Minn. (WCCO) – Winning streaks are fun no matter what the sport; they’re even more fun when they last for nine consecutive years. That’s a reality for the Stillwater girls swim team. “It’s...
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Minn. Family’s Super Hero Powers Battle Genetic Disease
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (WCCO) – The Roseths are not the first family to wish for super power when battling a terminal disease. But they take their wish quite seriously. The Roseths are part of a group...
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Easy Steps To Prep Your Home For Holiday Guests
The year’s biggest holidays are on their way which means it’s time to ready your home in anticipation of overnight guests. After all, who wouldn’t want to play host for a few days to an aunt, cousin or...
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Family Of Fallen Cold Spring Officer Speaks
COLD SPRING, Minn. (WCCO) – It will be a very tough Christmas for the family of a police officer, killed while on the job. Officer Tom Decker’s children haven’t stopped crying since getting the news...
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New Brighton Teen Missing Without Medication Found
UPDATE: The family reports the missing teen was found safe on Wednesday, Dec. 26. The family says he was staying with a “former football family.” His mother said he will be taken to the hospital for a...
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Support Pours In For Family That Lost All In Christmas Eve Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Minneapolis family of 14 had something to smile about Tuesday after losing their home to a massive fire on Christmas Eve. Andrea Rice and her 13 family members were inside their...
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