Bear mauls man outside Wisconsin cabin

Pioneer Press - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

A man attacked by a black bear in northwestern Wisconsin is recovering at a hospital in the Twin Cities. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the man was attacked Monday about 9:30 p.m. while out in his yard near Shell Lake. DNR carnivore specialist David MacFarland says the man's dog apparently had initiated contact with the bear before the man was attacked. MacFarland said ...

Dead Irish priest accused of abuse in Minnesota lawsuit

Pioneer Press - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

A man who says he was sexually abused by an Irish priest in Minnesota in 1982 is suing the Diocese of New Ulm, taking advantage of a new law easing the state's statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse. Attorney Pat Noacker filed the lawsuit in Brown County on behalf of John Doe 103. It names Francis Markey, who was extradited to Ireland in 2010 to face sexual abuse ...

Minneapolis shooting victim IDd suspect in custody

Pioneer Press - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Authorities identified the man killed in a south Minneapolis shooting early Monday morning and announced that a suspect was in custody Tuesday afternoon. Daniel D. Maniece, 34, of Jordan suffered a gunshot to the chest at about 12:15 a.m. at a home on the 3500 block of Chicago Avenue South, according to police. Maniece died at the Hennepin County Medical Center in what the medical examiner ...

2-Month-Old Boy Missing In Brooklyn Park

WCCO - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

On Tuesday morning, police responded to the missing child report at the Moonraker Apartments in the 5500 block of Brookdale Drive North. The mother of the child had called police around 6 a.m. and said the boy was last seen around 1 a.m. on her couch. The family wants people to know that the baby was wearing a brown onesie with football helmets on it and that he is half Native American and ...

DNR Man mauled by bear in Burnett County

Associated Press - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the man was attacked while out in his yard near Shell Lake Monday about 9:30 p.m. DNR carnivore specialist David MacFarland says the man's dog apparently had initiated contact with the bear before the man was ...

Brooklyn Center post office worker dies in accident

Pioneer Press - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

A postal employee was killed at a Brooklyn Center post office early Tuesday morning. Brooklyn Center police were called to the post office at about 7:30 a.m. on a report of a workplace accident. The worker was struck by a semi backing up to a loading dock, according to a report from KARE-TV. Police did not release the victim's ...

Blackhawks Shut Out In Game 3 Bruins Take 2-1 Cup Series Lead

CBS 5 - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

BOSTON (AP) -Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins’ offense to do it without another exhausting overtime. After playing four extra periods in the first two games, the Bruins made an early night of it with second-period goals by Daniel Paille and Patrice Bergeron to win 2-0 and take a 2-1 lead in ...

Minnesota man gets 6 years in prison for abusing boys

Pioneer Press - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

A man accused of sexually abusing young boys over the past several decades has been sentenced in Crow Wing County to more than six years in prison. Tom Erickson, 70, pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct in a plea agreement with prosecutors. Crow Wing County District Judge David Ten Eyck sentenced Erickson to 75 months in prison Monday. Two of the three ...

Minnesota warehousing companies fighting expanded sales tax

Pioneer Press - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Some Minnesota businesses that would be subject to a new sales tax expansion are loudly complaining that it would put them at a competitive disadvantage, and they're trying to get parts of it repealed. The pending sales tax on warehousing services is a big concern at companies like Distribution Alternatives in Lino Lakes and Lawrence Transportation Company in Red Wing. The new law would ...

Boy On Farm Run Over By Another Boy On Wagon

WCCO - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

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Warehousing Companies Fight Expanded Sales Tax

WCCO - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Some Minnesota businesses that would be subject to a new sales tax expansion are complaining loudly and trying to get parts of it ...

Postal Worker Struck Killed At Post Office

WCCO - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A postal worker was hit and killed Tuesday morning after an accident at the Brooklyn Center Post Office, according to police. Authorities said officers were called around 7:25 a.m. to the post office located at 6845 Lee Ave. in Brooklyn Center. Upon arrival, they were directed to the loading dock area where the accident ...

Bruins-Blackhawks Bad Blood Boils Over In Final Minute Of Game 3

WBZ4 - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

BOSTON (CBS) — Hate has found its way into the Stanley Cup Final. After nearly three full games (13 periods), the Bruins and Blackhawks got past their pleasantries and engaged in a full-on brawl in the waning seconds of Game 3. With roughly 20 seconds to go and the Bruins leading 2-0, Zdeno Chara dumped Bryan Bickell to the ice on front of the Boston net. Bickell tugged on Chara’s ...

Scientists Timber at possible Griffin shipwreck site has been in Lake Michigan for centuries

Canada.com - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

FAIRPORT, Mich. - Scientists say a wooden beam extending from the floor of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, an important finding as they try to determine whether it's part of the Griffin, the first European-style ship to sail on North America's upper Great Lakes. Marine archaeologists from the U.S. and France are studying the timber and digging a pit ...

In Minnesota Legislature lobbyist spending business groups at top

Pioneer Press - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Sex allegations fly in Menard legal battle A former Indiana business partner of hardware kingpin John Menard contends in a lawsuit that the Wisconsin billionaire pressured her to have sex with him and his wife and retaliated by firing her husband as a financial adviser and filing lawsuits against them and some of their ...

Minnesota economy among fastest growing in U.S.

Pioneer Press - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

06/18/2013 10:39 AM CDT - Minnesota business and labor union lobbies were among the heaviest spenders on lobbying during the first five months of 2013, which coincided with the Legislature's annual ...

Poland Germany probe Nazi-led unit commander

Tampa Bay Online - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Prosecutors in Poland and Germany said Tuesday they are reviewing files on a Minnesota man who was a commander of a Nazi-led unit to see if they have enough evidence to press charges and request his extradition from the United ...

CBS Legal Analyst Andrew Cohen On WCCO

WCCO - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Andrew Cohen joined Dave Lee Tuesday morning to discuss the Supreme Court’s latest ruling on Voter Identification. Cohen also talked about his passion for pro hockey and the Stanley Cup finals. Here are Dave Lee and Andrew ...

Anoka Republican Wades Into Minn. Senate Race

WCCO - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A veteran Republican legislator from Anoka has made a surprising entrance into Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race. State Rep. Jim Abeler announced his campaign Tuesday. He hadn’t been on the public radar for the seat now held by Democratic Sen. Al ...

Is Minneapolis On Fast Track For Streetcars

WCCO - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – When you think of streetcars, you might think of places like San Francisco or New Orleans. But now the city of Minneapolis wants to drive this old world idea into our 20th century reality. On Tuesday, the City Council will take its first vote on a plan to add streetcars into the heart of ...

75 month sentence for man accused of abusing boys

Associated Press - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) -- A man accused of sexually abusing young boys over the past several decades has been sentenced in Crow Wing County to more than six years in ...

Authorities ID Man Shot Killed In Minneapolis

WCCO - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner identified the victim Tuesday as 35-year-old Daniel Dwayne Maniece of Jordan. The medical examiner said Maniece died from a gunshot wound to the chest. Police were called to the 3500 block Chicago Avenue South at about 12:17 a.m. Monday on a report of shots fired. When they arrived, they found Maniece suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to ...