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Blue Earth Home Invasion Suspect Now Charged

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Brian Freeman is formally charged Wednesday morning in Faribault County court.  He faces 7 charges in all - 1 count of 2nd Degree Murder, and 3 counts each of 2nd and 3rd Degree Attempted Murder. More>>

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Assault Investigation: Man Threatens Students at MSU

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We have an update for you on that Monday night assault on the campus of MSU–Mankato. Mankato Public Safety reporting they are in the process of issuing a warrant for a suspect in that case. More>>

Another Republican Steps Forward To Challenge Klobuchar

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A U.S. Army veteran who served in Afghanistan and Iraq says he wants to be the Republican opponent to Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. More>>

GOP Presidential Hopefuls Prepare For Tonight's Debate

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All four GOP presidential hopefuls will take part in a debate in Arizona tonight. It's their last face to face meeting before the next round of primaries. More>>

American Journalist Killed in Syrian Violence

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Deadly violence continues to escalate in Syria, now an American war correspondent was killed when government forces shelled rebel fighters. More>>

New Device Will Help Local Authorities Keep Tabs on Parolees

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Local law enforcement agencies now have a new high–tech way to make sure individuals on probation don't cheat. It's called a Mobile Tech Lab. It allows authorities to track people on probation through More>>

Local Reaction on Deadly Blue Earth Home Invasion

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Ceylon is a town of around 400 people and a close-nit community. Here news spread quickly of the Monday morning home invasion in Blue Earth and then authorities name the suspect: Brian Freeman of Ceylon More>>

Redistricting Decision Means Big Changes For Area Legislators

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Two local Representatives and two local Senators now share one House district and one Senate district More>>

Nicollet and Brown County Commissioners Hold Joint Meeting

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Different counties often have to deal with similar issues, that is why Tuesday Nicollet and Brown County Commissioners decided to compare notes at a joint meeting. More>>

Sen. Franken Staffers Seek Input on Farm Bill

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Members of Sen. Al Franken's office are criss crossing the state of Minnesota to get input on an upcoming piece of legislation. More>>

Update: Murder Victim Named, Suspect Arrested in Blue Earth Homicide Case

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Officials say 37-year-old Christopher Michael Fulmer of Blue Earth died from blunt force trauma. More>>

Fans United In Fight Against Heart Disease

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The rivalry between Mankato East and West runs deep, but at Tuesday night's basketball game between the schools, fans were on the same team when it comes to fighting heart disease. More>>

Update: Suspect ID'd in Blue Earth Home Invasion Murder

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Police ID Blue Earth murder suspect - arrest husband of one of the victims.
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Minneapolis Bridge Remains Closed

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Today Engineers are saying they found no sign of trouble during their last inspection of a pedestrian bridge in Minneapolis where a suspension cable broke loose Sunday night. More>>

VIkings Close To Deal To Use TCF Stadium Temporarily

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The Minnesota Vikings say they have reached a tentative deal with the University of Minnesota on how much the team will pay to use TCF Stadium while a new Vikings stadium is being built. More>>

Santorum Continues To Lead in Polls, Romney Leads in Fundraising

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The Republican primaries in Arizona and Michigan are just one week from today. Rick Santorum is beating Mitt Romney in the polls, but Romney's campaign has more money. More>>

Greece Getting Another Bailout

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Greece is getting another bailout. Leaders within the European Union have agreed to give the struggling country 170 billion dollars in bailout loans. More>>

State Patrol Busy On Snowy Monday

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Minnesota State Patrol urging drivers to slow down when road conditions are not ideal. State wide, Patrol responded to 191 crashes on Monday. More>>

Foreclosures Increasing in Mankato

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Experts say cause is a weak economy instead of left over remnants of housing bubble More>>

MSU Students Hope For More Gender-Neutral Bathrooms

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Men's or women's bathroom? It's a decision most of us make daily with out much thought, but for people that are transgender or gender non–conforming, the decision is not that easy. More>>

Update: House Fire Displaces Residents

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Several people are without a home after a fire ripped through a house in North Mankato. More>>

Radio station changes its FM airwaves

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95.7 'The Blaze' has gone away in favor of a new FM talk format. The station made this switch at 11 A.M. on Monday. More>>

One Dead in Blue Earth Home Invasion

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One man is dead and two women are seriously injured after an apparent home invasion early Monday morning.  More>>

North Mankato Home Destroyed by Overnight Fire

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Fire crews were called back to the scene Monday morning after a flare up at a home that caught fire overnight. Officials responded to 419 Webster Avenue in North Mankato Sunday night around 11:30. More>>

Santorum Continues To Surge in Polls

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New poll numbers show Rick Santorum is still surging ahead of the Republican pack. He's fighting to hold on to that lead especially in Michigan, the home state of his rival Mitt Romney. More>>

Nuclear Experts Once Again Visit Iran

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Nuclear inspectors from the United Nations are visiting Iran's capital for the second time in a month to discuss the country's nuclear program. More>>

Gas Prices Rise Drastically Across The Country

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Gas prices around the country seem to be going in one direction lately, up, up way up. Due to recent turmoil in the mid east gas prices not just in the U–S but all over the world have increased drastically. More>>

Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota Continues To Grow

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The Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota has expanded its hours and play space. The basement of the museum is now open and home to a brand new exhibit. More>>

Couple Find 1860 Lincoln Campaign Token

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Before there were bumpers for bumper stickers, candidates used to hand out campaign tokens, and a local antique shop ran across one from Abraham Lincoln's first presidential run. More>>

Fatal Rollover in Redwood County

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A 42 year old man from Lamberton has died in a fatal rollover. Brett Vanmeveren died after losing control of his vehicle on 110th street in redwood County.
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Mother Warns Kids of Train Hopping After Son Dies

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The family of a 15 year old boy who died after train hopping is warning kids not to do it.  Christopher Hanson and his friends had done train hopped numerous times before his death.
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Woman Makes Emergency Plane Landing In Field

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A 42-year-old Minneapolis woman walks away without injuries after an emergency plane landing. The woman was forced to land the Piper 28 aircraft in a plowed field near Hamburg. More>>

Willmar Uses Facebook To Solve Crime

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Willmar police used Facebook to help identify and arrest two suspects in recent thefts.  The tactic was so successful that police are considering using the social networking site more often. More>>

Kentucky Woman Shoot Cheating Husband in Crotch

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A woman in Kentucky took the ultimate revenge on her alleged cheating husband, shooting him in the privates. Officers say 39-year-old Kerrie Alvarez shot her husband Javier in the crotch. More>>

Hometown Dreamer Shines on American Idol

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Shelby Tweten's performance impresses Idol judges and fans at home. More>>

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Beer Truck Ends Up in the Drink

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Police say a truck driver escaped serious injury Tuesday when his rig crashed through a guardrail and ended up in a Florida City canal. More>>

Mardi Gras Wraps Up In New Orleans

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There is a giant celebration going on in New Orleans. The French Quarter is packed today to celebrate Fat Tuesday. More>>

Recycled Luge Contest

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no school, in observance of Presidents' Day. So what is a kid to do? The Kiwanis club of Rock Island, Illinois held their third annual "Use It or Luge It" contest today. The competitors could only use More>>

Anglers Dream Proposal

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And finally tonight, a North Dakota man gets his girlfriend to marry him...by fooling her hook, line and sinker. More>>

Robot Games in Missouri

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Hundreds of children filled the Missouri Capitol rotunda to learn in a friendly competition of robotics. They pitted their programming skills against one another in tabletop competitions, where their More>>

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