Provides the latest RSS feeds for Minnesota 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 19:46:06 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 19:46:06 -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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:01 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214754379/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Email DETROIT -- The Twins officially recalled right-hander P.J. Walters from Triple-A Rochester to start against the Tigers on Saturday, but it cost them former elite prospect Joe Benson in the process. To make room for Walters on the 40-man roster, the Twins placed Benson, who was at Rochester, on outright waivers, and he was claimed by the Rangers. Outfielder Oswaldo Arcia was optioned to ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214764247/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:54:26 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214764247/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Email DETROIT -- The Twins shuffled their lineup a bit against the Tigers on Saturday, as second baseman Brian Dozier, center fielder Aaron Hicks and designated hitter Ryan Doumit were all held out of the starting lineup. Jamey Carroll made the start at second base with Wilkin Ramirez in center field and Chris Colabello at DH. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he wanted to get as many ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214764246/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:54:26 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214764246/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Email DETROIT -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire acknowledged he was not thrilled with the decision to send down highly touted outfielder Oswaldo Arcia to Triple-A Rochester but said he thought it would benefit Arcia to get consistent playing time in the Minors. Arcia, 22, hit .255/.318/.449 with four homers, five doubles and a triple in 30 games before being sent down after Friday's loss to ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214764245/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:54:26 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214764245/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 DETROIT -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was ejected by second-base umpire Joe West for arguing a call in the third inning of Saturday's game against the Tigers. West ruled that Josh Willingham interfered while sliding into second base to break up a potential double-play ball hit by Justin Morneau with Joe Mauer on second base. Mauer had to return from third base to second base on the double ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214764244/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:54:26 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214764244/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 With the Basilica of St. Mary in the background a sold-out "Rock the Garden" concert at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis featured Solid Gold, The Decembrists, Calexico and Yeasayer Saturday June 20, 2009. (photos: Chris Polydoroff) Minnesotans famously love to make the most of the summer, and as always, there are numerous outdoor festivals for folks who enjoy music under the blue ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214764120/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:44:10 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214764120/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A former head football coach at Minnesota State University, Mankato, is speaking out after he was cleared of child pornography charges, but fired from his ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214764021/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:10:49 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214764021/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Maple Grove’s Sydney Smith can pitch and she can hit, and she does it so well that as just a sophomore she is one of the best in the state. She’s also very competitive. ';It started when I was little,'; she said. ';And, I don’t know, I just like it a lot.'; She’s so good she already has her college plans in place. ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214763708/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:35:17 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214763708/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 DETROIT -- What did Twins reliever Casey Fien think about Miguel Cabrera barking at him over a 1-0 pitch that floated up and in on Thursday night? "Um, you know what, I didn't even notice," Fien said. "I didn't know what he was doing. I've also seen him take that inside pitch and hit it 500 feet. Honestly, I don't think there's any pitch that's out of ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214763709/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:18:34 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214763709/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- No single person ever became the public face of the successful drive for gay marriage in Minnesota, but the man who gets the most credit from his allies is Richard ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214763473/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 15:45:19 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214763473/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Minnesota Twins' Joe Benson plays in an exhibition spring training baseball game agains the Pittsburgh Pirates, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo: David Goldman) DETROIT -- The Twins have turned the page on Triple-A outfielder Joe Benson. Benson, who came to spring training with a chance to win the starting job in center field, was lost on outright release waivers to the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214763435/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 15:35:47 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214763435/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 MINNEAPOLIS--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 house he was renovating in a small town in ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214763141/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 15:09:39 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214763141/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Sara Jane Olson, the Minnesota woman who served seven years in prison for her involvement in high-profile 1970s radicalism, is edging back into public life -- this time voluntarily -- as she and a friend petition the Obama administration to reduce disparities in prison sentences for crack and powder cocaine. Olson returned to Minnesota after her 2009 parole from a ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762787/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:23:19 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762787/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A Hudson Wis., businessman is holding a donation drive he hopes will fill a rental truck with supplies for the victims of the Oklahoma tornado. Paul Rode has filled 26-foot trailer trucks before. He's trying to do it again and has the trucks parked across the street from his restaurant, the Agave ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762741/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:23:18 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762741/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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: Baltimore Orioles: 1. ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762788/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:17:04 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762788/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 ANOKA, Minn. (AP) -- A former Minneapolis police officer accused of using social media to try to lure girls into sexual encounters has been charged with five new felony charges - bringing his number of alleged victims to ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762789/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:16:20 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762789/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Authorities are searching for a 2-year-old girl who went missing from a campground in Elk River. The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office says Daisy Jo Holland disappeared around 8 p.m. Friday from Wapiti Park campground. Elk River police say she was playing with other children while parents set up camp -- and then she was suddenly gone. Sheriff's officials say they are conducting ground ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762743/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:12:37 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762743/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Driving yesterday I found myself suddenly, and very briefly, excited to see gas at $4.09 a gallon. Just the evening before, I had seen it at $4.39 a gallon. Then I got angry. How ridiculous is it that $4.09 a gallon suddenly seemed like a deal? Lost in a very busy and sad news week is a proposal by Sen. Al Franken to reinstate an Energy Department program that up until 2011 tracked planned ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762336/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:37:50 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762336/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – They roamed the earth millions of years ago, now they’re on display at the Minnesota Zoo. But that’s not all that’s happening — families can also get an up close look at Africa. Take a look in the video above. ';This is the only place where you can see...a good representation of the African Sahara all at once," said Adam Keniger, a ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762337/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:37:50 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762337/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office says Daisy Jo Holland disappeared around 8 p.m. Friday from Wapiti Park campground. Elk River police say she was playing with other children while parents set up camp - and then she was suddenly ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762400/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:30:54 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762400/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Authorities are searching for a 2-year-old girl who went missing from a campground in Elk River. The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office says Daisy Jo Holland disappeared around 8 p.m. Friday from Wapiti Park campground. Elk River police say she was playing with other children while parents set up camp -- and then she was suddenly gone. Sheriff's officials say they are conducting ground ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762093/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:27:11 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214762093/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Since 1996, Raenay Hendrickson, 50, of Brooklyn Park had been the bookkeeper for the Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, overseeing all its finances until she was dismissed last July. In a 2012 audit, the synod discovered the embezzlement, reporting to police in March that the former employee had written numerous unauthorized checks to herself, her creditors and others for ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214761654/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:46:05 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214761654/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - They’re cute and cuddly, and they put a smile on the faces of patients in the hospital. They’re called Medical Monkeys. Lanae Paaverud, who founded the charity that provides them, spoke with Jamie Yuccas and Matt Brickman on Saturday morning. Paaverud shared how it all started and described how people respond differently to the Medical Monkeys than, say, flowers ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214761655/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:34:16 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214761655/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Opera plans to present free outdoor concerts next month. ';Opera Under the Stars'; will feature a performance of Puccini’s ';La Boheme.'; Performances are scheduled June 14 on the Target Stage on St. Paul’s Harriet Island, June 15 at the Lake Harriet Bandshell in Minneapolis and June 16 at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School in ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214760588/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:35:05 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214760588/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) -- A Moorhead police officer killed in the line of duty more than 80 years ago is being remembered and honored this Memorial Day ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214760589/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:35:03 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214760589/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Gov. Mark Dayton has proclaimed Saturday as Missing Children’s Day in Minnesota, part of a national effort to raise awareness about missing and exploited children. State officials say 9,477 children ages 17 and under were reported missing in Minnesota last year. These children could be runaways, abducted by family members or acquaintances, or otherwise missing. ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214760590/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:35:01 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214760590/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 When houisng supply demand seems magical ';With homes selling in half the time it took to sell a year ago, buyers must be both decisive and prudent. Advice with contract terms and negotiations is where the expertise of a Realtor shines for both buyers and sellers.'; ~ NAR President Gary ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214759715/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:28:18 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214759715/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:51 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214755614/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:34:27 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214754671/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:35:52 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214754056/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:35:52 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214754057/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:33:56 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214753373/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:26:41 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214753374/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:08:09 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752943/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:32:50 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752203/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:32:47 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752204/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/214752700/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:32:46 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752700/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:19:55 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752566/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:19:54 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752567/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:13:06 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752568/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 < 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:01:05 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752570/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/214752701/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:58:43 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752701/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:25:58 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751506/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:25:56 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751504/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Law enforcers, the Ramsey County attorney's office and the scrap-metal industry had worked together for several years to develop the legislation. It's aimed at those stealing copper tubing, farm irrigators and other scrap metal, as well as ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752003/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:25:55 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752003/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:13:02 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751890/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 The Ford Power Plant on the Mississippi River in St. Paul. Emergency crews on Friday morning removed a man's body from the Mississippi River near the Ford Dam, St. Paul police said. Sgt. Paul Paulos said the body is believed to be that of a man who jumped from the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis last week. On Tuesday, the body of western Wisconsin high school student Dakotah Coach, 18, ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752004/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:04:38 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214752004/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:53:39 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751568/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:04:34 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751160/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:04:33 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751161/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:57:38 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751164/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:57:38 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751163/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:57:38 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751162/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:57:37 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214751165/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:45 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750285/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:56:56 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750289/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:56:56 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750286/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:56:55 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750288/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:56:55 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750287/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:56:54 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750291/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:56:54 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750290/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 When Luke Marquard was a senior at a Faribault Catholic school, then Archbishop Harry Flynn told him he looked a lot like a priest Flynn knew. After a dinner for top graduates he hosted, Flynn sent Marquard a head shot of that priest, with a note: "This is what you're going to look like when you're older." "I thought, 'Oh, man, I am going to look like a ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750405/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:48:35 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750405/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:37:42 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750292/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:37:41 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214750293/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:37:39 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214749725/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 A cluster of private well owners near Bayport is being told to start filtering their water -- because of changing safety standards for a local pollutant. The state Department of Health mailed letters May 24 to owners of 130 wells in Bayport, Baytown Township and West Lakeland Township. The state has changed its allowable limits for a pollutant called TCE -- so those limits are now under the ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748881/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:41:37 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748881/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 "We are just heartbroken. I prayed all the way here and I will pray all the way home," said Laurie Amos of St. Louis Park as she places flowers by a makeshift memorial in front of St. Louis Park's Peter Hobart Elementary School on May 23, 2013, to honor two students who died on a field trip to Lilydale Regional Park in St. Paul a day earlier. (Pioneer Press: Scott ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214749383/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:41:37 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214749383/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } The two St. Louis Park fourth-graders injured in the Lilydale Regional Park landslide were identified as Lucas Lee and Devon Meldahl, St. Paul police said Friday afternoon. The conditions of the boys, both from St. Louis Park, were not immediately known, said Patty Dunn, spokeswoman at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare. The boys were on a ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214749384/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:41:35 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214749384/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:48:53 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748352/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:40:40 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748237/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The city of Minneapolis has agreed to pay more than $3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after struggling with police at the Minneapolis ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748389/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:07 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748389/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Roseville police are asking the public to help identify a man suspected of groping a woman in a Crossroads of Roseville Mall parking lot Saturday, May 18. The 51-year-old woman was reportedly putting items into her trunk around 8 p.m. when she felt someone grab her butt and partially push her into the trunk of her car, according to information provided Friday by Roseville police. The man then ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214747706/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:24 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214747706/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Third grader Mason Johnson from Lakeville stopped and did some work on his laptop atop some hockey equipment bags--in between academic classes and ice hockey ice time at Northern Educate Hockey Academy, a K-12 school with three hours of ice time each day is a program is on the cusp of a massive expansion--at the Eagan Ice Arena Tuesday morning May 21, 2013. (Pioneer Press: John Doman) For ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748390/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:24 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748390/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:23 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214747604/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 . 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:25:54 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748559/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Sheryl Hill Tyler Hill of Mound was barely 16 when he died after hiking Mount Fuji in Japan. Later, he came to his grieving mother in a vision. "I saw my son in spirit. He was massive, 10 feet tall, he looked like a rainbow aura with glistening lights," Sheryl Hill says. "I asked him, 'Why, Tyler? Why did you die a preventable death?' And then he told me (and I ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748563/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:21:42 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214748563/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:40:50 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214747098/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:31:54 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214747099/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:31:51 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214747100/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 The Xcel Energy Center in 2008. (Pioneer Press: Sherri LaRose-Chiglo) Ripping up the seats at the Xcel Energy Center likely will be among the first orders of business for Minnesota Sports and Entertainment. But that's just for starters. High-definition scoreboards, two new escalators, wider concourses and improvements to the entrances of the 13-year-old downtown sports arena are also high ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214746535/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:23:31 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214746535/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Otis Deno Washington is charged in a sex trafficking operation. (Courtesy of the Ramsey County sheriff's office) A St. Paul man accused of helping run a sex trafficking operation told a judge Friday that he wants to fire his public defender and represent himself. Ramsey County District Judge Rosanne Nathanson suggested that Otis Deno Washington, 29, of St. Paul talk with prosecutor Dave ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214747304/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:23:31 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214747304/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:13 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214745811/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:13 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214745810/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:12 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214745812/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:12:39 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214745813/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:59:52 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214745814/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:21:53 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214743652/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 One of the nation's worst corporate welfare and redistribution of wealth schemes will live on - the U.S. Congress has re-upped our deal with the sugar industry making sure that taxpayers will get ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214744699/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:13:13 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214744699/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:08:41 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214744548/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) -- Students at a St. Louis Park elementary school gathered around a memorial of stuffed animals, handwritten messages and flowers as they mourned two classmates who died in a landslide during a field trip to a Mississippi River park this ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214744700/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:38 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214744700/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 The Lilydale Regional Park landslide site where two St. Louis Park students were killed on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Note the person at upper right for scale. (Tweeted by St. Paul Fire Department) ( St. Paul Fire ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214744702/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:59:51 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214744702/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } Billy Anderson stood to the side of the 500-some school kids, listening as Gov. Mark Dayton told the group that sometimes bad things happen to good people. Anderson's two sons, in first and second grades at Peter Hobart Elementary in St. Louis Park, were listening at the memorial service, too. "It was important they have some kind of ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214744701/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:59:51 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214744701/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Expect to dodge a few thunderstorms while grilling this Memorial Day weekend. Consistent rain is likely Saturday and storms are expected to pop up around the metro area through Monday, according to the most recent projections from the National Weather Service. The chance for thunderstorms -- likely not severe -- increases each day from Saturday night through Monday. High temperatures ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214744938/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:48:45 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214744938/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:55:01 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214743111/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:55:00 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214743112/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:47:17 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214743297/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Memorial Day weekend usually guarantees three things: Grilling, grilling and congested highways. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is pausing many weekend road projects statewide in an effort to keep traffic moving as swiftly as it can -- but MnDOT also said some road works inevitably will still cause delays. Backups will still likely occur in several notable metro areas: Interstate ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214743298/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:46:38 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214743298/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } The city of St. Paul has hired a civil engineering firm to study the site that collapsed Wednesday in Lilydale Regional Park, killing two fourth-grade students and injuring two others. The Fargo, N.D.-based company, Northern Technologies Inc., has expertise in the evaluation of collapses and natural disasters, according to a statement from Mike Hahm, ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214743300/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:46:36 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214743300/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 A Peabody man is facing a motor vehicle homicide charge for an early-morning crash in Peabody that killed a man who was sitting in the front seat when the man drove his car into a parked truck, officials said. Michael J. Fowler, 37, faces charges that include motor vehicle homicide while drunk; operating under the influence, second offense; and leaving the scene of personal injury with death ... http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214742985/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:53 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214742985/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:36:38 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214742694/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2 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/776a3ac3c6f714a2 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:35:21 -0400 http://www.minnesota.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214742697/scat/776a3ac3c6f714a2