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Health Problems Can’t Keep Student From Hockey
By John Lauritsen, WCCO-TV ROCHESTER, Minn. (WCCO) –Many high school students have to go through adversity in order to play the sport they love. A Rochester floor hockey player has his own story to...
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Maple Grove Lake Plunge To Help Special Olympics
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (AP) — More than 800 people are expected to strip down to swimsuits and dive into freezing Weaver Lake in Maple Grove to benefit the Special Olympics. The Maple Grove Polar Plunge...
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Burnsville, Savage PDs Run For Special Olympics
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) — Officers from the Burnsville and Savage police departments are taking part in an annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Minnesota. Wednesday’s run starts at 10...
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Community Spotlight: Swim Team’s Help With Special Olympics
Each week we like to say thanks to school organizations that are giving back to the community. This week, it’s coach Mike Gerads and his Robbinsdale Cooper swim teams. Gerads got involved in the...
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Braving The Cold For A Cause: Polar Bear Plunge Events
By Anna Berend Polar Bear Plunge MN Special Olympics MN Website There’s nothing like an icy, cold plunge into a freezing Minnesota lake to get the heart pumping. If this gets your heart to thumping...
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Torch Run Under Way To Kick Off Special Olympics
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Law enforcement officers from every corner of Wisconsin are carrying the torch for Special Olympics Thursday. Hundreds of officers and others are running, walking, biking and...
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1,200 Special Olympians Compete In Woodbury
WOODBURY, Minn. (WCCO) – The Olympic Spirit lives this weekend in Woodbury. More than 1,200 Special Olympics athletes from across the state took part in the Minnesota Fall Games. “I was one of the...
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Minnesota’s Top Trucker Dishes On Bad Drivers
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – When the Minnesota Trucking Association picks its top driver every year, safety is a big consideration. On Thursday night, Nathan Wick was honored as Minnesota’s 2012 Truck Driver...
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Special Olympics Athlete Meets Hero Dwyane Wade
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It was a big night for a lot of basketball fans in Minnesota as the Miami Heat came to the Target Center to battle the Timberwolves. It’s fun for anyone to see the NBA’s best...
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Starkey Steps Up To ‘Aid’ Minnesota’s Special Olympians
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (WCCO) — Smiles mark the faces of 22 of Minnesota’s Special Olympics athletes. They’re not beaming cheek-to-cheek because of what they’ve done – they’re happy over what they’re...
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Lake Calhoun Polar Plunge Raises Money For Special Olympics Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – If it wasn’t already cold enough outside, some brave people decided to make themselves even colder. Thousands decided to take the plunge for a good cause. Around 4,200 registered...
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Minnesota Snowboarder With Special Needs To Compete In X Games
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (WCCO) — If you’ve ever wondered who it is that cleans your hotel room when you leave, Steve Utgaard is at your service. “You find stuff sometimes” when you’re cleaning, said the...
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Divers Prep For 1st Ever Downtown Mpls. Polar Plunge
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It takes a lot of courage and a little bit of crazy to dive into an icy pool in the middle of a Minnesota winter by choice, but that’s exactly what folks are preparing to do at...
View ArticleVikings, Eagles Team Up For Flag Football To Benefit Special Olympics
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s something that may have seemed impossible a week ago. But on Tuesday, the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles were on the same team. The “frenemies” are teaming up to...
View ArticleMinnesota Special Olympics Say They Have To Fight Annually For Funding
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/CNN) — For the third year in a row, Democrats dinged Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday for proposing to cut funds from the Special Olympics, after-school programs and support...
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