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WEB FORECAST: Warmer, Scattered Showers Thursday

Submitted by Scott Theisen, KSTP Web Producer
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 7:24pm

You can expect partly cloudy skies and mild conditions overnight. Low temperatures will be in the mid-50s.

Meteorologist Dave Dahl says showers and thunderstorms are expected to start early in the day Thursday, taper off, and then re-develop Thursday night. Highs will be around 80 degrees.

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Man Escapes House Fire in St. Louis Park

Submitted by Mike Maybay on Wednesday, May 16th, 4:41 pm

Firefighters from Edina, and Golden Valley helped St. Louis Park firefighters douse a fire in a house Wednesday afternoon.  One person was inside when the fire started.

A city spokesperson said a neighbor called 911 to report smoke in a home in the 6800 block of 23rd Street West.

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Hopkins Ordinance Banning Fake Firearms Takes Effect

Submitted by Lauren Radomski
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 12:57pm
Hopkins Ordinance Banning Fake Firearms Takes Effect

A Hopkins ordinance banning airsoft guns and replica firearms in public places is now in effect.

The ban includes yards visible from the street or neighboring structures, according to an announcement on the city's website. The fake firearms are still permitted inside homes and private buildings.

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Edina Art Fair Almost Here

Submitted by Megan Newquist
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 10:18am
Edina Art Fair Almost Here

Mark your calendars!  The 46th Annual Edina Art Fair is right around the corner.  

Ranked the Second Largest Art Fair in Minnesota and the First Official Art Fair of the Year, it's ranked one the Top 50 Art Fairs in the country by Sunshine Magazine.
 
And this year it runs Friday, June 1 through Sunday, June 3, 2012
10 a.m. to 7 p.m - Friday and Saturday

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Fire Damages Excelsior Dunn Bros. Coffee Building

Submitted by Jennie Olson, Web Producer
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 7:33am

A fire was reported at the Dunn Bros. Coffee shop in downtown Excelsior early Wednesday morning.

Fire officials believe the fire started around 4 a.m. and that someone broke into the business and sprayed some of the fire extinguishers, which then set off the alarm.

Only minor damage was reported.
 

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3,500 Local Hospital Workers Vote to Strike

Submitted by Michelle Knoll
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 6:54am

About 3,500 members of the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Minnesota voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to strike.  After two days of voting, 91 percent supported the strike option.

If the union calls a 2-5 day strike it would affect:

-Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina
-Fairview Riverside Hospital in Minneapolis

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Hennepin County Hazardous Waste Drop Off Opens this Week

Submitted by Mike Maybay on Tuesday, May 15th, 2:21 pm

Bring us your tired old TVs, your half-full cans of paint, your burned out fluorescent bulbs, and your old propane tanks.  That's the message from Hennepin County.

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