Loss By Miami Means Home Court Advantage For Bulls
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Bulls have won home court advantage for the first round in the Eastern Conference playoffs, with the Miami Heat having lost Tuesday night. The Heat lost 78-66 to the Boston Celtics...
View ArticleNew Richmond, Wis. Man Dies In Farm Accident
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 25-year-old New Richmond, Wis. man was killed Tuesday night when his tractor rolled over and trapped him, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities were called...
View ArticleProsecutors Conclude Sex Trafficking Case
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have finished their case against a group of nine defendants charged in a conspiracy to commit sexual trafficking of children operated by Somali gangs. The...
View ArticleStepdaughter’s Testimony To Continue In Senser Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Amy Senser’s stepdaughter took the stand again on Wednesday, as the fatal hit-and-run trial continued. Prosecutors say Senser struck and killed Anousone Phanthavong last August as...
View ArticleHurdles Left As Vikings Plan Nears Decisive Votes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings stadium stampede is driving ahead, but some lawmakers are trying to slow its progress. The team’s bid for a nearly $1 billion stadium is nearing decisive...
View ArticleSt. Paul Man Dies From Injuries In Motorcycle Crash
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A 60-year-old man who was critically injured in a motorcycle crash on Sunday died from his injuries on Tuesday, according to Roseville Police. Authorities identified the man as...
View ArticleMovie Blog @ MSPIFF, Day 14: ‘Restoration’
The thing about crowd-pleasers at film festivals … after a few of them, they start to all seem as though they’re operating from the exact same playbook. You can anticipate the emotional beats with no...
View ArticleCharges: Liquor Distributor Swindled From Restaurants
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 40-year-old Owatonna man is accused of swindling more than $70,000 in liquor from stores in Farmington and Hastings, according to charges filed Wednesday in Dakota County Court....
View ArticleMan Stole iPad To Buy Meth, Police Say
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 27-year-old man from Blaine has been charged with theft, after police said he stole an iPad in an effort to buy methamphetamine. Charges filed in Dakota County Court state Scott...
View ArticleWolves Happy To Have 1st Round Pick Back
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have found one reason to celebrate despite this rough finish to the season. Thanks to Utah, the Wolves will have a first-round pick in the NBA draft this...
View ArticleAccretive Shares Plummet After Critical AG Report
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An Illinois medical debt collection company’s stock is falling sharply after a critical report on its practices from the Minnesota attorney general. Shares in Accretive Health...
View ArticleIf Vikings Pass On Kalil, They Have Options
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — In the consensus view of this year’s NFL draft, the Minnesota Vikings will select USC’s Matt Kalil with the third pick to be their cornerstone left tackle for the next...
View ArticleJoe Senser Takes The Stand In Wife’s Hit-And-Run Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Former Minnesota Viking Joe Senser took the stand Wednesday in his wife Amy’s hit-and-run trial. Senser testified about conversations he had with his wife the night Anousone...
View ArticleVikings Stadium Bill Passes Finance Committee With Racino Addition
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – It was a day of twists and turns for the Vikings stadium at the Capitol on Wednesday. The bill got a going over by the Senate Finance Committee, and some star Vikings players...
View ArticleMore Beekeepers Than Ever In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The buzz in Minneapolis is the fact that the number of beekeepers is growing, and the number of people wanting to be a beekeeper is, too. The City has actually given out three...
View ArticleVictims Share Experience With Accretive Debt Collecting Tactics
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – More patients are coming forward to say they were victims of aggressive debt collection tactics used in Fairview hospitals. “It’s hurtful. It really is hurtful,” said Nancy...
View ArticleOffseason Will Be Big For Timberwolves F Derrick Williams
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Timberwolves have moved on to evaluation time, as in what will this team look like next year? One question that needs to be answered is what can they expect from Derrick...
View ArticleNeighborhood Sickened By Vacant Garbage House
POKEGEMA TOWNSHIP, Minn. (WCCO) — Lake Pokegema, a beautiful two-acre lot in Pine County, seems like somebody’s small chunk of paradise, until you’re hit by the awful sights and smells of rotting...
View ArticleME: Gophers LB Tinsley Died Of Enlarged Heart
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities have released the official cause of death in the case of former Gophers linebacker Gary Tinsley. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday that...
View ArticleMinn. Nurse Sentenced For Stealing Painkiller
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A St. Paul nurse has been sentenced to four years probation for stealing a painkiller from patients at an assisted living facility where he once worked. Thirty-six-year-old Travis...
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