Category — Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis council hears Twins ballpark traffic fixes
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
Faced with bedeviling traffic headaches when the Minnesota Twins start playing at their new ballpark, Minneapolis city officials planned to examine proposed solutions Thursday.
Vonn wins super-combined title after 2 events
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Lindsey Vonn may have crashed in the giant slalom Thursday, but she got some good news after the race. The International Skiing Federation confirmed Vonn as the super-combined World Cup champion. She already had secured the downhill and super-G titles.
Heavy rainfall could trigger flash flooding in Minnesota
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
Thunderstorms that are rolling through the Twin Cities and much of southern Minnesota are boosting the threat of flash floods. Specifically, the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the Crow River basin in Carver County.
Minn. lawmakers make final construction bill push
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota House has approved a $1 billion construction projects bill, sending it on to the Senate for another vote. The House vote was 89-44 on Thursday.
Judge denies request for new trial based on prosecutor’s alleged Facebook postings
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
A defense attorney didn’t produce any proof that the prosecutor posted anything derogatory about Somalis.
Schools lockdown lifted
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
Minneapolis police determined “there is no threat to our students,” a district spokeswoman said.
Minn. counties get disaster designation from feds
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
Sixteen Minnesota counties have been designated disaster areas by federal officials because of a long series of weather woes during last year’s growing season.
Oakdale chief: Critics had a shot
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
Chief Bill Sullivan pledges changes following a no-confidence vote by his department’s union last spring.
Search of sewer lines could expand
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
After two homes in the Twin Cities metro area were destroyed in natural gas accidents last month, a state agency is stepping up its vigilance.
WWII’s unsung vets: The WASPS
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
An elite corps of women received overdue recognition of their high-flying work.
After all these years, tears of joy for a can’t-miss tourney
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
Before he cheered for Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl in the Class 1A boys’ state hockey tournament Wednesday, Dave Hendrickson cried. His eyes welled the moment his ticket was scanned. Being in a wheelchair because of hip and foot problems almost caused him to miss this year’s big event.
Lindsey Vonn crashes in giant slalom, but expected to ski in attempt to win overall WCup title
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Lindsey Vonn crashed and bruised her right knee during the World Cup giant slalom Thursday, but is expected to compete Friday in the super-G in an attempt to win her third straight overall title.
Loan for St. Paul housing project approved
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
The St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority on Wednesday approved a $1.5 million loan to Project for Pride in Living to buy six properties in Highland Park for an affordable-housing project.
Burnsville, Savage find this water too flavorful
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
Burnsville is trying to solve taste, odor and residue woes as Savage is expected to reconnect to a year-old plant.
Defending 1A champ Breck starts tourney with 11-1 win
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
There was no stopping defending 1A champ Breck on day one of the Minnesota Boys’ High School Hockey State Tournament. Breck knocked out New Ulm with a score of 11-1.
St. Paul kids say driver tried to lure them into SUV
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
A brother and sister said an SUV driver approached them at their St. Paul bus stop, and when they refused to go with him he drove to the next bus stop.
Newport not allowing reinforcement of flood levees
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
The levee system in Newport is in such poor shape, officials are not allowing residents to fortify it with sandbags.
Anthony gets help in Denver’s win over Wolves
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Chauncey Billups scored 25 points and got a huge lift from role players Chris Andersen, Nene and J.R. Smith in the Denver Nuggets’ 110-102 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
ND AG wants change in Minn. carbon regulations
11 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty supports changing a state law that makes it difficult for North Dakota to sell electricity from new, coal-fueled power plants to Minnesota, a Pawlenty spokesman said Wednesday.
Checks on all buyers at gun shows rejected
10 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
A proposal to require background checks on all persons buying firearms at gun shows in Minnesota failed to clear its first hurdle Wednesday before a House committee.
Shooting threat causes school lockdown
10 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
Police received a threat that a shooting was planned at one of the Minneapolis’ 60 schools. Every school in the district was locked down.
A peek at Secret Service’s other job
10 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
Federal agents swarmed through a couple of downtown office suites one recent morning, digging for evidence of a Ponzi scheme at a local Internet service provider/online marketing company.
Man ‘very critical’ after falling 18 feet in White Bear Lake
10 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
A construction worker who fell from scaffolding Wednesday morning while working at the YMCA in White Bear Lake was taken to a St. Paul hospital in “very critical condition,” a fire official said.
Lockout: Schools and police responded well
10 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
Mike Siitari, Minnesota School Safety Center director, said the coordination between the school district and police kept the threat under control.
Three Rivers wants to can the plastic
10 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
The suburban park district sells 35,000 bottles of water a year. Most of them aren’t recycled.
For a few gifted teens, home is where their art is
10 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
“My artwork expresses the idea of heritage and lost roots, conveyed through the African-American culture. … Today young people know nothing about their ancestry,” said Henry High School student Maximino Garcia-Marin, of his piece “Youth & Roots.”
Former Mille Lacs tribal exec charged with theft, misconduct
10 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
Melanie Benjamin, removed in 2008 as chief executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe after it was discovered she used thousands of dollars in tribal money for improvements to her home, was charged this week with theft and misconduct in connection with more than $52,000 in illegal casino “comping” privileges.
Off-duty Minneapolis cop charged with beating bar patron
10 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
Officer Thomas Bernardson is accused of punching the man outside the bar after an earlier exchange inside.
St. Paul gears up for rail work
10 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
Heavy construction on the St. Paul chunk of the 11-mile Central Corridor is set to begin late this summer, end in 2012.
Doyle approves carbon monoxide detector mandate
10 March 2010 - Minnesota Update
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Jim Doyle has signed a law that will require all homes and duplexes to contain carbon monoxide detectors as a safety precaution.