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Ben Utecht finds a silver lining after suffering traumatic brain injuries
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- Ben Utecht finds a silver lining after suffering traumatic brain injuries
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Ben Utecht has suffered five documented traumatic brain injuries during his successful football career with the Minnesota Gophers and the Indianapolis Colts. He now lives with long-term memory loss, and is a spokesperson for the American Academy of Neurology.
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- Coping with concussion's side effects
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Logan Hauser played left tackle for St. Thomas Academy, but several debilitating concussions lead to him leaving the game he loves. Now in his freshman year at the University of St. Thomas in the engineering program, he looks back at how memory loss has impacted him.
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- Vicky Mountain sings "Big City Blues"
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Twin Cities local jazz vocalist Vicky Mountain sings "Big City Blues," from her album "Birds of a Feather" at a house concert on Sunday, Sep. 14, 2014 in Plymouth, Minn.
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- How to make an Autumn Spice Negroni
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Erik Eastman, of Easy & Oskey bitters, shows us how to customize the classic Negroni cocktail for the Fall season. It includes bitters made from a make-your-own bitters kit and flavored with allspice berries, cinnamon, cloves, mace, galangal, star anise pods and powdered ginger.
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- 'Looked like Ty Hoffman, but skinnier'
- Runtime
- 0:40
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Business owner Ben Christiansen was nearby when Shakopee police arrested fugitive Lyle "Ty" Hoffman, the man wanted for the slaying of a Boston Scientific executive last month.
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- Chris Lollie, sitting in First National Bank skyway area
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Security camera video from the First National Bank shows Chris Lollie before the police confrontation. Note: This video has been speeded up and sections removed where nothing is happening. No other edits have been made.
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- Side-by-side videos of arrest of Chris Lollie in skyway
- Runtime
- 4:36
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Watch security camera and phone camera videos side-by-side as St. Paul police confront Chris Lollie, taser and arrest him.
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- Security camera video of tasing of Chris Lollie in St. Paul skyway
- Runtime
- 4:19
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- St. Paul police released security camera video from the Securian Financial building that shows the tasing and arrest of Chris Lollie in January. Previously, Lollie released video of the event taken on his cell phone.
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- New testing for helmets
- Runtime
- 0:11
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Earlier this year, the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) approved a revised football helmet standard that will require helmets to be tested for certain concussion causing forces. The revised testing method uses a pneumatic ram to test rotational forces, which are known to lead to concussions.
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- Why do we celebrate spuds and berries?
- Runtime
- 5:34
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Strawberries. Blueberries. Rutabagas. These are just a few of the edible items that headline summer gatherings across Minnesota. From Hopkins' Raspberry Festival to Barnesville's Potato Days, countless community events revolve around produce.
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- Burnsville police camera records man with box cutter in police lobby
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Burnsville police released a video from a body camera of an incident in their own lobby, where a man entered carrying a box cutter and bleeding at the throat.
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- Eyewitness says skateboarder hit by light rail train
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- According to an eyewitness, a skateboarder was hit by a light rail train in St. Paul near University and Dale Avenues.
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- West End Market replaces Heritage Square
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The Minnesota State Fair is getting a facelift for 2014. What used to be Heritage Square is now History and Heritage Center and the West End Transit Hub, the newest feature of the nearly 160 year old Great Minnesota Get Together.
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- Foraging mushrooms, finding happiness
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Mike Kempenich forages for wild mushrooms all around Minnesota and then sells them to well-known chefs in the Twin Cities. In the spring he finds treasured morel mushrooms, but in the summer he finds greater variety, including chanterelles, lobster and hen-of-the-woods mushrooms.
Kempenich, who has made a career of foraging mushrooms for the past seven years, leads guided mushroom hunts to help people identify wild, edible mushrooms. In the process of hunting for mushrooms, and teaching others to find them, he has found something of his own.
For more information, visit www.mikeologystore.com.
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- Demonstrator arrested after Moment of Silence
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- A woman who had been demonstrating at Thursday's National Moment of Silence vigil in Minneapolis was arrested by Minneapolis police. Video courtesy of Marcus Mayo
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- Making honey from rooftop bees
- Runtime
- 3:54
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- More and more Twin Cities rooftops are becoming homes to honeybee colonies, fostered by the Bee Squad at the University of Minnesota. And researchers are just starting to study if rooftops may be safer, healthier places for bees to survive. Video: Judy Griesedieck
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- Raising bees on rooftops
- Runtime
- 3:54
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- More and more Twin Cities rooftops are becoming homes to honeybee colonies, fostered by the Bee Squad at the University of Minnesota. And researchers are just starting to study if rooftops may be safer, healthier places for bees to survive. Video: Judy Griesedieck
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- Contractor tips: contracts
- Runtime
- 0:22
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Deciding who to hire to do work on your home can be a difficult decision. Advocates always warn consumers about fly-by-night contractors and urge homeowners to be vigilant and to do their homework before hiring anyone.
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- Contractor tips: lien waivers
- Runtime
- 0:18
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Deciding who to hire to do work on your home can be a difficult decision. Advocates always warn consumers about fly-by-night contractors and urge homeowners to be vigilant and to do their homework before hiring anyone.
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- Contractor tips: homeowners be vigilant
- Runtime
- 0:21
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Deciding who to hire to do work on your home can be a difficult decision. Advocates always warn consumers about fly-by-night contractors and urge homeowners to be vigilant and to do their homework before hiring anyone.
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- Contractor tips: licensure
- Runtime
- 0:23
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Deciding who to hire to do work on your home can be a difficult decision. Advocates always warn consumers about fly-by-night contractors and urge homeowners to be vigilant and to do their homework before hiring anyone.
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- Contractor tips: payment schedules
- Runtime
- 0:23
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Deciding who to hire to do work on your home can be a difficult decision. Advocates always warn consumers about fly-by-night contractors and urge homeowners to be vigilant and to do their homework before hiring anyone.
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- Memorable moments from the funeral for Officer Scott Patrick
- Runtime
- 6:06
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Thousands turned out to say goodbye to Mendota Heights police officer Scott Patrick, and even more people lined the roads to watch the funeral procession. Here are some of the memorable moments from the services on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014.
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- Officer John Larrive talks about what made Scott Patrick special
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Fellow Mendota Heights police officer John Larrive had the mourners laughing and cryings as he spoke at the funeral of Officer Scott Patrick about what made him a special community police officer during the services Wed., Aug. 6, 2014 at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in West St. Paul.
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- Touching tribute to Officer Patrick by fellow officer
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- 4:10
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Perhaps the most touching tribute of the funeral service for Officer Scott Patrick came from his fellow Mendota Heights police officer Robert Lambert during the services Wed., Aug. 6, 2014 at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in West St. Paul.
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- Russell Simmons on the stages of meditation
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Russell Simmons was interviewed by Dessa at the MPR News Top Coast Festival. He wrote a book about meditation called "Success Through Stillness." He explained to Dessa what it's like to move through the stages of meditation. They spoke on June 1, 2014.
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- Mendota Heights police announce officer death
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Mendota Heights police chief Mike Aschenbrener identified 19-year veteran Scott Patrick as the victim of a fatal shooting during an afternoon traffic stop on July 30, 2014. Patrick was the senior member of the 17-officer force.
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- Mendota Heights police announce officer death
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Mendota Heights police chief Mike Aschenbrener identified 19-year veteran Scott Patrick as the victim of a fatal shooting during a traffic stop on July 30, 2014. Patrick, 49, was the senior member of the 17-officer force
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- Witness says it was a chaotic scene
- Runtime
- 1:06
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Amelia Cheever of West St. Paul heard the shooting of a Mendota Heights police officer and came around the corner to see the scene.
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- Mother and child rescued from fire
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Stephanie Luellen captured video on her cell phone of her friend Rick Johann, a St. Paul construction worker, pulling a woman and her infant from a burning home Monday night in St. Paul's North End. The video had been edited for clarity.
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- Ezekiel Emanuel on treating chronic health problems
- Runtime
- 3:10
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel spoke to Kerri Miller about his new book "Reinventing American Health Care." He said we need to transform how we care for folks with diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity or other chronic health problems. He spoke to Kerri on June 1, 2014 at the MPR News Top Coast Festival.
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- Face to face with a GoPro chomping giraffe
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- MPR News reporter Tim Post put GoPro cameras on the giraffe feeding baskets at Como Park Zoo in St. Paul and got an unusual view of the 14-foot tall animals. That is until one giraffe had enough of the attention and yanked down the cameras.
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- Ezekiel Emanuel on health care and technology
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel spoke to Kerri Miller about his new book "Reinventing American Health Care." He said that new technology and innovative ideas are needed to help lower health care costs. He spoke to Kerri on June 1, 2014 at the MPR News Top Coast Festival.
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- Talking Volumes: Elizabeth Gilbert on finding home and rituals
- Runtime
- 3:40
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Author Elizabeth Gilbert discusses success, home, and rituals during a Talking Volumes discussion with Minnesota Public Radio's Kerri Miller at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota July 11, 2014.
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- Talking Volumes: Elizabeth Gilbert on being whole
- Runtime
- 4:33
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Author Elizabeth Gilbert discusses being whole, finding balance, and her relationships during a Talking Volumes discussion with Minnesota Public Radio's Kerri Miller at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota July 11, 2014.
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- Talking Volumes: Elizabeth Gilbert on aging and her grandmother
- Runtime
- 3:10
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Author Elizabeth Gilbert discusses aging and her grandmother during the Talking Volumes series at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota. Kerri Miller hosted the live event on July 11, 2014.
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- A GoPro's view of the Daily Circuit
- Runtime
- 0:34
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- A GoPro camera on an MPR News microphone captured this close up view of Tom Weber during the Daily Circuit on Monday July 21st.
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- Tom Mahowald was abused by a priest as a boy
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Tom Mahowald was abused by a priest when he was 11 years old. The archdiocese had him investigated when he made a claim. "They just kicked me to the ground and flattened me with a grader."
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- Archbishop Harry Flynn at speaking at Siena College
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Harry Flynn outlines five working points to help guide bishops dealing with clergy sex abuse concerns. [Siena College "Trusting the Clergy?" seminar, March 2003]
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- Jennifer Haselberger
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Jennifer Haselberger, former chancellor for canonical affairs for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, describes how she thought her job should include restoring justice for victims of abuse.
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- Rev. Kevin McDonough, interviewed by Tom Mahowald
- Runtime
- 2:24
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The Rev. Kevin McDonough talked with Tom Mahowald, who was abused by a priest as a child, in 2004. Video courtesy of Tom Mahowald
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- Victims' attorney Jeff Anderson on Archbishop Roach
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Victims' attorney Jeff Anderson on how Archbishop Roach's handling of sex abuse cases.
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- Archbishop Harry Flynn at the 2002 U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting
- Runtime
- 0:43
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Archbishop Harry Flynn, retired leader of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, speaks about clergy sex abuse during the USCCB's 2002 annual conference in Dallas.
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- Jennifer Haselberger on her resignation
- Runtime
- 0:45
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Jennifer Haselberger, former chancellor for canonical affairs for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, describes what led her to resign from her job.
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- Victims' attorney Jeff Anderson on clergy influence
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Victims' attorney Jeff Anderson talks about the power and influence of the Catholic Church on the police and courts.
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- Archbishop Harry Flynn talks of his time in the Diocese of Lafayette
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Former Archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis speaks about the Diocese of Layfayette, Louisiana during a conference at Siena College in 2003.
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- Jennifer Haselberger on the Wehmeyer case
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Jennifer Haselberger, former chancellor for canonical affairs for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, describes how she learned about the abuse committed by Rev. Curtis Wehmeyer.
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- Family of rollers
- Runtime
- 2:53
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The Hoeschler siblings have been log rolling since shortly after they were able to walk. Will, 23, Abby, 27, and Lizzie, 31, learned the sport from their mother, a seven-time world champion, and refined their craft while practicing in a lagoon along the Mississippi River. Today, Abby and Lizzie often meet in national competitions, and between the two sisters they have five world championships in log rolling and boom running. Abby also runs Key Log Rolling, a Minneapolis-based company that sells synthetic logs and educates young rollers.
The family is hosting the 4th Key Log Rolling Invitational, a log rolling tournament on Lake Calhoun during the Minneapolis Aquatennial on July 19-20, 2014. The following weekend, Abby and Lizzie will be competing in the Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward, Wisc.
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- Richard Louv: "We need new ways to connect with nature."
- Runtime
- 5:40
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Richard Louv talks about the need for new ways to connect with nature. Louv says the number one mental health issue in our society is how we talk to our children and ourselves about the future, and quotes Martin Luther King Jr. in envisioning and articulating a "nature-rich" future. Dr. Marti Erickson interviewed Louv at the MPR News Top Coast Festival on May 31, 2014.
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- Richard Louv on "hummingbird" vs "helicopter" parents in nature
- Runtime
- 3:40
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Author Richard Louv answers questions from the audience at MPR News' Top Coast Festival on May 31, 2014. Here he comments on trends in education going in the wrong direction, but that there are positive counter-trends that offer balance between nature and technology in schools. He also describes how parents can be like "hummingbirds" instead of "helicopters" with their kids in nature.
