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A Minn. H.S. Wrestler’s Improbable Story
By John Lauritsen, WCCO-TV COTTONWOOD, Minn. (WCCO) – It takes hard work and determination to make it to the state tournament. And it’s a safe bet that no wrestler has worked harder to get here than...
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NRCS Announces Cover Crop Sign-Up For Drought-Affected Counties
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – State conservation services are offering $400,000 in federal funds for drought-affected farmers to plant cover crops so that livestock might be fed and erosion controlled. State...
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Survivor Of 2008 School Bus Crash Graduates As Valedictorian
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Seven years ago, rescuers in southwest Minnesota faced a horrifying scene when a van slammed into a school bus near the town of Cottonwood. Four children were killed, and more than...
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Derailed Train Spills Corn In Western Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – BNSF Railway crews are working to clear a derailed train that spilled 23 loads of corn Friday evening. The derailment occurred in Cottonwood, according to Amy McBeth of BNSF. There...
View Article‘Significant Efforts’ Underway After Pipeline Leaks Diesel Fuel Near Cottonwood
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Containment efforts are underway after a pipeline leaked diesel fuel near Cottonwood Wednesday evening. At 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, operators at Magellan’s pipeline control center say...
View ArticleSheriff: Pipeline Leak Near Cottonwood Caused By Person, Not Faulty Pipeline
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Lyon County officials say a diesel fuel pipeline leak was caused by a person, and was not an error with the pipeline. On Wednesday evening, operators at Magellan’s pipeline control...
View ArticleVIDEO: Special Glasses Allow Minnesota Boy To See Color For The First Time
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A touching moment was captured on video when a southwestern Minnesota boy saw color for the first time. Jonathan Jones was in class at Lakeview Elementary School in Cottonwood when...
View ArticleWoman Convicted In Deadly Bus Crash Faces Federal Counts
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Guatemalan woman who was deported after she was convicted in a 2008 school bus crash that killed four children in southwestern Minnesota is now facing federal charges alleging she...
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Benefit Set For Landyn Berends, 12-Year-Old Boy In Need Of Heart Transplant
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 12-year-old boy is alive thanks to the quick response from school workers. Landyn Berends collapsed at Lakeview School in Cottonwood on Nov. 15. A secretary and a school nurse...
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Olga Franco del Cid, Previously Convicted In Crash That Killed 4 MN Children,...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Guatemalan woman who caused a crash that killed four Minnesota students in 2008 has pleaded guilty to illegally re-entering the United States. Olga Franco del Cid, a 35-year-old...
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