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Student Writing Centers Buttress Skills Corroded By Social Media

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – National studies show our kids are flunking when it comes to a basic skill — being able to write. Social media, especially texting, is getting much of the blame. Moreover, it...

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Learn What ACT, SAT Prep Options Are Right For You

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Taking the ACT and SAT are rites of passage for many high school juniors and seniors. But there are so many options to help students score higher on tests that it might be...

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Principal Famous For Anti-Tights Stance To Retire From MTKA

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Principal Dave Adney is still puzzled by the media frenzy he started last fall when he asked Minnetonka High School students to refrain from wearing tights and leggings as pants....

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Minnetonka High School Seniors Spend Final Days Giving Back

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — While many high school seniors will be spending their last days of school taking it easy, seniors at Minnetonka High School have a different plan. The entire senior class will be...

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School Lunch Workers Plan Months Ahead Of Time

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – While lunch is usually a break for students, the WCCO Morning Show team found out just how much work it is for the ladies who serve it up. At Minnetonka High School, they prepare...

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Going Back To School For Science, Math Lessons

MINNETONKA, Minn. (WCCO) – Science and Math can be tough for a lot of kids. Unless you’re really into it — like Mike Augustyniak, who eventually became a meteorologist. You also have to have a good...

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Good Question: Can Kids Play Three Sports Anymore?

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Caroline Schelquist, a junior at Minnetonka High School, plays basketball and volleyball. “In my off-season, I play on an A.A.U. basketball team and on a J.O. volleyball,”...

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Students, Staff Grieving After Sudden Death Of Rugby Coach

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Students and staff at a Minnetonka school are grieving after the sudden death of a 21-year-old volunteer rugby coach, Kody Henslee. Henslee collapsed during practice Tuesday night...

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Fmr. Minnetonka Player Set To Hit The Court With Badgers In Final Four

http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150404182744613AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Dearrings from Minnetonka have deep family roots with the Badgers: the older brother is a backup guard,...

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‘Tour De Tonka’ Bikers Rise Early To Enjoy The Ride

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — At an early hour on a near perfect Saturday morning, it seems like the entire Minnesota biking community came together for the annual “Tour De ‘Tonka” ride. Organizers say the...

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Good Question: How Much Should Parents Help With Homework?

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Every parent wants their child to succeed, but giving them too much help with their homework might actually hurt. One study found once kids hit middle school, a parent’s help can...

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Community Mourns Loss Of Greenwood Family Killed In Murder-Suicide

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Family and friends are mourning the loss of a Twin Cities father, mother, and their three teenage children after they were all found dead in their Lake Minnetonka home Thursday....

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Funeral For Family Of 5 Found Dead Set For Sunday

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The funeral for the family of five found dead in their Lake Minnetonka home will be held this Sunday in Eden Prairie. Police found the bodies of Brian Short, his wife, Karen, and...

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Lake Mtka. Community Grasps For Answers After Family Murder-Suicide

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It has been a week since police discovered a gruesome scene in Greenwood — five members of a family dead. South Lake Minnetonka Police say Brian Short shot and killed his wife and...

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Minnetonka Basketball Coach Suspended Pending Investigation

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnetonka boys basketball head coach Chris Carr has been placed on administrative leave while the school investigates an alleged physical altercation with a male high school...

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Minnetonka Athlete Playing With A Heavy Heart After Loss Of His Mother

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Amar Miller is a junior at Minnetonka High School. He’s a good football player in the fall and a great basketball player in the winter. But this Christmas there is something...

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Hearty Souls Take Ice Dive Into Lake Minnetonka

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — When Mother Nature gives us the cold shoulder, some bundle up — while others jump! “I wear my idiot hat every year just because. I mean, you’re an idiot if you jump in every year...

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Fmr. Minnetonka High Booster Club Head Pleads Guilty To Stealing Funds

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 56-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing almost $7,000 from Minnetonka High School’s Nordic Booster Club. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office says Bruce Quentin...

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Good Question: Do Kids Have More Homework Nowadays?

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A letter to parents by a second-grade teacher in Texas has gone viral after she wrote she wouldn’t assign any formal homework this year. Instead, she’s asking families to eat...

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Minnetonka H.S. Students To Wear Purple To Honor Senior Killed In Accident

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Students at Minnetonka High School are wearing purple Thursday to honor a classmate killed while crossing Highway 7. “We wanted to show support for a fellow classmate and then to...

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2 Arrested In St. Paul Shooting; Victim ID’d As Minnetonka H.S. Junior

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP/WCCO) — The Minnetonka School District says the teenage girl shot and killed in St. Paul was a high school junior. Samantha Burnette died at the scene of the shooting about 7:30...

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3 Charged In Shooting Death Of Minnetonka Teen

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two people have been charged in connection with the shooting death of a Minnetonka teen. Thirty-two-year-old Christopher Calloway and 29-year-old Kalisha Smith, both of South St....

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4th Charged In Fatal St. Paul Shooting Of Minnetonka Teenager

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Four people have been charged in the death of a Minnetonka High School student during an alleged robbery in St. Paul. Ramsey County prosecutors say 16-year-old Samantha Burnette...

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Police: Minnetonka H.S. Student Arrested After Snapchat Threat

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 17-year-old Minnetonka High School student has been arrested after he allegedly made a threatening post on social media involving his school, according to police. Minnetonka...

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Minnetonka Senior Chooses State Golf Tourney Over Chance To Play In U.S. Open

MINNETONKA, Minn. (WCCO) — The boys high school golf state tournament starts Tuesday at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids. The U.S. Open starts Thursday. And one Minnetonka high schooler turned...

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2 Get Prison Time In St. Paul Set-Up Killing

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two of the four people charged in the death of a Minnetonka High School student during a robbery in St. Paul have been sentenced to prison. Twenty-four-year-old Davonte Bob has...

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Minnetonka Teacher Connects With Students Through Vinyl Club

MINNETONKA, Minn. (WCCO) — We know many teachers work long days and spend their nights and weekends creating curriculum to inspire and challenge students. That is certainly a fitting description of Sam...

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Power Outage In Minnetonka Closes High School

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A widespread power outage in the west metro is sending some students home early. According to the Minnetonka Police Department, 1,419 customers in the city are without power. Many...

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Minnetonka High School Student Shot, Killed By Police

CHANHASSEN, Minn. (WCCO) — Minutes after Carver County Deputies arrived at a Chanhassen home, an emergency response call turned into a fatal police shooting. Right around 10 a.m. Friday, a woman called...

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School Describes Teen Shot By Police As Talented Athlete, Beloved By Friends

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Archer Amorosi, the 16-year-old shot and killed Friday by law enforcement officers in the south metro, is being remembered by his school as a talented athlete who was beloved by...

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School, Football Coach Remember Student Killed By Law Enforcement 

MINNETONKA, Minn. (WCCO)— The spirit rock in front of Minnetonka High School is typically painted to celebrate things like homecoming. On Saturday, it was painted to honor the life of Archer Amorosi,...

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ME: Archer Amorosi Died Of Multiple Gunshot Wounds

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – There are new details Sunday morning in the fatal police shooting of Archer Amorosi. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office says the 16-year-old died of multiple gunshot wounds at...

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Counselors On Hand At Minnetonka After Teen Shot By Police

CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) — Minnetonka High School is staffed with counselors to help friends of Archer Amorosi deal with his death. The 16-year-old student athlete was fatally shot by Carver County...

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‘This Is Not Tolerated’: Jewish Community Leaders Speak Out Against...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Some students at a Twin Cities high school say they don’t feel safe going to class Friday after an anti-Semitic social media post. The Instagram picture showed two students doing...

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‘Hard Work And Talent Should Be The Decider’: Students React To College...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Actress Lori Loughlin was in court Wednesday afternoon in connection with an alleged scheme in which wealthy parents paid bribes to get their children into top colleges. The...

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After Year Of Immense Tragedy, Unbeaten Minnetonka Boys Lacrosse Team...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnetonka boys lacrosse team is unbeaten and ranked number one in the state. “They got just a little bit of everything. They got the right amount of fight, they’ve the right...

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Minnetonka School Highlights Mental Health Awareness Amid Recent Tragedies

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Twin Cities high school is sending a public message that mental health matters. A rock with those very words has been painted to mark Mental Health Awareness Month at Minnetonka...

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BCA Releases Case Files Of Deadly Encounter Between Archer Amorosi, Carver...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The state’s investigative bureau has released files in the officer-involved shooting of Minnetonka High School student Archer Amorosi, who was killed outside his home last summer....

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‘I Don’t Want Anyone To Die From This’: Minnetonka Students Encouraging Each...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Students at a west metro high school are taking an interactive and straight-forward approach at tackling the vaping epidemic. The initiative is called “They Lied, We Know.” It...

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‘It Was A Blessing’: High School Football Coach Dave Nelson Looks Back At...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — They seem like they will coach forever. Then one day you are reminded that nothing lasts forever. Dave Nelson spent better than four decades as a high school football coach,...

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