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 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:53:56 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:53:56 -0400 30 MIDDLETON, Wis. -- Capital Brewery says it will begin construction this summer on a new $11 million facility in Sauk City. The new brewery is expected to eventually produce nearly 10 times the beer Capital Brewery makes in Middleton. Production manager Brian Destree says the new brewery will have a starting capacity of about 100,000 barrels. He says fermenting tanks could be added in the future ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215293476/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:49 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215293476/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- American musical legend Bob Dylan is bringing his act back home, but first he needs a little help from St. Paul city ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215293477/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:37:03 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215293477/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 WASHINGTON (AP) — As the House began debate on its version of a new five-year farm bill, the dean of Minnesota’s congressional delegation urged colleagues to pass ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215293478/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:37:02 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215293478/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Traffic safety officials say Minnesota last year saw its first increase in traffic deaths since 2007. The final crash report shows Minnesota had 395 traffic deaths in 2012. That’s a 7 percent increase from 2011, when 368 deaths were ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215293479/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:37:02 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215293479/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Mayors from around Minnesota are gathering to discuss how an $80 million bump in state aid to cities will affect their cities. The increased local government aid also means $40 million more for counties and $10 million for townships. The mayors were meeting Wednesday with Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans. Local government aid was an attractive target for state budget cutters ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215292209/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:43:28 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215292209/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 OAK CREEK, Wis. -- Wisconsin Sikhs (seekz) plan to memorialize last year's shooting tragedy with religious observances and a 6-kilometer fundraising run/walk. Temple member Pardeep Kaleka says the Aug. 5 anniversary will be preceded by a religious ceremony in which priests read the entire Sikh holy book aloud from cover to cover. Members of the temple in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215291238/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:38:43 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215291238/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Sousada Chidthachack grew up as part of an immigrant family and went to college to live out her mother’s dream of having her own career. Chidthachack’s mother ran away from her childhood home in Laos, crossing Thailand and finally arriving in the United States so her future children could have more opportunities. "I’m reminded every day that it’s a struggle," ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290276/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:30:16 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290276/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 While some at the University of Minnesota will see tuition freeze for the next two years, the cost of attending school will increase for all students. The Board of Regents approved President Eric Kaler’s budget Friday that will hold tuition at $12,060 for resident undergraduates until fall 2016. The freeze comes with an increase in student services fees and additional fees increases for ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290278/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:30:15 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290278/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Traditionally, the University of Minnesota hasn’t incorporated diversity topics into its science courses. Now, some faculty members and administrators want to change that. Faculty members from the University’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, the College of Biological Sciences and the College of Veterinary Medicine are working to include diversity in ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290275/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:30:15 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290275/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Abraham Elsayed is worried about the upcoming cigarette tax increase. The new tobacco tax signed into law last month will raise the tax on a pack of cigarettes by $1.60 starting July 1, and Elsayed, who owns Royal Cigar and Tobacco in Dinkytown, gets a lot of his business from cigarette sales. Anti-smoking groups say the tax increase will encourage nearly 37,000 Minnesota smokers to quit, and ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290277/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:30:15 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290277/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 For five years, Varsity Bike and Transit and Erik’s Bike and Board Shop have sat side-by-side on Fourth Street Southeast - attracting two different types of bikers. When Varsity moved from its former location on the opposite side of the Varsity Theater to expand its store, it found itself right next to Erik’s. Although the two bike shops are competitors, they both have their own ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290281/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:30:14 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290281/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 A Minneapolis ordinance that punishes property owners for crimes their tenants commit may get stricter if the City Council acts on a recommendation from city staff. Proposed changes could increase action taken against landlords and require them to participate in workshops after their tenants are arrested or cited for certain crimes. The proposal follows a trend of increased scrutiny on landlords ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290283/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:30:14 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290283/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 National graduate and professional student enrollment rates have soared in recent years, but the University of Minnesota is bucking that trend. While enrollment nationwide increased 16 percent between 2005 and 2010, across the University’s five campuses it decreased more than 6 percent from 2006 to 2012. At the same time, the number of graduate program applications at the University hit ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290282/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:30:14 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290282/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Students at the University of Minnesota have majored in forest resources for the past 100 years, but they will be able to major in food systems for the first time next year. Though these two programs are very different in age, faculty members are looking for new ways to assess and compare both of them. In an effort to review programs in a more standardized way, a small team of faculty members ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290284/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:30:13 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290284/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Study abroad participation at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is among the highest in the nation, keeping with the University’s overall goal to internationalize the institution. But at a Thursday Board of Regents meeting, six minors and one major focused on international study - from Hebrew to Latin American Studies - were officially discontinued. A consent report by the Academic ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290279/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:30:13 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290279/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Emergency contraception, or the morning-after pill, will soon be sold on drugstore shelves across the country instead of behind the pharmacy counter. The Obama administration said last week it won’t fight a judge’s order allowing emergency contraceptives to be sold without a prescription or an age restriction. In the upcoming months, the U.S Food and Drug Administration is expected ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290280/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:30:13 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215290280/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Members of the Minnesota Twins' Elizabethton, Tenn., minor league team transfer their equipment after the bus they were in was struck head-on by a car in Florida. The car's driver died. (FCN-TV: Jacob ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215289382/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:57:04 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215289382/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 In advance of having to collect online state sales tax, Amazon.com said Tuesday that at the end of the month it will sever ties with its Minnesota-based affiliate websites that receive a fee for referring shoppers to the retail giant's online store. The move comes less than a month after Gov. Mark Dayton signed a law requiring certain online businesses with a physical presence or affiliates ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215289381/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:57:04 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215289381/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Before Tuesday's game against the White Sox, the Twins had been limited to just three hits in three of their last four games and were averaging just 3.4 runs in June. Then they had a breakthrough, collecting 13 hits in a 7-5 victory. Wednesday's game at Target Field will show if Minnesota can sustain that offensive outburst. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire is confident his club can score ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215288471/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:05:48 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215288471/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Ryan Doumit hits a two-run double against Chicago to give the Twins the lead in the eighth inning Tuesday. The Twins won 7-5. (Pioneer Press: John ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215288472/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:55:06 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215288472/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Two men were assaulted within five minutes early Sunday morning in southeast Como, according to Minneapolis police reports. Police don’t yet know if the crimes were related. In the first incident, the suspect approached the victim and his brother on 16th Avenue Southeast and started making conversation, said Minneapolis police Sgt. Bill Palmer. "They felt like the guy was really ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215287632/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:18:28 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215287632/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minnesota bloggers who push products for Amazon say a new law could run them out of business. In order to avoid paying millions in sales tax to the state, Amazon sent notice to its Minnesota bloggers that they will soon be kicked out of a program that pays them for connecting people to the online retailer. A law meant to make money for Minnesota, will soon take money ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215287634/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:09:24 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215287634/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 While male mosquitoes are vegetarians who feed on nectar, female mosquitoes bite humans. They need human blood as nutrients to develop their eggs. ';When the female mosquito feeds on us, she gives off a little saliva,'; Stark said. "That saliva acts as a coagulant to keep the blood flowing readily." Once our body recognizes something foreign is present, it releases ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215287633/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:09:23 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215287633/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 HASTINGS, Minn. (WCCO) – It does a man good to have hobbies that bring him joy, but there are times when that passion veers into territory that no one saw coming. This is one of those times. Bruce Bauer, 61, took a manure spreader, a bunch of farm antiques and a ’93 Chevy S-10 pickup chassis to build what he considers a thing of beauty. ';It looks cool, it’s ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215287635/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:09:22 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215287635/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The June 3, 1944, photo provided by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum shows Heinrich Himmler, centre, SS Reichsfuehrer-SS, head of the Gestapo and the Waffen-SS, and Minister of the Interior of Nazi Germany from 1943 to 1945, as he reviews troops of the Galician SS-Volunteer Infantry Division Michael Karkoc a top commander whose Nazi SS-led unit is blamed for burning villages filled with women and ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215287471/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:03:35 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215287471/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 CWS@MIN: Doumit puts Twins ahead with two-run double MINNEAPOLIS -- Given the struggles of the offense this month, Ryan Doumit didn't want to waste a prime opportunity to give the Twins the lead against the White Sox in the eighth inning on Tuesday night. The Twins entered the game with just three hits in three of their previous four games, and Jared Burton had just given up the tying ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215287636/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:01:38 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215287636/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 BOSTON (AP) - Five things learned in the Boston Bruins’ win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals Monday night: ___ SUPAH TUUKKA: Tuukka Rask is proving the Bruins right for putting their faith in him. Rask watched the Bruins’ entire 2011 Stanley Cup run from the bench while Tim Thomas led Boston to the NHL title, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy in the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215287368/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:52:02 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215287368/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } An error helped put the White Sox in a 4-0 hole, and two base-running gaffes in the fifth helped seal Chicago's fate in a 7-5 loss to the Twins on Tuesday night at Target Field. To be sure, Minnesota made several miscues of its own, but they simply weren't as damning. The Twins slammed White Sox starter Dylan Axelrod for four runs in the first, ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215287637/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:51:04 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215287637/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Ryan Doumit hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning, leading the Minnesota Twins over the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Tuesday ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215286741/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:04:51 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215286741/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The Twin Cities are blessed when it comes to talent in the kitchen. The culinary minds at the helm of our favorite restaurants receive critical acclaim and top honors from food enthusiasts and reviewers, alike. But who are the people behind the chef's coat? Our Chef's Profile aims to find ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215286742/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:04:50 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215286742/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Minneapolis City Council gave initial approval Tuesday to a plan to redirect up to $60 million in property taxes to help pay for a streetcar line along Nicollet and Central ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285894/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:11:55 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285894/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 He died at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis from a gunshot wound to the chest in what the medical examiner ruled Tuesday was a ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285476/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:11:53 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285476/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Commissioner Peter McLaughlin hailed the $27 million contract with the waste-to-energy plant as a "darn good deal for taxpayers." He chairs the county’s Public Works, Energy and Environment Committee, which passed the measure unanimously. Other members also praised the measure, noting that it falls in line with state policies discouraging landfilling and that the contract’s ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285895/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:11:52 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285895/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The family of slain Cold Spring police officer Tom Decker has reached a settlement on how memorial funds will be dispersed following his November 2012 shooting ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285896/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:11:51 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285896/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 I-694 westbound was backed up at a near standstill during Tuesday morning rush hour after it was narrowed to two lanes. Richard.Sennott@startribune.com Richard Sennott/Star Tribune. ,Fridley, Minnesota Monday 6/118/13) ** ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285897/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:11:50 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285897/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Republicans in the U.S. House passed sweeping new restrictions on late-term abortions Tuesday, a mostly symbolic initiative that served to re-ignite social and cultural tensions that divided the nation in the last presidential ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285898/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:11:48 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285898/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 A group of gun owners plan to use a series of Twin Cities neighborhood family events for their own gun-toting get-togethers, beginning this ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285899/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:11:47 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285899/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Most Minnesota college and university programs that train teachers have a lot of room to improve, says a national report that both leveled and weathered harsh criticism. In tandem with US News & World Report, the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit National Council on Teacher Quality released the first-of-their-kind reviews of teacher preparation programs Tuesday. Long before the release, the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285900/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:49:35 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285900/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The program’s title sponsor, Blue Cross Blue Shield, just approved funding to hire a director of Greater Minnesota Strategies to explore expanding Nice Ride to communities outside its current service area ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285122/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:06:13 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285122/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Meranda Warborg, 30, was sentenced last week to a year in the Hennepin County workhouse for a single count of soliciting prostitution. She was banned from using the website, according to the Hennepin County attorney’s office. She faces more than seven years in prison if she violates any of the conditions of her sentencing over the next five years. Three other counts, including first-degree ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285123/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:06:11 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285123/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 A man from Moorhead, Minn., was charged with manslaughter Tuesday in the death of his 5-month-old girl, whom he accidentally left in a hot van for hours last ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285124/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:06:10 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285124/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 St. Paul Public Schools has settled on a 2013-14 budget that increases general fund spending - and taps $12.6 million in reserves in the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285125/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:06:08 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285125/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Drivers beware: the Stillwater Lift Bridge is slated to close for a few hours Wednesday at noon. The Department of Transportation say the closure is necessary for crews to repair a cable, which snapped Sunday night, and inspect the lift system. The bridge is expected to reopen to cars by 4 ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285126/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:52:29 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285126/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Soon after the Green Bay Packers released Desmond Bishop, the seventh-year veteran linebacker was telling Wisconsin reporters about his next step. Bishop said he’s visiting the Minnesota Vikings, the natural move for so many former Packers players looking for a new team and an opportunity to prove their ex-employer wrong. Vikings coach Leslie Frazier declined ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285127/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:51:57 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285127/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 In advance of having to collect online state sales tax, Amazon.com said Tuesday that at the end of the month it will sever ties with its Minnesota-based affiliate websites that receive a fee for referring shoppers to the retail giant's online store. The move comes less than a month after Gov. Mark Dayton signed a law requiring certain online businesses with a physical presence or affiliates ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285128/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:32:06 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215285128/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Half a million women in this country work in the farm fields. Many of them are undocumented, working below the radar and without the protection of law ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215284117/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:58:44 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215284117/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Weeks before Minnesota's new sales tax law takes effect, online retailer Amazon is cutting its ties to members of its Associates program who live in the state. The new law requires businesses that have a presence in Minnesota to collect sales tax. Amazon has taken similar steps in other states that have passed laws like Minnesota's, ending the contracts of people and businesses that are ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215284118/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:55:20 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215284118/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota junior captain Rachel Banham has undergone successful surgery for patellar tendonitis in both knees. Coach Pam Borton made the announcement Tuesday. Banham had the surgery earlier this ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215284120/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:45:49 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215284120/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Pressure is building for thousands of college students who could soon be paying more for school loans — a lot more, if Congress doesn’t act soon. House Republicans are calling for the Senate to approve a bill the House passed last week. It would keep the interest rates on federal student loans from ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215284119/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:45:49 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215284119/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Email MINNEAPOLIS -- Josh Willingham, who had a cortisone shot in his left knee on Saturday, returned to the Twins' lineup on Tuesday against the White Sox, starting in left field and batting cleanup. Willingham missed two straight games with soreness in his left knee on Saturday and Sunday before using Monday's off-day to give his knee another day of rest. But he felt good enough to ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215284122/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:37:52 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215284122/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins' Rookie level Elizabethton's team bus was involved in a fatal crash early Tuesday in Jacksonville, Fla., but no one on the bus was injured, the club announced Tuesday. The bus was taking Minor League players and coaches from Fort Myers, Fla., to Elizabethton, Tenn., when a car crossed onto the wrong side of Interstate Highway 295 and struck the bus, authorities ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215284121/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:37:52 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215284121/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Email MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins center fielder Aaron Hicks continues to make progress with his strained left hamstring and was out on the field taking batting practice and catching fly balls before Tuesday's game against the White Sox. Hicks, who has been on the 15-day disabled list since June 10, has started to participate in some light running drills, but has yet to run the bases. ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215284123/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:37:52 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215284123/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Following his individual workout Tuesday with the Timberwolves, C.J. McCollum went out of his way to greet each reporter with a handshake. One media member didn't have a free hand, so McCollum shook her microphone instead. The former Lehigh University star was as comfortable in the interview as he was taking instruction from the coaches on the floor. There haven't been many situations ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215284124/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:25:48 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215284124/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MILWAUKEE -- A review of the nation's teacher-training programs suggests that many University of Wisconsin System education schools are of middling quality. The nonprofit National Council on Teacher Quality used a four-star rating system to evaluate teacher preparation programs at more than 1,100 colleges and universities. According to the review, UW-Stout's undergraduate program for ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215282969/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:52:52 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215282969/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. CLOUD, Minn. (WCCO) – The worrying is over for dozens of Minnesota families. Their loved ones with the Minnesota National Guard returned home Tuesday after spending nearly a year in Afghanistan. As they were saving lives overseas, new lives were beginning in some of their own homes. Sgt. Reid Ronning's wife, Michelle, gave birth to their daughter, Elsie, two months ago. ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215282970/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:40:06 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215282970/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – They’ve featured some spectacular exhibits over the years, but now the folks at the Science Museum of Minnesota are about to debut their biggest one yet. If you’ve driven by the Science Museum in downtown St. Paul recently, you may have noticed a huge poster on the building that advertising the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215282971/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:40:05 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215282971/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Gophers basketball team has added another Minnesota native to the roster. Forward Joey King, a transfer from Drake, signed his scholarship tender Tuesday. His application with the NCAA to be eligible to play this season is ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215282972/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:40:05 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215282972/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Vikings linebacker Erin Henderson tackles San Diego's LeRon McClain in a 2012 preseason game against the Chargers. (Pioneer Press file photo: Jean ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215282973/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:21:46 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215282973/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) -- Prosecutors have charged a Minnesota man with manslaughter after his 5-month-old daughter died after being left for hours in a hot minivan last week. The Clay County Attorney’s Office charged 24-year-old Andrew Sandstrom with one count of second-degree ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215281780/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:36:58 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215281780/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A St. Louis County Public Works employee was arrested Monday for allegedly possessing child porn, the county sheriff's office says. Bruce Hosking, 63, of Cloquet, was arrested at his workplace just before 7:30 a.m. by sheriff's office deputies and members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Authorities then executed a search warrant at his ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215281779/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:36:58 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215281779/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 On Tuesday, workers started re-painting the Spoonbridge and Cherry in the Walker Art Center’s Sculpture Garden. The famous fountain piece — made by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen — gets a fresh coat of paint every few years. It’s stood in the sculpture garden since ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215281781/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:36:57 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215281781/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The UW-Eau Claire Police Department confirmed that the body of David Patrick Rodgers was recovered Monday evening. Rodgers, a sophomore mathematics education major, was on the bridge that connects campus to the downtown area when he fell into the river on April 19, 2013. "I have been in close contact with the family over the last two months, and I spoke with David’s parents last ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215281782/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:36:57 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215281782/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 TOWN OF JACKSON, Wis. -- Wisconsin environmental officials say the number of wells contaminated by a 2012 gasoline pipeline spill continues to grow in the Town of Jackson. Recent tests detected benzene in two additional private wells, pushing the number of contaminated wells to 39. Town officials have decided to ask the Village of Jackson to extend municipal water service to residents in a ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215280636/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:45:06 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215280636/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The Spurs have long been the NBA’s gold standard when it comes to drafting and development, preferring to roll up their sleeves and scour the globe to find the right players to slot into well-defined roles in San Antonio. They have more international players on their roster than any other team in the NBA, and even their American players don’t come straight from ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215280519/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:32:03 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215280519/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A little more than a year ago, the Miami Heat stood on the verge of elimination in the Eastern Conference Finals. The team’s heart and the ability of the Big Three were being questioned left and right ahead of Game 6 of the Conference Finals. Then LeBron James got "the look" and things were never the same for the Heat. James put the team on his shoulders ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215280521/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:32:00 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215280521/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Most Minnesota college and university programs that train teachers have a lot of room to improve, says a national report that both leveled and weathered harsh criticism. In tandem with US News & World Report, the Washington, DC, based nonprofit National Council on Teacher Quality released the first-of-their-kind reviews of teacher preparation programs Tuesday. Long before the release, the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215280638/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:12:54 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215280638/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 One of the reasons Twins starters are having more success of late and going deeper into games is their improved ability to keep the ball in play. When P.J. Walters gave up a pair of two-run homers in Sunday's loss to the Detroit Tigers, it ended the Twins rotation's streak of seven consecutive starts without a home run. A two-run homer by Jayson Werth off Kevin Correia on June 8 in ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215280637/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:12:45 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215280637/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 PRESTON, Minn. - A mother and her 18-year-old son from southeastern Minnesota are accused of stealing nearly $5,000 in frozen gopher feet and selling them for a bounty. Thirty-seven-year-old Tina Marie Garrison and Junior Lee Dillon, both of Preston, were charged last month with receiving stolen property and theft. Garrison has pleaded not guilty. Her son has a court hearing next month. The ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215279439/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:38:50 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215279439/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 PRESTON, Minn. (AP) – A mother and her 18-year-old son from southeastern Minnesota are accused of stealing nearly $5,000 in frozen gopher feet and selling them for a bounty. Thirty-seven-year-old Tina Marie Garrison and Junior Lee Dillon, both of Preston, were charged last month with receiving stolen property and ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215279440/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:25:41 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215279440/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After announcing plans to open a Nordstrom in 2015, Ridgedale Center said they’re also adding six new retailers, plus two remodeled existing ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215279441/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:25:40 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215279441/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/215279094/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:07:52 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215279094/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Brooklyn Park police stopped and questioned everyone entering the Moonraker Apartments after a call was made early in the morning that a two-month-old baby had gone missing Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Brooklyn ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215278184/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:32:30 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215278184/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 What are the forces moving the Minnesota economy? Adam Belz tries to identify the trends and show the connections between Minnesota and the larger U.S. and global economies. You can connect with him on ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215277400/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:32:26 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215277400/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 A man who says he was sexually abused by an Irish priest in Minnesota in 1982 is suing the Diocese of New Ulm, taking advantage of a new law easing the state's statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse. Attorney Pat Noacker filed the lawsuit in Brown County on behalf of John Doe 103. It names Francis Markey, who was extradited to Ireland in 2010 to face sexual abuse ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215277950/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:09:36 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215277950/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Authorities identified the man killed in a south Minneapolis shooting early Monday morning and announced that a suspect was in custody Tuesday afternoon. Daniel D. Maniece, 34, of Jordan suffered a gunshot to the chest at about 12:15 a.m. at a home on the 3500 block of Chicago Avenue South, according to police. Maniece died at the Hennepin County Medical Center in what the medical examiner said ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215278186/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:00:07 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215278186/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 St. Paul Fire Captain Rick Zech has won the Karl Neid Community Involvement Award, given each year to a St. Paul city employee with an impressive record of public service both on and off the job. Zech learned the news Tuesday morning from ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215276870/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:24:32 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215276870/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 SHELL LAKE, Wis. -- A man who was attacked by a black bear in northwestern Wisconsin is recovering at a hospital in the Twin Cities. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the man was attacked while out in his yard near Shell Lake Monday about 9:30 p.m. DNR carnivore specialist David MacFarland says the man's dog apparently had initiated contact with the bear before the man was ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215276871/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:24:30 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215276871/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 On Tuesday morning, police responded to the missing child report at the Moonraker Apartments in the 5500 block of Brookdale Drive North. The mother of the child had called police around 6 a.m. and said the boy was last seen around 1 a.m. on her couch. The family wants people to know that the baby was wearing a brown onesie with football helmets on it and that he is half Native American and half ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215276872/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:10:12 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215276872/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the man was attacked while out in his yard near Shell Lake Monday about 9:30 p.m. DNR carnivore specialist David MacFarland says the man's dog apparently had initiated contact with the bear before the man was ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215277092/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:01:44 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215277092/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 A man accused of sexually abusing young boys over the past several decades has been sentenced in Crow Wing County to more than six years in prison. Tom Erickson, 70, pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct in a plea agreement with prosecutors. Crow Wing County District Judge David Ten Eyck sentenced Erickson to 75 months in prison Monday. Two of the three victims ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215276873/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:51:00 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215276873/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Some Minnesota businesses that would be subject to a new sales tax expansion are loudly complaining that it would put them at a competitive disadvantage, and they're trying to get parts of it repealed. The pending sales tax on warehousing services is a big concern at companies like Distribution Alternatives in Lino Lakes and Lawrence Transportation Company in Red Wing. The new law would ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215276064/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:50:51 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215276064/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 A U.S. Postal Service employee in Brooklyn Center was struck and killed by a semitrailer truck Tuesday morning in what is being called a workplace accident, police ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215275498/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:16:30 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215275498/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MERRILL, Wis. -- Lincoln County sheriff's officials are looking for a man they believe is manufacturing meth -- a man they say is armed and dangerous. Authorities say 36-year-old Christopher Meindel, of Merrill, has links to white supremacy groups and has made comments that he will not be taken into custody without a fight. Investigators say he could be in the Wausau area where he has ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215275500/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:16:28 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215275500/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/215275503/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:02:51 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215275503/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Some Minnesota businesses that would be subject to a new sales tax expansion are complaining loudly and trying to get parts of it ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215275502/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:02:50 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215275502/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A postal worker was hit and killed Tuesday morning after an accident at the Brooklyn Center Post Office, according to police. Authorities said officers were called around 7:25 a.m. to the post office located at 6845 Lee Ave. in Brooklyn Center. Upon arrival, they were directed to the loading dock area where the accident ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215275501/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:02:50 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215275501/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 FAIRPORT, Mich. - Scientists say a wooden beam extending from the floor of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, an important finding as they try to determine whether it's part of the Griffin, the first European-style ship to sail on North America's upper Great Lakes. Marine archaeologists from the U.S. and France are studying the timber and digging a pit ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215274654/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:47:14 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215274654/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Sex allegations fly in Menard legal battle A former Indiana business partner of hardware kingpin John Menard contends in a lawsuit that the Wisconsin billionaire pressured her to have sex with him and his wife and retaliated by firing her husband as a financial adviser and filing lawsuits against them and some of their ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215274585/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:43:08 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215274585/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 06/18/2013 10:39 AM CDT - Minnesota business and labor union lobbies were among the heaviest spenders on lobbying during the first five months of 2013, which coincided with the Legislature's annual ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215274586/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:43:02 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215274586/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 After a one day reprieve, drivers on westbound 694 got a taste of what life will be like for the next five months as the first lane closures went into effect in time for Tuesday's morning rush hour. Two lanes of the freeway were closed between East River Road and Hwy. 100, and at times motorists experienced delays of up to 30 minutes. Eastbound drivers enjoyed a second day without any lane ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215273976/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:09:27 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215273976/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 BRAINERD, Minn. - A man accused of sexually abusing young boys over the past several decades has been sentenced in Crow Wing County to more than six years in prison. Seventy-year-old Tom Erickson pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct in a plea agreement with prosecutors. Crow Wing County District Judge David Ten Eyck sentenced Erickson to 75 months in prison ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215273975/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:09:26 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215273975/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Some Minnesota businesses that would be subject to a new sales tax expansion are complaining loudly and trying to get parts of it repealed. The pending sales tax on warehousing services is a big concern at companies like Distribution Alternatives in Lino Lakes and Lawrence Transportation in Red Wing. The new law extends the 6.875 percent sales tax to them. Warehouse companies ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215273977/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:09:23 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215273977/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Andrew Cohen joined Dave Lee Tuesday morning to discuss the Supreme Court’s latest ruling on Voter Identification. Cohen also talked about his passion for pro hockey and the Stanley Cup finals. Here are Dave Lee and Andrew ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215273978/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:56:10 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215273978/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A veteran Republican legislator from Anoka has made a surprising entrance into Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race. State Rep. Jim Abeler announced his campaign Tuesday. He hadn’t been on the public radar for the seat now held by Democratic Sen. Al ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215273980/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:56:07 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215273980/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – When you think of streetcars, you might think of places like San Francisco or New Orleans. But now the city of Minneapolis wants to drive this old world idea into our 20th century reality. On Tuesday, the City Council will take its first vote on a plan to add streetcars into the heart of ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215273979/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:56:07 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215273979/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MADISON, Wis. -- A Wisconsin appeals court has tossed out a Superior man's speeding ticket because a tree branch blocked the speed limit sign. Police in Superior issued Justin Bachinski a $175 citation in June 2012 for traveling 34 mph in a 25-mph zone. Bachinski argued a branch obscured the speed limit sign and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices says signs can't be obscured ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215272421/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:02:51 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215272421/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The Hennepin County Medical Examiner identified the victim Tuesday as 35-year-old Daniel Dwayne Maniece of Jordan. The medical examiner said Maniece died from a gunshot wound to the chest. Police were called to the 3500 block Chicago Avenue South at about 12:17 a.m. Monday on a report of shots fired. When they arrived, they found Maniece suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215272422/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:49:06 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215272422/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A new floating piece of art is tapping in to how the city is feeling. MIMMI is being called the emotional gateway to Minneapolis, and this weekend it will be the center piece of one of the city’s most unique festivals: the Secret ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215272423/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:49:05 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215272423/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 — Carl Ringberg served in Afghanistan and Iraq. He remembers seeing his best friend die. ';I took him to the helicopter, and he never came back,'; Ringberg said. Signs of PTSD started right away for Ringberg. ';Anger, like I didn’t know what to do with myself outside the military,'; he said. But Ringberg has a new companion, Jed, a Golden Retriever. He got ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215272425/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:49:04 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215272425/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MIAMI (AP) -- Federal officials investigating a helicopter crash that a killed Mayo Clinic heart surgeon and technician say financial pressures contributed to the pilot’s decision to continue flying through deteriorating ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215272424/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:49:04 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215272424/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Minnesota farmers who still have wet fields are creeping ahead with their remaining spring planting. In its weekly crops and weather report for Minnesota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday that a statewide average of 3.6 days were suitable for fieldwork last week, a slight improvement from recent weeks. So corn planting moved ahead 4 percentage points last week to 94 percent ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215272427/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:31:09 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215272427/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MILWAUKEE -- Home sales in Wisconsin continue to rise. The Wisconsin Realtors Association says May sales are up about 18 percent compared to the same month last year. It's the 23rd consecutive month of growth. Prices are up as well. The Journal Sentinel (http://bit.ly/13NRCFt ) reports the median price last month was $144,000. That's up 4.3 percent from a year earlier. The number of ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215271038/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:56:13 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215271038/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 (credit: CBS) MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A garbage truck driver got a surprise Tuesday morning when he discovered a man inside the back containment area of his ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215271039/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:43:04 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215271039/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Authorities said a bus carrying a minor league team in the Minnesota Twins organization was involved in a fatal crash in Florida early Tuesday morning. Authorities said nobody on the bus was hurt. The charter bus was headed from Fort Myers, Fla., to Tennessee. Another bus was brought to the crash scene to let the team continue on its trip. The driver of the car that collided ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215271041/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:43:03 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215271041/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A 24-year-old Wyoming man had to be airlifted to a hospital after being the victim of a hit-and-run crash while looking at his car off Interstate 35 north of the Twin Cities Monday night, according to the Minnesota State ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215271042/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:43:03 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215271042/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Forget sleeping, some studies show as many as 50 percent of people admit working from bed from time to time. Even though you’ve been told to keep electronic gadgets out of the bedroom, one group now wants you to turn them on in order to relax. We checked out the new technology that had us talking in the newsroom. It's new to the Slumberland Furniture floor, ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215271040/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:43:03 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215271040/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 nightmare second halves in 2011 and '12. No walks in 12 innings is the most impressive stat from the 2-0 start to his career. 9. Orioles (11): Chris Davis' totals project to 53 home runs and 139 RBIs. He has 42 home runs and 105 RBIs in 500 at-bats since the All-Star Game a year ago. 10. Rays (9): It took 57 RBIs in 64 games with Triple-A Durham, but top prospect Wil Myers earned a ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215271043/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:24:59 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215271043/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 COOK, Minn. -- Fire has destroyed two businesses and eight apartments in the St. Louis County community of Cook. Authorities say the building that housed the Dollar Barn and Gilley's Naturals, as well as the apartments, is a total loss and will be torn down. WDIO-TV (http://bit.ly/14HFln3 ) reports the Red Cross is assisting those who lived in the apartments. St. Louis County sheriff ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215269709/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:52:10 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215269709/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 WARSAW, Poland -- Polish prosecutors say they are reviewing files on a Minnesota man who was a commander in a notorious Nazi-led unit to see if they contain enough evidence to press charges and request extradition from the United States. An Associated Press investigation revealed that Michael Karkoc, 94, entered the United States by lying to American authorities about his leadership role in the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215269542/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:30:24 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215269542/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The Minnesota attorney general has sued a St. Paul coin dealer, saying she charged people tens of thousands of dollars for gold, silver and other coins not delivered to them. Complaints against Tiffany Grady, 47, say she took more than $300,000 from people without sending promised coins. At least six people filed reports with St. Paul police and 13 people with the Better Business Bureau of ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215269711/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:20:21 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215269711/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MADISON, Wis. -- A Madison woman has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for fatally injuring her 3-year-old son. Maria Castillo-Dominguez was earlier found guilty of first-degree reckless homicide in the 2011 death of her son, Luis Angel. The 24-year-old mother continues to maintain it was her boyfriend who caused the toddler's fatal injuries. He was not charged. The State Journal ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215268523/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:48:29 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215268523/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The lunchtime crowd in downtown St. Paul will get a taste of what’s in store at the 40th annual ';Back to the Fifties'; ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215268524/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:35:47 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215268524/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Groups that lobbied to advance or block legislation at Minnesota’s Capitol are filing mandatory reports detailing how much they spent on the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215268525/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:35:46 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215268525/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 WARSAW, Poland-A prosecutor in Poland says that files concerning a Nazi unit commander are being reviewed to see if they contain sufficient evidence to press charges and request his extradition from the United States, where he is living. An Associated Press investigation has revealed that Michael Karkoc, 94, entered the U.S. by concealing to American authorities his leadership role in the SS-led ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215268375/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:26:27 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215268375/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 St. Paul will get a taste of what's in store at the 40th annual "Back to the Fifties" Weekend. More than a dozen street rods will rev their way to Mears Park on Thursday. The event is free and open to the public. There will be games, live music and hula hoops to help kick off this weekend's classic car extravaganza. Nearly 12,000 classic cars, customs and street rods will ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215266503/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:41:24 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215266503/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ROBBINSDALE, Minn. - The Robbinsdale Indians youth baseball squad took the field Monday night as the home team. But the man coaching first base couldn't have come from much farther away. Fernando Atannon - from the African nation of Benin - had never seen a baseball until two-and-a-half years ago. That's when he happened to take an interpreting job with a Minnesota eye clinic owner ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215263683/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:25:01 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215263683/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Max Knutson gave up only four hits as Mounds View shut out Rocori of Cold Spring 8-0 for the Class 3A state championship at Target Field on Monday. Knutson struck out nine Spartan batters and yielded only one base on balls during the seven-inning game. He threw 90 pitches, 60 for ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215263684/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:18:22 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215263684/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796