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Rochester Police search for missing teen last seen leaving school

KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) and WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 25, 2026 at 11:01 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Police say anyone with information should call them at (507) 328-6800 or call 911.
The headline split KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) frames it as "Rochester Police search for missing teen last seen leaving school". KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco) frames it as "Benicia police looking for at-risk teen last seen almost 3 weeks ago".
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Wording differs, but the match is too narrow to read confidently yet.

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CenterRochester Police search for missing teen last seen leaving school

KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) · Center · News report

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KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Sep 25, 11:01 PM

Rochester Police search for missing teen last seen leaving school

Police say anyone with information should call them at (507) 328-6800 or call 911.

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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Sep 25, 10:40 PM

DC Police search for group of youths after fatal stabbing

Police are on the lookout for a group of between two and five minors in connection to the violence.

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KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco)News report · Sep 25, 10:19 PM

Benicia police looking for at-risk teen last seen almost 3 weeks ago

(KRON) --The Benicia Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a 16-year-old girl who vanished almost three weeks ago. She is considered to be at risk due to her age. Va...

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Sep 25, 10:19 PM: KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco) joined the source map.

Sep 25, 10:40 PM: WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) joined the source map.

Sep 25, 10:44 PM: WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) joined the source map.

Sep 25, 11:01 PM: KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 4 sources · 1 bucket.