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The 2014 Cy Young winner signed with the Twins June 22.

ST PAUL, Minn. — Dallas Keuchel knows all about winning. 

He won the World Series with the Houston Astros twice, two golden gloves and the Cy Young award in 2014. He even won a state championship in high school.

But he had to wait seven months in the middle of the baseball season, not just to win, but to return to the mound.

After spending the 2022 season with the White Sox, the Diamondbacks and the Rangers, Keuchel thought it might be time to hang it up.

“I was kind of OK with just walking away,” said Keuchel. “Various injuries over the years have set me back.”

At 35, he was fine with a little time off.

“I’ve gotten a lot of golf in, which I’ve picked up the past year and a half or so.”

But he wasn’t sure if he had already seen the twilight of his career. 

“I kind of left the door halfway open, halfway closed, and the body just kind of got better physically and then that kind of helped my mind out where I was like, ‘OK, I’m going to push myself and see where this thing goes,’” he said.

Turns out, the push paid off. 

“I’m feeling great, got the itch, threw for some teams, some teams that I would sign for, and here I am,” said Keuchel, who signed with the Minnesota Twins on June 22.

“What’s motivating, you to go in and work every day and constantly see progress like that?”

“Getting healthy kind of reminded me of how good I could be when I’m out there, and just having a free mind to do some of the things I have done or have succeeded or outweighed expectations…

For Keuchel, it’s all for one goal.

“The only thing that I wanna do is win, and that’s what it boils down to.”

But the will to win doesn’t diminish just how big the hill seems when you haven’t started in seven months. 

“The nerves are always a big thing,” he said. “I think if anybody said something different, they’d be lying.”

Despite the time off and the uncertainty of his career, Keuchel is exactly where he wants to be.

“A lot of that gives me some pure joy and happiness, too, because I know even when I broke in and started doing well, it was, ‘Well, how is this guy doing this’ and quite a few years have gone by where people are always like, ‘I don’t know how it’s being done,’ but it’s being done,” said Keuchel.

This wily veteran is still hanging around.

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SouthWest Transit tests out self-driving cars

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New autonomous driving vehicles are hitting the roads in Eden Prairie.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — SouthWest Transit tested its new self-driving vehicles in Eden Prairie Wednesday. 

Riders will be able to travel to and from specific stops using the “Spare” app.  SouthWest Transit also says this will connect riders to residential areas, workplaces, and shopping. It will also include a stop at the Southwest Light Rail. 

“It’s really exciting for me, but I think it’s exciting for Eden Prairie and it benefits our residents and our businesses,” said Eden Prairie mayor Ron Case. 

“We really believe in a future where everyone has access to mobility no matter who they are or where they are, and this represents more than just an advanced piece of technology, it’s a commitment to expanded access,” said vice president of customers with Space, Quinn Kliman.

The service is free and will run on weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturdays from 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 



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16-year-old injured in north Minneapolis shooting

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Police say the shooting occurred in an alley between Oliver Avenue North and Penn Avenue North at around 5:30 p.m.

MINNEAPOLIS — Police are investigating after a teen was injured in a shooting Wednesday evening in north Minneapolis.

The Minneapolis Police Department was called to an alley between Oliver Avenue North and Penn Avenue North at around 5:30 p.m. on reports of a possible shooting. When officers arrived, they found a 16-year-old boy who had been shot. 

Police say the teen heard a vehicle and gunfire before realizing he had been shot.

Officials say the boys is expected to survive, and no arrests have been made.

*This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.



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Hit and run crash leaves 10-year-old girl hurt in Minneapolis

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Police say it happened near Lowry and Sheridan Avenue N.

MINNEAPOLIS — A 10-year-old girl was taken to the hospital Wednesday after being hit by a vehicle. 

It happened near Lowry and Sheridan Avenue N, according to Minneapolis police, shortly before 8 p.m. 

Police say the girl was running across the road when she was hit by a grey SUV that did not stop. Her injuries were described as non-life-threatening. 

No one has been arrested in the case yet, according to officials. 



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