Software for Tracking Stolen Phones, Laptops Put to the Test

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 11:06pm

If you lose your smartphone or laptop, or worse, it's stolen, how long does it take before panic sets in?

There were a lot of people panicking last year. We checked and found more than 5,000 reported thefts of personal electronic devices in Minneapolis and the largest suburbs.

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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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Wright Co. Health Officials Warn of Whooping Cough

Submitted by Lauren Radomski

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 5:27pm

A whooping cough outbreak in Wright County has sickened 77 people since the start of the year, public health officials say.

Most of those people have been school aged children, according to the Wright County Human Services Agency, though adults and children as young as four months have also become ill.

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Monticello Farmers' Market Begins This Week

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

Monticello's Farmers' Market opens for the season this Thursday.

The market is scheduled to be open Thursdays through the summer from 3:30 to 7:00 in the Monticello Public Library parking lot.

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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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All About Woodpeckers at Lake Maria State Park

Submitted by Jessica Miles

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 7:43pm

Lake Maria State Park near Monticello has events going on all the time, and this weekend is no exception.

On Saturday, May 19th, noted naturalist, photographer and writer, Stan Tekiela, will share his knowledge and photos of Minnesota woodpeckers.

The one hour event will start at 10 a.m.

To get to the pa

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Rain Couldn't Stop Volunteers from Cleaning Up Monticello Park

Submitted by Mike Maybay on Tuesday, May 15th, 3:00 pm

If your next visit to the Bertram Chain of Lakes is a bit more pleasant, there are a lot of people to thank. From Boy Scouts to community leaders to ordinary folks, they all worked hard this past weekend to clean the place up.

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