Vikings Stadium Financing Plan: Q And A
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A selling point for the Minnesota Vikings stadium plan, advocates say, is that it doesn’t depend on general tax dollars. That would mean it doesn’t put pro football in direct...
View ArticleSuspicious Bag Empties MSP Airport Terminal 2
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A suspicious bag led to an evacuation at Terminal 2 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Friday morning. Authorities said the Humphrey terminal was evacuated at about...
View ArticleNBA Western Conference Playoff Matchups And Predictions
By: Martin Sumners The NBA lockout-shortened regular season has come to a close and the playoff teams have been decided. Let’s take a look at the Western Conference matchups to give you insight into...
View ArticleAudit: Wis. Prisoners Got Food Stamps
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new state audit says more than 400 Wisconsin prisoners have illegally collected food stamp benefits. The Legislative Audit Bureau ran the names, social security numbers and...
View ArticleNBA Eastern Conference Playoff Matchups And Predictions
(credit: Brock Williams-Smith/NBAE via Getty Images) By: Martin Sumners The NBA lockout-shortened regular season has come to a close and the playoff teams have been decided. Let’s take a look at the...
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View ArticlePolice: H.S. Hazing Ritual Under Investigation
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities in Todd County are investigating a high school hazing ritual they describe as having multiple victims and possibly being sexual in nature. Todd County Sheriff Peter...
View ArticleMinn. Company Closing 2 Offices In South Dakota
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A Minneapolis-based company that does employment screening for other businesses is closing two offices in South Dakota by the end of the year. Verifications Inc. says the closings...
View ArticleAmy Senser’s Eldest Daughter: ‘I Never Have Seen Her Drunk’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Molly Senser, Amy Senser’s eldest daughter, testified Friday morning that her mother was not drunk the night 38-year-old Anousone Phanthavong was killed in a hit and run accident....
View ArticleWis. Hawk Webcam A Worldwide Sensation
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Five red-tailed hawks in Wisconsin have become worldwide reality stars. Two parents and three chicks live in a nest on a ledge at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. School...
View ArticleEastbound I-94 Closure Canceled
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Due to cold and wet weather, the closure of eastbound I-94 in Minneapolis between I-35W and Highway 280 that was scheduled for April 27-30 has been canceled. The eastbound I-94...
View ArticleWis. Recall Ads Heat Up Before Primary
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s leading business lobbying group announced Friday that a $2 million television ad buy supporting Republican Gov. Scott Walker would hit the air statewide Monday, a...
View ArticleAudit: Car Dealer Employee Gives Friend Access To 3,700 MN Vehicle Records
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Letters are on their way to 3,700 Minnesotans whose vehicle records were illegally viewed by someone at a car repossession company, the Department of Public Safety said. The...
View ArticleFBI: 2 Minn. Men With Supremacist Ties Had Weapons
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal affidavit says two Minnesota men with ties to white supremacist groups amassed several weapons as part of a plan to attack the government, minorities and others. The FBI...
View ArticleMan Sentenced In SD For 400 Pounds Of pot
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An Oregon man caught with nearly 400 pounds of marijuana in South Dakota has been sentenced to six years in prison. The drug charge against 49-year-old Darrell Hughes of Portland,...
View ArticleTrue Or False: Hands-Free Calls Are Safer Than Hand-Held?
Today, 10 states and several U.S. territories have banned the use of hand-held mobile phones by drivers. The thinking behind those laws is that folks need to keep their hands on the wheel, and trying...
View ArticleBachmann’s Opponent Says Her Agenda Doesn’t Relate To Her District
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Jim Graves is running against Rep. Michele Bachmann for the 6th District seat. He says he wants to roll up his sleeves and get to work for the people of his district. He says...
View ArticleMovie Blog @ MSPIFF, Day 16: ‘Found Memories’
Gorgeously filmed (with only the very faintest whiff of a Stella Artois advertisement), Found Memories is another spin on the “strong will of youth overcomes staid obsolescence of age” archetype. The...
View ArticleWolf Center Opens Contest To Name Pups
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The public has the chance to bestow names – White Fang, Fenrir, Akela, Jeff, perhaps – to wolf pups in Ely, Minn. The International Wolf Center started a contest Friday that lets...
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