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Pediatric Trauma Patient, Doctor Meet After 26 Years
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After 26 years, a woman who survived a traumatic brain injury had the chance to meet the doctor who saved her life Wednesday morning, announced the Hennepin County Medical Center....
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Brain Injury Survivor Robbed At Own Fundraiser
By Reg Chapman, WCCO-TV MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police want to know who stole hundreds of dollars from the survivor of a brain injury. A benefit had just finished in her honor when the crime happened...
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Woman Tells Of Shoveling Dangers After Brain Injury
By Esme Murphy, WCCO-TV MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – During the winter, there’s no question snow can be treacherous. But sometimes ice is the really scary stuff. “I never thought [I'd be hurt], never. I was...
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Minn. Hockey Coach Hopes Brain Injury Serves As Lesson
By James Schugel, WCCO-TV LAKEVILLE (WCCO) — For the first time, a Twin Cities hockey coach is talking about a frightening fall that he says nearly killed him. Now, he hopes his experience will serve...
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MN Vet Receives Purple Heart After Suffering Brain Injury
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — A Minnesota veteran who suffered a traumatic brain injury in Iraq now has a Purple Heart. In the past, this type of injury would not have qualified him for that honor but things have...
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Despite Brain Injury, 5-Year-Old Loves T.C. Bear & Defying Odds
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Brain injuries are the leading cause of death in children, but a St. Joseph boy is defying the odds after a brain injury he suffered when he was just 19 days old. Most 5-year-olds...
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Local Woman With Brain Injury Turns To Concussion Doctor
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Toni Scribner is at her best first thing in the morning. It’s when she walks around the neighborhood, makes her own breakfast or even gets dressed –- all things she couldn’t do...
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Injured Veteran Embraces Life After Recovery
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – From 2006 to 2007, Mike Simon served in Iraq. His life changed forever when he was hit by a rocket propelled grenade, suffering a head injury. After the blast, Mike’s wife Marno...
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Dassel-Cokato Football Player Home After Brain Injury
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Dassel-Cokato high school football player who suffered a serious brain injury is now recovering at home. Surgeons had to remove part of Luke Nelson’s skull earlier this month to...
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Charges: Farmington Man Accused Of Shaking, Injuring Baby
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 29-year-old Farmington man has been accused of violently shaking a 5-month-old child in late January, according to the Dakota County Attorney’s Office. Thomas Patrick Anderson...
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College Student Making Strides After Being Hit By Car
FARMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) — Last fall, a driver hit 22-year-old Bekka Peterson and a friend as they got out of a taxi on Grand Avenue, not far from the University of St. Thomas. When Bekka’s parents...
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MSU-Mankato To Host Fundraising Benefit For Isaac Kolstad
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minnesota State University – Mankato will host a fundraising benefit for former football player Isaac Kolstad. Kolstad suffered severe head trauma earlier this month after...
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New Brain Injury Medication To Be Tested In Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – You may be surprised to know what’s the number one cause of death in people younger than 40. It’s traumatic brain injury, and it can be caused by a car accident, a fall or a hit to...
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Klobuchar Trying To Protect Young Minds From False Advertising
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) is pushing legislation to protect young athletes from concussions. The legislation would crack down on false advertising and misleading claims...
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Isaac Kolstad Suffers Seizure, Several Setbacks
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Isaac Kolstad endured a tough week in his recovery process after he suffered a seizure Friday night. Kolstad has spent four months recovering from an attack in downtown Mankato. He...
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Isaac Kolstad Goes Home After 5 Months In Hospital
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The former Minnesota State University, Mankato football player who suffered a serious brain injury during a fight in May is going home to his wife and daughter after five months in...
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Iowa Man Charged With Homicide After Assault Victim Dies
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – An Iowa man initially arrested on assault charges is now facing murder charges after the victim he allegedly attacked has died. Christopher Howard Gantt, 29, was arrested Thursday...
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Prosecution Expert: Kick Was Minor Factor In Player’s Injury
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — A prosecution expert said in a report released Friday that a kick allegedly delivered by former Minnesota Gophers quarterback Philip Nelson probably did not cause the critical...
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St. Paul Teachers Discuss Strike Amid Rising School Violence
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Teachers are fighting back after a violent start to the school year in St. Paul. Police say a 16-year-old boy attacked a teacher at St. Paul Central High School last week, putting...
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Toddler Making Remarkable Recovery After Severe Beating
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis toddler is making a remarkable recovery in the hospital. Rae’Ana Hall, who is just 22 months old, suffered broken bones and severe damage to the right side of her...
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Test Reveals Former Duluth Hockey Captain Had CTE Before Suicide
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — When Andrew Carroll, a standout Minnesota college hockey player, took his own life, his family wondered what they might have missed. But test results show brain trauma from the...
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