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Good afternoon! Residents of Ellendale Minn. got the all clear to return to their homes after a nearby train derailment and hazardous spill prompted a "precautionary evacuation." There's still no exact count of how many cars derailed or how long it will take Union Pacific to remove them. | Forecast
 

Trump shakes up transition team, elevates Pence's role

Vice President-elect Mike Pence will head the operations, demoting New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who had been running the transition planning. Three of Donald Trump's adult children are also on the transition executive committee. Trump's plans for his first 100 days

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Gen. John Vessey and Lt. Avis Schorer remembered on Veterans Day

We remember two Minnesota veterans who died this year -- Gen. John Vessey and Lt. Avis Schorer. Obama gives his final Veterans Day speech

Robert Vaughn, suave 'Man from U.N.C.L.E.' star, dies at 83

Oscar-nominated actor Robert Vaughn, the debonair crime-fighter of television's "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." in the 1960s, has died.

An app saw Trump winning swing states when polls didn't

The startup Brigade built an app that asks a simple question: Which candidate are you going to vote for? The company's data pointed to a big crossover effect: Democrats voting for Trump in droves. | Election 2016


 
 

Authorities search for vulnerable St. Peter girl, 12

Southern Minnesota officials have launched an extensive air, ground and water search for Mya Ann Arriage, a non-verbal, developmentally disabled 12-year-old who wandered shoeless from her St. Peter, Minn., home early Friday morning.

Organizer says anti-Trump protests are a "joyous rebellion"

Activists in Minnesota say they don't plan to ease up on their protests against President-elect Donald Trump. | Thousands in Minneapolis take to I-94, protesting Trump's win

Access to abortion could be curtailed under Trump administration

Donald Trump's presidency could have a profound impact on abortion. He has said he'll nominate Supreme Court justices who would overturn the 1973 ruling that legalized the procedure.

Can't hurry love: Rare snail finds romance after global search

A genetic fluke stood in the way of love for a lonely and unique snail named Jeremy. But thanks to a public appeal, the snail has hopefully found a mate — or maybe even two.

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