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Twenty years ago, a boy took over as manager and owner of the Minnesota Twins. At least he did on the big screen. The film "Little Big League" turns 20 years old this month, so the Twins decided to have some fun with it Sunday at Target Field.
Downtown Duluth has a new brewery for visitors to enjoy and it doesn't just serve up beer. Endion Station Bar and Grill opened this weekend in Canal Park. While it's the fifth brewery owned by Fitger's Brewery, it's the city's first cider house.
Sometimes people think they're witnessing disaster at a Minnesota lake when they see a classic car plunge into the water. But then, the car doesn't sink; it floats. Minnesota has several collectors of Amphicars, quirky vehicles that are part car, part boat.
Last week, the jury for the Jesse Ventura defamation trial deliberated for nearly 25 hours without coming to a verdict. The lengthy deliberations have even experts wondering what could be taking so long.
At the Hub Bike Co-op in South Minneapolis, lately customers are calling about their new bikes being stolen. "We end up talking to somebody replacing a bike that has been stolen almost every day," Hub Bike Co-op employee David Meyer said.
Community activist Al Flowers says he could feel every blow given to him by Minneapolis Police officers during an arrest at his home late Saturday night. Flowers was arrested on charges of assaulting an officer after an altercation with police inside his home.
The family of a known local activist says he was beaten and kicked by police this weekend. Al Flowers was just released from the Hennepin County Jail Sunday. A mug shot shows his bruised face and bandaged head.
A popular Lake Calhoun beach is closed due to high levels of E. coli. Thomas Beach closed Thursday when regular testing found high levels of the bacteria. Thomas Beach was the site of the Minneapolis Aquatennial beach bash last Sunday.
Janee Harteau is the chief of police in Minneapolis, where she's trying to stop violence in the city. She told WCCO's Roshini Rajkumar that currently there are 779 officers on the street, but she would like more.
A 55-year-old Little Falls man died in a pond crash in Aitkin County Saturday afternoon, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The state patrol says a man was traveling in a 1999 Dodge Durango westbound on Highway 18 near Highway 169 when he ran off the road, crashed and rolled into a pond upside down.
The son of a Minnesota woman who died after eating tainted peanut butter hopes a trial in Georgia sends a message to food manufacturers that there can be serious consequences for peddling contaminated food.
A woman who was hit by a car in Minnetonka Beach and later died has been identified. On Thursday night, police said a woman died after being hit by a car Thursday night in the west Twin Cities metro and the driver is in custody as alcohol may have been a factor in the incident.
The Watonwan County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a newborn baby was found dead in Butterfield, Minn. Friday.
A cross-country solar car race is set to finish at the University of Minnesota on Monday. About 10 solar cars from colleges around the world are competing in the eight-day, 1,700-mile American Solar Challenge.
For residents of north Minneapolis, gun violence has become a regular occurrence this summer. "A whole lot of people just want to shoot … for no reason I guess," said resident Zermaine McCabe.
