Provides the latest RSS feeds for Minneapolis News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Minneapolis News.net http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/cat/3829a1ae5f48b796/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 17:17:46 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:17:46 -0400 30 Dakota County District Judge Michael Sovis pleaded guilty Wednesday to driving drunk in St. Paul last Christmas Eve, and he has asked Gov. Mark Dayton for a medical disability retirement, his attorney ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214722074/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:05:16 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214722074/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman says an area of a park where two children were killed in a gravel slide is now indefinitely closed. Coleman also says no permits will be issued for fossil hunting in Lilydale Regional Park. Fourth-graders from two elementary schools were on a fossil-hunting field trip in the park Wednesday when a rockslide killed two children and injured ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214722075/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:50:35 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214722075/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 With the Heat set to square off against the Pacers, the question on the mind of every fan is what, if anything, can manage to topple LeBron and his quest for a second title? As the feats, and really the legend of LeBron James grows ever larger, he has begun to transcend the game itself, much to the dismay of many fans. Consequently, is he, or Commissioner David Stern, the greatest villain ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214721700/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:29:17 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214721700/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 More than three weeks after she disappeared, Mandy Matula's family and friends will continue the search for the Eden Prairie 24-year-old Saturday on the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, hoping the extra boaters out for Memorial Day weekend will ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214720456/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:46:29 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214720456/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. - The body of a missing 4th grader from St. Louis Park has been recovered from a collapse area at the bottom of a bluff by St. Paul search crews. The child, identified by family members as 10-year-old Mohamed Fofana, was among four youngsters ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214720457/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:40:31 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214720457/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Just in time for the busy holiday travel weekend, Minnesota is getting some new state troopers. Forty two new state troopers cadets are graduating Thursday after four months of training at Camp Ripley. State Patrol Lieutenant Eric Roeske said they come from diverse backgrounds. Roeske said the new troopers will train in the field with veteran troopers for 16 weeks ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214720460/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:32:55 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214720460/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton has line-item vetoed to strike two provisions from a bill that distributes sales-tax money by way of state grants for the outdoors, parks and trails and arts and cultural ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214720459/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:32:55 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214720459/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Target Field will offer the opportunity for Twin Cities residents to re-familiarize themselves with one of their favorite local bands of the ’80s and ’90s. Soul Asylum has been announced as the headlining act of the Skyline Music Festival, which will be at the Target Field on Friday, July 26. That will be just two weeks after Kenny Chesney holds his second ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214720458/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:32:54 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214720458/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Brandi Carlile (courtesy photo) Last week, longtime local concert promoter Sue McLean died of cancer at 63. In addition to the many local musicians and fans who have expressed their sympathy, McLean was memorialized by at least one national artist, singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile. "We have been playing the great cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul for many, many years now and just about ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214720461/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:11:31 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214720461/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 DULUTH, Minn. - A Duluth City Council member is proposing ordinances to regulate businesses that sell synthetic drugs and punish people who use them. Sharla Gardner's proposals come as the city wrestles with concerns about a downtown head shop, Last Place on Earth. The Duluth News Tribune reported Thursday ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214718876/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:40 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214718876/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James caught the inbounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim. There was no one in his way. There was no stopping him, either. James made a layup as time expired in overtime, capping a 30-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist effort as the Miami Heat found a way to outlast the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wildly back-and-forth Game 1 of the Eastern Conference ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214718727/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:16:37 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214718727/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Seniors at the University of St. Thomas will get their degrees on Saturday, but many athletes are already taking the time to reflect on one of the most successful sports years in the school's history. St. Thomas won a total of 10 MIAC titles, six in men's sports and four in women's to sweep the conference's All Sports Competition. It's the sixth ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214718877/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:16:20 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214718877/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 HOUSTON (CBS Houston) The Cleveland Cavaliers claimed the No. 1 overall pick at the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night. Tuesday’s top seed for Cleveland marks the second time in three years that the team has won the lottery; point guard Kyrie Irving was their top selection in 2011. Although the Orlando Magic entered the lottery with the best chances of securing the top pick, they ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214718504/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:56:39 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214718504/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Coach Phil Housley takes charge of practice during the morning skate prior to the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game at the First Niagara Center on September 29, 2012 in Buffalo, N.Y. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) The U.S. men's hockey team that won a bronze medal by winning seven of 10 games in the World Championship in Stockholm, including a 3-2 shootout victory over Finland, had eight ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214718878/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:55:24 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214718878/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The Minneapolis Police Department sought to fire Sgt. David Clifford, a SWAT team leader, nearly two months before he was convicted of felony assault over an off-duty incident last ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214717271/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:16:37 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214717271/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Authorities said several tips led to the arrest late Wednesday night of two people in connection with the robbery of a Hastings gas station on May 22. Hastings Police arrested 27-year-old Joseph Robert Olson and 31-year-old Jacquelyn Irene Keehn in connection with the case. Olson was jailed on probable cause aggravated armed robbery as well as on charges of a previous ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214717273/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:02:51 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214717273/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - The University of Minnesota announced Wednesday night it will induct 10 former and current Gophers to the school's "M" Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place in the DQ Club Room at TCF Bank Stadium at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24. A social hour will take place before the ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214717272/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:02:49 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214717272/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Partly for safety reasons, permits are required to hunt for fossils at a St. Paul park where a rockslide killed a fourth-grader on a field trip, left one missing and injured two ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214717453/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:54:25 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214717453/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 DULUTH, Minn. (AP) -- The owner of the former St. Louis County jail has a new idea for repurposing the building that's been vacant for 18 years - allow artists to use it for film ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214717452/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:54:25 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214717452/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MIAMI, FL – MAY 22: LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat drives and makes the game winning basket in overtime against the Indiana Pacers during Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals at AmericanAirlines Arena on May 22, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214717437/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:44:04 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214717437/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 DETROIT (AP) Jimmy Howard’s cat-quick reflexes in net and easygoing nature out of it are big reasons the Detroit Red Wings are on a roll. Howard has held top-seeded Chicago to only one goal in two straight games, lifting seventh-seeded Detroit to a 2-1 series lead. He was the star of the end-to-end, high-paced Game 3 the Red Wings won 4-1 on Monday night, when he became their first goalie ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214717186/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:43:58 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214717186/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. - Search crews are trickling in to Lilydale Park in St. Paul Thursday morning, preparing to resume the recovery effort for a 4th grader missing after a field trip ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214715734/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:58:07 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214715734/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The number of teenage girls having children has dropped dramatically both across the country and in Minnesota, according to new numbers released ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214715736/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:05 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214715736/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, and for many that will mean time in the pool. But before you jump in, experts recommend heeding some pool safety tips for all ages. Swimming is a major part of summer fun. But the consumer product safety commission warns it can also be dangerous, even deadly, especially for very young children. A report from ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214715735/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:05 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214715735/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — As Minnesotans begin the summer camping season this Memorial Day weekend, one metro family is making sure we're as prepared as we can ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214715737/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:04 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214715737/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The Bruins celebrate their 2-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214715648/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:49:48 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214715648/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 LAKELAND, Minn. - When high school student Zach Sobiech learned he didn't have much longer to live, his mother suggested he write letters to tell his loved ones goodbye. Instead, the Minnesota teenager turned to writing music - and his farewell song, "Clouds," became a YouTube sensation.Other musicians have covered the tune, and "Clouds" was listed No. 1 on the iTunes Top ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214715136/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:25:01 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214715136/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — It’s another difficult day as the search for a young boy who disappeared in a landslide during a field trip continues Thursday morning. The tragedy happened Wednesday afternoon at Lilydale Park along the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Paul. Authorities said another boy died and two others were injured when it happened. The four children from Peter ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214714345/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:49 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214714345/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - There were some tense moments in a western Wisconsin neighborhood on Wednesday after authorities said a child wandered away from home with his ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214714346/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:48 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214714346/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time to start planning some weekend fun. This weekend, celebrate Memorial Day at Fort Snelling, Como Zoo, and — despite chilly weather — even the aquatic centers of St. ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214714347/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:48 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214714347/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 AUSTIN, Minn. (AP) -- Hormel Foods’ fiscal second-quarter net income fell 2 percent as it dealt with one-time costs related to its acquisition of the Skippy peanut butter brand, higher grain costs and weaker turkey prices. Its quarterly performance missed Wall Street’s expectations. The meat producer, known for Spam and other cured, smoked and deli meats, earned $125.5 million, or ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214714348/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:47 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214714348/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Surly Brewing Co. plans to make its Central Corridor site in Minneapolis into a "destination brewery." Other brewers seems to think the neighborhood's a pretty good destination, too. TC Daily Planet reports on plans by Urban Growler Brewing Co., which has signed a lease for a 6,200-square-foot space at 2325 Endicott St. in St. Paul for its new headquarters. The new brewery will be a ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713630/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:25:15 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713630/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Imation Corp.'s line of blank Blu-Ray discs has drawn a lawsuit by Sony Corp. and other Blu-Ray inventors who say that the data storage company is infringing on their patents. Bloomberg reports that One-Blue a consortium created by Sony, Panasonic Corp., Pioneer Corp. and Koninklijke Philips claims in the suit that Oakdale-based Imation violates several patents, wrongly includes the ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214714096/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:17:51 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214714096/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Rescue personnel gather near an entrance to Lilydale Regional Park above the Mississippi River during a suspension of search efforts to find a fourth child missing after a landslide swept over a group of children on a fourth grade field trip Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in St. Paul, ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214714349/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:15:47 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214714349/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The Mayo Clinic didn't get all that it asked for during the legislative session, but the state committed $327 million to help build the health-care giant's "Destination Medical Center." There's still little known about what a Destination Medical Center is, though. Minnesota Public Radio reports on the celebration thrown in Rochester at the Mayo Clinic for legislative backers ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713713/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:09:49 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713713/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 May 22 (Bloomberg) -- Ivan Bart, managing director at IMG Models, lets you in on the three qualities you'll need to become a successful model. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Countdown." (Source: Bloomberg) Lois Lerner, the director of the IRS division that oversees nonprofit groups, told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that she did nothing wrong and then ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713744/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:08:39 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713744/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 With food trucks entrenched in the streetscapes of both Minneapolis and St. Paul, both cities are moving to expand the mobile concept to other forms of retail. The Star Tribune reports that the St. Paul City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a plan to license mobile nonfood retail clearing the way for truck-based vendors selling stuff like antique furniture and clothes. City officials ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713620/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:07:26 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713620/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The city of St. Paul and the Minnesota Wild have been asking Minnesota for years to forgive nearly $30 million in debt associated with the Xcel Energy Center. This week, the state finally said yes. Minnesota Public Radio reports that the Legislature agreed to write off $28.75 million in interest-free debt still owed on the Wilds arena home from when it was built in 2000. The Wild has been ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713766/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:01:02 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713766/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 President Barack Obama wants to overhaul the nation's food aid program Cargill Inc., which is a big player in the United States global food-assistance programs, is backing changes President Obama wants to make in the countrys decades-old process of fighting global hunger. The presidents reform ideas, which include buying more food from local farmers closer to famine-stricken areas, have drawn ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713651/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:52:48 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713651/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ValueVision Media Inc., the home-shopping network that for years has done business under the ShopNBC name, will rebrand itself as ShopHQ. The Eden Prairie company made the announcement Wednesday as part of its first-quarter earnings statements; as the Pioneer Press notes, ValueVision (Nasdaq: VVTV) earned $1 million, compared to an $8.7 million loss last year. CEO Carol Steinberg told the paper ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713613/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:49:03 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713613/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 This weekend they’ll be a spectacular conjunction between three planets: Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury. They’ll make a tight triangle in the low western evening twilight sky only about one degree in diameter. You need to have a treeless clear view of the western horizon because they’ll be just above the horizon. You can hold out your thumb at arm’s length and cover of three ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713003/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:27:36 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713003/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony has a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder that may require surgery if it doesn’t heal on its own, according to the New York Daily News. An MRI revealed the tear, the Daily News reported. The team previously announced ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713017/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:27:21 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713017/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers makes a save against the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713015/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:27:21 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214713015/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Bloomington grew five times as much during the past two years as it did in the previous 40 combined - just one sign that inner-ring suburbs that were once stagnant or declining are shooting back to the forefront of population growth, according to the latest round of census ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214707746/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:53:18 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214707746/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Goalkeeper Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings takes a drink of water from a Gatorade bottle against the San Jose Sharks in Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at HP Pavilion on May 18, 2013 in San Jose, California. The Sharks defeated the Kings in overtime 2-1. (credit: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214707731/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:22:31 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214707731/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – There was a lot of debate at the Capitol this year about pay raises for Minnesota lawmakers. But a WCCO investigation found soaring salaries are actually going to state employees who work as staff members. Even taking out workers at the state judicial branch, MnSCU and the U of M, there are nearly 700 state employees making more than $100,000. WCCO asked ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214706730/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:16 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214706730/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Most of us don't have a hard time finding the words to describe our feelings about the record-high gasoline prices facing Minnesota drivers. "Ridiculous" and "crazy" came from some gassing up in Uptown Minneapolis on Wednesday. According ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214706731/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:16 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214706731/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 online." The sales tax provision was included in a tax package that cleared the Legislature late Monday and awaits Gov. Mark Dayton's expected signature. The new law will have some wrinkles that don't completely close the online tax-free opening. Smaller e-commerce sites are still not covered. Nor are online retailers that don't have affiliated partners or physical stores in ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214706223/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:12:19 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214706223/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Before the Mall of America gets one state dollar for a $1.5 billion expansion, Bloomington must agree to replace the historic Old Cedar Avenue Bridge either through restoration or a new ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214705609/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:55 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214705609/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 A scenic 10-mile stretch of Wisconsin bluff land would be off-limits to frac-sand mining under a proposed ordinance that has strong local support but must overcome a pro-business climate that has made the Badger State the nation's hottest silica sand-mining ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214705608/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:54 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214705608/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 With the booming popularity of trucks selling prepared food on the street, both St. Paul and Minneapolis are paving the way for the sale of other kinds of goods on ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214705607/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:53 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214705607/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 A nine-page letter signed by more than 300 people objecting to St. Paul’s design plans for the $54 million Lowertown ballpark arrived Wednesday at City Hall, but officials said the petition was too late to impede the ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214705606/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:51 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214705606/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 HOUSTON, Minn. - Kristie Cox made French toast for breakfast on a beautiful Memorial Day weekend. She kissed goodbye her husband Jeremy and two children as they headed for the library. A couple hours later, life would end as she knew it. "I just fell to the ground. All the air just left me," Cox recalled recently, tears streaming down her cheeks. "My world just shattered." ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214705610/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:29:59 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214705610/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 OTTAWA (AP) -- Jarome Iginla and James Neal each scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Ottawa Senators 7-3 on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis also scored for Pittsburgh, and Tomas Vokoun made 30 saves. Down 2-1 after the first period, the Penguins scored twice in a 40-second span early in ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214705649/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:14:19 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214705649/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Officials have proposed rerouting Oak Park Heights’ Peabody Avenue, closed for the St. Croix River bridge project, to provide a neighborhood ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214704674/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:31 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214704674/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Federal charges were filed Wednesday against a 35-year-old Burnsville man who was jailed after authorities found 12 pounds of meth, three guns and more than $16,000 in cash at his home, court documents ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214704675/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:31 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214704675/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Home sales in Minnesota and across the country posted modest gains last month, while prices increased by double digits, according to a pair of reports released ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214704066/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:31 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214704066/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 In the face of regulatory challenges in Minnesota, Xcel Energy Inc. on Wednesday assigned a veteran executive to run its division in the state after promoting regional CEO Judy Poferl to corporate ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214704067/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:30 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214704067/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Lilydale Park neighborhood to know something had gone horribly wrong on Wednesday afternoon . Rescue crews were going door-to-door looking for shovels to help rescue ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214704677/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:18:49 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214704677/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. - Parents gathered with anxiety late Wednesday afternoon in St. Louis Park as they waited for kids to return from the Lilydale Park field trip ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214704676/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:18:48 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214704676/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 When the Rev. Verda Aegerter drove to a small-town Minnesota church to fill in as pastor one Sunday in the 1980s, only one member of the congregation greeted her. Others had stayed away after hearing that a female pastor would be presiding over the service, the parishioner told ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214703548/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:14:55 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214703548/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 But during a teaching practicum her sophomore year at Kent State University, she found herself focused less on the chalkboard and more on her students’ lives outside the ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214703547/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:14:53 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214703547/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS - At the corner of Morgan Street and 26th Avenue North is David Buckhalton's temporary garage made out of tarp. This was only supposed to last a few months, it's been two years. KARE 11 met Buckhalton in 2012 when his home and garage were in repair after sustaining damage from the tornado. "We got our roof. We've got siding. It's not painted yet," he ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214703549/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:08:57 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214703549/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 St. Thomas senior Taylor Berg is seeded first nationally in the 5,000-meter run heading into the NCAA championships. (credit: GSmithSports) One day of rest a month. ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214703550/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:01:29 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214703550/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve would find herself walking through the aisles at her grocery store this offseason when she would be recognized by a fan. The ensuing conversation would occasionally catch her off guard. Often times instead of congratulations being extended for leading her team to a second straight WNBA finals, the most common question she got was, ';What ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214703552/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:01:24 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214703552/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The group that pushed Minnesota lawmakers to legalize gay marriage disclosed Wednesday it invested more than $2 million in the successful lobbying effort. Minnesotans United for All Families leader Richard Carlbom provided the figure to The Associated Press ahead of a mid-June deadline to report lobbying during the just-completed legislative session. About $400,000 to ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214703551/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:01:22 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214703551/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 As the suburban landscape changes, so has poverty. The Twin Cities metro area suburbs have one of the highest increases in poor populations in the country, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution, a nonprofit think tank based in Washington D.C. The number of poor living in Twin Cities suburbs has more than doubled in the past decade to more than 200,000 people. The study found ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214702470/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:01:29 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214702470/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL (WCCO) – There are few other places in the historic Minnesota State Capitol where beer drinking should be more welcome: The basement cafeteria, styled as a German Rathskeller. Now, for the first time in almost 100 years, alcohol may be available on certain occasions. The walls of the Rathskeller are unexpectedly colorful, featuring forest animals, patriotic symbols and drinking ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214702472/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:36 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214702472/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – An old mansion was torn down Wednesday in Minneapolis, but only after police were called in. The house on Park Avenue, near Franklin, was called a crack house by some neighbors. But Nicole Curtis, host of the cable TV show Rehab Addict, said the mansion, built in 1880, should have been ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214702471/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:36 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214702471/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – While it’s only May, some Minnesota farmers are already nervous about this year’s crop outlook. The weather has pushed planting back by weeks in southeastern Minnesota. ';In Minnesota, it's been challenging, definitely,'; said Dave Nicolai of the University of Minnesota Extension Service. ';We are going to be reaching that tipping point ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214702473/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:35 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214702473/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 But Tuesday's indictment does not include any terrorism charges. Rogers was indicted on one count of possessing two Molotov cocktails, one count of possessing two black powder and nail devices, and one count of possessing a pipe ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214702671/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:44:26 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214702671/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The Minnesota Department of Corrections has agreed to a $400,000 settlement in a federal lawsuit over the death of a 27-year-old St. Paul man. Xavius Scullark-Johnson suffered least seven seizures in his prison cell through the night of June 28, 2010, and into the next morning at the Rush City prison. Nurses and correctional officers didn't provide medical care for eight hours and a nurse ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214702474/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:43:45 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214702474/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The era of tax-free shopping for Minnesotans is coming to an end at Amazon.com and other big websites. Starting July 1, the state is requiring major online sites to collect the state's 6.875 percent sales tax. Technically, it's not a new tax. All along, online shoppers were supposed to report and pay the sales tax themselves. But almost nobody did. Soon, they won't have a choice, ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214701854/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:32:07 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214701854/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Parents ran into a St. Louis Park elementary school "sick and heartbroken" Wednesday following a gravel slide that authorities say left one fourth-grader dead, two others injured and one missing. A parent outside Peter Hobart Elementary she said her child likely knows those affected by the slide. "It’s a small school, small classes," the parent ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214701067/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:40 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214701067/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Hastings Police are hoping that surveillance video will help catch a man who used a knife to rob a gas station Wednesday morning. At 5:09 a.m., Hastings police officer responded to the M&H gas station at Vermillion and 15th streets on the report of an armed robbery. Police said store clerks were confronted by a knife-wielding man who demanded the employees give ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214701066/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:40 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214701066/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Email ATLANTA -- After giving up a career-worst eight runs in just 3 2/3 innings in the Twins' 8-3 loss to the Braves on Wednesday, Vance Worley was optioned to Triple-A Rochester after the game. Minnesota will make a corresponding roster move on Friday, presumably to bring up Samuel Deduno to start against the Tigers. Worley, who was the club's Opening Day starter and was acquired in ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214701070/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:36:39 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214701070/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 A major key to any team's success over the course of a long season is winning within the division. The Tigers, chasing the Indians for the top spot in the American League Central, have an opportunity to boost their record in the division with a big four-game series against the rival Twins at Comerica Park this weekend. Minnesota comes to town for the Memorial Day set, which kicks off with ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214701069/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:36:39 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214701069/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves engaged in a Twitter flame war Wednesday. In an effort to best the Braves, the Twins pulled out an old ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214700921/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:23:38 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214700921/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Vance Worley of the Minnesota Twins wipes sweat from his face in the second inning against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on May 22, 2013, in Atlanta. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) ATLANTA -- The Twins gave Vance Worley 10 starts to find his groove while the young right-hander tinkered with his mechanics and searched for answers. Wednesday, they finally ran out of patience with their Opening ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214699699/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:14:17 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214699699/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } Organizers for the second MN Food Truck Fair say big changes are in store for the fest after backlash over last year's long lines and high ticket prices. Admission to the fair, to be held from 3 to 8 p.m. June 30, will be free, and it will be held in Uptown instead of the Warehouse District, organizers said. Tickets last year were $10 to $85, ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214699054/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:14:09 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214699054/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 St. Paul fire fighters were on the scene of a rock slide at Lilydale Regional Park Wednesday afternoon that reportedly has claimed the life of one person, according to a law enforcement official on the scene. There were also reports of children being injured in the incident. There has been no official confirmation on injuries or ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214698339/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:39 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214698339/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 is like a breath of fresh air for director Noah Baumbach. The cool and breezy effect is in no small part due to Baumbach’s collaboration with actor-screenwriter Greta Gerwig, with whom Baumbach became involved with as the two were working on Baumbach’s previous ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214698341/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:13 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214698341/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Crews are on the scene of a rescue effort at a St. Paul park, where police say two children were rescued from a mound of sand, one child is missing and one firefighter was injured. Police said the two children who were rescued were taken to Regions Hospital with injuries. One child is missing and police say they don’t know if he’s in the sand or if he ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214698340/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:12 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214698340/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The song written by a Twin Cities teenager who died of cancer earlier this week has landed at the top of the iTunes charts posthumously. Zach Sobiech died at age 18 on Monday. He had been diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 2009 when he was just 13. He spent months in the hospital, underwent 10 surgeries and twice as many rounds of chemotherapy. Last summer, when he was ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214698342/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:11 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214698342/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MIN@ATL: Willingham turns two, saves run in first ATLANTA -- Vance Worley surrendered a career-high eight earned runs in just 3 2/3 innings as the Twins dropped their eighth straight in an 8-3 loss to the Braves on Wednesday afternoon at Turner Field. Worley, coming on the heels of his best outing of the year, against the Red Sox, couldn't replicate his performance with a forgettable ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214698343/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:16:39 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214698343/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ATLANTA -- Tired? How could Chris Colabello possibly be tired at a moment such as this? "Sleep's overrated," he said before making his major league debut for the Twins on Wednesday. "Just a lot of emotion running through me. Trying to figure out how to harness that." Colabello, 29, learned of his promotion from Triple-A Rochester about 1 a.m. Wednesday, roughly an hour ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214698344/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:03:34 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214698344/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Minneapolis police Sgt. David Clifford was jailed Sunday, June 17, 2012, on suspicion of assault after a fight at Tanners Station bar in Andover. Minneapolis police officials had moved to fire a SWAT officer even before an Anoka County jury found him guilty of first-degree assault. After an "exhaustive" internal affairs investigation, Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau took action ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214697477/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:03:30 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214697477/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Evan Gattis hit a grand slam home run to close a five-run fourth inning for Atlanta Wednesday in the Braves' 8-3 interleague win over Minnesota. It was the sixth consecutive win for the Braves while Minnesota is going the other way with an eight-game losing streak. Gattis hit his 10th homer of the year while Ramiro Pena ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214698347/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:20 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214698347/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Atlanta Braves' Evan Gattis, right, high-fives teammate Ramiro Pena after hitting a grand slam in the fourth inning of a baseball game as Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Doumit, center rear, stands at home plate, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214697298/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:14 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214697298/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The body recovered Tuesday from the Mississippi River in St. Paul was identified as a high school student from western Wisconsin who jumped with his girlfriend last week from the Stone Arch Bridge in ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214696897/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:45 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214696897/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Minneapolis defense attorney was permanently disbarred Wednesday from practicing law in Minnesota after being accused of multiple counts of professional misconduct, including dodging taxes, failing to represent paying clients and not cooperating with an investigation into his actions. The suspension of Barry V. Voss, 60, by the Minnesota Supreme Court offers no right to apply for reinstatement, ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214696899/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:44 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214696899/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Buford “Bucky” Rogers who was suspected of a terrorist attack on a police department, has been charged with four felony counts by a federal grand ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214696898/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:43 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214696898/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Devyn Nelson has been named the new executive director of North Dakota Right to Life. The announcement was made by the group's board of ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214697110/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:13:10 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214697110/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 who was convicted of assaulting a man while off-duty at a bar has been fired by Minneapolis Police Chief Jane Harteau. The termination took place on Feb. 21, 2013, but wasn’t made public until Wednesday. An Anoka County District Court jury decided back on April 13 that Sgt. David Clifford was not acting in self-defense when he punched Brian Vander Lee, 44, on June 16, 2012, at Tanners ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214696900/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:12:07 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214696900/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Critics of silica sand mining had hoped the Minnesota Legislature would adopt aggressive statewide rules to protect people and the environment. What finally emerged from the just-finished session, however, was a compromise that still leaves much of the authority for deciding how and whether to regulate the industry up to local ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214697095/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:03:35 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214697095/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 A fired-up house preservationist who stars in her own DIY Network show failed to stop a demolition crew Wednesday morning from tearing down a 19th Century house along Park Avenue South ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695363/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:17 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695363/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | 10:09 a.m. CHICAGO -- Star linebacker Brian Urlacher is calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. The eight-time Pro Bowl player announced his retirement on his Twitter account Wednesday. In a statement, he said, "After spending a lot of time this spring thinking about my NFL future, I have made a decision to retire." "Although I could ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695774/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:35 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695774/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.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695365/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:59:41 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695365/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP/WCCO) – Dakota County District Judge Michael Vann Sovis pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to third-degree DWI, according to officials. Sovis, 63, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after smashing into three parked cars last Christmas Eve in the Macalester-Groveland ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695364/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:59:41 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695364/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has signed an education package that boosts spending on schools and scales back high-stakes ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695367/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:59:40 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695367/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 32-year-old former Minneapolis police officer charged with sexually assaulting underage girls he met on social media sites now faces an additional charge. Amended charges were filed last week against Bradley Schnickel, 32, of Andover, adding a charge of furnishing alcohol to a minor to accompany the six felony counts he already faces in Anoka ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695366/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:59:40 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695366/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The late flurry of bills the Minnesota Legislature passed in the session’s final hours now sit on Gov. Mark Dayton’s desk. The final batch was formally delivered Wednesday. That step starts a window for him to sign or veto bills. One budget bill, an economic development finance package, reached his desk ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695368/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:59:36 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695368/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Email ATLANTA -- The Twins made a slew of roster moves before Wednesday's game against the Braves, placing third baseman Trevor Plouffe on the 7-day disabled list with concussion-like symptoms and recalling infielder/outfielder Chris Colabello from Triple-A Rochester. The Twins also placed outfielder Darin Mastroianni, who is set to have ankle surgery on Wednesday, on the 60-day disabled ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695371/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:52:07 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695371/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Email ATLANTA -- With Tuesday night's game ending just before midnight because of a 76-minute rain delay and 10 innings of play, Twins catcher Joe Mauer was held out of the starting lineup on Wednesday afternoon against the Braves. It forced the Twins to shuffle their lineup, with shortstop Pedro Florimon making his first start in Mauer's usual two-hole in the lineup, while Ryan Doumit ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695370/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:52:07 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695370/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Email ATLANTA -- Mike Pelfrey's start against the Braves on Tuesday night lasted just two innings because of a 76-minute rain delay, but he is still slated to start on normal rest on Sunday against the Tigers. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said that Samuel Deduno, who will be officially recalled after Thursday's game, remains the club's starter for Friday's game in Detroit. ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695369/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:52:06 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695369/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 In a news release, Superior police say Clink was pinned against machinery and died from asphyxiation. Police say he had been working alone at the time and was ultimately found by a ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695593/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:13 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214695593/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Barry V. Voss, a Twin Cities defense attorney, has been disbarred. In a decision made public Wednesday, the state Supreme Court issued the order prohibiting Voss from practicing law, saying he "misappropriated client funds, misused his trust account, neglected client matters, failed to timely file and pay employer-withholding taxes and pay a law-related judgment against him, and failed to ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214694514/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:38:51 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214694514/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Mayo, biotech firm create cancer-diagnostics venture Mayo Clinic has teamed up with a New Jersey company to create a joint venture that aims to create diagnostic cancer tests that use gene-sequencing technology. The venture, called OncoSpire Genomics, will be based in Rochester, Minn., where Mayo's headquarters are located. Mayo and its partner, Cancer Genetics, will initially focus on ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214694667/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:14:45 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214694667/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It’s becoming almost an annual occurrence, the Miami Heat are in the Eastern Conference Finals again. Since 2005, the Heat have played in five of the nine Eastern Conference Finals and won two championships. ';I know I’m blessed to be going to the Eastern Conference finals for my fifth time,'; Wade said. ';But I would like a lot more in my ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214693553/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:45:28 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214693553/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Authorities said a 68-year-old woman from Orlando, Fla, was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Savage on Monday that involved as many as five ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214693713/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:45:04 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214693713/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The Munsinger Clemens Gardens are open now through fall daily 7 a.m.-10 p.m., and admission is free. When I was there over the weekend, the tulips were in various stages--some almost done, some barely open. But many other plants looked on the verge of blossoming, and it won't be long before the annuals arrive. What else is happening in our state? Be sure to check out the 10 p.m. Sunday ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214693712/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:45:03 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214693712/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Minnesota Lynx third-round draft pick Jacki Gemelos, left, greets teammate Lindsay Whalen during the team's media day in Minneapolis on Thursday, May 16, 2013. (Jean Pieri/St. Paul Pioneer Press) The Minnesota Lynx waived rookie guards Jacki Gemelos and Janeesa Jeffery on Wednesday. One more player needs to be trimmed by Thursday to reach the WNBA's roster limit of 11. The final spot ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214693716/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:24:31 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214693716/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Minnesota guard Seimone Augustus, right, tries to set up a play against Connecticut guard Tan White in a WNBA preseason game, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Minneapolis. Augustus scored a game-high 15 points in 17 minutes in the Lynx's 88-80 loss to the Sun. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs) The Minnesota Lynx were voted the most fun team to watch, in a preseason survey of WNBA general managers, but the ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214693715/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:24:31 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214693715/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - The Minnesota Lynx announced Wednesday they've waived Jacki Gemelos and Janeesa Jeffery as the squad trims is roster before the start of the regular ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214692103/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:26 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214692103/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- A narrow band of Minnesotans will pay a higher income tax under the new state budget. How much more? That depends. Officials say the average cost of the new tax for 54,400 filers is just shy of $7,200. But that figure can be misleading because the super-rich will pay dramatically more than those barely touched by the new rate. The median tab for those affected is $1,904, ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214692102/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:26 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214692102/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow recently came to visit the WCCO and BUZN 102.9 studios . She talked about her life and career with Dave Lee. Here is their ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214692101/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:26 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214692101/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Base jumper escapes death after his parachute opens backwards and the whole thing is caught on camera. You need to see this, thankfully he ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214692104/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:24 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214692104/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Often bullying stems from a lack of understanding of others. Whether it’s sexuality, race or even economic status, some find it easier to pick on others’ differences. Students at Wellstone International High School say bullying is almost a daily occurrence there. Housed in the same building as Roosevelt High, some students say the mixing of the two schools ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214690383/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:20:23 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214690383/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 The Twins made the move after placing infielder Trevor Plouffe in the seven-day disabled list with concussion symptoms. He had to leave the game Tuesday night in a 5-4 loss in 10 innings to the Atlanta Braves after getting kicked in the head while trying to break up a double play. They've also moved outfielder Darin Mastroianni on the 60-day disabled list. Mastroianni hasn't played a ... http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214690382/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:20:22 -0400 http://www.minneapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214690382/scat/3829a1ae5f48b796