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<title><![CDATA[Omicron impacts return-to-office plans in Twin Cities' downtowns]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The omicron variant has halted plans to bring more workers back to the Twin Cities' downtowns.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 23:11:00 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Feds target most violent, repeat offenders in fight to slow Twin Cities wave of carjackings]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In response to a historic spike in carjackings around the Twin Cities in the last two years, federal agents and prosecutors are stepping into an area of violent crime that had mostly been left up to local authorities to solve in the past.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/feds-target-most-violent-repeat-offenders-in-fight-to-slow-twin-cities-wave-of-carjackings/6368458/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 22:15:05 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[So Minnesota: Eveleth Hippodrome turns 100 years old]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Minnesota is known as the state of hockey. <br />
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<link>https://kstp.com/so-minnesota/eveleth-hippodrome-turns-100-years-old/6365250/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 22:31:02 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Federal trial of 3 ex-officers charged in Floyd's death starts with blame game, bodycam video]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd officially began Monday morning.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/news/federal-trial-of-3-ex-officers-charged-in-floyds-death-starts-with-blame-game-bodycam-video/6368436/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:13:34 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This sketch shows former MPD officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane (from left to right) with their attorneys as their federal trial begins in the death of George Floyd on Jan. 24, 2022.]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[MN group forms to oppose legalizing recreational marijuana]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The DFL-controlled Minnesota House made history last May when it passed a bill to legalize recreational marijuana. However, don't look for history to repeat itself in the Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate this year.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/politics/mn-group-forms-to-oppose-legalizing-recreational-marijuana/6368492/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:51:21 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Every Meal in Roseville aims to feed students who may be cut off from healthy meals due to COVID, cold weather or distance learning.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Every Meal in Roseville has already served more than one million meals this school year.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/every-meal-in-roseville-aims-to-feed-students-who-may-be-cut-off-from-healthy-meals-due-to-covid-cold-weather-or-distance-learning/6368413/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:38:28 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Snowplow hit by gunfire after vehicle crashes into it, Minneapolis Police investigating]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Minneapolis Police said they are investigating a shooting that damaged a city snowplow Sunday night.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/snowplow-hit-by-gunfire-after-vehicle-crashes-into-it-minneapolis-police-investigating/6368504/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 23:12:14 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[LIST: Cities with mask mandates in 2022]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With the omicron COVID-19 variant surging in Minnesota, a number of cities are reinstating indoor mask mandates. Here is a list.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/coronavirus/list-minnesota-cities-with-mask-mandates-2022/6357290/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:08:17 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[LIST: Districts and schools moving to distance learning]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Days into the 2022 school year, some Minnesota schools are shifting to remote learning.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/coronavirus/list-districts-and-schools-moving-to-distance-learning-2022/6355154/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:29:55 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FILE - Desks are spaced apart ahead of planned in-person learning at Nebinger Elementary School in Philadelphia, Friday, March 19, 2021.]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Women's Olympic Hockey Team gets honorary send-off]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A crowd full of family members, fans and local elementary students held signs and American flags outside the Super Rink, as the bus full of Olympians headed out Monday afternoon.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-sports/womens-olympic-hockey-team-gets-honorary-send-off/6368461/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:46:31 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[House DFL proposes $100 million public safety plan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Crime prevention and public safety have moved to the top of the 2022 agenda of the Minnesota Legislature along with COVID response and the projected budget surplus.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/politics/house-dfl-proposes-100-million-dollars-public-safety-plan/6368457/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:48:00 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Woman charged with murder after confessing to choking her mother]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A woman is charged with second-degree murder in Scott County after she admitted to strangling her mother.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/news/woman-charged-with-murder-after-confessing-to-choking-her-mother/6368354/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:14:03 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Murder charge filed against St. Paul man accused of beating wife to death]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Arvid Harry Johnson, 65, faces one count of second-degree murder in his wife's death. He is being held at the Ramsey County Jail with a bail of $1 million.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/murder-charge-filed-against-st-paul-man-accused-of-beating-wife-to-death/6368319/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:00:58 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Liquor store employee shot in St. Paul Sunday afternoon, police investigating]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[St. Paul Police are investigating an incident where a liquor store employee was reportedly shot during a confrontation with a shoplifter.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/liqour-store-employee-shot-st-paul/6367454/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:42:51 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[St. Paul police identify weekend homicide victim; suspect charged with murder]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Prosecutors have charged a man suspected of fatally shooting the mother of his child this past weekend in St. Paul's North End neighborhood.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/news/st-paul-police-identify-homicide-victim-lyton-place-west-sylvan-street/6368096/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:58:45 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Bell Jr.]]></media:description>
<media:credit role="author"><![CDATA[Ramsey County Sheriff's Office]]></media:credit>
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<title><![CDATA[Moorhead police: Poison gas that killed 7 came from furnace]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A furnace was the source of carbon monoxide that killed seven members of an immigrant family from Honduras living in Moorhead, authorities said Monday.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/moorhead-police-report-poison-gas-that-killed-7-came-from-furnace/6368240/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:39:03 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In this file photo, emergency vehicles surround the home where seven people were found dead Saturday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Moorhead, Minn.]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[MDH: 42 newly reported COVID-19 deaths, 1,566 hospitalizations]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Monday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported 42 newly reported deaths from COVID-19 and 1,566 current COVID-19 hospitalizations.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/coronavirus/mdh-42-newly-reported-covid-19-deaths-1566-hospitalizations/6368075/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:33:59 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[LIVE UPDATES: 1st day of federal trial ends with Lane's bodycam video]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Opening statements began Monday morning in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/news/live-updates-opening-statements-begin-in-federal-trial-of-3-former-minneapolis-police-officers-charged-in-george-floyd-death/6367931/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:01:54 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Defense attorney Robert Paule offers an opening statement on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd&#39;s death.]]></media:description>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FILE - In this courtroom sketch, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson presides over a pretrial hearing for three former Minneapolis officers charged in the death of George Floyd, in federal court on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn.]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[St. Cloud man identified as victim of fatal triple shooting]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Authorities have released the identity of a man who was killed during a triple shooting last week in Minneapolis.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/news/st-cloud-man-identified-victim-fatal-triple-shooting/6367865/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:01:13 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UPDATE: Stocks drop sharply as market eyes Fed, Ukraine tensions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Stocks fell sharply as investors anticipate inflation-fighting measures from the Federal Reserve and fretted over the possibility of conflict between Russia and Ukraine.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/national/dow-drops-markets-extend-slide-2022/6368076/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 13:49:58 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Phyllis Arena Woods works on the floor, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 1,000 points Monday as financial markets buckled in anticipation of inflation-fighting measures from the Federal Reserve and fretted over the possibility of conflict between Russia and Ukraine.]]></media:description>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman wearing a face mask walks near a money exchange office in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. Asian markets mostly fell on Monday after a sell-off gave Wall Street its worst week since the start of the pandemic in early 2020.]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Police: 6 found dead at Milwaukee home had gunshot wounds]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Six people found dead in a Milwaukee home had apparently been shot and investigators are looking for the person or people responsible for the homicides, police said Monday.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/milwaukee-homicide-investigation-county-identities-pending-cause-threat-violence-crime-sheriff-city-mayor-acting/6367816/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:44:42 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cruise ship changes course after US judge orders seizure]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A cruise ship that was supposed to dock in Miami has instead sailed to the Bahamas, after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over $4 million in unpaid fuel.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/national/cruise-ship-changes-course-judge-orders-seizure/6367539/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2022 21:57:12 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cruise liner Crystal Symphony leaves harbor. ]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Experts: How, when to wash and reuse N95, KN95 masks]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[We wondered after all that washing and drying of cloth masks, if N95s and KN95s could be reusable.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/coronavirus/wash-reuse-n95/6366619/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:41:52 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MnDOT: Snow cover affecting some metro area roads]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) lists area roadways across the metro region as either completely or partially covered following an overnight snowfall.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/traffic/snow-road-conditions-morning-commute-traffic-temperature-wind-sun-clouds-winter-ice-twin-cities-metro-area/6367735/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:05:37 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Opening statements to be made Monday in federal trial of former Minneapolis officers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Opening statements will be made Monday in the federal trial of former Minneapolis police officers Thomas Lane, J Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/news/george-floyd-opening-statements-federal-trial-former-police-officers-civil-rights-begins-monday-jury-selected/6367761/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:25:40 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From left: Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Afghan refugees moving to Minnesota, support needed for families]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A Minnesota senator and former governor joined together Sunday to support an organization that helps refugees.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/afghan-families-coming-to-minnesota-support-needed/6367562/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:51:35 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stillwater community celebrates world snow sculpting championship]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The world snow sculpting championship wrapped up in Stillwater on Sunday and gave locals the chance to enjoy unique artwork along with the weather that made it possible.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/stillwater-celebrates-world-snow-sculpting-championship/6367505/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2022 21:03:06 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US draws down Ukraine embassy presence as war fears mount]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The State Department on Sunday ordered the families of all American personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine to leave the country amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/news/us-draws-down-ukraine-embassy-presence-amid-war-fears/6367490/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:32:44 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukraine forces train near Kyiv.]]></media:description>
<media:credit role="author"><![CDATA[Efrem Lukatsky]]></media:credit>
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<title><![CDATA[St. Paul neighbors respond to recent violence, some say they no longer feel safe]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[St. Paul is marking its fifth homicide in a month and some neighbors said they no longer feel safe in the city.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/st-paul-neighbors-recent-violence-no-longer-feel-safe-fifth-homicide/6367434/?cat=1</link>
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<creator>kstp.com</creator>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2022 23:25:07 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[At Issue: Jan. 23 &mdash; Governor proposes 'Walz Checks'; more details emerge on Hutchinson DWI investigation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Plus, more than a dozen legislators have already announced their plans to retire after their term runs out. House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, says a shakeup is typical in a redistricting year.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/at-issue-governor-walz-checks-hutchinson-dwi-investigation/6367419/?cat=1</link>
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<creator>kstp.com</creator>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2022 16:52:05 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At Issue with Tom Hauser]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Man arrested after woman found beaten to death in St. Paul]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A man is in custody after a woman was found beaten to death early Sunday morning in St. Paul's North End neighborhood.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/man-arrested-after-woman-found-beaten-to-death-in-st-paul/6367264/?cat=1</link>
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<creator>kstp.com</creator>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2022 08:29:07 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Police: Man fires into crowd at post-funeral gathering, critically wounds 2]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Two people are in critical condition after a shooting Saturday afternoon at the Cora McCorvey Health and Wellness Center, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/minneapolis-funeral-2-shot/6367015/?cat=1</link>
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<creator>kstp.com</creator>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2022 23:00:57 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['It's just when that needle hits the record': Local fans celebrate as vinyl sales boom]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Just trying to start the collection strong,&rdquo; says Lawson Ramuta, from St. Louis Park. &ldquo;Just like when that needle hits the record, especially with a lot of these older records, it just sounds a little different.&rdquo;]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/vinyl-boom/6367096/?cat=1</link>
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<creator>kstp.com</creator>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2022 07:21:27 CST</pubDate>
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<media:credit role="author"><![CDATA[Rich Reeve/KSTP]]></media:credit>
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<title><![CDATA[Victim of Minneapolis sexual assault, carjacking speaks out]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A man is behind bars after being charged with sexually assaulting a woman during a carjacking in Minneapolis last week. The victim shared her story with 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/victim-speaks-out/6366995/?cat=1</link>
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<creator>kstp.com</creator>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2022 18:13:10 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Massive snow blocks stomped into shape ahead of St. Paul Winter Carnival sculpting contest]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The St. Paul Vulcans have been hauling, dumping and stomping snow into 8-foot cubes this weekend, creating fresh white canvases for snow sculptors as the St. Paul Winter Carnival approaches.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/massive-snow-blocks-stomped-into-shape-ahead-of-st-paul-winter-carnival-sculpting-contest/6367258/?cat=1</link>
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<creator>kstp.com</creator>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2022 09:16:44 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A bulldozer loads snow into the top of an 8-foot box Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights. The snow will be packed down into one of 21 cubes prepared ahead of the Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Competition at the St. Paul Winter Carnival.]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Snow continues Saturday evening, Winter Weather Advisory South]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Light to steady snow continues Saturday evening, with bigger impacts expected south of the Twin Cities.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-weather/weather-saturday/6367039/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2022 20:05:43 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Winter Weather Advisory January 22, 2022]]></media:description>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Snow forecast for January 22, 2022]]></media:description>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hourly forecast for January 22-23, 2022]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[State Patrol: More than 200 crashes statewide Saturday]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As falling snow and winter weather continue to make driving conditions difficult and roads slick, the Minnesota State Patrol has reported hundreds of crashes and spinouts across the state.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/sat-crash-numbers/6367074/?cat=1</link>
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<creator>kstp.com</creator>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2022 22:13:31 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Our Live Drive travelled through the south metro Saturday evening.]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[UPDATE: Arrest made; Woman shot and killed in Saint Paul's North End neighborhood]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Just after midnight on Saturday, St. Paul Police received a 911 call saying the caller heard arguing followed by at least one gunshot. When medics arrived they found a woman who was pronounced dead.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/woman-shot-and-killed-in-saint-pauls-north-end-neighborhood/6366792/?cat=1</link>
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<creator>kstp.com</creator>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2022 18:15:10 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nowthen Fire Department responds to a 70-by-70-foot barn on fire]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Around 11:12 p.m. on Friday, Nowthen Fire Department was sent out to a reported barn fire at the 6700 block of 213th Avenue Northwest. When crews arrived, they found a 70-by-70-foot barn on fire.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/nowthen-fire-department-responds-to-a-70-by-70-foot-barn-on-fire/6366816/?cat=1</link>
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<creator>kstp.com</creator>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2022 14:58:58 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Crews dealt with freezing temperatures and in addition to propane there were reports of wax, kerosene, other fuels/oils in large quantities.]]></media:description>
<media:credit role="author"><![CDATA[Joe Lawrence Assistant Fire Chief City of St. Francis/Nowthen]]></media:credit>
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<title><![CDATA[Young officer slain in Harlem joined to help 'chaotic city']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 22-year-old New York City police officer who was shot to death while responding to a call in a Harlem apartment came from an immigrant family and grew up in a community with strained police relations, but joined the force to make a difference in the &quot;chaotic city,&quot; he once wrote.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/national/young-officer-slain-in-harlem-joined-to-help-chaotic-city/6366921/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2022 19:01:09 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In an undated photo released by the NYPD, New York Police Department officer Jason Rivera who was killed in a police shooting, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, in New York City, is seen. Officials say a New York City police officer Jason Rivera, 22 years old, has been killed and fellow officer Wilbert Mora, 27 years old, was critically wounded in a shooting in Harlem. The officers had been responding to a call Friday about an argument between a woman and her adult son. ]]></media:description>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In an undated photo released by the NYPD, New York Police Department officer Wilbert Mora who was involved in a police shooting, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, in New York City, is seen. Officials say Mora, 27 years old, was critically wounded while fellow officer Jason Rivera, 22 years old, was killed in a shooting in Harlem. The officers had been responding to a call Friday about an argument between a woman and her adult son. ]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[State Patrol: 216 crashes, 152 spin-outs]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[From 9:30 p.m. on Friday to 7:30 a.m. Saturday, State Patrol responded to 216 crashes and 152 spin-outs.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/traffic/state-patrol-says-216-crashes-and-152-spin-outs-overnight/6366780/?cat=1</link>
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<creator>kstp.com</creator>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:13:37 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[7 Minneapolis bars, restaurants sue city, mayor over 'vaccine-or-test' mandate]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Seven Minneapolis bars and restaurants are seeking a temporary restraining order against the city and the mayor in connection with the &quot;vaccine-or-test&quot; mandate that went into effect this week.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/business/minneapolis-bars-restaurants-lawsuit-city-mayor-vaccine-test-mandate-temporary-restraining-order-effective-frey-carter-st-paul/6366155/?cat=1</link>
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<creator>kstp.com</creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:15:38 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A file photo of a vaccination card.]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 new city council voices focus on Minneapolis public safety]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;All of us are hurt and broken by the number of murders and shootings in Minneapolis,&quot; said City Councilmember LaTrisha Vetaw, who now chairs the public health and safety committee. &ldquo;My job is to make sure we all feel safe and welcome in our communities.&quot;]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/mpls-cc-public-safety/6366565/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:00:54 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LaTrisha Vetaw, left, and Elliot Payne, right.]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Lost Souls: Lawmakers push to close 'gap' in criminal justice system first reported by 5 INVESTIGATES]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With changes to the criminal justice system in Minnesota expected to dominate the upcoming legislative session, mental health advocates and lawmakers believe they have found a series of solutions that could help close a widening &quot;gap&quot; that hundreds of criminal defendants fall into every year.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/news/lost-souls/6365487/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:17:03 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Lost Souls: More Minnesotans are falling into criminal justice system gap than ever before.]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[State Patrol: More than 150 crashes Friday afternoon, evening statewide]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As winter weather continues to make driving conditions difficult and roads slick, the Minnesota State Patrol has reported dozens of crashes and spinouts across the state.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/news/state-patrol-crashes/6366611/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:02:07 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Troopers respond to crashes across Minnesota on Jan. 21, 2022.]]></media:description>
<media:credit role="author"><![CDATA[Sgt. Jesse Grabow, Minnesota State Patrol]]></media:credit>
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<title><![CDATA[Feds: Nonprofit stole millions of tax dollars meant to feed kids during pandemic]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A Minnesota-based nonprofit that was supposed to help feed underprivileged children during the COVID-19 pandemic is now under federal investigation for allegedly spending millions in public money on luxury items, according to documents obtained by 5 INVESTIGATES.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/news/nonprofit-allegations/6365486/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:13:08 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Opening statements in federal trial of 3 former MPD officers scheduled for Monday]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[It was a quiet day of closed-door hearings in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis Police officers facing civil rights charges in the death of George Floyd.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/news/fed-trial-monday/6366509/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:43:52 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tou Thao (left), J Alexander Kueng (middle) and Thomas Lane (right) and their attorneys appear in federal court on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.]]></media:description>
<media:credit role="author"><![CDATA[Cedric Hohnstadt Illustration]]></media:credit>
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<title><![CDATA[2 injured in school bus crash Friday afternoon, New Brighton authorities say]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Multiple people were injured in a school bus crash with students on board Friday afternoon in New Brighton, according to law enforcement.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/news/two-injured-school-bus-friday-crash-new-brighton-mounds-view-schools/6366438/?cat=1</link>
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<creator>kstp.com</creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:12:23 CST</pubDate>
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<media:credit role="author"><![CDATA[Joe Caffrey/KSTP]]></media:credit>
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<title><![CDATA[Minnesotan credits COVID-19 pills for saving his life]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Hospitals are currently prioritizing patients at high risk of hospitalization or death from the virus due to the short supply of the pills.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/coronavirus/covid-pills-mn/6366402/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:54:08 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This undated image provided by Pfizer in November 2021 shows the company&#39;s COVID-19 pills. On Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, Pfizer said that its experimental COVID-19 pill is effective against the omicron variant and maintained its promising early performance against the virus in final testing.]]></media:description>
<media:credit role="author"><![CDATA[Pfizer via AP, File]]></media:credit>
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<title><![CDATA[GOP candidates respond to 'Walz Checks' proposal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Soon after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz proposed $700 million of direct payments to Minnesotans as a way to partially reduce the state's $7.7 billion projected surplus, Republican candidates for his job weighed in publicly on the idea.]]></description>
<link>https://kstp.com/politics/gop-candidates-respond-to-walz-checks-proposal/6366387/?cat=1</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:48:46 CST</pubDate>
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<media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Five of the six GOP gubernatorial candidates at a forum on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022.]]></media:description>
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