Provides the latest RSS feeds for Minneapolis News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Minnesota State News.net http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/cat/3829a1ae5f48b796/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 08:27:49 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:27:49 -0400 30 An author is set to release his new e-book, which is inspired by Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, on June 1. Trey Sager told Politico that his book 'Fires of Siberia' has a protagonist - Presidential candidate Danielle Powers - which bears some physical resemblance to Bachmann. He said that the romance novel is a unique genre, as it is viewed by many people as a feminist genre. "So ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214754379/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:01 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214754379/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Billboard Calls for Sen. McCain to 'Get Serious' About Reducing the Threat of Nuclear Weapons WASHINGTON - August 19 - Northwest, the official airline of the Republican National Convention, has taken on a new role of censor. Yesterday it asked Clear Channel Communications to remove a Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) anti-nuclear-weapons billboard in the Minneapolis airport ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214755614/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:51 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214755614/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The Twins didn't fare well on offense or from the mound in the season debut of starter Samuel Deduno on Friday night. Anibal Sanchez lost his no-hit bid to a Joe Mauer single in the ninth, and the Tigers racked up 11 hits and six runs. But Minnesota will be hoping Saturday's starter, also taking the hill for them for the first time this year, won't fall victim to that same fate. ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214754671/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:34:27 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214754671/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 You are using Internet Explorer 6. Internet Explorer 6 is unsupported by this site and you may experience layout and functionality issues. It is recommended that you upgrade to a newer version of Internet Explorer or switch to another browser. ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214754056/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:35:52 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214754056/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Hockey players tend to get the most credit for being tough. Football players pride themselves on taking a pounding. But it takes a truly special kind of athlete to fearlessly fly 16 feet into the air. ';My eighth grade gym coach said that in order to be a good pole vaulter, you have to be strong, fast, and have a screw loose in your head,'; Lee Bares said. ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214754057/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:35:52 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214754057/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ROSEVILLE - A sexual assault suspect turned himself into police Friday night after a Washington County Sheriff's chaplain recognized the suspect on ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214753373/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:33:56 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214753373/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Each week, some of our best Good Question emails come from kids. Let’s start in Coon Rapids. Jane Hammes, a second-grader at Hoover Elementary School, asked on behalf of her ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214753374/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:26:41 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214753374/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The latest round of criminal charges filed against a former Minneapolis police officer accused of soliciting young girls online include allegations that he repeatedly had sex with a 16-year-old he lured to his car during the summer of 2010. Eight additional charges were filed Friday against Bradley Schnickel in Anoka County District Court, bringing the total criminal counts now facing the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752943/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:08:09 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752943/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The city of Minneapolis will pay $3 million to the family of a man who died after a struggle with two Minneapolis police officers. It is the second-largest payout for a police misconduct lawsuit in the history of ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752203/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:32:50 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752203/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 With public attention focused on debates in the Capitol rotunda, a more select crowd filled a small ­conference room last week to fight over transportation legislation aimed at northern ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752563/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:32:49 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752563/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The $400 million project and the $975 million stadium now in the works have created a buzz that maybe -- finally -- Downtown East will attract residential development that could help transform the area in a way that the Metrodome never did more than 30 years after its ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752204/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:32:47 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752204/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 With their entire caper inadvertently recorded on a cellphone message, a couple of bumbling bandits were left with no alibi -- and no way to cover their ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752564/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:32:47 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752564/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The tot was last seen about 8 p.m. Friday after disappearing from the campsite at Wapiti Park where her family was on this holiday weekend, a sheriff's dispatcher said at 10 ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752565/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:32:45 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752565/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A sexual assault suspect turned himself into police Friday night, authorities say, after a Washington County Sheriff’s chaplain recognized the suspect as being one his of church parishioners. Lt. Lorne Rosand, a spokesperson for Roseville Police, said the chaplain was reading local news articles on his phone and saw a picture of the suspect. After he recognized the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752566/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:19:55 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752566/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The child went missing in Wapiti Park Campground, which is located on the 18000 block of Troy Street Northwest. Check back for more ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752567/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:19:54 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752567/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MIN@DET: Mauer's liner breaks up Anibal's no-hitter DETROIT -- It was only fitting that on the night the Twins hit rock bottom, they nearly couldn't get a hit at all. The Twins saw their losing streak reach double digits and were nearly no-hit by Tigers right-hander Anibal Sanchez in a 6-0 loss Friday night in front of a crowd of 39,789 at Comerica Park. Sanchez, making his ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752568/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:13:06 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752568/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 This image provided by Metropolis Collectibles/ComicConnect Corp. shows the front and back cover of "Action Comics No. 1" from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman, that was found by David Gonzales mixed in with old newspapers insulating a wall in a house he was renovating in a small town in Minnesota. (AP Photo/Metropolis Collectibles, Inc./ComicConnect, Corp.) It's considered ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752569/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:01:06 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752569/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } RECAP: Detroit right-hander Anibal Sanchez threatened to throw the sixth no-hitter against the Twins and the second of his career Friday night at Comerica Park. Joe Mauer broke up the bid with a one-out single to center in the ninth inning, disappointing a crowd of 39,789. Sanchez, who threw a no-hitter in September 2006 as a rookie with the Florida ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752570/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:01:05 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752570/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Anibal Sanchez came within two outs of throwing the year's first no-hitter in the major leagues Friday, carrying Detroit to a 6-0 win over ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752571/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:58:43 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752571/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Despite a winter that never seemed to end, Minnesota farmers are going into Memorial Day weekend with a good percentage of their crop planted -- a better outcome than feared a month ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751506/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:25:58 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751506/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 More than 200 bars and restaurants offer e-pulltabs, and odds are good that some games are in the red, said Al Lund, executive director of Allied Charities of ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751888/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:25:56 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751888/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Consumers buying health care coverage this fall on Minnesota's new insurance exchange likely will have more choices than are currently available, bringing a spark of competition as health reform rolls out in the months ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751504/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:25:56 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751504/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Starting on Wednesday, lanes along an 8-mile stretch of Hwy. 36 between North St. Paul and Oak Park Heights will be restricted during non-rush-hour ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751889/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:25:54 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751889/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 DETROIT (AP) -- Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before Minnesota’s Joe Mauer broke it up with a one-out single, and that was the only hit the Detroit right-hander allowed in the Tigers’ 6-0 victory over the Twins on Friday night. Sanchez fell two outs shy of his second career no-hitter, but thanks to Mauer it was just another near miss this season. There have ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751890/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:13:02 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751890/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The city of Minneapolis will pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of David Smith, who died after an altercation with police in September 2010. Smith, 28, died about a week after officers struggled with him at the downtown Minneapolis YMCA. Police officers used a Taser on Smith, placed him on his stomach and put their knees on his back to restrain him. Smith's family will ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751568/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:53:39 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751568/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A 50-year-old Austin, Minn., man was in a Wisconsin jail Friday morning, authorities say, because he drove under the influence and got into a crash with three other cars. Troopers in St. Croix County arrested Todd Phillip Evans after an investigation revealed he was driving under the influence and crashed just before 9 a.m. on Interstate 94. The crash resulted in minor ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751160/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:04:34 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751160/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – After the 35W Bridge collapsed, MnDOT increased bridge inspectors by 50 percent, introduced new inspection technology, required an independent review of new, complicated bridges and limited the weight on a bridge during construction. In 2008, the state legislature decided to spend $2.5 billion over 10 years on state bridges. Big projects include the Lafayette Bridge ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751161/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:04:33 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751161/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Email DETROIT -- Right-hander P.J. Walters will be recalled from Triple-A Rochester before Saturday's game to make his first start of the season against the Tigers. The Twins will wait until Saturday to make the move official, as they still need to make room for Walters on both on the 25-man and 40-man rosters. Kevin Correia, who was slated to start on Saturday, will now be pushed back to ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751164/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:57:38 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751164/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Email DETROIT -- Shortstop Pedro Florimon, who left Thursday's game with a sprained right index finger, was held out of the lineup for precautionary reasons against the Tigers on Friday. Florimon, who injured his finger while sliding into third base in the second inning of the Twins' 7-6 loss, came in feeling better on Friday, but Eduardo Escobar made the start at shortstop in his ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751163/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:57:38 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751163/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Email DETROIT -- Third baseman Trevor Plouffe, who was placed on the 7-day disabled list with concussion-like symptoms on Wednesday, passed his ImPACT concussion test on Thursday. Plouffe sustained the injury when he was kneed in the back of his head by Dan Uggla while sliding into second base in Tuesday night's game in Atlanta. He showed signs of a concussion with sensitivity to light and ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751162/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:57:38 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751162/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS -- Stung by a bitter walk-off loss to Ohio State on Thursday, Nebraska promptly resurfaced Friday to avoid elimination on Day 3 of the Big Ten tournament at Target Field, knocking out local Minnesota in the process. Sophomore Pat Kelly's three-run homer punctuated a six-run fourth inning to propel third-seeded Nebraska to a 7-4 victory against Minnesota, bumping the Gophers out ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751165/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:57:37 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751165/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 University of Minnesota police booked a man for disorderly conduct at Keller Hall on Tuesday, according to a police report. The man, who is not affiliated with the University according to the report, was allegedly shouting obscenities at Facilities Management workers from the second floor. Owens may have gotten into Keller Hall through doors that FM propped open for cleaning, the report said. ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750285/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:45 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750285/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 DULUTH, Minn. (WCCO) — For the past 20 years, the old St. Louis County Jail stood as a vacant reminder of trouble. It was an unwanted fixture in downtown Duluth...until a Twin Cities developer heard the cries of those looking to preserve the property. Now, Grant Carlson hopes to turn the jail into the most popular address in town. With its commanding view of Duluth, it seems hard to ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750289/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:56:56 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750289/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Three years ago, Century College decided to start a baseball program. They hired a man who had experience after taking Ridgewater Community College to the Junior College World Series. And now that’s where Dwight Kotila has the Century squad — getting ready for a run at a national title, just a few years after the program’s inception. ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750286/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:56:56 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750286/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The national average for a gallon of gas has gone up 17 days in a row. But here in the Twin Cities, gas has dropped three cents to an average of $4.17 a gallon. That’s still quite a bit higher than the national average. And boaters are feeling the pinch. Last weekend on Lake Minnetonka, the price was $5.39 a gallon. But people with boats we talked with say the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750288/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:56:55 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750288/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – "Purple Rain" solidified Prince’s status as one of the greats. Like many Prince fans, Jesse McMonagle remembers where he was when he saw Prince's cinematic debut. "I snuck into 'Purple Rain' when I was in fourth grade," McMonagle said. And when tickets went on sale for a St. Paul stop on Prince’s "Live Out Loud ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750287/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:56:55 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750287/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Same sex weddings in Minnesota are expected to bring in $42 million, and increased tax revenues of $3 million. ';This isn’t going just something that’s going to be a quick, ‘Let’s jump on the bandwagon and do this’ thing,'; said Eliesa Johnson of Photogen Inc. ';It really is going to affect the industry for the long-term.'; In talking with a ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750291/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:56:54 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750291/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - One of the fourth-graders injured in Wednesday's landslide in St. Paul is currently in fair condition, according to Regions Hospital and Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare. The hospital announced Friday afternoon that Devon Meldahl was admitted to the trauma center on Wednesday. The landslide happened that afternoon in Lilydale Park, and it left Meldahl and ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750290/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:56:54 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750290/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 DETROIT -- Armed with strong numbers at Comerica Park, journeyman right-hander P.J. Walters is being promoted from Triple-A Rochester to start Saturday afternoon's game for the Twins against the Detroit Tigers. Walters, 28, has gone 1-0 with a 2.92 ERA in two career starts in Detroit. Overall against the high-powered Tigers lineup, Walters is 1-1 with a 3.20 ERA in five outings (four ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750292/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:37:42 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750292/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 DETROIT -- While all indications were encouraging for Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe, he said he had yet to be informed whether he suffered concussion Tuesday night. "I mean, was it not a concussion? Has that been stated?" Plouffe said Friday afternoon. "I don't even know. They haven't told me anything, trust me. I just do all the stuff they tell me to do. I never ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750293/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:37:41 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750293/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Minnesota's per-ton tax on taconite iron ore produced in the state will increase a dime this year, and the extra money will be dedicated to help rebuild and retool Iron Range schools. The taconite provision was included in the 2013 Legislature's final omnibus tax bill, which Gov. Mark Dayton signed into law Thursday. The per-ton tax on taconite will increase to $2.56. Half the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214749725/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:37:39 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214749725/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 This artist rendering released by the Minnesota Department of Transportation shows an aerial view looking west that shows the St. Croix River Crossing being built between Oak Park Heights, Minn., and St. Joseph, ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214749230/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:02:43 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214749230/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Despite the late spring and high gas prices, Minnesota tourism officials are optimistic heading into Memorial Day, seeing residents ready to embrace warm weather.By Bill McAuliffe and Rose French  ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748236/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:53:40 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748236/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 NEW YORK - A New York City lawyer for two massage therapists who sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre (farv) over claims he sent racy text messages says the case has been settled.Lawyer David Jaroslawicz (yahr-oh-SLAH'-vihk) wouldn't comment Friday on the terms of the settlement.Massage therapists Christina Scavo and Shannon O'Toole said Favre sent sexually suggestive texts to ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748352/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:48:53 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748352/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 As bad as so many sequels are, I often find myself feeling sorrier for the characters in them than the audiences who subject themselves to overly familiar franchises. I mean, think about it. Can you imagine being the characters in the Hangover series? Caught in an endless cycle of increasingly less amusing catastrophes, coping with the growing certainty that some unjust, omniscient force with a ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748237/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:40:40 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748237/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748238/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:55 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748238/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The latest round of criminal charges filed against a former Minneapolis police officer accused of soliciting young girls online include allegations he repeatedly had sex with a 16-year-old he lured to his car during the summer of 2010. Eight additional charges were filed Friday against Bradley Schnickel in Anoka County District Court, bringing the total number of criminal counts now facing the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214747604/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:23 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214747604/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 . Xcel Energy will pay $150,000 in penalties for workplace safety violations at one of the utilitys Colorado power plants where five men died in a chemical fire. Five California men died Oct. 2, 2007, at the utilitys Cabin Creek hydroelectric plant near Georgetown, Colo., after a fire broke out inside a drained water tunnel connected to the plant. The men were resealing the tunnel when a ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748559/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:25:54 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748559/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Engineering and design may seem like an unlikely partnership, but for a group working to redesign lab space for student groups, it’s the coolest part of their project. University of Minnesota students from the College of Science and Engineering and the College of Design have been working on a project to redesign and renovate three rooms in Keller Hall for student groups’ use. ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214747098/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:40:50 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214747098/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Alex Daley (back left) and Matt Scott (back right) believe in soccer’s ability to cross cultures, and proved it, building a soccer pitch while living in Nepal this year.(credit: Dribble Daily) I’ll be honest. Yes, it’s my job to research and report on amazing stories such as the duo who’ll traverse Minnesota’s 400 miles by dribbling from International Falls to the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214747099/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:31:54 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214747099/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ROSEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) - Roseville Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who is alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman in the Crossroads of Roseville Mall parking lot Saturday night. According to authorities, the alleged assault occurred at approximately 8:20 p.m. when a man walked up to a 51-year-old woman who was putting items in her trunk. The man allegedly ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214747100/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:31:51 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214747100/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 A crash on northbound Interstate 35W in Bloomington early Friday afternoon closed the highway for more than an hour. Vehicles started moving through the area at about 1:45 p.m. The wreck occurred about 12:20 p.m. on I-35W just south of ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214745809/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:33:41 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214745809/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - It's been a frustrating spring by all accounts for any high school athlete. Snow and rain into mid-May has forced cancellations and indoor workouts. The temperatures finally warmed and the fields got cleared, and it was game on for baseball, softball, tennis, golf, lacrosse and track and field. Now many teams have had at least two weeks outside with several games per ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214745811/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:13 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214745811/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 HASTINGS, Minn. (WCCO) - A Hampton Township man was charged Friday with three counts of criminal vehicular homicide in connection with a car crash last November. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 27-year-old Keri James Gesme was driving his pickup truck on Hwy 50 at speeds between 83 and 106 miles per hour on Nov. 8, 2012. His truck went airborne and struck a tree. Both Gesme and his ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214745810/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:13 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214745810/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) – A Friday afternoon crash has slowed northbound lanes on I-35W near 82nd Street in Bloomington. Five vehicles were involved in the crash, and though eight were sent to the hospital, there are no serious injures, the state patrol ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214745812/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:12 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214745812/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Email DETROIT -- The Twins officially recalled right-hander Samuel Deduno from Triple-A Rochester before his start against the Tigers on Friday night. The Twins already had a 25-man roster spot open after optioning right-hander Vance Worley following his outing against the Braves on Wednesday. To make room for Deduno on the 40-man roster, the Twins transferred reliever Tim Wood to the 60-day ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214745813/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:12:39 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214745813/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Dominican Republic pitcher Samuel Deduno reacts after a strike out to end the fifth inning against Puerto Rico during the Championship Round of the 2013 World Baseball Classic at AT&T Park on March 19, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Deduno will be the starting pitcher for the Twins Friday night against the Tigers in Detroit. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) The Twins called up pitcher Sam Deduno ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214745814/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:59:52 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214745814/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thomas J. Fox stabbed Lori Baker 48 times during a prolonged struggle in her Oakdale apartment and then made dozens of withdrawals on her debit card to pay "hookers and crackheads," a Washington County prosecutor told a jury on the first day of testimony in his first-degree premeditated murder ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214744547/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:21:54 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214744547/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Bradley Schnickel faces additional felony charges stemming from alleged online communications with girls, including one involving sex with a ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214743652/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:21:53 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214743652/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - In need of a good starting pitching performance, the Minnesota Twins have made a call to AAA Rochester as they face the Tigers Friday ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214744548/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:08:41 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214744548/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- It’s considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating a wall in a house he was renovating in a small town in Minnesota. Gonzalez did some research that confirmed the comic was valuable, though not as much as it could have been. He got into a ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214743111/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:55:01 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214743111/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Crews say they have pulled a body from the Mississippi River near the Ford Dam south of the Minneapolis and St. Paul downtown areas. A spokesperson from the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office said that the Ramsey County Water Patrol assisted Minneapolis Fire and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office in recovering the body. They responded to the scene at ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214743112/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:55:00 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214743112/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 In just a few minutes of watching the Gilows on the WLSSD floor this week, it became obvious people weren't doing all they could to cut down on the tons of waste going to landfills - 87,000 tons through WLSSD last ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214743297/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:47:17 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214743297/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MIAMI (CBSMiami) – While the majority of the focus of the thrilling Heat victory in Game 1 will be on LeBron James’ incredible play at the end of the game, there’s another player who was just as key to the Heat getting the win to open the series: Chris Andersen. Andersen set a career high with field goals made and points by going 7-7 and scoring 16 points in the Heat’s ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214742694/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:36:38 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214742694/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 A Red Lake tribal member has opened a new restaurant in Bemidji with the help of a little-known state loan program targeting American Indian entrepreneurs. Given the high rates of high school dropouts and unemployment on the reservation, Marv Hanson hopes to be a role model for American Indians who want to start their own businesses. Hanson started The Marvelous Fish House and Market in Bemidji ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214742697/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:35:21 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214742697/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Two Minnesotans are among four men charged with creating false identification information and bogus tax-preparation businesses, then conspiring with others to file more than 1,000 federal returns that gushed out nearly $7 million in ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741255/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:41 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741255/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Students at Peter Hobart Elementary School huddled around a memorial of flowers, teddy bears and balloons Friday morning, paying tribute to two students who died in a mudslide while on a class field ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741254/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:40 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741254/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Wisconsin’s Republican governor, Scott Walker, is introducing himself to Iowa Republicans as would-be presidential candidates often do — as one of their own. Walker tells about 600 of the GOP faithful at a party fundraising banquet in a Des Moines suburb that he spent his childhood in Iowa. That connection could help when saying hello to the people ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741256/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:38:59 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741256/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota taconite iron ore tax increase will be used to rebuild and retool Iron Range schools. The 10 cent-a-ton tax increase was included in the state Legislature’s final omnibus tax bill signed into law by Gov. Mark Dayton Thursday. The per-ton tax increases to $2.56. The funding for school construction and improvement projects will be available through ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741257/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:38:57 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741257/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } Let us get this out of the way first, since the two will be linked and compared for as long as punter controversies somehow manage to captivate the public: Jeff Locke is not Chris Kluwe. The Vikings' rookie punter, like the one he is replacing, is a UCLA product. Locke graduated with a 3.885 grade-point average in economics; Kluwe turned down Harvard ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741259/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:22:05 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741259/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 "It was everything I could've imagined it to be," said Chris Colabello of his Major League debut on Wednesday. (AP) DETROIT -- Chris Colabello never thought it would be easy. Not after all the hard work he put in playing seven years in the independent Canadian-American League without any clear path to the big leagues. So when a car crashed into Triple-A Rochester's team bus ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214739625/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:38:49 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214739625/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Spring is finally in the air and a lot of people are gearing up for some good old fashioned spring cleaning. While you’re doing that, it’s a good time to get organized, which can be especially difficult if you have children. ';Organization is about saving time, money and convenience,'; home expert and mom of two Brianne Bauer said. Bauer shared ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214738741/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:51:10 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214738741/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Gov. Mark Dayton announced Friday morning he plans to address the students, faculty, staff and community members at Peter Hobart Elementary School following the tragic events that took place earlier this week involving four students. Two students were killed and two others were hurt while a group of fourth graders were at Lilydale Regional Park in St. Paul looking for ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214738742/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:51:09 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214738742/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Minnesota's investor-owned utilities will be required to get 1.5 percent of their power from solar energy by 2020 under legislation signed by Gov. Mark Dayton. The solar energy standard also sets a statewide goal of reaching 10 percent by 2030. The proposal was championed by the Minnesota Clean Energy and Jobs campaign. The coalition says the law takes Minnesota farther down the road to a ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214738408/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:30:46 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214738408/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — We’re following the latest developments Friday morning on a story that touches very close to home for Minnesotans. A portion of a bridge on a busy interstate in Washington state collapsed Thursday, sending two cars into the water below. It happened about an hour north of Seattle on Interstate 5. Investigators are working to try to figure out what caused a ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737931/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:56:31 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737931/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Minnesotans will have to start paying online taxes come July. Well, they have to already. But come July, they will actually do it. Thats the result of the new regulations that will apply Minnesota's 6.875 percent sales tax to big e-commerce sites such as Amazon.com, part of the states new omnibus tax law, according to the Pioneer Press. Minnesotas big retailers, such as Target and Best Buy, ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737573/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:29:52 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737573/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The owner of the former St. Louis County Jail in Duluth still wants to convert the property into living space, but he hopes to lock up a few filmmakers first. The Duluth News Tribune reports on the role the vacant jail will play in the upcoming Duluth Superior Film Festival. Grant Carlson, who owns the jail, wants to hold a reception there in the hopes of staging film shoots there. In the long ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737502/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:25:21 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737502/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Rendering company Sanimax is planning to build a $30 million facility that would turn food waste into natural gas and compost. Finance & Commerce has details on the plan, a venture of Montreal-based Sanimax (which has a presence in South St. Paul, where the facility would be located) and Green Energy Partners of Denmark, Wis. The natural gas produced by the plant would be used to power the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737932/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:21:35 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737932/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 After a long winter, Minnesota's tourism businesses are betting that state residents are eager for summer. The Pioneer Press reports that 84 percent of Minnesota resorts and campgrounds expect the 2013 summer season to be as good or better than last year. Nearly half predict higher revenues, according to state tourism agency Explore Minnesota. One thing that could put a damper on expectations ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737585/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:19:16 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737585/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 2013 Cadillac ATS Minneapolis-based Fallon Worldwide, which this week collected an industry Effie award for its 2012 Cadillac ad, will soon find out if it'll keep the account. General Motors put the lucrative account up for review earlier this year, putting Fallon into competition with three other teams (including one from its own parent company, Publicis). Adweek reports that Cadillac plans ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737501/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:17:13 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737501/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Perryman, who took over as CEO of the company when it was near bankruptcy in 1987, is the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal's Women in Business Career Achievement winner. Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, speaks at the 24th Annual Conference of the Professional Business Women of California (PBWC) in San Francisco on Thursday. Sandberg received $26.2 million in ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737584/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:06 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737584/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Supreme Court justices, Court of Appeals judges, and other members of the judicial branch will be serving lunch to the needy at the Dorothy Day Center, as part of an effort to reach out to people in the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737087/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:01:20 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737087/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s investor-owned utilities will be required to get 1.5 percent of their power from solar energy by 2020 under legislation signed by Gov. Mark ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737088/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:01:20 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737088/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the Ely inspection station will open for the summer tourist season ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737089/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:01:19 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737089/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Brad Richards was a healthy scratch Thursday night when New York stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 overtime victory in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Bruins. Richards, a star player earning $12 million this season, stayed on the ice with the extras Thursday during the morning skate. He then confirmed that Rangers coach John Tortorella had ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214736415/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:08:18 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214736415/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 In February, Longbehn’s former partner Kody, a 9-year-old German shepherd, was fatally stabbed in the basement of a St. Paul home by a suspect. Kody had only two more weeks to go before he would have been able to retire from the St. Paul Police Department. His attacker was shot and killed by ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734322/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:15:32 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734322/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Leonard Prescott and Lynne Jackson, descendants of key figures in the history of Fort Snelling and Minnesota, said goodbye in one of the restored rooms at the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734324/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:15:31 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734324/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 If the Blood on the Tracks Express train ride or the Hard Rain in Duluth benefit concert hasn’t made you rush to the North Country this week for Bob Dylan’s 72nd birthday, at least give Hibbing and Duluth credit for finally getting excited about their most famous native ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734323/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:15:30 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734323/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Opening statements were expected to begin Friday in the murder trial of Thomas J. Fox, accused in the knife slaying of Oakdale nanny Lori Baker in ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734326/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:15:29 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734326/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Residents will vote in November on a simplified and modernized city charter that, among other things, replaces “doth” with ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734325/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:15:28 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734325/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Now, his family can only wonder what might have been. On Thursday morning, they learned the boy who penned the heartwarming Mother's Day letter on the refrigerator door was dead, the second victim of Wednesday's mudslide on a Mississippi River bluff in St. ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734327/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:15:27 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734327/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Backers hope the state's new Homeowners' Bill of Rights will reduce foreclosures in Minnesota, which, more than six years into the crisis, have been declining but remain stubbornly ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214733172/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:15:24 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214733172/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 A few years ago, Ardes Johnson was walking to campus on 15th Avenue Southeast when a skateboarder passed her, turned around, and asked if she wanted a ride. "That’s why I live here," Ardes said. "I love Dinkytown. I’m very sad to leave." Johnson, a University of Minnesota alumna, decided to sell her townhouse to CPM Property Management, making way for a new ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734328/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:18 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734328/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. - Families of the two little boys who died in a landslide while on a field trip are thanking the community for their support. Fire ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734329/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:31 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734329/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Managing money is the top thing couples fight about. And research shows that men and women have different habits, different styles of dealing with money. Nicole Middendorf owns Prosperwell Financial. She thinks women get a bad rap, especially when it comes to spending. "Men and women spend a lot of money," she said . But a 2011 Gallup poll showed that men ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214731938/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:27:10 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214731938/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 An offseason injury delayed his arrival, but Samuel Deduno is set to rejoin the Twins' rotation. Deduno, who was scheduled to start for Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday, instead will start against the Detroit Tigers on Friday night at Comerica Park. The 29-year-old right-hander started 15 games for the Twins last season, recording a 4.44 ERA with 57 strikeouts and 53 walks in 79 innings, but ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214731939/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:20:03 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214731939/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 23: Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings makes a save in front of Los Angeles Kings James Sheppard #15 of the San Jose Sharks and Jake Muzzin #6 during the first period in Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 23, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214731930/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:09:26 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214731930/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796