
Taken in Aitkin, Minn., before a storm by Andy Olberg. Photo published July 30, 2011 at kstp.com/Weather/
It’s what the Wolves so desperately hope for each May that they don’t make the playoffs: winning the draft lottery.
Chicago accomplished that three years ago, and now is blessed with a superstar in point guard Derrick Rose.
He spoke to reporters Wednesday morning at Target Center.
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Joe Coleman was the ninth man his first year on the Hopkins powerhouse, a young-but-talented prospect who probably would’ve been an instant star on a lot of other high school teams.
“Never once did he complain,” head coach Ken Novak Jr. said amid the postgame celebration on the Target Center floor after the Royals won their third straight Class 4A state championship behind the many skills of their senior small forward.
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Derrick Rose had 23 points and 10 assists in three quarters and the Chicago Bulls blew out the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-91 on Wednesday night.
Carlos Boozer had 24 points and 14 rebounds and the Bulls recorded 31 assists on 41 field goals to stay 2½ games ahead of Boston and Miami in the race for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
Kevin Love had 16 points and nine rebounds,
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Metro Transit is offering free bus rides to the King Tut Exhibition from this Friday until Sunday, April 1-3.
Click here to download and print your pass.
The exhibition at the Science Museum of Minnesota takes you back in time 3,000 years, allowing you to walk among the history of ancient Egypt.
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5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Meteorologist Patrick Hammer is tracking a strong storm for Sunday that could bring with it a rain and snow mix.
Click here to track the weather in your neighborhood with the KSTP.com interactive weather radar.
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Hennepin County officials say they’re struggling with deficits and they’re asking county employees again for their help. Today Commissioners agreed they would ask workers to take a special leave without pay this year–an average voluntary goal of 20 hours for each employee.
Last year, employees helped Hennepin County save $2.5 million by taking special leave without pay.
But board members and the county attorney can’t take special leave without pay. Just to make it even, the board also
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Rochester International Airport re-opened after being shut down and evacuated after a suspicious item was found in a checked bag around 4 p.m. Wednesday.
According to the airport manager, TSA screeners found a suspicious object in the bag. Officials isolated the bag which was on a flight headed to Chicago.
A bomb squad from Bloomington was called in to help. The bomb squad cleared the suspicious item and the terminal.
Normal airport operations resumed
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A Shakopee teacher’s aide accused of having sexual contact with a student has been charged with three counts of third degree Criminal Sexual Conduct.
Twenty-six year old Michelle Rose Chlan is accused of having sexual relations with a male student, who was 16-years-old when the alleged relationship began. According to the charges, the encounters took place from June 2009 to July 2010.
Chlan met the student through her employment as a paraprofessional at Shakopee
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Is it possible for a cougar to have tiger blood? 2008 Lakeville South graduate Shannah Henderson hopes so.
The 20-year-old has made it on to the third round of competition to be Charlie Sheen’s social media “#TigerBlood” intern. The field has now been narrowed down from somewhere in the neighborhood of 75,000 plus applicants to around 50.
The self-proclaimed Sheeniac says she stumbled upon the opportunity while looking for an internships online. Henderson, who is
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