The Great Big Wheel claims to be the country's largest mobile ferris wheel and will carry riders 156 feet above the Fairgrounds.
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Body found at Maple Grove business heavily damaged by fire
The Fire Department said the medical examiner would release the victim's name once it is confirmed.
West Metro
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Hennepin County prosecutor to end bail for several low-level offenses
Critics say the policy, which goes into effect Jan. 1., won't result in meaningful change.
East Metro
Video shows Ramsey County sheriff driving past struck pedestrian
Bob Fletcher says the wet street and the man's position on roadway made it hard for him to see.
Coronavirus
Minnesota considers shorter CDC quarantine guidelines
Local public health agencies could opt to shorten 14-day quarantines to 10 days if people have no symptoms. Minnesota infectious disease director Kris Ehresmann said that isn't a "slam dunk" for a state that is at the peak of a pandemic wave.
National
Nurses wanted: Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help
U.S. hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are trying to lure nurses and doctors out of retirement, recruiting students and new graduates who have yet to earn their licenses and offering eye-popping salaries in a desperate bid to ease staffing shortages.
