<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Minnesota - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Minnesota with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 21:21:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Fighting Cancer by Chasing Tornadoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Mark Zabawa was told he had lung cancer, he found recovery in chasing tornadoes/////NO, HE DIDN&rsquo;T, AND IT REPEATS HED.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/fighting-cancer-by-chasing-tornadoes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/fighting-cancer-by-chasing-tornadoes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archdiocese in Minnesota Plans to Settle With Abuse Victims for $210 Million]]></title><description><![CDATA[If approved, the settlement will be the largest ever for a sex abuse case involving an archdiocese that has filed for bankruptcy protection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/archdiocese-in-minnesota-plans-to-settle-with-abuse-victims-for-210-million/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 05:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/archdiocese-in-minnesota-plans-to-settle-with-abuse-victims-for-210-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They Shared Drugs. Someone Died. Does That Make Them Killers?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors are increasingly treating overdose deaths as homicides, but they aren&rsquo;t just going after dealers. Friends, family and fellow users are going to prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/they-shared-drugs-someone-died-does-that-make-them-killers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/they-shared-drugs-someone-died-does-that-make-them-killers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Foundation for a Family Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most renovations come with surprises. But no one expected those old stories to be true.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-new-foundation-for-a-family-home/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-new-foundation-for-a-family-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Minnesota Lake House Built on Legend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most renovations come with surprises. But no one expected those old stories to be true.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-minnesota-lake-house-built-on-legend/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-minnesota-lake-house-built-on-legend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rushing to Ruin the Boundary Waters Wilderness]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration is going full throttle to allow mining in northern Minnesota next to one of the nation&rsquo;s most popular nature areas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rushing-to-ruin-the-boundary-waters-wilderness/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rushing-to-ruin-the-boundary-waters-wilderness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You Get for $375,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1770 house in Middleway, W.V.; a Spanish-Tudor revival home in Minneapolis; and a 2007 Cape Cod-style home in Sharon, Conn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-you-get-for-375000/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-you-get-for-375000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$375,000 Homes in West Virginia, Minnesota and Connecticut]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1770 house in Middleway, a Spanish-Tudor revival home in Minneapolis and a Cape Cod in Sharon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/375000-homes-in-west-virginia-minnesota-and-connecticut/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/375000-homes-in-west-virginia-minnesota-and-connecticut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons From Rust-Belt Cities That Kept Their Sheen]]></title><description><![CDATA[A look at industrial centers of the North and the East over decades of decline finds that investments, geography and sheer serendipity make a difference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lessons-from-rust-belt-cities-that-kept-their-sheen/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lessons-from-rust-belt-cities-that-kept-their-sheen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hart Family, Before Driving Off Cliff, Hid Dark Home Life From View]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weeks after Jennifer Hart drunkenly drove a sport utility vehicle off a cliff, killing her wife and their children, newly released documents detail disturbing allegations of neglect.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hart-family-before-driving-off-cliff-hid-dark-home-life-from-view/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hart-family-before-driving-off-cliff-hid-dark-home-life-from-view/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince’s Friends Fiercely Guarded His Privacy, Complicating Overdose Investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The musician&rsquo;s close associates, who were fiercely protective of him, said they had no inkling of his painkiller addiction until just before he died of an overdose in 2016.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/princes-friends-fiercely-guarded-his-privacy-complicating-overdose-investigation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 01:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/princes-friends-fiercely-guarded-his-privacy-complicating-overdose-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince’s Overdose Death Results in No Criminal Charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The authorities in Minnesota said that no one would be prosecuted in the musician&rsquo;s 2016 death from a fentanyl overdose, though a doctor will pay a civil settlement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/princes-overdose-death-results-in-no-criminal-charges/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/princes-overdose-death-results-in-no-criminal-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Criminal Charges in Prince’s Overdose Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[The authorities in Minnesota said that no one would be prosecuted in the musician&rsquo;s 2016 death from a fentanyl overdose, though a doctor will pay a civil settlement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/no-criminal-charges-in-princes-overdose-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/no-criminal-charges-in-princes-overdose-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Criminal Charges in Prince’s Overdose Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[The authorities in Minnesota said that no one would be prosecuted in the musician&rsquo;s 2016 death from a fentanyl overdose, though a doctor will pay a civil settlement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/no-criminal-charges-in-princes-overdose-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/no-criminal-charges-in-princes-overdose-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Is ‘Saving Us’: Minnesota Mining Country Warms to Tariffs and G.O.P.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republicans see a chance to flip a congressional seat in northern Minnesota, where President Trump&rsquo;s steel tariffs are being celebrated as a boost for the mining industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/trump-is-saving-us-minnesota-mining-country-warms-to-tariffs-and-gop/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/trump-is-saving-us-minnesota-mining-country-warms-to-tariffs-and-gop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Is ‘Saving Us’: Minnesota Mining Country Warms to Tariffs and G.O.P.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republicans see a chance to flip a congressional seat in northern Minnesota, where President Trump&rsquo;s steel tariffs are being celebrated as a boost for the mining industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/trump-is-saving-us-minnesota-mining-country-warms-to-tariffs-and-gop/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/trump-is-saving-us-minnesota-mining-country-warms-to-tariffs-and-gop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our 10 Most Remarkable Voyages to Far-Flung Destinations]]></title><description><![CDATA[A collection of some of our best and most visual stories of journeys from the last few years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/our-10-most-remarkable-voyages-to-far-flung-destinations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/our-10-most-remarkable-voyages-to-far-flung-destinations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Are Black Students Punished So Often? Minnesota Confronts a National Quandary]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration is highlighting the struggles that Minneapolis and St. Paul face with disparities in school discipline, and putting a thumb on the scale.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/why-are-black-students-punished-so-often-minnesota-confronts-a-national-quandary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 19:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/why-are-black-students-punished-so-often-minnesota-confronts-a-national-quandary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alaska Airlines Pilot, Saying She Was Raped by Fellow Pilot, Sues Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pilot, Betty Pina, an Army veteran who flew helicopter missions in Afghanistan, said in a lawsuit that she was drugged and sexually assaulted during a layover.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/alaska-airlines-pilot-saying-she-was-raped-by-fellow-pilot-sues-company/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 13:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/alaska-airlines-pilot-saying-she-was-raped-by-fellow-pilot-sues-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alaska Airlines Pilot, Saying She Was Raped by Fellow Pilot, Sues Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pilot, Betty Pina, an Army veteran who flew helicopter missions in Afghanistan, said in a lawsuit that she was drugged and sexually assaulted during a layover.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/alaska-airlines-pilot-saying-she-was-raped-by-fellow-pilot-sues-company/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 13:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/alaska-airlines-pilot-saying-she-was-raped-by-fellow-pilot-sues-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Are America’s Winters Warming the Most? In Cold Places.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent decades, wintertime has warmed up particularly quickly in the region stretching from Montana to Michigan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/where-are-americas-winters-warming-the-most-in-cold-places/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/where-are-americas-winters-warming-the-most-in-cold-places/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Are America’s Winters Warming the Most? In Cold Places.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent decades, wintertime has warmed up particularly quickly in the region stretching from Montana to Michigan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/where-are-americas-winters-warming-the-most-in-cold-places/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/where-are-americas-winters-warming-the-most-in-cold-places/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Suspects in Bombing of Minnesota Mosque Face Weapons Charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four men have been charged with illegally possessing a machine gun. The three suspected of attacking the mosque wanted to &ldquo;scare&rdquo; Muslims, an affidavit said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/3-suspects-in-bombing-of-minnesota-mosque-face-weapons-charges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 03:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/3-suspects-in-bombing-of-minnesota-mosque-face-weapons-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Museums Fight the Isolation and Pain of Dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using objects, narratives and technology, museums in Liverpool, England, are rekindling memories and making connections.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/museums-fight-the-isolation-and-pain-of-dementia/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/museums-fight-the-isolation-and-pain-of-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Museums Fight the Isolation and Pain of Dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using objects, narratives and technology, museums in Liverpool, England, are rekindling memories and making connections.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/museums-fight-the-isolation-and-pain-of-dementia/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/museums-fight-the-isolation-and-pain-of-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philando Castile Charity Pays Off Lunch Debt for Hundreds of Students]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fund-raiser created in memory of Mr. Castile, who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2016, has raised more than $148,000 to pay off students&rsquo; lunch debts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castile-charity-pays-off-lunch-debt-for-hundreds-of-students/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 15:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castile-charity-pays-off-lunch-debt-for-hundreds-of-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Craft Breweries Are Helping to Revive Local Economies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across the country, breweries are giving lift to sleepy commercial districts, drawing tourists to once-bustling manufacturing centers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-craft-breweries-are-helping-to-revive-local-economies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 18:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-craft-breweries-are-helping-to-revive-local-economies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Craft Breweries Are Helping to Revive Local Economies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across the country, breweries are giving lift to sleepy commercial districts, drawing tourists to once-bustling manufacturing centers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-craft-breweries-are-helping-to-revive-local-economies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 18:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-craft-breweries-are-helping-to-revive-local-economies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lowest Ever Black Jobless Rate Is Still Twice That of Whites]]></title><description><![CDATA[The unemployment rate for black workers hit its lowest point on record recently. But even a strong labor market has limits in spreading opportunity widely.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lowest-ever-black-jobless-rate-is-still-twice-that-of-whites/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lowest-ever-black-jobless-rate-is-still-twice-that-of-whites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equality Still Distant Even as Black Unemployment Hits Milestone]]></title><description><![CDATA[The jobless rate for black workers hit its lowest point on record recently. But even a strong labor market has limits in spreading opportunity widely.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/equality-still-distant-even-as-black-unemployment-hits-milestone/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/equality-still-distant-even-as-black-unemployment-hits-milestone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$550,000 Homes in Connecticut, Minnesota and New York]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 19th-century shingled house with a barn in Essex, a midcentury home in Minneapolis and a renovated 1900 house in Hudson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/550000-homes-in-connecticut-minnesota-and-new-york/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/550000-homes-in-connecticut-minnesota-and-new-york/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug Industry Wages Opioid Fight Using an Anti-Addiction Ally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical companies have enlisted the support of a prominent anti-addiction advocate as they battle the perception that they created an epidemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/drug-industry-wages-opioid-fight-using-an-anti-addiction-ally/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 18:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/drug-industry-wages-opioid-fight-using-an-anti-addiction-ally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Super Bowl City, Building the Rings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jostens makes 600,000 rings a year, and usually that includes the baubles for the Super Bowl champs &mdash; as well as the game&rsquo;s loser.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-the-super-bowl-city-building-the-rings/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-the-super-bowl-city-building-the-rings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shorter Beer Runs in Minnesota, Just in Time for the Super Bowl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota had been one of the few remaining states to ban liquor sales on Sunday, driving hordes of football fans into Wisconsin on N.F.L. game days.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/shorter-beer-runs-in-minnesota-just-in-time-for-the-super-bowl/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/shorter-beer-runs-in-minnesota-just-in-time-for-the-super-bowl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Eagles Crushed Vikings Fans’ Hopes. Now They’re Crashing Their Super Bowl Party.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesotans who envisioned a hometown championship party for the Vikings now must host fans of the team that knocked them out of the playoffs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-eagles-crushed-vikings-fans-hopes-now-theyre-crashing-their-super-bowl-party/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-eagles-crushed-vikings-fans-hopes-now-theyre-crashing-their-super-bowl-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windfall for Super Bowl Hosts? Economists Say It’s Overstated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials like to promote the economic boost a Super Bowl provides the hosting city. But do the numbers add up?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/windfall-for-super-bowl-hosts-economists-say-its-overstated/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 08:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/windfall-for-super-bowl-hosts-economists-say-its-overstated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windfall for Super Bowl Hosts? Economists Say It’s Overstated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials like to promote the economic boost a Super Bowl provides the hosting city. But do the numbers add up?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/windfall-for-super-bowl-hosts-economists-say-its-overstated/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 08:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/windfall-for-super-bowl-hosts-economists-say-its-overstated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Big Game Isn’t as Super for Its Hosts as Is Thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials like to promote the economic boost a Super Bowl provides the hosting city. Economists say their numbers don&rsquo;t add up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-big-game-isnt-as-super-for-its-hosts-as-is-thought/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 08:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-big-game-isnt-as-super-for-its-hosts-as-is-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Minneapolis Hotel With Northwoods Style (and Flavor)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hewing Hotel has the spirit of the state, from the loons in the wallpaper to the cedar sauna on the roof.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-minneapolis-hotel-with-northwoods-style-and-flavor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-minneapolis-hotel-with-northwoods-style-and-flavor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super Bowl’s Minneapolis Stadium Brings a Surge in Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Metrodome was replaced by U.S. Bank Stadium, which has drawn new offices, apartments, hotels, restaurants and a park to the area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/super-bowls-minneapolis-stadium-brings-a-surge-in-development/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 16:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/super-bowls-minneapolis-stadium-brings-a-surge-in-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Billion-Dollar Natural Disasters Set a U.S. Record in 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[A blow by blow of the cost of the major weather-related disasters this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/these-billion-dollar-natural-disasters-set-a-us-record-in-2017/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 21:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/these-billion-dollar-natural-disasters-set-a-us-record-in-2017/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Deadly Year in My Family’s Homeland]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a child, I didn&rsquo;t understand the extent to which clan ideology distorted many people&rsquo;s thinking.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-deadly-year-in-my-familys-homeland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 02:32:34 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-deadly-year-in-my-familys-homeland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman Who Fatally Shot Boyfriend in YouTube Stunt Pleads Guilty]]></title><description><![CDATA[In June, Monalisa Perez, of Minnesota, shot at a thick book that her boyfriend was holding. She pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/woman-who-fatally-shot-boyfriend-in-youtube-stunt-pleads-guilty/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 06:35:15 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/woman-who-fatally-shot-boyfriend-in-youtube-stunt-pleads-guilty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Al Franken’s Minnesota Seat to Be Filled by Tina Smith, a Democrat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The appointment of Ms. Smith, Minnesota&rsquo;s lieutenant governor, followed weeks of debate over Senator Al Franken&rsquo;s fate. The seat will be up for grabs in 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/al-frankens-minnesota-seat-to-be-filled-by-tina-smith-a-democrat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 18:49:16 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/al-frankens-minnesota-seat-to-be-filled-by-tina-smith-a-democrat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Al Franken’s Minnesota Seat to Be Filled by Tina Smith, a Democrat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The appointment of Ms. Smith, Minnesota&rsquo;s lieutenant governor, followed weeks of debate over Senator Al Franken&rsquo;s fate. The seat will be up for grabs in 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/al-frankens-minnesota-seat-to-be-filled-by-tina-smith-a-democrat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 18:49:15 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/al-frankens-minnesota-seat-to-be-filled-by-tina-smith-a-democrat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Put 92 Somalis on a Deportation Flight, Then Brought Them Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Somalis boarded a flight to the war-torn country on Thursday, but the plane only made it as far as Senegal. Immigration officials cited logistical issues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/us-put-92-somalis-on-a-deportation-flight-then-brought-them-back/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2017 18:49:44 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/us-put-92-somalis-on-a-deportation-flight-then-brought-them-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Female Lobbyists, Harassment Often Accompanies Access]]></title><description><![CDATA[In state legislatures, lobbyists whose jobs depend on access and influence are especially vulnerable to sexual harassment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/for-female-lobbyists-harassment-often-accompanies-access/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2017 06:18:18 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/for-female-lobbyists-harassment-often-accompanies-access/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Al Franken Coming Home, Minnesotans Watch and Reel]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a state that prides itself on clean politics, Minnesotans seemed puzzled and dazed to be the latest focal point for the nation&rsquo;s reckoning with sexual harassment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/with-al-franken-coming-home-minnesotans-watch-and-reel/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2017 01:14:08 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/with-al-franken-coming-home-minnesotans-watch-and-reel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lobbyists Ask for Votes. Some Lawmakers Want Much More.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In state legislatures, female lobbyists whose jobs depend on access and influence are especially vulnerable to sexual harassment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lobbyists-ask-for-votes-some-lawmakers-want-much-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2017 01:14:08 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lobbyists-ask-for-votes-some-lawmakers-want-much-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Al Franken to Resign From Senate Amid Harassment Allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Democratic senator of Minnesota announced his plans to resign, a day after a sixth woman accused him of misconduct and dozens of his colleagues called for him to step down.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/al-franken-to-resign-from-senate-amid-harassment-allegations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 16:17:10 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/al-franken-to-resign-from-senate-amid-harassment-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Congress Can Learn from Al Franken]]></title><description><![CDATA[Will other lawmakers who abuse their power be held to the same standard?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-congress-can-learn-from-al-franken/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 04:08:08 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-congress-can-learn-from-al-franken/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Al Franken’s Rise and Fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once a star of &ldquo;Saturday Night Live,&rdquo; Al Franken took his liberal politics to Washington in 2008 when he narrowly won a Minnesota Senate seat. He said he would resign over allegations of sexual misconduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/al-frankens-rise-and-fall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 20:19:14 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/al-frankens-rise-and-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Democratic Chorus Rises in the Senate: ‘Franken Should Resign’]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Wednesday evening, there was widespread expectation in the Democratic caucus that Senator Al Franken would step down. He has scheduled an announcement on his future in the Senate for Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-democratic-chorus-rises-in-the-senate-franken-should-resign/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 17:30:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-democratic-chorus-rises-in-the-senate-franken-should-resign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a Minneapolis Suburb, French Cuisine, Tradition and Charm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota-based chef Gavin Kaysen extends his portfolio of restaurants that celebrate French cuisine with Bellecour in Wayzata.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-a-minneapolis-suburb-french-cuisine-tradition-and-charm/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2017 11:29:14 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-a-minneapolis-suburb-french-cuisine-tradition-and-charm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philando Castile’s Girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, Reaches $800,000 Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The settlement seemed likely to be the final legal development in a police shooting that led to huge protests in Minnesota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castiles-girlfriend-diamond-reynolds-reaches-800000-settlement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 09:27:30 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castiles-girlfriend-diamond-reynolds-reaches-800000-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philando Castile’s Girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, Reaches $800,000 Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The settlement seemed likely to be the final legal development in a police shooting that led to huge protests in Minnesota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castiles-girlfriend-diamond-reynolds-reaches-800000-settlement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 09:27:29 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castiles-girlfriend-diamond-reynolds-reaches-800000-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giving Thanks, but Not for Turkey-Powered Energy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Minnesota utility wants to shut down a biofuel plant that runs on turkey droppings and wood. Loggers and truckers are suing to save it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/giving-thanks-but-not-for-turkey-powered-energy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/giving-thanks-but-not-for-turkey-powered-energy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Minnesota Lawmakers Accused of Sexual Harassment Step Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Representative Tony Cornish and Senator Dan Schoen announced their resignations amid a national wave of powerful men accused of misconduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-minnesota-lawmakers-accused-of-sexual-harassment-step-down/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 05:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-minnesota-lawmakers-accused-of-sexual-harassment-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Minnesota, Outrage and Sorrow Over Al Franken Allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesotans reeled over the news that their senator had become the latest politician accused of mistreating women, though many stopped short of calling for his resignation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-minnesota-outrage-and-sorrow-over-al-franken-allegations/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2017 02:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-minnesota-outrage-and-sorrow-over-al-franken-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Franken Case Sets Off Debate Over Line Between Abuse and a Mistake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians and comedians were left trying to assess the line between predatory behavior and an inexcusable mistake as calls mounted for Senator Al Franken to resign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/franken-case-sets-off-debate-over-line-between-abuse-and-a-mistake/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2017 01:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/franken-case-sets-off-debate-over-line-between-abuse-and-a-mistake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Franken Should Go]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s not necessarily fair to him. But it&rsquo;s what needs to happen now.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/franken-should-go/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2017 01:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/franken-should-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Al Franken Issues Apology After Accusation of Forcible Kissing and Groping]]></title><description><![CDATA[A radio host said Al Franken, now a Democratic senator, forcibly kissed and groped her in 2006, before he took office. He then apologized.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/al-franken-issues-apology-after-accusation-of-forcible-kissing-and-groping/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/al-franken-issues-apology-after-accusation-of-forcible-kissing-and-groping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Al Franken Issues Apology After Accusation of Forcible Kissing and Groping]]></title><description><![CDATA[A radio host said Al Franken, now a Democratic senator, forcibly kissed and groped her in 2006, before he took office. He then apologized.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/al-franken-issues-apology-after-accusation-of-forcible-kissing-and-groping/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/al-franken-issues-apology-after-accusation-of-forcible-kissing-and-groping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olga Viso, Embattled Leader of Walker Art Center, Steps Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Her 10-year tenure will end following a controversy over a sculpture that depicted gallows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/olga-viso-embattled-leader-of-walker-art-center-steps-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/olga-viso-embattled-leader-of-walker-art-center-steps-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justices Take Cases on Free Speech at Pregnancy Centers and Polling Places]]></title><description><![CDATA[One case asks whether centers operated by abortion opponents must provide information on the procedure. The other is on political apparel at polling places.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/justices-take-cases-on-free-speech-at-pregnancy-centers-and-polling-places/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2017 17:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/justices-take-cases-on-free-speech-at-pregnancy-centers-and-polling-places/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silence Lifts in Statehouses as Harassment Scandals Bring Swift Penalties]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cascade of allegations has prompted broad disavowals and public calls for resignations in male-dominated legislatures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/silence-lifts-in-statehouses-as-harassment-scandals-bring-swift-penalties/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2017 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/silence-lifts-in-statehouses-as-harassment-scandals-bring-swift-penalties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elections Roundup: Incumbents Fare Well in Boston, Detroit and Flint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters went to the polls on Tuesday from Maine to Seattle. They picked mayors and prosecutors and decided ballot measures on matters like drug price limits.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/elections-roundup-incumbents-fare-well-in-boston-detroit-and-flint/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2017 02:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/elections-roundup-incumbents-fare-well-in-boston-detroit-and-flint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How ISIS Resembles the Doomsday Cults of the 1970s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can the lessons we learned from extremist cults decades ago be used to fight ISIS recruitment today?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-isis-resembles-the-doomsday-cults-of-the-1970s/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-isis-resembles-the-doomsday-cults-of-the-1970s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Northern Minnesota, Two Economies Square Off: Mining vs. Wilderness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposed mines near the Boundary Waters have become the latest front in the fight over who gets to profit from America&rsquo;s natural resources.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-northern-minnesota-two-economies-square-off-mining-vs-wilderness/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 11:09:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-northern-minnesota-two-economies-square-off-mining-vs-wilderness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You Get for $550,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[An 1820 house in Old Lyme, an ornate Victorian in Minneapolis and an off-the-grid home near Taos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-you-get-for-550000/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-you-get-for-550000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$550,000 Homes in Connecticut, Minnesota and New Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[An 1820 house in Old Lyme, an ornate Victorian in Minneapolis and an off-the-grid home near Taos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/550000-homes-in-connecticut-minnesota-and-new-mexico/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/550000-homes-in-connecticut-minnesota-and-new-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Helps Kidnapped Girl and Gives Her His $7,000 Reward]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Minnesota man helped rescue a 15-year-old girl who had been kidnapped and assaulted for 29 days, then gave her his reward money.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-helps-kidnapped-girl-and-gives-her-his-7000-reward/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2017 16:50:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-helps-kidnapped-girl-and-gives-her-his-7000-reward/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Helps Kidnapped Girl and Gives Her His $7,000 Reward]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Minnesota man helped rescue a 15-year-old girl who had been kidnapped and assaulted for 29 days, then gave her his reward money.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-helps-kidnapped-girl-and-gives-her-his-7000-reward/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2017 16:50:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-helps-kidnapped-girl-and-gives-her-his-7000-reward/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[September’s Most Popular Listings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most popular properties on The New York Times&rsquo;s &ldquo;Find a Home&rdquo; real estate listings site.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/septembers-most-popular-listings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 15:40:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/septembers-most-popular-listings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[September’s Most Popular Listings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most popular properties on The New York Times&rsquo;s &ldquo;Find a Home&rdquo; real estate listings site.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/septembers-most-popular-listings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 15:40:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/septembers-most-popular-listings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Videographers Said They Don’t Have to Film Gay Weddings. A Judge Disagreed.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that a media production company&rsquo;s plan to refuse service would be akin to posting a sign that said &ldquo;White Applicants Only.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-videographers-said-they-dont-have-to-film-gay-weddings-a-judge-disagreed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-videographers-said-they-dont-have-to-film-gay-weddings-a-judge-disagreed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Videographers Said They Don’t Have to Film Gay Weddings. A Judge Disagreed.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that a media production company&rsquo;s plan to refuse service would be akin to posting a sign that said &ldquo;White Applicants Only.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-videographers-said-they-dont-have-to-film-gay-weddings-a-judge-disagreed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-videographers-said-they-dont-have-to-film-gay-weddings-a-judge-disagreed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vikings Spoil Adrian Peterson’s Return With a Tribute to Randy Moss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peterson, now a member of the New Orleans Saints, struggled against his old team while former teammate Stefon Diggs did his best Moss impersonation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/vikings-spoil-adrian-petersons-return-with-a-tribute-to-randy-moss/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/vikings-spoil-adrian-petersons-return-with-a-tribute-to-randy-moss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monday Night Football: Adrian Peterson Being Upstaged in Return to Minnesota]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adrian Peterson&rsquo;s return to Minnesota as a member of the New Orleans Saints has largely been spoiled as the Vikings raced to a 16-6 lead in the first half.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/monday-night-football-adrian-peterson-being-upstaged-in-return-to-minnesota/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/monday-night-football-adrian-peterson-being-upstaged-in-return-to-minnesota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adrian Peterson’s Return to Minnesota Turns Into a Randy Moss Tribute for Vikings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adrian Peterson&rsquo;s return to Minnesota as a member of the New Orleans Saints was spoiled when his new team was dominated by the Vikings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/adrian-petersons-return-to-minnesota-turns-into-a-randy-moss-tribute-for-vikings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/adrian-petersons-return-to-minnesota-turns-into-a-randy-moss-tribute-for-vikings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adrian Peterson’s Return to Minnesota Turns Into a Randy Moss Tribute for Vikings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adrian Peterson&rsquo;s return to Minnesota as a member of the New Orleans Saints was spoiled when his new team was dominated by the Vikings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/adrian-petersons-return-to-minnesota-turns-into-a-randy-moss-tribute-for-vikings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/adrian-petersons-return-to-minnesota-turns-into-a-randy-moss-tribute-for-vikings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Finds a Way to Slow Soaring Health Premiums]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new state program is holding down health insurance costs in Minnesota, and it&rsquo;s a possible model for other states and for Congress.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-finds-a-way-to-slow-soaring-health-premiums/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2017 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-finds-a-way-to-slow-soaring-health-premiums/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dakota Plan to Bury, Not Burn, ‘Scaffold’ Sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Dakota representative said the remains of Sam Durant&rsquo;s sculpture would be taken to an undisclosed location in Minnesota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dakota-plan-to-bury-not-burn-scaffold-sculpture/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 22:17:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dakota-plan-to-bury-not-burn-scaffold-sculpture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnny Goes to College]]></title><description><![CDATA[My ex and I on a cross-country drive to drop off our son at school? Um, no problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/johnny-goes-to-college/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/johnny-goes-to-college/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should I Turn in My Tax-Cheating Relative?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The magazine&rsquo;s Ethicist columnist on an IRS-evading family member, a concerned charter-school tutor and coercive workplace &ldquo;survey prep.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/should-i-turn-in-my-tax-cheating-relative/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 11:26:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/should-i-turn-in-my-tax-cheating-relative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Moves to Expand Deportation Dragnet to Jails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal officials are working with sheriffs on a legal maneuver to gain access to undocumented immigrants in local jails, a practice now limited by the courts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/trump-administration-moves-to-expand-deportation-dragnet-to-jails/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/trump-administration-moves-to-expand-deportation-dragnet-to-jails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Moves to Expand Deportation Dragnet to Jails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal officials are working with sheriffs on a legal maneuver to gain access to undocumented immigrants in local jails, a practice now limited by the courts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/trump-administration-moves-to-expand-deportation-dragnet-to-jails/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/trump-administration-moves-to-expand-deportation-dragnet-to-jails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Governor Calls Mosque Attack a ‘Criminal Act of Terrorism’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The explosion, which the F.B.I. said was caused by an improvised explosive device, rocked the mosque early Saturday morning. No one was injured by the blast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-governor-calls-mosque-attack-a-criminal-act-of-terrorism/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-governor-calls-mosque-attack-a-criminal-act-of-terrorism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Mosque Hit by Early-Morning Explosion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The blast occurred at the Dar Al Farooq mosque in Bloomington, Minn., as morning prayers were set to begin. No injuries were reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-mosque-hit-by-early-morning-explosion/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-mosque-hit-by-early-morning-explosion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explosion at Minneapolis School Kills 2 Staff Members]]></title><description><![CDATA[The blast at Minnehaha Academy, which happened after builders frantically warned of a gas leak, killed a receptionist and a part-time janitor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/explosion-at-minneapolis-school-kills-2-staff-members/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 09:21:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/explosion-at-minneapolis-school-kills-2-staff-members/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis Police Change Body Camera Policy After Fatal Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cameras must now be turned on when officers are dispatched to 911 calls, a change prompted by questions about an officer&rsquo;s killing of an Australian woman this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-change-body-camera-policy-after-fatal-shooting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 01:46:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-change-body-camera-policy-after-fatal-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis Police Change Body Camera Policy After Fatal Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cameras must now be turned on when officers are dispatched to 911 calls, a change prompted by questions about an officer&rsquo;s killing of an Australian woman this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-change-body-camera-policy-after-fatal-shooting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 01:46:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-change-body-camera-policy-after-fatal-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Races Are Reversed in a Police Killing, and Again a Family Asks: Why?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fatal shooting of Justine Damond in Minneapolis had unusual circumstances and stirred a global uproar, but once more there were blanks to fill in.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/races-are-reversed-in-a-police-killing-and-again-a-family-asks-why/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2017 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/races-are-reversed-in-a-police-killing-and-again-a-family-asks-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Minneapolis, Unusual Police Killing Raises an Old Outcry: Why?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fatal shooting of Justine Damond had uncommon circumstances and stirred an uproar in Australia, but once more there were blanks to fill in.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-minneapolis-unusual-police-killing-raises-an-old-outcry-why/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2017 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-minneapolis-unusual-police-killing-raises-an-old-outcry-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis Police Chief Forced Out After Fatal Shooting of Australian Woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Betsy Hodges, after criticizing the shooting and the officer&rsquo;s failure to use a body camera use, asked Chief Janee Harteau to resign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-chief-forced-out-after-fatal-shooting-of-australian-woman/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2017 02:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-chief-forced-out-after-fatal-shooting-of-australian-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis Police Shooting of Australian Woman: What Is Known So Far]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are some major questions about the fatal police shooting of Justine Damond, an unarmed Australian woman who had called 911.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-shooting-of-australian-woman-what-is-known-so-far/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2017 10:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-shooting-of-australian-woman-what-is-known-so-far/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman Shot by Minneapolis Officer ‘Didn’t Have to Die,’ Police Chief Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[In addition to saying that the woman, Justine Damond, shouldn&rsquo;t have been shot, the mayor and the chief also questioned why the officer and his partner didn&rsquo;t have their body cameras turned on.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/woman-shot-by-minneapolis-officer-didnt-have-to-die-police-chief-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2017 02:54:07 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/woman-shot-by-minneapolis-officer-didnt-have-to-die-police-chief-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Shooting, Australian Pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week&rsquo;s Australia Letter reflects on American policing and the case of Justine Damond, who was fatally shot Saturday by a Minneapolis police officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/american-shooting-australian-pain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 04:09:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/american-shooting-australian-pain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somalis in Minneapolis Shocked and Saddened by Police Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Somalis welcomed Officer Mohamed Noor to his precinct last year, but they&rsquo;re now grappling with his having fatally shot an Australian woman who had called 911.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/somalis-in-minneapolis-shocked-and-saddened-by-police-shooting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 03:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/somalis-in-minneapolis-shocked-and-saddened-by-police-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Minneapolis Police Shooting, Many Ask: Why Wasn’t Body Camera On?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neither Officer Mohamed Noor nor his partner had their video cameras activated during the fatal encounter with Justine Damond, depriving investigators of valuable evidence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-minneapolis-police-shooting-many-ask-why-wasnt-body-camera-on/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-minneapolis-police-shooting-many-ask-why-wasnt-body-camera-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australians Shocked by U.S. Killing: ‘It Would Have Never Happened Here’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The killing of Justine Damond by a police officer in Minneapolis, her home after leaving Sydney, is all the more stunning to her friends because of the life she led.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/australians-shocked-by-us-killing-it-would-have-never-happened-here/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 07:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/australians-shocked-by-us-killing-it-would-have-never-happened-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officer Heard Loud Noise Before Partner Shot Minneapolis Woman, Officials Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A state agency released a brief narrative about the fatal shooting last weekend of an Australian woman who had called 911 to report a possible assault.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/officer-heard-loud-noise-before-partner-shot-minneapolis-woman-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 04:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/officer-heard-loud-noise-before-partner-shot-minneapolis-woman-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weary Yankees Are Greeted by Injury News and a Loss in Minnesota]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a taxing series against Boston, the Yankees played sloppily in a drizzly game against the Twins in a city where they have traditionally had little trouble.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/weary-yankees-are-greeted-by-injury-news-and-a-loss-in-minnesota/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/weary-yankees-are-greeted-by-injury-news-and-a-loss-in-minnesota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weary Yankees Fall to Twins, 4-2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though the Yankees have performed well at Target Field historically, that did not continue in Game 5 of the team&rsquo;s 11-game road trip.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/weary-yankees-fall-to-twins-4-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 06:40:06 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/weary-yankees-fall-to-twins-4-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weary Yankees Fall to Twins, 4-2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though the Yankees have performed well at Target Field historically, that did not continue in Game 5 of the team&rsquo;s 11-game road trip.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/weary-yankees-fall-to-twins-4-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 06:40:06 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/weary-yankees-fall-to-twins-4-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Asks: Why Did Minneapolis Police Kill Australian 911 Caller?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The authorities have not offered any explanation of how an unarmed woman&rsquo;s call to 911, to report a possible assault, led to her being fatally shot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/family-asks-why-did-minneapolis-police-kill-australian-911-caller/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 03:34:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/family-asks-why-did-minneapolis-police-kill-australian-911-caller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Woman Is Fatally Shot by Minneapolis Police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police officials said they were looking into the circumstances of the shooting, and why the officers were not using their body cameras.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/australian-woman-is-fatally-shot-by-minneapolis-police/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/australian-woman-is-fatally-shot-by-minneapolis-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Woman Is Fatally Shot by Minneapolis Police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police officials said they were looking into the circumstances of the shooting, and why the officers were not using their body cameras.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/australian-woman-is-fatally-shot-by-minneapolis-police/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/australian-woman-is-fatally-shot-by-minneapolis-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince Estate’s $31 Million Distribution Deal Is Rescinded]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Minnesota judge&lsquo;s decision means the Universal Music Group&rsquo;s money must be refunded and a new buyer found for rights to much of the star&rsquo;s catalog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/prince-estates-31-million-distribution-deal-is-rescinded/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 04:00:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/prince-estates-31-million-distribution-deal-is-rescinded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking the Opioid Habit in Dentists’ Offices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dentists are beginning to prescribe fewer opioids to teenagers after wisdom teeth extractions, since nonaddictive painkillers can be as effective.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/breaking-the-opioid-habit-in-dentists-offices/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/breaking-the-opioid-habit-in-dentists-offices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strategy for Democratic Mayors Facing Troubles: Attack Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Betsy Hodges of Minneapolis, who is up for re-election this fall, and other liberal mayors are deflecting criticism by focusing on a common foe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/strategy-for-democratic-mayors-facing-troubles-attack-trump/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 15:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/strategy-for-democratic-mayors-facing-troubles-attack-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Stunt Turns Deadly for a Couple Seeking YouTube Fame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monalisa Perez shot Pedro Ruiz III at close range as he held a book, the authorities said. The couple apparently thought the book would stop the bullet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-stunt-turns-deadly-for-a-couple-seeking-youtube-fame/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-stunt-turns-deadly-for-a-couple-seeking-youtube-fame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philando Castile Family Reaches $3 Million Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The settlement with the city of St. Anthony came 10 days after Jeronimo Yanez, the officer who fatally shot Mr. Castile during a traffic stop, was acquitted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castile-family-reaches-3-million-settlement/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castile-family-reaches-3-million-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philando Castile, Diamond Reynolds and a Nightmare Caught on Video]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Diamond Reynolds's boyfriend, Philando Castile, was fatally shot by a police officer, the traumatic events were captured by police and security cameras, and even her own smartphone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castile-diamond-reynolds-and-a-nightmare-caught-on-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 04:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castile-diamond-reynolds-and-a-nightmare-caught-on-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ethereal Genius of Craig Taborn]]></title><description><![CDATA[He has become one of the best jazz pianists alive &mdash; by disappearing almost completely into his music.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-ethereal-genius-of-craig-taborn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-ethereal-genius-of-craig-taborn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts Weigh In on Video of Philando Castile Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Times asked experts in the law, police procedures and officer training to view the dashboard camera video of the encounter. They commented on what they saw, frame by frame.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/experts-weigh-in-on-video-of-philando-castile-shooting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 03:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/experts-weigh-in-on-video-of-philando-castile-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video of Police Killing of Philando Castile Is Publicly Released]]></title><description><![CDATA[State investigators released the dashboard video of Officer Jeronimo Yanez shooting Mr. Castile in Minnesota last year that had been shown to jurors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/video-of-police-killing-of-philando-castile-is-publicly-released/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/video-of-police-killing-of-philando-castile-is-publicly-released/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Officer Acquitted in Killing of Philando Castile]]></title><description><![CDATA[The officer fatally shot Philando Castile, a black motorist, during a traffic stop last summer. Mr. Castile&rsquo;s girlfriend streamed the aftermath.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-officer-acquitted-in-killing-of-philando-castile/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-officer-acquitted-in-killing-of-philando-castile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I Had No Choice,’ Minnesota Officer Testifies on Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officer Jeronimo Yanez, who has been charged with manslaughter, said in court that he was &ldquo;scared to death&rdquo; when he shot a man he pulled over last summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/i-had-no-choice-minnesota-officer-testifies-on-shooting/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2017 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/i-had-no-choice-minnesota-officer-testifies-on-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Court, Diamond Reynolds Recounts Moments Before a Police Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officer Jeronimo Yanez is on trial in Minnesota, charged in the shooting death of Philando Castile. Mr. Castile&rsquo;s girlfriend, Ms. Reynolds, recorded the episode on Facebook Live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-court-diamond-reynolds-recounts-moments-before-a-police-shooting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2017 03:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-court-diamond-reynolds-recounts-moments-before-a-police-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Killing by Police, a Jury Sees What the Dash Camera Saw]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first public viewing of the footage showed the shooting of Philando Castile, a black driver, by a police officer outside St. Paul, but major details were unclear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-killing-by-police-a-jury-sees-what-the-dash-camera-saw/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 06:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-killing-by-police-a-jury-sees-what-the-dash-camera-saw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Bounty Hunter Shootout Kills 3, Raising Questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The episode this week, in which two private investigators tried to arrest a Minnesota man wanted on drug charges, brings scrutiny to bounty hunters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/texas-bounty-hunter-shootout-kills-3-raising-questions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/texas-bounty-hunter-shootout-kills-3-raising-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Faces Deportation After Failing to Pay Fare on Minneapolis Light Rail]]></title><description><![CDATA[A transit officer was caught on video violating a policy against acting as an immigration officer when he asked the man, &ldquo;Are you here illegally?&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-faces-deportation-after-failing-to-pay-fare-on-minneapolis-light-rail/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2017 19:52:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-faces-deportation-after-failing-to-pay-fare-on-minneapolis-light-rail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mall of America’s Writer-in-Residence Has a Knack for Landing Offbeat Gigs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The poet has won similar contests for Amtrak, Los Angeles and even the Dollar Shave Club.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-mall-of-americas-writer-in-residence-has-a-knack-for-landing-offbeat-gigs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2017 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-mall-of-americas-writer-in-residence-has-a-knack-for-landing-offbeat-gigs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mall of America’s Writer-in-Residence Has a Knack for Landing Offbeat Gigs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The poet has won similar contests for Amtrak, Los Angeles and even the Dollar Shave Club.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-mall-of-americas-writer-in-residence-has-a-knack-for-landing-offbeat-gigs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2017 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-mall-of-americas-writer-in-residence-has-a-knack-for-landing-offbeat-gigs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Cities Raise Wages, States Push Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[By resisting efforts to raise local minimum wages, state politicians are failing &mdash; at their political peril &mdash; to heed public sentiment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/as-cities-raise-wages-states-push-back/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/as-cities-raise-wages-states-push-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Cities Raise Wages, States Push Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[By resisting efforts to raise local minimum wages, state politicians are failing &mdash; at their political peril &mdash; to heed public sentiment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/as-cities-raise-wages-states-push-back/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/as-cities-raise-wages-states-push-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Terrible Thing About Taxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[They may be making your favorite sports team lose a lot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/another-terrible-thing-about-taxes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2017 02:36:19 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/another-terrible-thing-about-taxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Terrible Thing About Taxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[They may be making your favorite sports team lose a lot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/another-terrible-thing-about-taxes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2017 02:36:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/another-terrible-thing-about-taxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Satanic Temple Sponsors a Veterans Memorial in a Minnesota Town]]></title><description><![CDATA[The black steel cube with a golden inverted pentagram on each side will be the first monument sponsored by the atheistic group to be erected on public grounds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/satanic-temple-sponsors-a-veterans-memorial-in-a-minnesota-town/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2017 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/satanic-temple-sponsors-a-veterans-memorial-in-a-minnesota-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Sees Largest Outbreak of Measles in Almost 30 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials attribute some of the causes to unvaccinated children of Somalian immigrants whose parents fell under the sway of anti-vaccination activists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-sees-largest-outbreak-of-measles-in-almost-30-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2017 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-sees-largest-outbreak-of-measles-in-almost-30-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince’s Archive Is Open 4 U]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are over 7,000 objects, 120 guitars, 2,000 pairs shoes and zero pairs of flats. Angie Marchese has been working at Paisley Park to catalog and preserve the objects that belonged to Prince, who died April 21, 2016.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/princes-archive-is-open-4-u/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2017 01:57:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/princes-archive-is-open-4-u/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince’s Archive Is Open 4 U]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are over 7,000 objects, 120 guitars, 2,000 pairs shoes and zero pairs of flats. Angie Marchese has been working at Paisley Park to catalog and preserve the objects that belonged to Prince, who died April 21, 2016.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/princes-archive-is-open-4-u/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2017 01:57:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/princes-archive-is-open-4-u/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$1.8 Million Homes in Colorado, Pennsylvania and Minnesota]]></title><description><![CDATA[A turreted home in Denver; a 1911 stone house in Philadelphia; and a Tudor in Minneapolis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/18-million-homes-in-colorado-pennsylvania-and-minnesota/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/18-million-homes-in-colorado-pennsylvania-and-minnesota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Prince Concealed His Addiction: Aspirin Bottles of Opiates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newly released court documents reveal that the singer&rsquo;s home was strewn with narcotic painkillers for which he did not have prescriptions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-prince-concealed-his-addiction-aspirin-bottles-of-opiates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2017 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-prince-concealed-his-addiction-aspirin-bottles-of-opiates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Prince Concealed His Addiction: Aspirin Bottles of Opiates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newly released court documents reveal that the singer&rsquo;s home was strewn with narcotic painkillers for which he did not have prescriptions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-prince-concealed-his-addiction-aspirin-bottles-of-opiates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2017 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-prince-concealed-his-addiction-aspirin-bottles-of-opiates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suburban G.O.P. Voters Sour on Party, Raising Republican Fears for 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[A narrower-than-expected victory in Kansas and an even tougher contest next week in Georgia are highlighting Republicans&rsquo; troubles with affluent white voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/suburban-gop-voters-sour-on-party-raising-republican-fears-for-2018/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:42:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/suburban-gop-voters-sour-on-party-raising-republican-fears-for-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince’s Death: One Year Later, Unsolved Mysteries]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the anniversary of Prince&rsquo;s death approaches, investigators still have not given any indication of where he got the fentanyl that killed him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/princes-death-one-year-later-unsolved-mysteries/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2017 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/princes-death-one-year-later-unsolved-mysteries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman Who Streamed Boyfriend’s Death by Police Faces Unrelated Assault Charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diamond Reynolds was charged with felony assault last week, stemming from accusations that she attacked a woman with a hammer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/woman-who-streamed-boyfriends-death-by-police-faces-unrelated-assault-charge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2017 18:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/woman-who-streamed-boyfriends-death-by-police-faces-unrelated-assault-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s Called Broomball. And, Yes, It’s Grueling.]]></title><description><![CDATA[To visualize the sport, think hockey, but without the skates and with a lot more slipping and sliding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/its-called-broomball-and-yes-its-grueling/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2017 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/its-called-broomball-and-yes-its-grueling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Groups Scuffle Amid Art Inside a Minneapolis Museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[A scuffle between anti-Trump protesters and an alt-right group inside the Minneapolis Institute of Art ended with no injuries or damage, but a shaken museum.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/two-groups-scuffle-amid-art-inside-a-minneapolis-museum/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2017 02:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/two-groups-scuffle-amid-art-inside-a-minneapolis-museum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-Trump Protest Pushed Its Way Into a Minneapolis Museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[A scuffle between protesters and some men who argued with them at the Minneapolis Institute of Art ended with no injuries or damage, but a shaken museum.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/anti-trump-protest-pushed-its-way-into-a-minneapolis-museum/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2017 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/anti-trump-protest-pushed-its-way-into-a-minneapolis-museum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You Get for $1,700,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week&rsquo;s properties are in Warren, Conn.; Minnetonka, Minn.; and Bozeman, Mont.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-you-get-for-1700000/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-you-get-for-1700000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$1,700,000 Homes in Connecticut, Minnesota and Montana]]></title><description><![CDATA[An 18th-century colonial in Warren, Conn.; a modern home in Minnetonka, Minn.; and a 1906 house in Bozeman, Mont.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/1700000-homes-in-connecticut-minnesota-and-montana/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/1700000-homes-in-connecticut-minnesota-and-montana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban, Dealing Trump Another Legal Loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ruling, the first from an appeals court on the travel ban, is likely to be quickly appealed to the short-handed United States Supreme Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/court-refuses-to-reinstate-travel-ban-dealing-trump-another-legal-loss/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/court-refuses-to-reinstate-travel-ban-dealing-trump-another-legal-loss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Original Artists’ Choreographer, Back in the Spotlight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Walker Art Center stages a major retrospective of Merce Cunningham, which includes some contemporary commissions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-original-artists-choreographer-back-in-the-spotlight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2017 16:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-original-artists-choreographer-back-in-the-spotlight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pointing to Trump, Groups Reject U.S. Aid to Fight Extremism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The community groups, in Michigan and Minnesota, are rejecting federal grants because of what they call the administration&rsquo;s vilification of Muslims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/pointing-to-trump-groups-reject-us-aid-to-fight-extremism/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2017 00:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/pointing-to-trump-groups-reject-us-aid-to-fight-extremism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Everyone Is Welcome Here’]]></title><description><![CDATA[When they heard about an alleged hate crime in their community, high school students took a stand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/everyone-is-welcome-here/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/everyone-is-welcome-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meant to Resettle Refugees, An Empty Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A refugee family from Myanmar expected to move into a house in St. Paul, Minn., this month. Furnished and full of toys, it will sit empty for a while. Look inside.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/meant-to-resettle-refugees-an-empty-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 20:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/meant-to-resettle-refugees-an-empty-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Immigrants From Banned Nations Live in the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shock waves from the president&rsquo;s order hit with particular force in areas where immigrants from the seven countries covered by the ban live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/where-immigrants-from-banned-nations-live-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 04:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/where-immigrants-from-banned-nations-live-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putting Faith and Sports on the Same Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Minneapolis entrepreneur had help from the community as she sought to make hijabs that girls could wear on the playing field.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/putting-faith-and-sports-on-the-same-team/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2017 19:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/putting-faith-and-sports-on-the-same-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charged a Fee for Getting Arrested, Whether Guilty or Not]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court will weigh hearing a challenge to a Minnesota county&rsquo;s policy of charging &ldquo;booking fees&rdquo; &mdash; a growing trend in strapped municipalities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/charged-a-fee-for-getting-arrested-whether-guilty-or-not/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/charged-a-fee-for-getting-arrested-whether-guilty-or-not/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Minnesota and Football Players Met Over Boycott]]></title><description><![CDATA[The university president met with the team regarding the suspensions of 10 players over a sexual assault investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/university-of-minnesota-and-football-players-met-over-boycott/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2016 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/university-of-minnesota-and-football-players-met-over-boycott/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impasse in Minnesota Escalates Over Football Team Suspensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The university president said the team had declined an invitation to a meeting about the suspensions of 10 players over a sexual assault investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/impasse-in-minnesota-escalates-over-football-team-suspensions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2016 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/impasse-in-minnesota-escalates-over-football-team-suspensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Blocks Mine Planned Near Boundary Waters in Minnesota]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Obama administration says the copper and nickel mine poses a risk to the popular wilderness area, and it also moved toward a broader mining ban.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/us-blocks-mine-planned-near-boundary-waters-in-minnesota/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2016 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/us-blocks-mine-planned-near-boundary-waters-in-minnesota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Broncos Player Gets a Racist, Threatening Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[These hate crimes and incidents of harassment were reported in the last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-broncos-player-gets-a-racist-threatening-letter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 21:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-broncos-player-gets-a-racist-threatening-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eventually, the N.H.L., but First, the Minnesota State Title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Casey Mittelstadt made an unusual decision for a top prospect in opting to keep playing high school hockey rather than play full time in a junior league.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/eventually-the-nhl-but-first-the-minnesota-state-title/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2016 22:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/eventually-the-nhl-but-first-the-minnesota-state-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Young Hockey Star in Minnesota]]></title><description><![CDATA[Casey Mittelstadt, part of a long line of hockey stars at Eden Prairie High School, hopes to help his team capture the state championship this year after coming close the past two seasons.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-young-hockey-star-in-minnesota/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2016 22:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-young-hockey-star-in-minnesota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Herb Brooks’s Miracle in Minnesota: Spreading Division I Hockey]]></title><description><![CDATA[The coach known for the Miracle on Ice at the 1980 Olympics has a legacy that touches all five universities playing Division I hockey in the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/herb-brookss-miracle-in-minnesota-spreading-division-i-hockey/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2016 22:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/herb-brookss-miracle-in-minnesota-spreading-division-i-hockey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Herb Brooks’s Miracle in Minnesota: Believing in Division I Hockey]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Miracle on Ice coach&rsquo;s legacy touches all five universities playing Division I hockey in the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/herb-brookss-miracle-in-minnesota-believing-in-division-i-hockey/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2016 22:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/herb-brookss-miracle-in-minnesota-believing-in-division-i-hockey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officer Who Shot Philando Castile Is Charged With Manslaughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officer Jeronimo Yanez shot Mr. Castile after pulling him over in Falcon Heights, Minn. The aftermath was streamed on Facebook Live by Mr. Castile&rsquo;s girlfriend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/officer-who-shot-philando-castile-is-charged-with-manslaughter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/officer-who-shot-philando-castile-is-charged-with-manslaughter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officer Who Shot Philando Castile Charged With Manslaughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officer Jeronimo Yanez shot Mr. Castile after pulling him over in Falcon Heights, Minn. The aftermath was streamed on Facebook Live by Mr. Castile&rsquo;s girlfriend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/officer-who-shot-philando-castile-charged-with-manslaughter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/officer-who-shot-philando-castile-charged-with-manslaughter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officer Who Shot Philando Castile Charged With Manslaughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officer Jeronimo Yanez shot Mr. Castile after pulling him over in Falcon Heights, Minn. The aftermath was streamed on Facebook Live by Mr. Castile&rsquo;s girlfriend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/officer-who-shot-philando-castile-charged-with-manslaughter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/officer-who-shot-philando-castile-charged-with-manslaughter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Jesse Ventura’s Minnesota Could Tell Us About Donald Trump’s America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do political upheavals happen because voters care or because they don&rsquo;t?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-jesse-venturas-minnesota-could-tell-us-about-donald-trumps-america/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 10:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-jesse-venturas-minnesota-could-tell-us-about-donald-trumps-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muslim College Chaplains Extend a Hand Across Religious Divides]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of chaplains on campuses across the country play a vital dual role: helping Muslim students feel welcome, and introducing Islam to non-Muslims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/muslim-college-chaplains-extend-a-hand-across-religious-divides/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2016 00:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/muslim-college-chaplains-extend-a-hand-across-religious-divides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Night of Anti-Trump Protests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clashes between protesters and the police broke out in Portland, Ore., and demonstrations against the president-elect were held in several other U.S. cities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/second-night-of-anti-trump-protests/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2016 15:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/second-night-of-anti-trump-protests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Scramble to Make Their Final Pleas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Racing across the electoral map, Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Trump begged voters to see Tuesday&rsquo;s vote as a choice of almost apocalyptic significance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hillary-clinton-and-donald-trump-scramble-to-make-their-final-pleas/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2016 02:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hillary-clinton-and-donald-trump-scramble-to-make-their-final-pleas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dash cam Footage Shows Police Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footage released by the St. Paul police department shows an officer kicking Frank Baker and a police dog biting him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dash-cam-footage-shows-police-attack/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2016 04:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dash-cam-footage-shows-police-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Violent Encounter Between Police and a Black Man, Something Rare — An Apology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frank Baker of St. Paul was bitten by a police dog and kicked by an officer in June, an encounter captured on newly released dash camera footage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-violent-encounter-between-police-and-a-black-man-something-rare-an-apology/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2016 04:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-violent-encounter-between-police-and-a-black-man-something-rare-an-apology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When It Comes to Voting, Minnesota Makes It Easy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wealthier and better educated the population, the more likely that it will have high voter turnout. So Minnesota is dealing from a position of strength.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/when-it-comes-to-voting-minnesota-makes-it-easy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2016 19:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/when-it-comes-to-voting-minnesota-makes-it-easy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Use Girls as Props to Fight Trans Rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[All students are at risk if schools embrace too narrow a vision of what a woman is supposed to be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dont-use-girls-as-props-to-fight-trans-rights/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2016 10:19:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dont-use-girls-as-props-to-fight-trans-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince’s Paisley Park Is Cleared to Open as a Museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[After hitting a zoning snag, the musician&rsquo;s studio complex will once again be open for tours starting on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/princes-paisley-park-is-cleared-to-open-as-a-museum/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/princes-paisley-park-is-cleared-to-open-as-a-museum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis Police Officers Will Not Be Disciplined for Fatal Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police chief said an internal investigation found that two officers were warranted in using deadly force against Jamar Clark, 24, nearly a year ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-officers-will-not-be-disciplined-for-fatal-shooting/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2016 04:05:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-officers-will-not-be-disciplined-for-fatal-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada Today: Getting Away From It All on Cape Breton Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[The promise of free land and jobs to anyone willing to relocate to the tiny Nova Scotia town of Wycocomagh was too good to pass up for the thousands that applied.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/canada-today-getting-away-from-it-all-on-cape-breton-island/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2016 03:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/canada-today-getting-away-from-it-all-on-cape-breton-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the Water, and Into the Wild]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lakes and forests of Minnesota&rsquo;s Boundary Waters transport you to a time when nature was not a thing at the edge of civilization, but a world unto itself.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/on-the-water-and-into-the-wild/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2016 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/on-the-water-and-into-the-wild/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: ‘A Stray’ and a Muslim in Search of Acceptance]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Musa Syeed drama, starring Barkhad Abdirahman, is set in Minneapolis and shows why Mr. Syeed the storyteller is on the rise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/review-a-stray-and-a-muslim-in-search-of-acceptance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2016 22:35:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/review-a-stray-and-a-muslim-in-search-of-acceptance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: ‘A Stray’ and a Muslim in Search of Acceptance]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Musa Syeed drama, starring Barkhad Abdirahman, is set in Minneapolis and shows why Mr. Syeed the storyteller is on the rise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/review-a-stray-and-a-muslim-in-search-of-acceptance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2016 22:35:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/review-a-stray-and-a-muslim-in-search-of-acceptance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Man Is Arrested While Walking, and Minnesota City Starts a ‘Conversation’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials said they would review police procedures after the arrest of the man for walking in the road to avoid sidewalk construction work prompted an outcry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-man-is-arrested-while-walking-and-minnesota-city-starts-a-conversation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-man-is-arrested-while-walking-and-minnesota-city-starts-a-conversation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Minneapolis Restaurant That Goes Medieval]]></title><description><![CDATA[By focusing on olden techniques like fermenting and roasting, Upton 43 is expanding the city&rsquo;s eating scene and redefining the Swedish-American foods he grew up with.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-minneapolis-restaurant-that-goes-medieval/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2016 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-minneapolis-restaurant-that-goes-medieval/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Minneapolis Restaurant That Goes Medieval]]></title><description><![CDATA[By focusing on olden techniques like fermenting and roasting, Upton 43 is expanding the city&rsquo;s eating scene and redefining the Swedish-American foods he grew up with.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-minneapolis-restaurant-that-goes-medieval/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2016 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-minneapolis-restaurant-that-goes-medieval/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Last-Second Lane Mergers Are Good for Traffic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers, ignore your instincts and let the late mergers in during a lane closing, even if it feels like a breach of etiquette, experts say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/why-last-second-lane-mergers-are-good-for-traffic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2016 18:12:19 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/why-last-second-lane-mergers-are-good-for-traffic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facebook Helped Drive a Voter Registration Surge, Election Officials Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 17-word reminder displayed for four days in September contributed to substantial increases in online registration across the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/facebook-helped-drive-a-voter-registration-surge-election-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2016 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/facebook-helped-drive-a-voter-registration-surge-election-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Mall Attacker’s Killing by Police Was Justified, Prosecutors Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Security footage showed Dahir Adan advancing toward an off-duty police officer in a premeditated attack, probably prompted by his radicalization.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-mall-attackers-killing-by-police-was-justified-prosecutors-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2016 23:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-mall-attackers-killing-by-police-was-justified-prosecutors-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince’s Paisley Park Museum Opening Snared by Zoning Vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[The musician&rsquo;s studio complex, said to showcase artifacts from his personal archives, was set to open to the public on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/princes-paisley-park-museum-opening-snared-by-zoning-vote/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2016 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/princes-paisley-park-museum-opening-snared-by-zoning-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serena Williams Addresses Fears of Driving While Black]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tennis champion shared a story on her public page of allowing her nephew to drive, and having misgivings after spotting a police officer on the side of the road.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/serena-williams-addresses-fears-of-driving-while-black/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/serena-williams-addresses-fears-of-driving-while-black/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I Won’t Be Silent’: Serena Williams on the Fear of Driving While Black]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tennis champion shared a story on her public page of allowing her nephew to drive, and having misgivings after spotting a police officer on the side of the road.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/i-wont-be-silent-serena-williams-on-the-fear-of-driving-while-black/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/i-wont-be-silent-serena-williams-on-the-fear-of-driving-while-black/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rival Ryder Cup Fans and Their Swinging Serenades]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the Ryder Cup this week, the American and European teams will each have a group of avid singers behind them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rival-ryder-cup-fans-and-their-swinging-serenades/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rival-ryder-cup-fans-and-their-swinging-serenades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rival Fans and Their Swinging Serenades]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the Ryder Cup this week, the American and European teams will each have a group of avid singers behind them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rival-fans-and-their-swinging-serenades/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rival-fans-and-their-swinging-serenades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long and the Short of Hazeltine's Secrets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Built on farmland in a suburb of Minneapolis in 1966, the site of the Ryder Cup this week overcame early difficulties to go on to host a number of major tournaments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-long-and-the-short-of-hazeltines-secrets/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-long-and-the-short-of-hazeltines-secrets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In an Era of Hyperbole, Paul Bunyan Is as Tall as Ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many Minnesotans still hold a gargantuan lumberjack in reverence, but anything seems possible in this era, and election, of hyperbole.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-an-era-of-hyperbole-paul-bunyan-is-as-tall-as-ever/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2016 03:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-an-era-of-hyperbole-paul-bunyan-is-as-tall-as-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Bunyan Is as Big as Ever, but Another Man of Myth Is H-u-g-e]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many Minnesotans still hold a gargantuan lumberjack in reverence, but anything seems possible in this era, and election, of hyperbole.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/paul-bunyan-is-as-big-as-ever-but-another-man-of-myth-is-h-u-g-e/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2016 03:22:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/paul-bunyan-is-as-big-as-ever-but-another-man-of-myth-is-h-u-g-e/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unanswered Questions Fuel Doubts Among Friends of Minnesota Mall Attacker]]></title><description><![CDATA[The suspect, Dahir Adan, was described as &ldquo;a respectful, nice guy&rdquo; who behaved normally in recent encounters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/unanswered-questions-fuel-doubts-among-friends-of-minnesota-mall-attacker/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2016 05:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/unanswered-questions-fuel-doubts-among-friends-of-minnesota-mall-attacker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unanswered Questions Fuel Doubts Among Friends of Minnesota Mall Attacker]]></title><description><![CDATA[The suspect, Dahir Adan, was described as &ldquo;a respectful, nice guy&rdquo; who behaved normally in recent encounters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/unanswered-questions-fuel-doubts-among-friends-of-minnesota-mall-attacker/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2016 05:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/unanswered-questions-fuel-doubts-among-friends-of-minnesota-mall-attacker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Maria Bamford Can’t Travel Without]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maria Bamford, the star of the Netflix series &lsquo;Lady Dynamite,&rsquo; always brings a curling iron when she travels. Why? &lsquo;I like to curl.&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-maria-bamford-cant-travel-without/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2016 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-maria-bamford-cant-travel-without/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Knife Attacker Had Only Infrequent, Minor Brushes With Police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law enforcement officials were still investigating Dahir Adan&rsquo;s motive in the attack at a St. Cloud mall, even as much remained unknown about him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-knife-attacker-had-only-infrequent-minor-brushes-with-police/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2016 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-knife-attacker-had-only-infrequent-minor-brushes-with-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resolution of Jacob Wetterling Case Also Closes Chapter for a Reporter]]></title><description><![CDATA[People in St. Joseph, Minn., and a journalist who followed the case, come to grips with the painful ending to a boy&rsquo;s disappearance in 1989.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/resolution-of-jacob-wetterling-case-also-closes-chapter-for-a-reporter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 11:57:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/resolution-of-jacob-wetterling-case-also-closes-chapter-for-a-reporter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama, at the U.N., Cites Iraq Gains and Urges Steady Nerves at Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president visited the United Nations General Assembly against the backdrop of a stabbing attack in Minnesota and a weekend bombing in New York.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/obama-at-the-un-cites-iraq-gains-and-urges-steady-nerves-at-home/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 03:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/obama-at-the-un-cites-iraq-gains-and-urges-steady-nerves-at-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survivor Describes Minnesota Mall Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ryan Schliep, one of the victims in Saturday&rsquo;s stabbing rampage at a mall in St. Cloud, Minn, described the attack from the hospital where he was being treated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/survivor-describes-minnesota-mall-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/survivor-describes-minnesota-mall-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Slip for the Libertarian Nominee, Gary Johnson: ‘Nobody Got Hurt’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Johnson quickly corrected himself on Twitter after misspeaking about terrorist attacks in New York and Minneapolis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/another-slip-for-the-libertarian-nominee-gary-johnson-nobody-got-hurt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/another-slip-for-the-libertarian-nominee-gary-johnson-nobody-got-hurt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Mall Attacker Was Known as a ‘Normal American Kid’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t see anyone more assimilated than that guy,&rdquo; a family friend said of the young Somali man who stabbed nine people in an attack claimed by ISIS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-mall-attacker-was-known-as-a-normal-american-kid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-mall-attacker-was-known-as-a-normal-american-kid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Attacker Worked as a Security Guard, Officials Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t see anyone more assimilated than that guy,&rdquo; a family friend said of the young Somali man who stabbed nine people in an attack claimed by ISIS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-attacker-worked-as-a-security-guard-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-attacker-worked-as-a-security-guard-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends Say Minnesota Attacker Was ‘Normal American Kid’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t see anyone more assimilated than that guy,&rdquo; a family friend said of the young Somali man who stabbed 10 people in an attack claimed by ISIS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/friends-say-minnesota-attacker-was-normal-american-kid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/friends-say-minnesota-attacker-was-normal-american-kid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No Connection’ Between Attacks in Minnesota and New York, Obama Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president said on Monday that the stabbing attack at a mall in St. Cloud, Minn., on Saturday was being investigated as a separate act of terrorism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/no-connection-between-attacks-in-minnesota-and-new-york-obama-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:03:02 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/no-connection-between-attacks-in-minnesota-and-new-york-obama-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect Killed in Minnesota Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patrons at a St. Cloud, Minn., mall were forced to stay inside until the police completed a security sweep and checked IDs. Nine people were injured before a knife-wielding man was shot by an off-duty police officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/suspect-killed-in-minnesota-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 00:21:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/suspect-killed-in-minnesota-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police Shoot Attacker in Minnesota Mall After 8 Are Stabbed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The motivation for the attack remained unclear, but law enforcement officials said that a knife-wielding man mentioned Allah and asked at least one victim if he was Muslim.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/police-shoot-attacker-in-minnesota-mall-after-8-are-stabbed/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/police-shoot-attacker-in-minnesota-mall-after-8-are-stabbed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ISIS Claims Credit for Stabbing Attack at Minnesota Mall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight people were injured before the attacker was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer, the authorities in St. Cloud said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/isis-claims-credit-for-stabbing-attack-at-minnesota-mall/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/isis-claims-credit-for-stabbing-attack-at-minnesota-mall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[F.B.I. Treats Minnesota Mall Stabbing Attack as ‘Potential Act of Terrorism’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack in which nine people were injured before the knife-wielding man was shot by an off-duty police officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/fbi-treats-minnesota-mall-stabbing-attack-as-potential-act-of-terrorism/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/fbi-treats-minnesota-mall-stabbing-attack-as-potential-act-of-terrorism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota - 2016 Election Forecast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forecast for Minnesota's 10 electoral votes in the presidential election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-2016-election-forecast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2016 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-2016-election-forecast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Is Winning in Minnesota?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forecast for Minnesota's 10 electoral votes in the presidential election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/who-is-winning-in-minnesota/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2016 22:39:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/who-is-winning-in-minnesota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Confesses to 1989 Killing of Boy, 11, in Minnesota]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a packed courtroom, Daniel J. Heinrich described donning a mask and confronting Jacob E. Wetterling with a revolver 27 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-confesses-to-1989-killing-of-boy-11-in-minnesota/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 03:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-confesses-to-1989-killing-of-boy-11-in-minnesota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duel of Suitors Yields an M.L.S. Franchise for Minnesota]]></title><description><![CDATA[The owners of the Minnesota Vikings failed in their bid to land a soccer team, losing out to the owners of the Minnesota United, of the North American Soccer League.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/duel-of-suitors-yields-an-mls-franchise-for-minnesota/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2016 04:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/duel-of-suitors-yields-an-mls-franchise-for-minnesota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paisley Park, Prince’s Estate, Will Open as a Museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[The building, in Chanhassen, Minn., also includes a music production complex and will open on Oct. 6.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/paisley-park-princes-estate-will-open-as-a-museum/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2016 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/paisley-park-princes-estate-will-open-as-a-museum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working Through Their Issues, One Lake at a Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The couple&rsquo;s romance proceeded in fits and starts as she worked through some issues and he accepted that they don&rsquo;t need to like the same things.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/working-through-their-issues-one-lake-at-a-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2016 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/working-through-their-issues-one-lake-at-a-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[36 Hours in Minneapolis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Urban edginess, cultural authenticity, not to mention spiced meatballs in lingonberry sauce: the perfect formula for a weekend away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/36-hours-in-minneapolis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/36-hours-in-minneapolis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downtown St. Paul Makes Room for New Settlers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 17-story landmark federal building is becoming a mixed-use project at a time of surging housing and entertainment development.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/downtown-st-paul-makes-room-for-new-settlers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2016 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/downtown-st-paul-makes-room-for-new-settlers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special Prosecutor Joins Philando Castile Shooting Case in Minnesota]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ramsey County attorney in St. Paul said on Friday that he would not step aside, as Mr. Castile&rsquo;s family had requested, but would seek help weighing the evidence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/special-prosecutor-joins-philando-castile-shooting-case-in-minnesota/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/special-prosecutor-joins-philando-castile-shooting-case-in-minnesota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Minnesota, Protesting Police Shootings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A protester was arrested on Tuesday outside Gov. Mark Dayton&rsquo;s mansion in St. Paul, where demonstrations have taken place since a police officer fatally shot a black man, Philando Castile, 32, on July 6 in Falcon Heights, Minn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-minnesota-protesting-police-shootings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2016 04:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-minnesota-protesting-police-shootings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Priest’s Memo Says Vatican Ambassador Tried to Stifle Sex Abuse Inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[A newly released document says the envoy destroyed evidence in a 2014 investigation into sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-priests-memo-says-vatican-ambassador-tried-to-stifle-sex-abuse-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-priests-memo-says-vatican-ambassador-tried-to-stifle-sex-abuse-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Good Cities to Grow Old In]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some cities are more aging-friendly than others. Here&rsquo;s a sampling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/some-good-cities-to-grow-old-in/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 01:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/some-good-cities-to-grow-old-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wendell Anderson, Governor Behind the ‘Minnesota Miracle,’ Dies at 83]]></title><description><![CDATA[A popular, two-term governor who was also an Olympic silver medalist, Mr. Anderson oversaw reforms in education financing and local property taxes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wendell-anderson-governor-behind-the-minnesota-miracle-dies-at-83/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 05:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wendell-anderson-governor-behind-the-minnesota-miracle-dies-at-83/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wendell Anderson, Former Governor Behind the ‘Minnesota Miracle,’ Dies at 83]]></title><description><![CDATA[A popular, two-term governor who was also an Olympic silver medalist, Mr. Anderson oversaw reforms in education financing and local property taxes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wendell-anderson-former-governor-behind-the-minnesota-miracle-dies-at-83/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 05:18:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wendell-anderson-former-governor-behind-the-minnesota-miracle-dies-at-83/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philando Castile Was Pulled Over 49 Times in 13 Years, Often for Minor Infractions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Castile&rsquo;s death from a police shooting during a traffic stop is seen by many as an illustration of the disproportionate risks black motorists face.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castile-was-pulled-over-49-times-in-13-years-often-for-minor-infractions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2016 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castile-was-pulled-over-49-times-in-13-years-often-for-minor-infractions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philando Castile, Fatally Shot in His Car, Was a Magnet for Minor Traffic Stops]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Castile&rsquo;s death from a police shooting during a traffic stop is seen by many as an illustration of the disproportionate risks black motorists face.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castile-fatally-shot-in-his-car-was-a-magnet-for-minor-traffic-stops/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2016 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castile-fatally-shot-in-his-car-was-a-magnet-for-minor-traffic-stops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before Philando Castile’s Fatal Encounter, a Costly Trail of Minor Traffic Stops]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Castile&rsquo;s death from a police shooting during a traffic stop is seen by many as a heartbreaking illustration of the disproportionate risks black motorists face.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/before-philando-castiles-fatal-encounter-a-costly-trail-of-minor-traffic-stops/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2016 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/before-philando-castiles-fatal-encounter-a-costly-trail-of-minor-traffic-stops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Funeral of Philando Castile]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds gathered outside the Cathedral of St. Paul in Minnesota as the coffin carrying Philando Castile, who was killed by a police officer during a traffic stop, was delivered to a horse-drawn carriage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-funeral-of-philando-castile/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2016 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-funeral-of-philando-castile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Funeral of Philandro Castile]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds gathered outside the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Minnesota as the coffin carrying Philando Castile, who was killed by a police officer during a traffic stop, was delivered to a horse-drawn carriage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-funeral-of-philandro-castile/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2016 02:54:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-funeral-of-philandro-castile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Police Officer’s ‘Bulletproof Warrior’ Training Is Questioned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics say its teachings run counter to the reforms that police departments should adopt if they are to win back community trust, especially among black residents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-police-officers-bulletproof-warrior-training-is-questioned/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2016 02:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-police-officers-bulletproof-warrior-training-is-questioned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funeral Begins for Philando Castile in Minnesota]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of mourners filed into the Cathedral of St. Paul to remember Mr. Castile, who was killed last week by a suburban police officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/funeral-begins-for-philando-castile-in-minnesota/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2016 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/funeral-begins-for-philando-castile-in-minnesota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Call for Unity at Services for Philando Castile]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of mourners filed into the Cathedral of St. Paul to remember Mr. Castile, who was killed last week by a suburban police officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-call-for-unity-at-services-for-philando-castile/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2016 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-call-for-unity-at-services-for-philando-castile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Castile Family and Lawyer Speak on Loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lawyer for the family of Philando Castile, who was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in Minnesota, said on Tuesday that this shooting "must be the last time."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/castile-family-and-lawyer-speak-on-loss/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/castile-family-and-lawyer-speak-on-loss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philando Castile’s Last Night: Tacos and Laughs, Then a Drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Philando Castile&rsquo;s family recalled in detail his final hours before a fatal police stop in Minnesota. The official version of what happened remains largely opaque.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castiles-last-night-tacos-and-laughs-then-a-drive/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castiles-last-night-tacos-and-laughs-then-a-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philando Castile’s Family Calls for Special Prosecutor in Minnesota Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;He didn&rsquo;t deserve to die like that,&rdquo; said the mother of Mr. Castile, who was fatally shot by a police officer. Mr. Castile&rsquo;s funeral will be held Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castiles-family-calls-for-special-prosecutor-in-minnesota-case/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castiles-family-calls-for-special-prosecutor-in-minnesota-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Social Reflex: Police and Blacks, Seeing Threat, Close Ranks]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a social group perceives a threat, its members tend to shift how they see themselves, one another and, especially, outsiders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-social-reflex-police-and-blacks-seeing-threat-close-ranks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-social-reflex-police-and-blacks-seeing-threat-close-ranks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[United We Stand. Under Threat, We Divide Into Groups.]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a social group perceives a threat, its members tend to shift how they see themselves, one another and, especially, outsiders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/united-we-stand-under-threat-we-divide-into-groups/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:47:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/united-we-stand-under-threat-we-divide-into-groups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On a Somber Sunday, ‘One Nation Under God Examines Its Soul’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Church leaders addressed the aftershocks of a week of gun violence as they tried to comfort worshipers in New York, Texas, Louisiana, Minnesota and elsewhere.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/on-a-somber-sunday-one-nation-under-god-examines-its-soul/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2016 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/on-a-somber-sunday-one-nation-under-god-examines-its-soul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Lives Matter Protests Worldwide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the wake of police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota continued on Saturday across the country, as well as in Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-lives-matter-protests-worldwide/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2016 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-lives-matter-protests-worldwide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police and Protesters Clash in Minnesota Capital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demonstrations in St. Paul and across the country continue after a series of fatal police shootings of black men.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/police-and-protesters-clash-in-minnesota-capital/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2016 11:47:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/police-and-protesters-clash-in-minnesota-capital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Officer Was ‘Reacting to the Presence of a Gun,’ Lawyer Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The comments from the lawyer provided the fullest accounting yet of Officer Jeronimo Yanez&rsquo;s version of the death of Philando Castile.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-officer-was-reacting-to-the-presence-of-a-gun-lawyer-says/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2016 23:33:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-officer-was-reacting-to-the-presence-of-a-gun-lawyer-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Americans Gather at Vigils and Protests]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of shootings in Minnesota, Louisiana and Texas, people across the country gathered to remember victims as well as protest police shootings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/americans-gather-at-vigils-and-protests/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2016 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/americans-gather-at-vigils-and-protests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live Footage of Shootings Forces Facebook to Confront New Role]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the death of Philando Castile and sniper fire in Dallas were streamed on Facebook, the company faces questions about how to handle graphic content.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/live-footage-of-shootings-forces-facebook-to-confront-new-role/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/live-footage-of-shootings-forces-facebook-to-confront-new-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jesse Jackson on Shootings and Blacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Friday that while his civil rights group mourned the loss of five police officers in Dallas, his coalition must not be derailed from ending the &ldquo;executions&rdquo; of black men.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/jesse-jackson-on-shootings-and-blacks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/jesse-jackson-on-shootings-and-blacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prosecutor in Minnesota Shooting Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[John J. Choi, the Ramsey County prosecutor in St. Paul, said he would decide after an investigation whether to present the Philando Castile shooting case to a grand jury.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/prosecutor-in-minnesota-shooting-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 22:58:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/prosecutor-in-minnesota-shooting-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Revolution: A ‘Purple Rain’ Reunion in Prince’s Honor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The band members on the &ldquo;Purple Rain&rdquo; album will take part, as will others who played with Prince early in his career, in two shows in Minneapolis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-revolution-a-purple-rain-reunion-in-princes-honor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-revolution-a-purple-rain-reunion-in-princes-honor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Revolution: A ‘Purple Rain’ Reunion in Prince’s Honor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The band members on the &ldquo;Purple Rain&rdquo; album will take part, as will others who played with Prince early in his career, in two shows in Minneapolis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-revolution-a-purple-rain-reunion-in-princes-honor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-revolution-a-purple-rain-reunion-in-princes-honor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How America Heals After Dallas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don&rsquo;t forget that the protesters were peaceful. Don&rsquo;t forget that the police were protecting them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-america-heals-after-dallas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-america-heals-after-dallas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How America Heals After Dallas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don&rsquo;t forget that the protesters were peaceful. Don&rsquo;t forget that the police were protecting them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-america-heals-after-dallas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-america-heals-after-dallas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divided by Race, United by Pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don&rsquo;t forget that the protesters were peaceful. Don&rsquo;t forget that the police were protecting them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/divided-by-race-united-by-pain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/divided-by-race-united-by-pain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shootings Further Divide a Nation Torn Over Race]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week&rsquo;s convulsive events have prompted anguished pleas for unity and echoes of the protests and divisions of the late 1960s and early 1970s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/shootings-further-divide-a-nation-torn-over-race/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/shootings-further-divide-a-nation-torn-over-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shootings Further Divide a Nation Torn Over Race]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week&rsquo;s convulsive events have prompted anguished pleas for unity and echoes of the protests and divisions of the late 1960s and early 1970s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/shootings-further-divide-a-nation-torn-over-race/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/shootings-further-divide-a-nation-torn-over-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lynch Pleads for Calm After Shootings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch delivered a statement on the shootings this week in Dallas; Baton Rouge, La.; and Minnesota; saying it was &ldquo;a week of profound grief, and heartbreak and loss.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lynch-pleads-for-calm-after-shootings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lynch-pleads-for-calm-after-shootings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lynch Pleads for Calm After Shootings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch delivered a statement on the shootings this week in Dallas; Baton Rouge, La.; and Minnesota; saying it was &ldquo;a week of profound grief, and heartbreak and loss.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lynch-pleads-for-calm-after-shootings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lynch-pleads-for-calm-after-shootings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shootings in Dallas, Minnesota and Baton Rouge: What We Know]]></title><description><![CDATA[A week of violence took a bloodier turn Thursday, when a protest against shootings in two states turned into the scene of another attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/shootings-in-dallas-minnesota-and-baton-rouge-what-we-know/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/shootings-in-dallas-minnesota-and-baton-rouge-what-we-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peaceful Protests Follow Minnesota Governor’s Call for Calm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigators identified the officer who shot Mr. Castile as Jeronimo Yanez amid demonstrations near the Minnesota governor&rsquo;s mansion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/peaceful-protests-follow-minnesota-governors-call-for-calm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/peaceful-protests-follow-minnesota-governors-call-for-calm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Details Emerge of Philando Castile Shooting, and Minnesota Protests Carry Into Morning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigators identified the officer who shot Mr. Castile as Jeronimo Yanez of the St. Anthony Police Department amid demonstrations near the Minnesota governor&rsquo;s mansion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/details-emerge-of-philando-castile-shooting-and-minnesota-protests-carry-into-morning/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/details-emerge-of-philando-castile-shooting-and-minnesota-protests-carry-into-morning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dallas Police Officers Killed at Protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dallas police chief said the shooting was carried out by snipers who fired down on a demonstration in the city&rsquo;s downtown area that until then had been peaceful.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dallas-police-officers-killed-at-protest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 07:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dallas-police-officers-killed-at-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protests Break Out After Shootings]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer in Minnesota, protesters gathered on the streets of New York City. That death came in the same week as a similar shooting in Baton Rouge, La.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/protests-break-out-after-shootings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 03:56:46 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/protests-break-out-after-shootings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communities Work to Avoid Provocations in Response to Shootings]]></title><description><![CDATA[As high-profile police shootings of black men, like those this week, continue, communities are veering from the tight-lipped and sometimes antagonistic reactions of the past.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/communities-work-to-avoid-provocations-in-response-to-shootings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 03:56:46 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/communities-work-to-avoid-provocations-in-response-to-shootings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Poised Live-Streaming, Tears and Fury Find Diamond Reynolds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ms. Reynolds has emerged as an influential witness in the latest shooting of an African-American at the hands of a police officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-poised-live-streaming-tears-and-fury-find-diamond-reynolds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 03:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-poised-live-streaming-tears-and-fury-find-diamond-reynolds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Will the Killing Stop?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest fatal shootings of black men by the police underline an urgent need for changes in attitude and oversight of departments across the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/when-will-the-killing-stop/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/when-will-the-killing-stop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Killing. A Pointed Gun. And Two Black Lives, Witnessing.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A live stream on Facebook takes us into a car where a fatal police shooting occurred, emphasizing the gulf between virtual and physical presence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-killing-a-pointed-gun-and-two-black-lives-witnessing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 01:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-killing-a-pointed-gun-and-two-black-lives-witnessing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Vows Justice in Castile Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Mark Dayton of Minnesota said that the shooting of Philando Castile probably would not have happened if he were white.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/governor-vows-justice-in-castile-death/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/governor-vows-justice-in-castile-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critics of Police Welcome Facebook Live and Other Tools to Stream Video]]></title><description><![CDATA[After killings of black men by the police this week, scores of African-Americans declared on social media that they would equip themselves with tools to stream video live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/critics-of-police-welcome-facebook-live-and-other-tools-to-stream-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/critics-of-police-welcome-facebook-live-and-other-tools-to-stream-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Governor Responds to Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joining with the Minneapolis N.A.A.C.P. at a news conference, Gov. Mark Dayton said &ldquo;we&rsquo;re shocked and horrified&rdquo; by the killing of a black man by a police officer on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-governor-responds-to-shooting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-governor-responds-to-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Castile’s Girlfriend Speaks After Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Philando Castile&rsquo;s girlfriend streamed live the moments after he was shot and killed by a Minnesota police officer on Wednesday. On Thursday, she recounted what happened.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/castiles-girlfriend-speaks-after-shooting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/castiles-girlfriend-speaks-after-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadly Police Shooting in Minnesota]]></title><description><![CDATA[Philando Castile was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop on Wednesday in a suburb of St. Paul, Minn. A passenger documented the aftermath in a live video stream.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/deadly-police-shooting-in-minnesota/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/deadly-police-shooting-in-minnesota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shootings of Blacks Symptomatic of Racial Disparities in U.S., Obama Says.]]></title><description><![CDATA[An emotional president asked Americans to try to understand that many people in the country think they are being treated unfairly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/shootings-of-blacks-symptomatic-of-racial-disparities-in-us-obama-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/shootings-of-blacks-symptomatic-of-racial-disparities-in-us-obama-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philando Castile Shooting in Minnesota Leads Governor to Seek U.S. Investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of people have watched a video recording of Philando Castile, a 32-year-old black man dying after he was pulled over near St. Paul and shot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castile-shooting-in-minnesota-leads-governor-to-seek-us-investigation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castile-shooting-in-minnesota-leads-governor-to-seek-us-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philando Castile Shooting Fits a Pattern of Violence Toward Blacks, Governor Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of people have watched a video recording of Philando Castile, a 32-year-old black man, dying after he was pulled over near St. Paul and shot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castile-shooting-fits-a-pattern-of-violence-toward-blacks-governor-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/philando-castile-shooting-fits-a-pattern-of-violence-toward-blacks-governor-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Police Shooting’s Aftermath Is Captured in Gruesome Video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The end of the fatal traffic stop in a St. Paul suburb was streamed online by the man&rsquo;s passenger, who narrated the clip as her daughter looked on.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-police-shootings-aftermath-is-captured-in-gruesome-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-police-shootings-aftermath-is-captured-in-gruesome-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Philando Castile’s Killing, Obama Calls Police Shootings ‘an American Issue’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president, reacting to a grisly video that showed Mr. Castile being shot by the police in Minnesota, asked the nation to confront racial disparities in law enforcement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-philando-castiles-killing-obama-calls-police-shootings-an-american-issue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-philando-castiles-killing-obama-calls-police-shootings-an-american-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Police Shooting of Black Man Is Captured on Live Video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fatal encounter during a traffic stop in a St. Paul suburb was streamed online by the man&rsquo;s girlfriend, who narrated the clip as her daughter looked on.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-police-shooting-of-black-man-is-captured-on-live-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 09:59:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-police-shooting-of-black-man-is-captured-on-live-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In St. Paul, Great Deals and Ethnic Diversity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota capitol is a dream for those watching their budget. It&rsquo;s also particularly notable for its ethnic diversity, especially its Hmong population.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-st-paul-great-deals-and-ethnic-diversity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-st-paul-great-deals-and-ethnic-diversity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$2,000,000 Homes in Minnesota, Florida and Washington]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week&rsquo;s properties include a contemporary in Minnesota, a condo in Florida and a beachfront cabin in Washington.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2000000-homes-in-minnesota-florida-and-washington/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2000000-homes-in-minnesota-florida-and-washington/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You Get for … $2,000,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[A contemporary in Minnesota, a condo in Florida and a cabin in Washington]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-you-get-for-2000000/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 04:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-you-get-for-2000000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Gets the Subsidized Apartments?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A special provision for artists means fewer low-income families are served, and it also, a study suggests, contributes to racial segregation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/who-gets-the-subsidized-apartments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2016 09:55:30 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/who-gets-the-subsidized-apartments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protect Minnesota’s Boundary Waters]]></title><description><![CDATA[A proposed mine would threaten 1.1 million acres of wilderness.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/protect-minnesotas-boundary-waters/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2016 04:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/protect-minnesotas-boundary-waters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warrants Required to Test Blood, but not Breath, Supreme Court Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[The court found blood tests are &ldquo;significantly more intrusive&rdquo; than breath tests in a case stemming from laws making it a crime for drunken-driving suspects to refuse either.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/warrants-required-to-test-blood-but-not-breath-supreme-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2016 01:24:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/warrants-required-to-test-blood-but-not-breath-supreme-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What J. Dennis Hastert, Ex-House Speaker, Will Face in Prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Hastert, 74, will begin his 15-month sentence on Wednesday. He tried to cover up his sexual abuse of high school wrestlers he coached.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-j-dennis-hastert-ex-house-speaker-will-face-in-prison/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2016 01:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-j-dennis-hastert-ex-house-speaker-will-face-in-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heading Off the Next Extremist]]></title><description><![CDATA[How does a democratic society prevent domestic attacks by those who have absorbed the call of terrorist groups to kill innocent civilians?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/heading-off-the-next-extremist/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2016 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/heading-off-the-next-extremist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince Estate Names 2 to Manage Entertainment Assets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota bank named the industry experts L. Londell McMillan and Charles Koppelman to handle the music side of the huge estate of Prince, who died without a will.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/prince-estate-names-2-to-manage-entertainment-assets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2016 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/prince-estate-names-2-to-manage-entertainment-assets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice or ‘Conspiracy’? Terrorism Trial Divides Somalis in Minneapolis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The convictions of three young men on federal terrorism charges has divided families and opinions in the nation&rsquo;s largest Somali community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/justice-or-conspiracy-terrorism-trial-divides-somalis-in-minneapolis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2016 02:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/justice-or-conspiracy-terrorism-trial-divides-somalis-in-minneapolis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Heartland, Trouble for Mr. Trump, and Opportunity for Mrs. Clinton]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the intersection of three key Midwestern states, voters reject Donald Trump, but pose a challenge for Hillary Clinton, too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-the-heartland-trouble-for-mr-trump-and-opportunity-for-mrs-clinton/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2016 05:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-the-heartland-trouble-for-mr-trump-and-opportunity-for-mrs-clinton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Somali-Americans Found Guilty of Trying to Join Islamic State]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the 17 days of testimony, prosecutors had accused the men of being part of a larger group in Minnesota who met to plot ways to get to Syria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/3-somali-americans-found-guilty-of-trying-to-join-islamic-state/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2016 21:59:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/3-somali-americans-found-guilty-of-trying-to-join-islamic-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.C.L.A. Gunman May Have Targeted 2nd Professor and Killed Woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gunman who killed a professor and himself may have also killed a woman in Minnesota, and may have intended to kill another professor, the authorities said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ucla-gunman-may-have-targeted-2nd-professor-and-killed-woman/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ucla-gunman-may-have-targeted-2nd-professor-and-killed-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Federal Charges for Minneapolis Officers in Fatal Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The civil rights of Jamar Clark, a 24-year-old black man, were not violated when two white police officers fatally shot him in November, federal officials said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/no-federal-charges-for-minneapolis-officers-in-fatal-shooting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2016 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/no-federal-charges-for-minneapolis-officers-in-fatal-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Federal Charges for Minneapolis Officers in Fatal Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The civil rights of Jamar Clark, a 24-year-old black man, were not violated when two white police officers fatally shot him in November, federal officials said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/no-federal-charges-for-minneapolis-officers-in-fatal-shooting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2016 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/no-federal-charges-for-minneapolis-officers-in-fatal-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to See Prince’s Minneapolis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The theater where Prince shot &ldquo;Purple Rain,&rdquo; the nightclub used to own and his favorite record store are all stops on new tours in Minneapolis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-to-see-princes-minneapolis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2016 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-to-see-princes-minneapolis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Friedman, Whose Vision Shaped Walker Art Center, Dies at 90]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Friedman remade a Minnesota landmark into a cultural destination, and after retirement delighted Manhattan with art at Madison Square Park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/martin-friedman-whose-vision-shaped-walker-art-center-dies-at-90/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2016 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/martin-friedman-whose-vision-shaped-walker-art-center-dies-at-90/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Agenda: Swift Reports a New Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple Invests in Uber&rsquo;s Rival in China | Minnesota Law School Cuts Admissions | Trump&rsquo;s Chief Fund-Raiser Heads Straight to Las Vegas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/morning-agenda-swift-reports-a-new-attack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2016 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/morning-agenda-swift-reports-a-new-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince’s Doctor Arrived With Test Results Only to Find Him Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Michael T. Schulenberg had seen Prince the previous day, according to a police affidavit filed in connection with a search warrant for his medical records.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/princes-doctor-arrived-with-test-results-only-to-find-him-dead/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2016 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/princes-doctor-arrived-with-test-results-only-to-find-him-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeland Security to Look Into Claim That Somali-Americans Were Targeted]]></title><description><![CDATA[A security official at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport said that he was told to help screen Somali-Americans visiting a T.S.A. office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/homeland-security-to-look-into-claim-that-somali-americans-were-targeted/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2016 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/homeland-security-to-look-into-claim-that-somali-americans-were-targeted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince Sought Help, Doctor's Lawyer Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[William J. Mauzy, an attorney for a doctor who was contacted to see Prince, explained the chain of events that occurred leading up to Prince's death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/prince-sought-help-doctors-lawyer-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2016 16:23:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/prince-sought-help-doctors-lawyer-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You Get for ... $750,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[A modern in Minnesota, a townhouse in Virginia and a beach house in Texas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-you-get-for-750000/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-you-get-for-750000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$750,000 Homes in Minnesota, Virginia and Texas]]></title><description><![CDATA[A modern in Chanhassen, Minn., a townhouse in Richmond, Va., and a beach house in Galeston, Tex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/750000-homes-in-minnesota-virginia-and-texas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/750000-homes-in-minnesota-virginia-and-texas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota T.S.A. Manager Says He Was Told to Target Somali-Americans]]></title><description><![CDATA[An assistant federal security director said he considered the instructions racial profiling and reported them to officials in Washington.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-tsa-manager-says-he-was-told-to-target-somali-americans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-tsa-manager-says-he-was-told-to-target-somali-americans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tracing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Minnesota Roots]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul shaped &ldquo;The Great Gatsby&rdquo; and other novels by a writer best known for his time in France.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/tracing-f-scott-fitzgeralds-minnesota-roots/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/tracing-f-scott-fitzgeralds-minnesota-roots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[News and updates from around the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/national-briefing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 04:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/national-briefing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing Organics ‘Sin Fronteras’ | Taste Makers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eduardo Rivera, a Mexican-born farmer living in Minnesota, is striving to make organic vegetables accessible to the Latino community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/growing-organics-sin-fronteras-taste-makers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 00:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/growing-organics-sin-fronteras-taste-makers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taste Makers: Growing Organics ‘Sin Fronteras’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eduardo Rivera, a Mexican-born farmer living in Minnesota, is striving to make organic vegetables accessible to the Latino community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/taste-makers-growing-organics-sin-fronteras/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 00:42:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/taste-makers-growing-organics-sin-fronteras/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Cremation, Prince Is Celebrated in Private Funeral]]></title><description><![CDATA[His ashes&rsquo; location will stay private, his publicist said. Meanwhile, an inquiry into the musician&rsquo;s death continues, and a group of &lsquo;his most beloved&rsquo; laid him to rest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-cremation-prince-is-celebrated-in-private-funeral/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2016 04:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-cremation-prince-is-celebrated-in-private-funeral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clues to the Mystery of Prince’s Final Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prince&rsquo;s private plane made an emergency landing a few days before his death. Investigators are looking into the distress call that led to the stop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/clues-to-the-mystery-of-princes-final-days/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2016 03:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/clues-to-the-mystery-of-princes-final-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hints of Prince’s Failing Health Preceded a Sudden Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fans in Minneapolis reported seeing the musician around the city just days before his death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hints-of-princes-failing-health-preceded-a-sudden-death/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2016 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hints-of-princes-failing-health-preceded-a-sudden-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hints of Prince’s Failing Health Preceded a Sudden Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fans in Minneapolis reported seeing the musician around the city just days before his death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hints-of-princes-failing-health-preceded-a-sudden-death/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2016 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hints-of-princes-failing-health-preceded-a-sudden-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transgender Bathroom Hysteria, Cont’d.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even after the backlash against a discriminatory law in North Carolina, other states are considering similar misguided measures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/transgender-bathroom-hysteria-contd/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2016 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/transgender-bathroom-hysteria-contd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher Tenure Is Challenged Again in a Minnesota Lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of parents backed by wealthy philanthropists hopes to change state job protections, as well as rules governing layoffs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/teacher-tenure-is-challenged-again-in-a-minnesota-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2016 01:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/teacher-tenure-is-challenged-again-in-a-minnesota-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twice Retired, Ex-Purple People Eater Is Still Passionate About Goals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alan Page retired as an N.F.L. star and later as a justice with the Minnesota Supreme Court, but he still has work to do.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twice-retired-ex-purple-people-eater-is-still-passionate-about-goals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2016 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twice-retired-ex-purple-people-eater-is-still-passionate-about-goals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tips for Eagle Spotting, Both Virtually and in Real Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the National Arboretum eagles were not enough for you, here are some more opportunities for eagle watching on the Internet and in real life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/tips-for-eagle-spotting-both-virtually-and-in-real-life/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2016 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/tips-for-eagle-spotting-both-virtually-and-in-real-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis Officers in Jamar Clark Shooting Will Not Face Charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two officers involved in the death of Mr. Clark, an unarmed black man shot during a confrontation, acted with justification, the prosecutor said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-officers-in-jamar-clark-shooting-will-not-face-charges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-officers-in-jamar-clark-shooting-will-not-face-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Kasich Warns Against Singling Out Muslims for Monitoring]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the Brussels attacks, Gov. John Kasich objected to Senator Ted Cruz&rsquo;s call to have American police &ldquo;patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/john-kasich-warns-against-singling-out-muslims-for-monitoring/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2016 01:27:04 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/john-kasich-warns-against-singling-out-muslims-for-monitoring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Kasich Warns Against Singling Out Muslims for Monitoring]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the Brussels attacks, Gov. John Kasich objected to Senator Ted Cruz&rsquo;s call to have American police &ldquo;patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/john-kasich-warns-against-singling-out-muslims-for-monitoring/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2016 01:27:04 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/john-kasich-warns-against-singling-out-muslims-for-monitoring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Sabo, Congressman Known for Civility in Partisan Times, Dies at 78]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Sabo represented a Minnesota district for 28 years, rising to chairman of the House Budget Committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/martin-sabo-congressman-known-for-civility-in-partisan-times-dies-at-78/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 20:07:11 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/martin-sabo-congressman-known-for-civility-in-partisan-times-dies-at-78/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marco Rubio Signals Support for Ted Cruz]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day after dropping out of the presidential race, Senator Marco Rubio blamed attack ads and the media for the fate of his campaign, while suggesting that he is pulling for Senator Ted Cruz to find a way to stop Donald J. Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/marco-rubio-signals-support-for-ted-cruz/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 20:07:11 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/marco-rubio-signals-support-for-ted-cruz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Somali Life in Minnesota]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arthur Nazaryan wanted to document life in Somalia, a dangerous and expensive proposition. Instead, he went to Minnesota to chronicle young Somali refugees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/finding-somali-life-in-minnesota/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 20:07:11 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/finding-somali-life-in-minnesota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clinton Derides Harsh G.O.P. Campaigning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton, at a stop for coffee, tried to drum up support from Minnesotans preparing for their state&rsquo;s presidential caucuses Tuesday evening and criticized Republicans&rsquo; insult-filled campaigning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/clinton-derides-harsh-gop-campaigning/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 20:07:11 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/clinton-derides-harsh-gop-campaigning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Insurance Salesman and a Doctor Walk Into a Bar, and End Up at the North Pole]]></title><description><![CDATA[The story of an accidentally pioneering expedition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/an-insurance-salesman-and-a-doctor-walk-into-a-bar-and-end-up-at-the-north-pole/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 20:07:11 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/an-insurance-salesman-and-a-doctor-walk-into-a-bar-and-end-up-at-the-north-pole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Sabo, Minnesota Congressman Known for Compassion in Era of Partisanship, Dies at 78]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Sabo, first elected to Congress in 1978, served 28 years there, rising to chairman of the House Budget Committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/martin-sabo-minnesota-congressman-known-for-compassion-in-era-of-partisanship-dies-at-78/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:00:33 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/martin-sabo-minnesota-congressman-known-for-compassion-in-era-of-partisanship-dies-at-78/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming Home to Pot Roast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The favorite dish of Gavin Kaysen, a former Caf&eacute; Boulud chef and native Minnesotan, owes to his culinary skill &mdash; and his grandmother.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/coming-home-to-pot-roast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 19:31:17 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/coming-home-to-pot-roast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 Overtimes; 3 Buzzer-Beaters: Minnesota High School Basketball Game Brings the Drama]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regional basketball championship game between Waseca and Marshall High Schools in Minnesota is being called miraculous.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/4-overtimes-3-buzzer-beaters-minnesota-high-school-basketball-game-brings-the-drama/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2016 01:01:25 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/4-overtimes-3-buzzer-beaters-minnesota-high-school-basketball-game-brings-the-drama/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Donald Trump’s Biggest Victory Was in Liberal Massachusetts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northeastern states tend to be more secular, and a brash style is seemingly more accepted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/why-donald-trumps-biggest-victory-was-in-liberal-massachusetts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/why-donald-trumps-biggest-victory-was-in-liberal-massachusetts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders Tells Minnesotans They Can &amp;#8216;Make History&amp;#8217;]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the eve of voting in 11 Democratic contests, Bernie Sanders told hundreds of supporters here that he was counting on them to defeat Hillary Clinton and start a political revolution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/bernie-sanders-tells-minnesotans-they-can-amp8216make-historyamp8217/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/bernie-sanders-tells-minnesotans-they-can-amp8216make-historyamp8217/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders Tells Minnesotans They Can &amp;#8216;Make History&amp;#8217;]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the eve of voting in 11 Democratic contests, Bernie Sanders told hundreds of supporters here that he was counting on them to defeat Hillary Clinton and start a political revolution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/bernie-sanders-tells-minnesotans-they-can-amp8216make-historyamp8217/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/bernie-sanders-tells-minnesotans-they-can-amp8216make-historyamp8217/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Liberal Massachusetts Is Poised to Give Donald Trump a Big Victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northeastern states tend to be more secular, which seems to be at least one reason for his popularity there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/why-liberal-massachusetts-is-poised-to-give-donald-trump-a-big-victory/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Feb 2016 19:20:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/why-liberal-massachusetts-is-poised-to-give-donald-trump-a-big-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Hillary Clinton’s South Carolina Win Means]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given her showing on Saturday, she could dominate other Southern states too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-hillary-clintons-south-carolina-win-means/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2016 03:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-hillary-clintons-south-carolina-win-means/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Hillary Clinton’s South Carolina Win Means]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given her showing on Saturday, she could dominate other Southern states too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-hillary-clintons-south-carolina-win-means/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2016 03:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-hillary-clintons-south-carolina-win-means/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The History of the Archbishop Who’s Concerned About Girl Scouts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archbishop Robert Carlson&rsquo;s criticism of the Girl Scouts has stirred recollections of his past role in managing sexual-abuse allegations against priests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-history-of-the-archbishop-whos-concerned-about-girl-scouts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2016 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-history-of-the-archbishop-whos-concerned-about-girl-scouts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Big Win for Donald Trump in Nevada]]></title><description><![CDATA[The victory grants Mr. Trump a strong tailwind going into Super Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-big-win-for-donald-trump-in-nevada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-big-win-for-donald-trump-in-nevada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Carry the Day, Racers Must Fill Their Packs Carefully]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cardiovascular fitness and mental discipline are important in the Arrowhead Ultra 135, an ultradistance race in Minnesota, but don&rsquo;t discount mastery of one&rsquo;s gear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/to-carry-the-day-racers-must-fill-their-packs-carefully/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/to-carry-the-day-racers-must-fill-their-packs-carefully/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Carry the Day, Racers Must Fill Their Packs Carefully]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cardiovascular fitness and mental discipline are important in the Arrowhead Ultra 135, an ultradistance race in Minnesota, but don&rsquo;t discount mastery of one&rsquo;s gear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/to-carry-the-day-racers-must-fill-their-packs-carefully/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/to-carry-the-day-racers-must-fill-their-packs-carefully/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gearing Up for a Distance Race in Brutal Conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cardiovascular fitness and mental discipline are important in the Arrowhead Ultra 135, an ultradistance race in Minnesota, but don&rsquo;t discount mastery of one&rsquo;s gear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/gearing-up-for-a-distance-race-in-brutal-conditions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 01:45:12 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/gearing-up-for-a-distance-race-in-brutal-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gearing Up for a Distance Race in Brutal Conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cardiovascular fitness and mental discipline are important in the Arrowhead Ultra 135, an ultradistance race in Minnesota, but don&rsquo;t discount mastery of one&rsquo;s gear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/gearing-up-for-a-distance-race-in-brutal-conditions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 01:45:12 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/gearing-up-for-a-distance-race-in-brutal-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Culprit in Lyme Disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers have discovered a second bacterium that may cause the condition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-new-culprit-in-lyme-disease/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2016 05:25:23 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-new-culprit-in-lyme-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota: Rights Groups Sue for Release of Video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Minneapolis N.A.A.C.P. filed a lawsuit in hopes of forcing the authorities to release video from the night a black man was killed by a Minneapolis police officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-rights-groups-sue-for-release-of-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2016 05:48:32 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-rights-groups-sue-for-release-of-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curtain falls on his opera career, but driving a bus has its rewards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every so often, when his passengers get particularly unruly, First Student bus driver Philip Bologna uses a unique method to try to quiet the agitation: He bursts into song.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/curtain-falls-on-his-opera-career-but-driving-a-bus-has-its-rewards/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/curtain-falls-on-his-opera-career-but-driving-a-bus-has-its-rewards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cottage Grove solar garden in the works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cottage Grove is warming up to solar power.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/cottage-grove-solar-garden-in-the-works/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2016 05:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/cottage-grove-solar-garden-in-the-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Roseville pet store, man scoops up dog and bolts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two guys walked into a pet store in Roseville last week. Shortly after, one left carrying a Shih Tzu. The problem was he didn't pay for it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/at-roseville-pet-store-man-scoops-up-dog-and-bolts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 03:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/at-roseville-pet-store-man-scoops-up-dog-and-bolts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Check your closets for winter jackets, clothes to donate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not all children are so fortunate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/check-your-closets-for-winter-jackets-clothes-to-donate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 03:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/check-your-closets-for-winter-jackets-clothes-to-donate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real estate agent accused of stealing medication from Stillwater home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Coldwell Banker Burnet real estate agent caught on camera last fall appearing to steal prescription painkillers from a home for sale in Stillwater was charged Monday with felony theft in Washington County District Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/real-estate-agent-accused-of-stealing-medication-from-stillwater-home/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 23:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/real-estate-agent-accused-of-stealing-medication-from-stillwater-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Wild are slumping, but not panicking - yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether or not the beat Arizona Monday night at Xcel Energy Center, the Wild will limp into the all-star break, with more losses than wins in January. Still, players and coaches remain optimistic because of what they overcame a year ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-wild-are-slumping-but-not-panicking-yet/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 22:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-wild-are-slumping-but-not-panicking-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vikings name Pat Shurmur tight ends coach]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Vikings confirmed they've hired former Cleveland Browns head coach Pat Shurmur as their tight ends coach, the team announced Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/vikings-name-pat-shurmur-tight-ends-coach/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 22:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/vikings-name-pat-shurmur-tight-ends-coach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nationally recognized Minnesota teacher dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mary Beth Blegen, Minnesota's most recent national teacher of the year, died Monday morning at age 72, according to her CaringBridge web page.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/nationally-recognized-minnesota-teacher-dies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 22:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/nationally-recognized-minnesota-teacher-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul's Chatterbox Pub closed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The restaurant served up food and games in the Highland Park neighborhood for a decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-chatterbox-pub-closed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 21:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-chatterbox-pub-closed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis-St. Paul weather: After freezing fog, snow on the way]]></title><description><![CDATA[A freezing fog was responsible for slick Monday morning roads in the Twin Cities and much of central and southern Minnesota, the National Weather Service said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-st-paul-weather-after-freezing-fog-snow-on-the-way/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 21:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-st-paul-weather-after-freezing-fog-snow-on-the-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul road-rage stabber gets jail time, probation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man accused of stabbing another driver during a road rage incident pleaded guilty and has been sentenced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-road-rage-stabber-gets-jail-time-probation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 21:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-road-rage-stabber-gets-jail-time-probation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could these treasure hunters find the medallion early?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The annual Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt kicked off over the weekend, and while the first clue is purposefully vague, there's always something in there for die-hard treasure hunters to pursue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/could-these-treasure-hunters-find-the-medallion-early/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 21:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/could-these-treasure-hunters-find-the-medallion-early/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul had some amazing ice palaces - here they are]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over its 130-year history, the Winter Carnival has brought 36 Ice Palaces to St. Paul -- some more palatial than others.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-had-some-amazing-ice-palaces-here-they-are/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 21:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-had-some-amazing-ice-palaces-here-they-are/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walker to add 16 new outdoor works - including a big blue rooster]]></title><description><![CDATA[A big blue rooster will soon be joining the bright red cherry at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/walker-to-add-16-new-outdoor-works-including-a-big-blue-rooster/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/walker-to-add-16-new-outdoor-works-including-a-big-blue-rooster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House school safety chief says campuses growing safer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite some high-profile mass shootings, U.S. schools are growing safer every year, the Obama administration's top school safety official said Friday to kick off a conference at Hamline University in St. Paul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/white-house-school-safety-chief-says-campuses-growing-safer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/white-house-school-safety-chief-says-campuses-growing-safer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged in Coon Rapids shoe store robbery, hostage-taking]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Minneapolis man has been charged with taking two employees hostage as he robbed a shoe store in Coon Rapids.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-charged-in-coon-rapids-shoe-store-robbery-hostage-taking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-charged-in-coon-rapids-shoe-store-robbery-hostage-taking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Lives Matter St. Paul: Charge cop who posted 'Run them over']]></title><description><![CDATA[Black Lives Matter St. Paul called for a criminal charge Friday against the St. Paul police sergeant who posted on social media "Run them over" in advance of a protest they held Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-lives-matter-st-paul-charge-cop-who-posted-run-them-over/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-lives-matter-st-paul-charge-cop-who-posted-run-them-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dogs rescued from Carver County farm up for adoption]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 50 dogs that were rescued from a farm earlier this month will soon be ready for adoption.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dogs-rescued-from-carver-county-farm-up-for-adoption/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dogs-rescued-from-carver-county-farm-up-for-adoption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Judicial Branch alters protection order policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Judicial Branch has introduced an initiative statewide designed to improve the safety of domestic violence victims and enhance enforcement of orders of protection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-judicial-branch-alters-protection-order-policy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 04:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-judicial-branch-alters-protection-order-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bike loop around St. Paul, 125 years in making, could become reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[After more than 125 years, the vision of Twin Cities parks architects H.W.S. Cleveland and Frederick Nussbaumer is coming together in St. Paul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/bike-loop-around-st-paul-125-years-in-making-could-become-reality/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2016 23:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/bike-loop-around-st-paul-125-years-in-making-could-become-reality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Columbia Heights shooting, 20-year-old dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 20-year-old Minneapolis man is dead after a shooting at a Columbia Heights residence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-columbia-heights-shooting-20-year-old-dies/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2016 21:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-columbia-heights-shooting-20-year-old-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt clue writer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This anonymous person is described as "the best secret in St. Paul." Who writes the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt clues?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/who-is-the-pioneer-press-treasure-hunt-clue-writer/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/who-is-the-pioneer-press-treasure-hunt-clue-writer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis-St. Paul snow: Up to 3 inches on Monday]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Snowzilla bears down on the eastern seaboard this weekend, it will bring with it up to 2 feet of snow to cities ill-prepared to deal with more than a dusting. The Twin Cities, though, will likely stay dry until Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-st-paul-snow-up-to-3-inches-on-monday/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-st-paul-snow-up-to-3-inches-on-monday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loop around the Twin Cities by bike? Safe, scenic route well on way]]></title><description><![CDATA[After more than 125 years, the vision of Twin Cities parks architects H.W.S. Cleveland and Frederick Nussbaumer is coming together in St. Paul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/loop-around-the-twin-cities-by-bike-safe-scenic-route-well-on-way/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2016 17:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/loop-around-the-twin-cities-by-bike-safe-scenic-route-well-on-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul teachers don't stick around in schools with greatest needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[In St. Paul, as in much of Minnesota, teachers don't stay long in schools with the greatest needs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-teachers-dont-stick-around-in-schools-with-greatest-needs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2016 16:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-teachers-dont-stick-around-in-schools-with-greatest-needs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twin Cities janitors' union votes to authorize strike if contract isn't reached soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the Twin Cities' largest janitors unions voted Saturday to authorize a strike if a contract isn't reached by Valentine's Day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-janitors-union-votes-to-authorize-strike-if-contract-isnt-reached-soon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2016 16:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-janitors-union-votes-to-authorize-strike-if-contract-isnt-reached-soon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota auditor's profile is rising - along with her ire]]></title><description><![CDATA[State Auditor Rebecca Otto has kept the lowest profile of any current Minnesota statewide elected official. While she's accessible to reporters, she hasn't held a news conference in years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-auditors-profile-is-rising-along-with-her-ire/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2016 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-auditors-profile-is-rising-along-with-her-ire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul rolls real estate dice, puts upscale Penfield on market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Sage-Martinson has nothing but flattering things to say about the upscale apartment complex at 10th and Robert streets in downtown St. Paul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-rolls-real-estate-dice-puts-upscale-penfield-on-market/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2016 16:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-rolls-real-estate-dice-puts-upscale-penfield-on-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South St. Paul's Jim Metzen calls it quits after 40 years in Minnesota Legislature]]></title><description><![CDATA[After four decades of legislative service, two bouts with lung cancer and a myriad of successes and disappointments, Sen. Jim Metzen, a DFLer from South St. Paul, is calling it quits.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/south-st-pauls-jim-metzen-calls-it-quits-after-40-years-in-minnesota-legislature/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2016 03:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/south-st-pauls-jim-metzen-calls-it-quits-after-40-years-in-minnesota-legislature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly 50 dogs rescued from Carver County farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. (AP) &mdash; Nearly 50 dogs that were rescued from a farm earlier this month will soon be ready for adoption.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/nearly-50-dogs-rescued-from-carver-county-farm/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2016 03:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/nearly-50-dogs-rescued-from-carver-county-farm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foster Grandparents step to the head of the class in South Washington County Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's hard to tell who was benefiting more -- the student or the teacher.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/foster-grandparents-step-to-the-head-of-the-class-in-south-washington-county-schools/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2016 20:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/foster-grandparents-step-to-the-head-of-the-class-in-south-washington-county-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horace Mann and Obama Elementary at opposite ends of the scale]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Jim Litwin was principal at the former Webster Magnet Elementary in St. Paul, he says, "very few" teachers actively sought out a job there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/horace-mann-and-obama-elementary-at-opposite-ends-of-the-scale/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2016 20:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/horace-mann-and-obama-elementary-at-opposite-ends-of-the-scale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trailer with $70,000 worth of cheese stolen in Wisconsin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Germantown are looking for suspects after a trailer containing about $70,000 worth of cheese was stolen from a trucking company.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/trailer-with-70000-worth-of-cheese-stolen-in-wisconsin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2016 20:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/trailer-with-70000-worth-of-cheese-stolen-in-wisconsin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul's History Theatre recognized for work with veterans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The History Theatre in St. Paul is being recognized for its work with military veterans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-history-theatre-recognized-for-work-with-veterans/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2016 20:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-history-theatre-recognized-for-work-with-veterans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota tribe hopes to restore elk to ancestral lands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Majestic wild elk once roamed most of Minnesota before hunters killed them off. Now the Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe hopes to bring them back to the tribe's ancestral territory in northeastern Minnesota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-tribe-hopes-to-restore-elk-to-ancestral-lands/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2016 20:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-tribe-hopes-to-restore-elk-to-ancestral-lands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fergus Falls boys basketball coach, charged with DWI, resigns post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fergus Falls High School boys basketball head coach Dave Rund resigned Thursday after five years in the position.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/fergus-falls-boys-basketball-coach-charged-with-dwi-resigns-post/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2016 18:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/fergus-falls-boys-basketball-coach-charged-with-dwi-resigns-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Ex-Archbishop Leaves Parish After Discord]]></title><description><![CDATA[A priest is leaving a Battle Creek parish as some churchgoers became angered to learn that he led a Minnesota archdiocese during a clergy sex abuse scandal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/michigan-ex-archbishop-leaves-parish-after-discord/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/michigan-ex-archbishop-leaves-parish-after-discord/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Ex-Archbishop Leaves Parish After Discord]]></title><description><![CDATA[A priest is leaving a Battle Creek parish as some churchgoers became angered to learn that he led a Minnesota archdiocese during a clergy sex abuse scandal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/michigan-ex-archbishop-leaves-parish-after-discord/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/michigan-ex-archbishop-leaves-parish-after-discord/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 teens die in semi collision on icy highway near Bemidji]]></title><description><![CDATA[BEMIDJI, Minn. -- A 16-year-old Bemidji girl and a 16-year-old Laporte boy were killed when their vehicle and a semitrailer truck collided on an icy U.S. 71 south of Bemidji on Wednesday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-teens-die-in-semi-collision-on-icy-highway-near-bemidji/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 06:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-teens-die-in-semi-collision-on-icy-highway-near-bemidji/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MnSure offers special weekend hours for enrollment]]></title><description><![CDATA[During one of the final weekends of the 2016 open enrollment period, MNsure enrollment centers statewide will host special weekend hours on Saturday and Sunday, in an effort to help any Minnesotans who have not yet enrolled in health insurance coverage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mnsure-offers-special-weekend-hours-for-enrollment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 05:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mnsure-offers-special-weekend-hours-for-enrollment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White Earth tribal chairwoman resigns amid power struggle]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHITE EARTH, Minn. -- Erma Vizenor said fierce political opposition left her with "no option" but to resign Wednesday as leader of the White Earth Nation, Minnesota's largest American Indian tribe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/white-earth-tribal-chairwoman-resigns-amid-power-struggle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 05:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/white-earth-tribal-chairwoman-resigns-amid-power-struggle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Moorhead college professor sues for age discrimination]]></title><description><![CDATA[MOORHEAD, Minn. -- A former Minnesota State University-Moorhead professor is suing the university, alleging university officials denied her a new professorship in the Women's and Gender Studies program based on her age, instead giving it to what the lawsuit claims was a younger, less qualified candidate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/former-moorhead-college-professor-sues-for-age-discrimination/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/former-moorhead-college-professor-sues-for-age-discrimination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arrest warrant: Meth user killed passenger in I-94 crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[BARNESVILLE, Minn. -- An arrest warrant on criminal vehicular homicide charges has been issued for an Anderson, Ind., man who prosecutors say admitted smoking methamphetamine the day before driving his car into the back of a semi on Interstate 94 near Barnesville early Sunday morning, killing one of his passengers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/arrest-warrant-meth-user-killed-passenger-in-i-94-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 05:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/arrest-warrant-meth-user-killed-passenger-in-i-94-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hudson cable TV repairman accused in home jewelry thefts]]></title><description><![CDATA[HUDSON, Wis. -- St. Croix County prosecutors allege a Minnesota man stole thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry from two homes in Hudson last year while working as a cable TV repairman -- and that he returned a wedding ring from one of the thefts in the mail]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hudson-cable-tv-repairman-accused-in-home-jewelry-thefts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 05:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hudson-cable-tv-repairman-accused-in-home-jewelry-thefts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angry Hudson customer shoots cellphone, returns it to store]]></title><description><![CDATA[HUDSON, Wis. -- Furious that a Hudson cellphone store couldn't help him with a cracked screen on his device, a customer left the store, then returned -- but not before stopping at a gun range.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/angry-hudson-customer-shoots-cellphone-returns-it-to-store/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 05:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/angry-hudson-customer-shoots-cellphone-returns-it-to-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oakdale man, 19, accused of stealing fire department radio equipment]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 19-year-old Oakdale man has been charged with four felonies after allegedly stealing nearly $10,000 worth of radio equipment from two local fire departments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/oakdale-man-19-accused-of-stealing-fire-department-radio-equipment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 05:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/oakdale-man-19-accused-of-stealing-fire-department-radio-equipment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid treatment snafu, Waseca school plotter could soon go home]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASECA, Minn. -- On Jan. 28, the Waseca teen accused of plotting to attack his school could be sleeping in his own bed at his parents' house for the first time in almost two years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/amid-treatment-snafu-waseca-school-plotter-could-soon-go-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 04:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/amid-treatment-snafu-waseca-school-plotter-could-soon-go-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin Senate sends disputed civil service overhaul to Walker]]></title><description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. -- Republicans edged closer Wednesday to their goal of overhauling Wisconsin's civil service system, pushing a bill that would rework the state's hiring and firing practices out of the Senate and on to Gov. Scott Walker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-senate-sends-disputed-civil-service-overhaul-to-walker/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 04:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-senate-sends-disputed-civil-service-overhaul-to-walker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota lawmakers take on student data privacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[With more laptops, tablets and cellphones in classrooms and college campuses, Minnesota lawmakers unveiled a set of bills Wednesday meant to ensure that students' private information stays that way.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-lawmakers-take-on-student-data-privacy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 04:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-lawmakers-take-on-student-data-privacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul cop sorry for 'run them over' Black Lives Matter post]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. Paul police sergeant issued a public apology Wednesday for a Facebook comment to "run them over" about an upcoming Black Lives Matter march, but the mayor and others said they continue to be outraged.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-cop-sorry-for-run-them-over-black-lives-matter-post/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 04:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-cop-sorry-for-run-them-over-black-lives-matter-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inver Hills Community College president faces no-confidence vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inver Hills Community College faculty plan a no-confidence vote Monday on President Tim Wynes amid their criticism of his financial and management decisions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/inver-hills-community-college-president-faces-no-confidence-vote/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 04:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/inver-hills-community-college-president-faces-no-confidence-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Maplewood home-robbery killing, 2nd suspect arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police made another arrest Tuesday in the homicide of a Maplewood father who was shot during a home invasion in early November.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-maplewood-home-robbery-killing-2nd-suspect-arrested/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 04:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-maplewood-home-robbery-killing-2nd-suspect-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul woman convicted of killing boyfriend, but not intentionally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although a Ramsey County jury determined that Natalie Pollard didn't intend to kill her on-again, off-again boyfriend when she stabbed him, it did find her guilty of second-degree unintentional murder while committing a felony.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-woman-convicted-of-killing-boyfriend-but-not-intentionally/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-woman-convicted-of-killing-boyfriend-but-not-intentionally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge 'speechless' in case of St. Paul man who shot neighbor]]></title><description><![CDATA["This case deserves for me to say something profound, but I am actually speechless," Ramsey County District Judge Judith Tilsen said in court Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/judge-speechless-in-case-of-st-paul-man-who-shot-neighbor/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2016 21:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/judge-speechless-in-case-of-st-paul-man-who-shot-neighbor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before Crashed Ice, there will be rooftop snowmobiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul will co-star in an extreme sports video with professional snowmobiler Levi LaVallee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/before-crashed-ice-there-will-be-rooftop-snowmobiles/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2016 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/before-crashed-ice-there-will-be-rooftop-snowmobiles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Valley police: Filmmaker left message in wife's blood before 3 found dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Crowleys seemed to have idyllic suburban lives. But that illusion vanished a year ago, when all three were found fatally shot Jan. 17 in the living room of their rambler in what investigators immediately said pointed to an apparent murder-suicide three weeks earlier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/apple-valley-police-filmmaker-left-message-in-wifes-blood-before-3-found-dead/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2016 20:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/apple-valley-police-filmmaker-left-message-in-wifes-blood-before-3-found-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul teacher assaulted by students, then fired, suit alleges]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Battle Creek Middle School teacher has filed a federal lawsuit claiming she was the victim of harassment and physical assaults by students, but school administrators did nothing to stop it and she was later fired.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-teacher-assaulted-by-students-then-fired-suit-alleges/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2016 18:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-teacher-assaulted-by-students-then-fired-suit-alleges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Twin Cities indoor farmers' markets: Why wait for spring?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a way to kill the time while you're waiting for spring: indoor markets that offer the bounties of local kitchens, gardens and farms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/7-twin-cities-indoor-farmers-markets-why-wait-for-spring/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2016 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/7-twin-cities-indoor-farmers-markets-why-wait-for-spring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tickets on sale for Prince piano concerts at Paisley Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prince has announced further details about his mysterious event Thursday at Paisley Park and revealed it's two solo piano performances, at 8 and 11 p.m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/tickets-on-sale-for-prince-piano-concerts-at-paisley-park/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2016 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/tickets-on-sale-for-prince-piano-concerts-at-paisley-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Blaine, body found during search for missing woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[A body was found Saturday morning as searchers combed an area of Blaine, looking for a vulnerable woman who has been missing for 11 days.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-blaine-body-found-during-search-for-missing-woman/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2016 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-blaine-body-found-during-search-for-missing-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is it so cold? Blame Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given that weather reports can change on a dime around here, many Twin Citians were likely hoping the extreme cold forecast for this weekend might not materialize.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/why-is-it-so-cold-blame-canada/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2016 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/why-is-it-so-cold-blame-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who leaked confidential Lake Elmo report to newspaper?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Washington County sheriff's office has been asked to find out who leaked a confidential report that called the Lake Elmo City Council "dysfunctional."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/who-leaked-confidential-lake-elmo-report-to-newspaper/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2016 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/who-leaked-confidential-lake-elmo-report-to-newspaper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is probably the angriest reader feedback in Pioneer Press history]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the Minnesota Pioneer hit the streets of St. Paul on Jan. 14, 1851, a reader named Joseph Cooper took exception to an item on Page 2.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/this-is-probably-the-angriest-reader-feedback-in-pioneer-press-history/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2016 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/this-is-probably-the-angriest-reader-feedback-in-pioneer-press-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racial disparities persist in new Wisconsin exam results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Results from a new statewide standardized test show persistent racial gaps in achievement by Wisconsin public school students.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/racial-disparities-persist-in-new-wisconsin-exam-results/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2016 23:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/racial-disparities-persist-in-new-wisconsin-exam-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruben Rosario: 'El Chapo' is as much a hero as Sean Penn is a journalist]]></title><description><![CDATA["Is it better to be loved or feared? That's a good question. It's great to be both, but it's very difficult. But if I had my choice, I would rather be feared. Fear lasts longer than love." -- Sonny LoSpecchio, actor Chazz Palminteri's mobster character in "A Bronx Tale."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ruben-rosario-el-chapo-is-as-much-a-hero-as-sean-penn-is-a-journalist/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2016 23:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ruben-rosario-el-chapo-is-as-much-a-hero-as-sean-penn-is-a-journalist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MnPASS lanes open on I-35E]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new MnPASS high-occupancy lanes are officially open on Interstate 35E between St. Paul and Little Canada. Here's what you need to know.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mnpass-lanes-open-on-i-35e/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2016 21:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mnpass-lanes-open-on-i-35e/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man dies four years to the day after being shot in head]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who was shot in 2011 died exactly four years later as a result of medical complications stemming from the gunshot wound, the Hennepin County medical examiner said Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-dies-four-years-to-the-day-after-being-shot-in-head/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2016 20:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-dies-four-years-to-the-day-after-being-shot-in-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twin Cities weather could be 'hazardous' levels of cold this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a few days of reprieve from frigidity, temperatures across the state will plummet starting Friday night, going from a high of 23 on Friday to a high below zero on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-weather-could-be-hazardous-levels-of-cold-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2016 19:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-weather-could-be-hazardous-levels-of-cold-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Minnesota jackpot is 'just' $1 million, but it's going unclaimed]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's enough money that it has warranted its own game show. Why, then, is there a Minnesotan out there who hasn't claimed a million dollar winner in the Minnesota Millionaire Raffle?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/this-minnesota-jackpot-is-just-1-million-but-its-going-unclaimed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/this-minnesota-jackpot-is-just-1-million-but-its-going-unclaimed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul Central High student suffers cardiac arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paramedics transported a student from St. Paul's Central High School who went into cardiac arrest Monday, according to the fire department and the school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-central-high-student-suffers-cardiac-arrest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-central-high-student-suffers-cardiac-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Twin Cities Archbishop John Nienstedt to serve parish in Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven months after embattled Archbishop John Nienstedt announced his resignation from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, a church in Michigan has announced that he will be joining them as an assistant pastor on a temporary basis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/former-twin-cities-archbishop-john-nienstedt-to-serve-parish-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/former-twin-cities-archbishop-john-nienstedt-to-serve-parish-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul's Grand Central cafe closes for big menu update, renovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grand Central, the coffee shop/cafe on Grand Avenue, has temporarily closed to remodel and launch a new menu.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-grand-central-cafe-closes-for-big-menu-update-renovation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 14:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-grand-central-cafe-closes-for-big-menu-update-renovation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In rarest of rescues, St. Paul firefighters save cat from tree]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a little girl's cat became trapped in a tall tree in St. Paul for days in the frigid cold, strangers worked together to help save the pet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-rarest-of-rescues-st-paul-firefighters-save-cat-from-tree/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 14:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-rarest-of-rescues-st-paul-firefighters-save-cat-from-tree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anoka carnival company deceived small towns, state claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota attorney general's office is suing an Anoka carnival company, saying it failed to provide promised services to several small-town fairs and celebrations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/anoka-carnival-company-deceived-small-towns-state-claims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 14:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/anoka-carnival-company-deceived-small-towns-state-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ramsey County deputy 'exceedingly drunk' when he beat K-9]]></title><description><![CDATA[CARLTON, Minn. -- A Ramsey County sheriff's deputy admitted Tuesday that he was "exceedingly drunk" when he was captured on video beating his police dog partner at a training event in Carlton County last summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ramsey-county-deputy-exceedingly-drunk-when-he-beat-k-9/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 14:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ramsey-county-deputy-exceedingly-drunk-when-he-beat-k-9/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin panel OKs higher payouts for wrongful convictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Wisconsin Senate committee unanimously approved a bipartisan bill Wednesday to dramatically increase the payout for people wrongly convicted of crimes in Wisconsin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-panel-oks-higher-payouts-for-wrongful-convictions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 14:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-panel-oks-higher-payouts-for-wrongful-convictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's new at the 2016 St. Paul Winter Carnival? Bike races, dog royalty, film fest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The St. Paul Winter Carnival unofficially kicked off its 130th year with the Klondike Kate contest Wednesday night at the Prom Center in Oakdale, where the winner was Theresa McConnon of St. Paul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/whats-new-at-the-2016-st-paul-winter-carnival-bike-races-dog-royalty-film-fest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 13:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/whats-new-at-the-2016-st-paul-winter-carnival-bike-races-dog-royalty-film-fest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of Pearl Harbor sailors from Hudson, Green Bay identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Almost 75 years after they were killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, the remains of five U.S. sailors who perished when their battleship was sunk have been identified, the Pentagon said Monday. Two of the men were from Hudson and Green Bay, Wis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/remains-of-pearl-harbor-sailors-from-hudson-green-bay-identified/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 13:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/remains-of-pearl-harbor-sailors-from-hudson-green-bay-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul deputy mayor: City Hall has a diversity problem, and we should fix it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kristin Beckmann pulls no punches when she describes racial disparities in city hiring.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-deputy-mayor-city-hall-has-a-diversity-problem-and-we-should-fix-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 06:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-deputy-mayor-city-hall-has-a-diversity-problem-and-we-should-fix-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds release final rule to protect bats threatened by deadly fungus]]></title><description><![CDATA[DULUTH, Minn. -- Federal wildlife officials on Wednesday released their final rule for protecting northern long-eared bats, a native northern Minnesota species facing massive population losses due to a deadly fungus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/feds-release-final-rule-to-protect-bats-threatened-by-deadly-fungus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 06:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/feds-release-final-rule-to-protect-bats-threatened-by-deadly-fungus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan: Former Archbishop Is Taking a Parish Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has a new post, in Battle Creek, Mich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/michigan-former-archbishop-is-taking-a-parish-post/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/michigan-former-archbishop-is-taking-a-parish-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul Central High School student dies after being hospitalized]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. Paul Central High School student who went into cardiac arrest Monday at the school has died, district officials said Wednesday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-central-high-school-student-dies-after-being-hospitalized/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 05:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-central-high-school-student-dies-after-being-hospitalized/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Matka, the Minnesota Capitol's bomb-sniffing dog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota's Capitol complex has a new safety measure in place -- in the form of the gentle nose of Matka, a bomb-sniffing dog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/meet-matka-the-minnesota-capitols-bomb-sniffing-dog/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 05:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/meet-matka-the-minnesota-capitols-bomb-sniffing-dog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of kidnapping woman from Hinckley casino parking lot]]></title><description><![CDATA[MILACA, Minn. -- A 37-year-old Minnesota man is facing felony charges after allegedly kidnapping a woman who was in her vehicle at the Grand Casino in Hinckley and holding her against her will over a several-hour period in her car and at a residence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-accused-of-kidnapping-woman-from-hinckley-casino-parking-lot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 04:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-accused-of-kidnapping-woman-from-hinckley-casino-parking-lot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From beer gardens to shared tools, St. Paul has 10 Knight challenge finalists]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Knight Foundation has picked 10 St. Paul projects as finalists for a relatively new grant program known as the Knight Cities Challenge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/from-beer-gardens-to-shared-tools-st-paul-has-10-knight-challenge-finalists/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 07:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/from-beer-gardens-to-shared-tools-st-paul-has-10-knight-challenge-finalists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tina McNamara to seek St. Paul police chief post]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head of the St. Paul Police Department's homicide unit said Monday that she'll run for police chief, joining an assistant chief who has also said he will.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/tina-mcnamara-to-seek-st-paul-police-chief-post/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 07:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/tina-mcnamara-to-seek-st-paul-police-chief-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Lottery breaks records but urges Powerball player caution]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Minnesota lottery players shatter past sales records, the people who run Powerball in the state are urging restraint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-lottery-breaks-records-but-urges-powerball-player-caution/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 06:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-lottery-breaks-records-but-urges-powerball-player-caution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More evidence of possible gold deposits found on Iron Range]]></title><description><![CDATA[SOUDAN, Minn. -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reports finding more grains of gold on the surface of forested land southeast of Soudan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/more-evidence-of-possible-gold-deposits-found-on-iron-range/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 06:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/more-evidence-of-possible-gold-deposits-found-on-iron-range/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black ice, blowing snow lead to rash of crashes in Minnesota]]></title><description><![CDATA[Black ice and blowing snow helped put a lot of cars in the ditch Monday night across Minnesota, according to the State Patrol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-ice-blowing-snow-lead-to-rash-of-crashes-in-minnesota/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 06:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-ice-blowing-snow-lead-to-rash-of-crashes-in-minnesota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul's Silva deploys top admins to address school safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul schools Superintendent Valeria Silva is following through on several recommendations from the teachers union aimed at improving school safety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-silva-deploys-top-admins-to-address-school-safety/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 04:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-silva-deploys-top-admins-to-address-school-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South St. Paul Sen. Jim Metzen faces challenger from own party]]></title><description><![CDATA[DFL Sen. Jim Metzen, who has represented South St. Paul in the Legislature for four decades, has a Democratic challenger.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/south-st-paul-sen-jim-metzen-faces-challenger-from-own-party/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 04:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/south-st-paul-sen-jim-metzen-faces-challenger-from-own-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smokestack-effect snow: Steam plants likely caused St. Paul dusting this morning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Out of an otherwise clear blue sky throughout the metro, a sparkling of snow dusted a narrow stretch of St. Paul's North End Monday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/smokestack-effect-snow-steam-plants-likely-caused-st-paul-dusting-this-morning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 04:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/smokestack-effect-snow-steam-plants-likely-caused-st-paul-dusting-this-morning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 dead in Amish home fire in southeast Minnesota]]></title><description><![CDATA[CANTON, Minn. -- Authorities pulled two bodies Monday from the rubble of an Amish house fire in southeastern Minnesota in which three other people were hurt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-dead-in-amish-home-fire-in-southeast-minnesota/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 04:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-dead-in-amish-home-fire-in-southeast-minnesota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[San Francisco group leader to head Minnesota Zoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next leader of the Minnesota Zoo will likely be a state native who was once a zookeeper at the Apple Valley facility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/san-francisco-group-leader-to-head-minnesota-zoo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 04:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/san-francisco-group-leader-to-head-minnesota-zoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul man found guilty of stabbing Burnsville woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Burnsville man stabbed his former girlfriend and tried to stab her 14-year-old daughter last year after the woman broke off a relationship with him, a Dakota County jury decided Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-man-found-guilty-of-stabbing-burnsville-woman/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 04:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-man-found-guilty-of-stabbing-burnsville-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-boyfriend who held St. Paul woman for 3 days gets 4 years for assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Brooklyn Park man accused of holding his ex-girlfriend hostage in her home for three days has pleaded guilty to some of the charges against him and was sentenced to more than four years in prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ex-boyfriend-who-held-st-paul-woman-for-3-days-gets-4-years-for-assault/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 04:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ex-boyfriend-who-held-st-paul-woman-for-3-days-gets-4-years-for-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plea hearing set in Ramsey County deputy's alleged K-9 beating]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Ramsey County sheriff's deputy accused of beating his police dog partner appears to be on the verge of a plea deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/plea-hearing-set-in-ramsey-county-deputys-alleged-k-9-beating/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 03:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/plea-hearing-set-in-ramsey-county-deputys-alleged-k-9-beating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duluth nurse's heroin overdose leads to murder charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[DULUTH, Minn. -- Authorities have charged a 22-year-old woman with murder after she allegedly sold a fatal dose of heroin to a 62-year-old Hermantown woman in November 2014.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/duluth-nurses-heroin-overdose-leads-to-murder-charge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 02:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/duluth-nurses-heroin-overdose-leads-to-murder-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5-year plan for Leech Lake shows healthy walleye population]]></title><description><![CDATA[The walleye population in Leech Lake is healthy and stable, with anglers enjoying above-average catch rates that make it an attractive destination, the Department of Natural Resources said Monday as it issued the final version of its five-year management plan for the popular northern Minnesota lake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/5-year-plan-for-leech-lake-shows-healthy-walleye-population/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 01:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/5-year-plan-for-leech-lake-shows-healthy-walleye-population/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis’s Less Visible, and More Troubled, Side]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world where Jamar Clark lived and died from a police bullet illustrates that a city known for its robust economy has left blacks behind.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapoliss-less-visible-and-more-troubled-side/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2016 02:28:41 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapoliss-less-visible-and-more-troubled-side/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dozens protest fatal shooting of St. Paul man by police last fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite single-digit temperatures, dozens of people turned out Saturday to protest the September fatal shooting of an American Indian man by a St. Paul police officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dozens-protest-fatal-shooting-of-st-paul-man-by-police-last-fall/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2016 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dozens-protest-fatal-shooting-of-st-paul-man-by-police-last-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul school, some parents at odds over child, 5, who is gender nonconforming]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. Paul charter school is divided over what to do for a 5-year-old boy who wears long blond curls and eschews a shirt and pants for a jumper with tights.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-school-some-parents-at-odds-over-child-5-who-is-gender-nonconforming/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2016 00:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-school-some-parents-at-odds-over-child-5-who-is-gender-nonconforming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin governor makes Green Bay Packers playoff wager]]></title><description><![CDATA[The governors of Maryland, Virginia and Wisconsin are making a friendly wager with local delicacies to support their teams in Sunday's playoff game between the Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-governor-makes-green-bay-packers-playoff-wager/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2016 22:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-governor-makes-green-bay-packers-playoff-wager/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota teacher licensing overhaul delayed; unlikely before spring]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Board of Teaching is moving ahead with an overhaul of the state's system for licensing educators from out of state in the wake of a missed legislative deadline and a bruising court ruling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-teacher-licensing-overhaul-delayed-unlikely-before-spring/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2016 21:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-teacher-licensing-overhaul-delayed-unlikely-before-spring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul proponents of $15-an-hour wage differ on strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The "15 in 16" ballot initiative -- the latest effort to raise St. Paul's minimum wage to $15 per hour -- was born on Facebook on Jan. 1.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-proponents-of-15-an-hour-wage-differ-on-strategy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2016 20:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-proponents-of-15-an-hour-wage-differ-on-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul apartment projects get clean-up boost from state]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two St. Paul projects will get a little help from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-apartment-projects-get-clean-up-boost-from-state/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2016 19:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-apartment-projects-get-clean-up-boost-from-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis man accused of savagely beating 21-month old daughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Minneapolis man is charged with first-degree assault for allegedly beating his 21-month-old daughter so badly that she suffered a traumatic brain injury, broken ribs and a lacerated spleen and kidney.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-man-accused-of-savagely-beating-21-month-old-daughter/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2016 19:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-man-accused-of-savagely-beating-21-month-old-daughter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Granite Falls workman dies of fumes while cleaning tanker trailer]]></title><description><![CDATA[GRANITE FALLS, Minn. -- A western Minnesota man has died after being overcome by fumes while cleaning out a tanker trailer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/granite-falls-workman-dies-of-fumes-while-cleaning-tanker-trailer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2016 19:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/granite-falls-workman-dies-of-fumes-while-cleaning-tanker-trailer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milwaukee: 3 linked to terror suspect charged with trafficking stolen goods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three men related to a terrorism suspect are themselves facing criminal charges of trafficking stolen electronics, according to court documents unsealed in federal court in Milwaukee Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/milwaukee-3-linked-to-terror-suspect-charged-with-trafficking-stolen-goods/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2016 19:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/milwaukee-3-linked-to-terror-suspect-charged-with-trafficking-stolen-goods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duluth-area woman's heroin overdose leads to murder charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[DULUTH, Minn. -- Authorities have charged a 22-year-old woman with murder after she allegedly sold a fatal dose of heroin to a 62-year-old Hermantown woman in November 2014.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/duluth-area-womans-heroin-overdose-leads-to-murder-charge/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2016 19:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/duluth-area-womans-heroin-overdose-leads-to-murder-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forest Lake wildlife center bitterly contests a DNR eviction notice]]></title><description><![CDATA[A feud between Minnesota wildlife officials and a nonprofit wildlife center appears to be poised to spill beyond the boundaries of the 7-acre Forest Lake installation that houses some 100 wolves, bears, wildcats and other animals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/forest-lake-wildlife-center-bitterly-contests-a-dnr-eviction-notice/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2016 18:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/forest-lake-wildlife-center-bitterly-contests-a-dnr-eviction-notice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota House leader seeks investigation into Sandpiper pipeline review]]></title><description><![CDATA[House Speaker Kurt Daudt wants an independent review of whether a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency employee acted inappropriately during the review process for the proposed Sandpiper Pipeline.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-house-leader-seeks-investigation-into-sandpiper-pipeline-review/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2016 17:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-house-leader-seeks-investigation-into-sandpiper-pipeline-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota man, 71, accused of mooning cop on New Year's]]></title><description><![CDATA[JENKINS, Minn. -- A 71-year-old Crow Wing County man was in jail Friday after welcoming the new year by mooning a police officer and attempting to flee on foot the evening of Jan. 1.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-man-71-accused-of-mooning-cop-on-new-years/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2016 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-man-71-accused-of-mooning-cop-on-new-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rally Saturday for man killed by St. Paul police]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rally is planned for a busy St. Paul intersection Saturday to bring attention to the case of a man fatally shot by a St. Paul police officer last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rally-saturday-for-man-killed-by-st-paul-police/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2016 17:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rally-saturday-for-man-killed-by-st-paul-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blaine police looking for missing 54-year-old woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are asking for the public's help locating a Blaine woman who hasn't been seen since Tuesday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/blaine-police-looking-for-missing-54-year-old-woman/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2016 17:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/blaine-police-looking-for-missing-54-year-old-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boyfriend admits he fatally smothered 3-month-old girl in White Bear Lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former White Bear Lake man pleaded guilty this week in the 2014 smothering death of his girlfriend's 3-month-old baby.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/boyfriend-admits-he-fatally-smothered-3-month-old-girl-in-white-bear-lake/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 04:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/boyfriend-admits-he-fatally-smothered-3-month-old-girl-in-white-bear-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lake Elmo won't let Gold Line bus route in its city]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lake Elmo City Council members have rejected a proposal for a $485 million rapid-transit bus line through their city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lake-elmo-wont-let-gold-line-bus-route-in-its-city/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 04:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lake-elmo-wont-let-gold-line-bus-route-in-its-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul woman fatally stabbed boyfriend in self-defense, lawyer tells jury]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's no denying that Obinna Nwankpa died at the hands of his girlfriend, Natalie Pollard, her defense attorney told a jury at the start of her murder trial Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-woman-fatally-stabbed-boyfriend-in-self-defense-lawyer-tells-jury/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 04:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-woman-fatally-stabbed-boyfriend-in-self-defense-lawyer-tells-jury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phone stolen out of St. Paul 9-year-old's hand; 'despicable' thief sought]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul police are asking for the public's help to find a man who stole a cellphone out of a 9-year-old girl's hand this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/phone-stolen-out-of-st-paul-9-year-olds-hand-despicable-thief-sought/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 04:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/phone-stolen-out-of-st-paul-9-year-olds-hand-despicable-thief-sought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In I-94 crash that killed 2 teen brothers, this truck sought]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota State Patrol said in November that it was unable, after five months of searching, to identify a semi suspected of causing a summer crash near Fergus Falls that killed two teenage brothers from Moorhead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-i-94-crash-that-killed-2-teen-brothers-this-truck-sought/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 04:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-i-94-crash-that-killed-2-teen-brothers-this-truck-sought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman arrested in violent Maplewood home invasion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have arrested the person they suspect served as the leader during a violent home invasion at a Maplewood retirement complex last week -- and used her reported confession to add charges against another suspect.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/woman-arrested-in-violent-maplewood-home-invasion/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 03:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/woman-arrested-in-violent-maplewood-home-invasion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children's Theatre, restaurateur face new sex-abuse suit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A third lawsuit claiming child sex abuse has been filed against the Children's Theatre Company and one of its former acting coaches.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/childrens-theatre-restaurateur-face-new-sex-abuse-suit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 03:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/childrens-theatre-restaurateur-face-new-sex-abuse-suit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis man pleads not guilty to threatening FBI, judge in terror case]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Minneapolis man who's charged with making Twitter threats against FBI agents and a judge after his friend was arrested on a terrorism charge pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges outlined in a new indictment, and he was ordered held pending further proceedings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-threatening-fbi-judge-in-terror-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-threatening-fbi-judge-in-terror-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two plead guilty in Washington County child prostitution sting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Leonard Tallman arrived at a Woodbury hotel with $100, condoms, lubricant and Skittles candy, according to a criminal complaint. He was expecting to have sex with a 14-year-old deaf girl, the complaint said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/two-plead-guilty-in-washington-county-child-prostitution-sting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 02:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/two-plead-guilty-in-washington-county-child-prostitution-sting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West metro man sentenced for fatally running over wife while drunk]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Minnetonka Beach man who accidentally ran over and killed his wife in the driveway while drunk has been sentenced to 8 months in jail and 10 years probation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/west-metro-man-sentenced-for-fatally-running-over-wife-while-drunk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 02:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/west-metro-man-sentenced-for-fatally-running-over-wife-while-drunk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milwaukee man accused of fatally stabbing cocker spaniel that kept returning home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Milwaukee man is accused of stabbing an unwanted cocker spaniel to death after the dog repeatedly returned to its owners' home, once after having already been stabbed and left for dead, according to a criminal complaint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/milwaukee-man-accused-of-fatally-stabbing-cocker-spaniel-that-kept-returning-home/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 02:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/milwaukee-man-accused-of-fatally-stabbing-cocker-spaniel-that-kept-returning-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great Lakes organization starts review of Waukesha's request for water]]></title><description><![CDATA[As governors and premiers of Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces on Thursday started reviewing Waukesha's request for a Lake Michigan water supply, Wisconsin environmental regulators said the city does not have a reasonable alternative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/great-lakes-organization-starts-review-of-waukeshas-request-for-water/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 01:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/great-lakes-organization-starts-review-of-waukeshas-request-for-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somali restaurant owner invited to State of Union by Franken]]></title><description><![CDATA[The owner of Afro Deli &amp; Catering restaurants in Minneapolis and St. Paul plans to attend President Barack Obama's State of the Union address next week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/somali-restaurant-owner-invited-to-state-of-union-by-franken/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/somali-restaurant-owner-invited-to-state-of-union-by-franken/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Making a Murderer' fans overwhelm Wisconsin county staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[The popularity of the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" has resulted in a barrage of requests for court records from the case it follows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/making-a-murderer-fans-overwhelm-wisconsin-county-staff/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/making-a-murderer-fans-overwhelm-wisconsin-county-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hastings' Extreme Sandbox owner scores on ABC's 'Shark Tank']]></title><description><![CDATA[Extreme Sandbox founder and CEO Randy Stenger had tired hands Wednesday, a day after he appeared on ABC-TV's "Shark Tank," where he sold 20 percent of his company to celebrity investors for a cool $150,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hastings-extreme-sandbox-owner-scores-on-abcs-shark-tank/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hastings-extreme-sandbox-owner-scores-on-abcs-shark-tank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul school board's new majority gives Silva list of demands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hours after taking their oaths of office Tuesday, the new majority on the St. Paul school board demanded fast action on improving school safety, student achievement and other goals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-school-boards-new-majority-gives-silva-list-of-demands/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 05:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-school-boards-new-majority-gives-silva-list-of-demands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maple Grove man tells of surviving plane crash into Alaska mountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the mountains of the central Brooks Range of Alaska, 250 miles northwest of Fairbanks, Jeff Hagen learned of the story. And the eerie similarities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/maple-grove-man-tells-of-surviving-plane-crash-into-alaska-mountain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 05:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/maple-grove-man-tells-of-surviving-plane-crash-into-alaska-mountain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Probation for St. Paul Central student who slammed, choked teacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's probation rather than a residential treatment facility for a 16-year-old who assaulted a Central High teacher last month, leaving the school veteran with a head injury.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/probation-for-st-paul-central-student-who-slammed-choked-teacher/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 04:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/probation-for-st-paul-central-student-who-slammed-choked-teacher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 suspect held in violent Maplewood senior home invasion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maplewood's police chief led with the good news during a packed community meeting at Carefree Cottages, a retirement community that hasn't lived up to its name this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/1-suspect-held-in-violent-maplewood-senior-home-invasion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 04:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/1-suspect-held-in-violent-maplewood-senior-home-invasion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schouweiler: No plans to run again for office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nancy Schouweiler, a Dakota County commissioner since 1999 and current board chair, said Tuesday she will retire from the board when her term expires at the end of 2016.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/schouweiler-no-plans-to-run-again-for-office/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 04:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/schouweiler-no-plans-to-run-again-for-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Highway 36-Hadley will get interchange, with new funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[A program of the state Department of Transportation will add $32 million to fund 11 road-improvement projects -- including intersection upgrades in Washington and Dakota counties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/highway-36-hadley-will-get-interchange-with-new-funding/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 03:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/highway-36-hadley-will-get-interchange-with-new-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stillwater-area saloon reopening as 'classic tavern' Cozzie's]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Windy Acres Saloon on the north Minnesota 36 frontage road in Grant is being transformed into a family-friendly tavern that will cater to broomball, volleyball and cornhole players.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/stillwater-area-saloon-reopening-as-classic-tavern-cozzies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 03:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/stillwater-area-saloon-reopening-as-classic-tavern-cozzies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul City Council adds 2 new members, prepares to take on big issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before an audience of hundreds, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman on Tuesday helped swear in the St. Paul City Council's two newest members, Rebecca Noecker and Jane Prince.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-city-council-adds-2-new-members-prepares-to-take-on-big-issues/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 03:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-city-council-adds-2-new-members-prepares-to-take-on-big-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin governor won't pardon figure in homicide case documented on Netflix]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Scott Walker, in keeping with past practice, won't pardon Steven Avery or his nephew for a 2005 homicide that has received widespread attention after a new documentary raised questions about the case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-governor-wont-pardon-figure-in-homicide-case-documented-on-netflix/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 03:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-governor-wont-pardon-figure-in-homicide-case-documented-on-netflix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 officially vie for seat on Wisconsin Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley -- appointed to a temporary seat on the state's highest court by Gov. Scott Walker -- will face Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Joe Donald and state Court of Appeals Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg in a February primary for a permanent seat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/3-officially-vie-for-seat-on-wisconsin-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 03:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/3-officially-vie-for-seat-on-wisconsin-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver charged in Minneapolis pedestrian's death on New Year's Eve]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Minneapolis driver has been charged with a felony for allegedly leaving the scene after hitting and killing a pedestrian on New Year's Eve.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/driver-charged-in-minneapolis-pedestrians-death-on-new-years-eve/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 03:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/driver-charged-in-minneapolis-pedestrians-death-on-new-years-eve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul Central principal to judge on teacher attack: Please send a message]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central High School's principal said Tuesday that a student's Dec. 4 attack on a teacher has left students without a qualified science teacher and has other teachers questioning their chosen profession.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-central-principal-to-judge-on-teacher-attack-please-send-a-message/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 02:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-central-principal-to-judge-on-teacher-attack-please-send-a-message/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State says Minnesota radon law making a difference]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new state law is helping in ensuring homes are tested for radon gas -- a major problem in Minnesota -- but state officials say all homes need to be examined as state health officials say about two in five Minnesota homes have dangerous levels of the gas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/state-says-minnesota-radon-law-making-a-difference/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 01:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/state-says-minnesota-radon-law-making-a-difference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Minnesotans accused of soliciting underage sex on Craigslist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five Minnesota men have been arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a law enforcement officer posing as a 14-year-old girl on Craigslist, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/5-minnesotans-accused-of-soliciting-underage-sex-on-craigslist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 01:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/5-minnesotans-accused-of-soliciting-underage-sex-on-craigslist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin trial set in 'suitcase' slayings with Farmington victim]]></title><description><![CDATA[KENOSHA, Wis. -- Trial is set for a former Wisconsin police officer accused of killing an Oregon woman whose body was found in a suitcase along a rural highway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-trial-set-in-suitcase-slayings-with-farmington-victim/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 01:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-trial-set-in-suitcase-slayings-with-farmington-victim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somali extremists use Donald Trump clip to recruit followers]]></title><description><![CDATA[MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) &mdash; Al-Qaida's East African affiliate has released a recruitment video targeting American blacks and Muslims that includes a clip of presidential candidate Donald Trump calling for Muslims to be banned from entering the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/somali-extremists-use-donald-trump-clip-to-recruit-followers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2016 03:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/somali-extremists-use-donald-trump-clip-to-recruit-followers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota nature photographer catches moose, pounding waves]]></title><description><![CDATA[GRAND MARAIS, Minn. -- Paul Sundberg was torn. Skilsaw in hand, he headed for his garage to work on a project one fall morning a few years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-nature-photographer-catches-moose-pounding-waves/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2016 23:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-nature-photographer-catches-moose-pounding-waves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota man's video of deer rescue spreads on social media]]></title><description><![CDATA[He said the animal was frantic, with icicles hanging from its face.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-mans-video-of-deer-rescue-spreads-on-social-media/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2016 21:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-mans-video-of-deer-rescue-spreads-on-social-media/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota fisherman spent 20 minutes under ice; this is how he recovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last thing Josh Johnson remembers seeing, before his world went dark, is the muck at the bottom of the lake billowing up around him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-fisherman-spent-20-minutes-under-ice-this-is-how-he-recovered/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2016 21:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-fisherman-spent-20-minutes-under-ice-this-is-how-he-recovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man found shot in car on Interstate 694 near Lexington Avenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[A deputy stopping to help a vehicle that swerved onto the shoulder of Interstate 694 early Friday found a man shot several times.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-found-shot-in-car-on-interstate-694-near-lexington-avenue/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2016 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-found-shot-in-car-on-interstate-694-near-lexington-avenue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snowed-in Oshkosh emergency room doctor skis to work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Daniel Gale had no choice but to get to work when a big late-December snowstorm struck Wisconsin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/snowed-in-oshkosh-emergency-room-doctor-skis-to-work/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2016 21:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/snowed-in-oshkosh-emergency-room-doctor-skis-to-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comcast hints at speedier Twin Cities broadband options]]></title><description><![CDATA[Broadband-Internet speeds available to Twin Cities residents are fast, but, many will agree, not nearly fast enough.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/comcast-hints-at-speedier-twin-cities-broadband-options/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2016 20:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/comcast-hints-at-speedier-twin-cities-broadband-options/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guerrilla Girls to take over Twin Cities through March]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Guerrilla Girls are taking over the Twin Cities through March.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/guerrilla-girls-to-take-over-twin-cities-through-march/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2016 20:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/guerrilla-girls-to-take-over-twin-cities-through-march/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The powerful, quiet Itasca Project is shaping Twin Cities economics. Here's how.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A nondescript conference room on the 38th floor of Minneapolis's tallest skyscraper bears little resemblance to the brick clubhouse a few blocks away where members of the local elite have gathered for more than a century.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-powerful-quiet-itasca-project-is-shaping-twin-cities-economics-heres-how/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2016 20:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-powerful-quiet-itasca-project-is-shaping-twin-cities-economics-heres-how/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retiring Port Authority chief: 'St. Paul's time has come']]></title><description><![CDATA[Louis Jambois arguably has one of the best views in downtown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/retiring-port-authority-chief-st-pauls-time-has-come/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2016 20:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/retiring-port-authority-chief-st-pauls-time-has-come/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hennepin County program destroys record amount of medication]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and Hennepin County Environment and Energy office destroyed a record amount of unused medication last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hennepin-county-program-destroys-record-amount-of-medication/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2016 20:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hennepin-county-program-destroys-record-amount-of-medication/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas Eve accident victim ID'd as Bloomington man]]></title><description><![CDATA[The victim of a fatal Christmas Eve car accident in Bloomington has been identified as a 25-year-old man.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/christmas-eve-accident-victim-idd-as-bloomington-man/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2016 20:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/christmas-eve-accident-victim-idd-as-bloomington-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Badger Motor Car Co. features history -- and beer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darvin Frey is well aware of the gamble he has taken with his Badger Motor Car Co.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/badger-motor-car-co-features-history-and-beer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2016 20:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/badger-motor-car-co-features-history-and-beer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Minnesota rail inspector knows his track by heart - for good reason]]></title><description><![CDATA[BUFFALO, Minn. -- Rich McCumber drives a truck onto a railroad crossing and lowers the small steel wheels onto the rails. Then it's off down the track at about 20 mph, his eyes straight ahead as he talks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/this-minnesota-rail-inspector-knows-his-track-by-heart-for-good-reason/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2016 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/this-minnesota-rail-inspector-knows-his-track-by-heart-for-good-reason/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota vets, young and old, model for Army statue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Litchfield, Minn. -- Central Minnesota residents with ties to the military say they are proud to have been models for five bronze statues placed recently at a new Army medical center at Fort Hood, Texas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-vets-young-and-old-model-for-army-statue/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2016 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-vets-young-and-old-model-for-army-statue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Croix bridge work makes for dangerous ice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Snowmobilers and ice anglers are being cautioned about dangerous ice conditions in the St. Croix River bridge construction zone, where work is continuing during the winter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-croix-bridge-work-makes-for-dangerous-ice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-croix-bridge-work-makes-for-dangerous-ice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car plunges off Stillwater bluff, driver killed]]></title><description><![CDATA[One person is dead after a car drove off a dead-end road and over bluffs, crashing near the Brown's Creek State Trail in Stillwater.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/car-plunges-off-stillwater-bluff-driver-killed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 16:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/car-plunges-off-stillwater-bluff-driver-killed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Sherlock's home, in St. Paul's Highland Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, it's cool that a high school student built a facsimile of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street residence in his Highland Park home but, as playwright Jeffrey Hatcher jokes, "You worry slightly when you hear it's in his basement. As he's taking you there, you wonder if you'll ever get out."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/its-sherlocks-home-in-st-pauls-highland-park/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/its-sherlocks-home-in-st-pauls-highland-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of 5 who drowned were en route to Duluth-area relatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Relatives say a family of five from Kentucky killed in an Illinois flood Saturday was driving to Carlton, Minn., to visit relatives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/family-of-5-who-drowned-were-en-route-to-duluth-area-relatives/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 06:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/family-of-5-who-drowned-were-en-route-to-duluth-area-relatives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Shore's trails hampered by downed trees, result of recent wet snow]]></title><description><![CDATA[DULUTH, Minn. -- While many of northern Minnesota's winter recreation trail systems have been off to a slow start due to a lack of snow, the problem in parts of Minnesota's Arrowhead is too much snow -- or at least the wrong kind.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/north-shores-trails-hampered-by-downed-trees-result-of-recent-wet-snow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 06:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/north-shores-trails-hampered-by-downed-trees-result-of-recent-wet-snow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is what Ramsey County wants built with bonding money]]></title><description><![CDATA[A winter park, a residential treatment center for youth and a new bridge are all on Ramsey County's wish list for the New Year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/this-is-what-ramsey-county-wants-built-with-bonding-money/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 05:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/this-is-what-ramsey-county-wants-built-with-bonding-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's the latest in the South Washington County schools levy saga]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group contesting the outcome of a South Washington County school district levy says a judge improperly assigned its case to a retired Ramsey County judge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/heres-the-latest-in-the-south-washington-county-schools-levy-saga/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 05:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/heres-the-latest-in-the-south-washington-county-schools-levy-saga/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netflix asks whether man was wrongly convicted in sensational Wisconsin murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Was Steven Avery wrongly convicted a second time? A new Netflix series "Making a Murderer," about his infamous Wisconsin cases, has apparently convinced thousands of viewers that he was, based on social media reaction to the show and a backlash hitting Manitowoc County law enforcement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/netflix-asks-whether-man-was-wrongly-convicted-in-sensational-wisconsin-murder/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 05:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/netflix-asks-whether-man-was-wrongly-convicted-in-sensational-wisconsin-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twin Cities snowfall tops 5 inches, statewide crashes 350]]></title><description><![CDATA[With 5.5 inches of snow at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the Twin Cities area had its largest snowfall in more than a year and a half.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-snowfall-tops-5-inches-statewide-crashes-350/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 04:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-snowfall-tops-5-inches-statewide-crashes-350/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid White Earth tribal power struggle, Winona LaDuke to seek leadership post]]></title><description><![CDATA[MAHNOMEN, Minn. -- White Earth Chairwoman Erma Vizenor has been censured -- essentially stripping her of her power to lead -- by a committee of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/amid-white-earth-tribal-power-struggle-winona-laduke-to-seek-leadership-post/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 04:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/amid-white-earth-tribal-power-struggle-winona-laduke-to-seek-leadership-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twin Cities megachurch Eagle Brook reveals $17M donation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota's largest church has gotten a lot larger -- thanks to a $17 million contribution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-megachurch-eagle-brook-reveals-17m-donation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 04:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-megachurch-eagle-brook-reveals-17m-donation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Maplewood mayor Diana Longrie cited in city hall theft]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former mayor of Maplewood has been cited for theft after she allegedly took a public copy of the city's 300-plus page budget booklet from Maplewood City Hall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ex-maplewood-mayor-diana-longrie-cited-in-city-hall-theft/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 04:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ex-maplewood-mayor-diana-longrie-cited-in-city-hall-theft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vandals destroy St. Croix County sheriff's K-9 training facilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[HUDSON , Wis. -- St. Croix County authorities turned to social media this month to try to hunt down whoever destroyed to their police-dog training equipment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/vandals-destroy-st-croix-county-sheriffs-k-9-training-facilities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 02:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/vandals-destroy-st-croix-county-sheriffs-k-9-training-facilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul and Minneapolis declare snow emergencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the largest snowfall since April 2014, both St. Paul and Minneapolis have declared snow emergencies -- the first of the season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-and-minneapolis-declare-snow-emergencies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 00:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-and-minneapolis-declare-snow-emergencies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duluth-Superior Islamic center hopes meal with mayor will change views]]></title><description><![CDATA[DULUTH, Minn. -- Ibrahim Al-Qudah said his phone has been beeping like crazy in the wake of controversial comments made by Superior, Wis., Mayor Bruce Hagen before Christmas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/duluth-superior-islamic-center-hopes-meal-with-mayor-will-change-views/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 00:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/duluth-superior-islamic-center-hopes-meal-with-mayor-will-change-views/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laid off Minnesota steelworker to attend State of Union]]></title><description><![CDATA[HIBBING, Minn. -- Steelworker Dan Hill gave an emotional speech on the Iron Range last week when White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough was in Virginia to hear the plight of Minnesota taconite iron ore industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/laid-off-minnesota-steelworker-to-attend-state-of-union/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 00:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/laid-off-minnesota-steelworker-to-attend-state-of-union/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Twin Cities, Local Leaders Wield Influence Behind the Scenes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Itasca Project, a private initiative in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, is quietly shaping the region&rsquo;s economic agenda while taking on thorny issues like discrimination and income inequality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-the-twin-cities-local-leaders-wield-influence-behind-the-scenes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2015 00:27:18 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-the-twin-cities-local-leaders-wield-influence-behind-the-scenes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[T.S.A. Moves Closer to Rejecting Some State Driver’s Licenses for Travel]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security said airport screeners would soon start accepting only licenses that meet federal standards, despite resistance from privacy advocates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/tsa-moves-closer-to-rejecting-some-state-drivers-licenses-for-travel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2015 13:16:22 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/tsa-moves-closer-to-rejecting-some-state-drivers-licenses-for-travel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is old St. Paul, frozen in time by a father, railroader, St. Paulite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Willard Nelson Handsaker was a railroad employee, a dedicated father of three and an obsessive photographer. From 1932 to 1973, he captured every month in pictures, from his home life in St. Paul's Mac-Groveland neighborhood to company retirements, track accidents and the giant ice palaces of the St. Paul Winter Carnival.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/this-is-old-st-paul-frozen-in-time-by-a-father-railroader-st-paulite/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2015 04:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/this-is-old-st-paul-frozen-in-time-by-a-father-railroader-st-paulite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West St. Paul's renovated ice arena is a real winner]]></title><description><![CDATA["The ice is a lot better."It's a simple summation -- in this case made by Brian Ihrke, Henry Sibley High School's activities director -- of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/west-st-pauls-renovated-ice-arena-is-a-real-winner/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2015 04:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/west-st-pauls-renovated-ice-arena-is-a-real-winner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hmong Cultural Center's new St. Paul exhibit traces immigrants' history]]></title><description><![CDATA[The black and white photograph is one of Mark Pfeifer's favorite elements in an exhibit that opened at the Hmong Cultural Center in St. Paul this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hmong-cultural-centers-new-st-paul-exhibit-traces-immigrants-history/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2015 04:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hmong-cultural-centers-new-st-paul-exhibit-traces-immigrants-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local women pool their cash to power philanthropy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four times a year, a group of women gather in Shoreview and get to feel like big-time philanthropists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/local-women-pool-their-cash-to-power-philanthropy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2015 04:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/local-women-pool-their-cash-to-power-philanthropy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul woman helping Syrian refugees in her native Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like the rest of the world, Pinar Karaca-Mandic saw the photo of a refugee boy who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea when his family attempted to reach Greece in a small boat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-woman-helping-syrian-refugees-in-her-native-turkey/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2015 03:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-woman-helping-syrian-refugees-in-her-native-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That time St. Paul firemen had a few too many and brawled on Christmas morning 1874]]></title><description><![CDATA[The men of the St. Paul Fire Department's No. 3 engine house didn't have a very merry Christmas in 1874.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/that-time-st-paul-firemen-had-a-few-too-many-and-brawled-on-christmas-morning-1874/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2015 00:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/that-time-st-paul-firemen-had-a-few-too-many-and-brawled-on-christmas-morning-1874/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas was on the brown side, but a snowstorm is inbound]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a chance we won't be looking at brown grass and bare trees for too much longer. The National Weather Service is forecasting a storm system to move into southwestern Minnesota on Friday evening and then up into the metro area as the night progresses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/christmas-was-on-the-brown-side-but-a-snowstorm-is-inbound/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2015 00:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/christmas-was-on-the-brown-side-but-a-snowstorm-is-inbound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 dead in apparent murder-suicide in northwestern Wisconsin]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASHLAND, Wis. -- Three people were found dead in an Ashland home Thursday afternoon in what police in the northwestern Wisconsin community say was a double murder-suicide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/3-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide-in-northwestern-wisconsin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2015 00:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/3-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide-in-northwestern-wisconsin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota's Oromo look to U.S. for help]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abdurahman Kadir has a difficult time watching the video of his cousin Misra Haji-Nabo, a woman in her 20s, lying bloodied and fatally wounded in a street outside Ethiopia's capital city. The 35-second clip is being shared in chat rooms and news forums as the latest evidence of the country's military police responding to peaceful protest with violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesotas-oromo-look-to-us-for-help/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2015 00:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesotas-oromo-look-to-us-for-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul sex aid exchange goes awry; suspect 'at large']]></title><description><![CDATA[After pulling out a pistol and demanding a working penis pump, a man fled from a St. Paul adult video store and sex shop Wednesday evening and remains "at large," police said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-sex-aid-exchange-goes-awry-suspect-at-large/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2015 00:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-sex-aid-exchange-goes-awry-suspect-at-large/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul parents who let their baby smoke pot get short jail time]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. Paul couple, arrested and charged after police found marijuana plants growing in the house where they lived with their children, were sentenced to short jail terms and ordered to cooperate with child protection officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-parents-who-let-their-baby-smoke-pot-get-short-jail-time/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2015 00:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-parents-who-let-their-baby-smoke-pot-get-short-jail-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With law changed, Minnesota brewers tap into Sunday growler sales]]></title><description><![CDATA[It wasn't intended to save the fledgling craft brewery movement in Minnesota, which was doing pretty well anyway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/with-law-changed-minnesota-brewers-tap-into-sunday-growler-sales/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2015 00:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/with-law-changed-minnesota-brewers-tap-into-sunday-growler-sales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High-speed rail plans meet opposition in southeast Minnesota]]></title><description><![CDATA[GOODHUE, Minn. -- Opposition is growing in rural southeastern Minnesota to proposals for a high-speed rail line connecting Minneapolis and Rochester.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/high-speed-rail-plans-meet-opposition-in-southeast-minnesota/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2015 00:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/high-speed-rail-plans-meet-opposition-in-southeast-minnesota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin's whopper walleye *almost* breaks state record]]></title><description><![CDATA[LA CROSSE, Wis. -- A team of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources staffers have netted a massive walleye in a Jackson County lake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsins-whopper-walleye-almost-breaks-state-record/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2015 23:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsins-whopper-walleye-almost-breaks-state-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UMN bridge project needs state's help, Minneapolis says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minneapolis officials plan to ask the state for money to help fix an 86-year-old bridge that links the University of Minnesota's East and West Bank campuses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/umn-bridge-project-needs-states-help-minneapolis-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2015 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/umn-bridge-project-needs-states-help-minneapolis-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters Gather; Mall Is Shut in Response]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protesters gathered at the Mall of America and the nearby airport in Minneapolis to draw attention to the police killing of Jamar Clark.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-lives-matter-protesters-gather-mall-is-shut-in-response/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2015 03:51:23 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-lives-matter-protesters-gather-mall-is-shut-in-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota: No Extra Time for Driver’s License Upgrade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal officials denied Gov. Mark Dayton&rsquo;s request for more time to comply with stronger driver&rsquo;s license standards to board planes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-no-extra-time-for-drivers-license-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2015 01:47:04 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-no-extra-time-for-drivers-license-upgrade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota: No Extra Time for Driver’s License Upgrade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal officials denied Gov. Mark Dayton&rsquo;s request for more time to comply with stronger driver&rsquo;s license standards to board planes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-no-extra-time-for-drivers-license-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2015 01:47:04 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-no-extra-time-for-drivers-license-upgrade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mall of America tries to block Black Lives Matter protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Mall of America is taking Black Lives Matter Minneapolis activists to court in an effort to head off a protest planned for Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mall-of-america-tries-to-block-black-lives-matter-protest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mall-of-america-tries-to-block-black-lives-matter-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Lives Matter planning another Mall of America protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the second year in a row, Black Lives Matter Minneapolis is planning a demonstration at the Mall of America during the busy holiday shopping season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-lives-matter-planning-another-mall-of-america-protest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-lives-matter-planning-another-mall-of-america-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twin Cities holiday lights tours: Sit back and enjoy]]></title><description><![CDATA[When she saw the Ferris wheel, Kristin Gottas started having doubts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-holiday-lights-tours-sit-back-and-enjoy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-holiday-lights-tours-sit-back-and-enjoy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul man charged in killing of Maplewood father]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. Paul man who is reportedly part of a burglary ring that targets marijuana dealers has been charged with killing a father of two last month in Maplewood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-man-charged-in-killing-of-maplewood-father/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 15:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-man-charged-in-killing-of-maplewood-father/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anoka County sheriff's deputy honored for work at murder scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a case Jessica Slavik said she'll be talking about at her retirement party."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/anoka-county-sheriffs-deputy-honored-for-work-at-murder-scene/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 14:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/anoka-county-sheriffs-deputy-honored-for-work-at-murder-scene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forest Lake man raped preschooler decade ago, charges say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Forest Lake man has been charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct after he allegedly attacked a preschool girl attending an in-home day care run by his wife.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/forest-lake-man-raped-preschooler-decade-ago-charges-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 05:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/forest-lake-man-raped-preschooler-decade-ago-charges-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vikings to contribute more money toward new stadium]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Vikings have won approval to contribute more money toward the construction of their new home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/vikings-to-contribute-more-money-toward-new-stadium/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 05:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/vikings-to-contribute-more-money-toward-new-stadium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dreaming of a white Christmas, Twin Cities? We have bad news.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's looking like another brown Christmas this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dreaming-of-a-white-christmas-twin-cities-we-have-bad-news/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 05:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dreaming-of-a-white-christmas-twin-cities-we-have-bad-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. had A-bomb, Japan had I-400 - and Roseville vet helped nab it]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the final days of World War II, Gordon Neslund played a role in capturing one of Japan's most top-secret weapons.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/us-had-a-bomb-japan-had-i-400-and-roseville-vet-helped-nab-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 04:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/us-had-a-bomb-japan-had-i-400-and-roseville-vet-helped-nab-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UMN notes rising anti-Muslim rhetoric, urges respect]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Bessma Dabaan headed off to the University of Minnesota this year, her mother warned her to wear a hood when she went out at night. That way, she said, her hijab would be harder to see.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/umn-notes-rising-anti-muslim-rhetoric-urges-respect/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 04:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/umn-notes-rising-anti-muslim-rhetoric-urges-respect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warm weather brings lower heating bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[MILWAUKEE -- Balmy weather this winter could mean a big break in heating costs for Wisconsin utility customers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/warm-weather-brings-lower-heating-bills/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 04:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/warm-weather-brings-lower-heating-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedestrian killed by train in Coon Rapids]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pedestrian walking on the train tracks was struck and killed by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train Sunday afternoon in Coon Rapids.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/pedestrian-killed-by-train-in-coon-rapids/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 03:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/pedestrian-killed-by-train-in-coon-rapids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car found in Roseville's Lake Josephine, body inside]]></title><description><![CDATA[A car with a body in it was discovered under the ice at Lake Josephine in Roseville on Sunday that matches the description of a missing Shoreview woman, police said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/car-found-in-rosevilles-lake-josephine-body-inside/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 02:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/car-found-in-rosevilles-lake-josephine-body-inside/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedestrian struck, killed in Duluth parking lot]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man is dead after he was struck and killed by a vehicle as he crossed a parking lot in Duluth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/pedestrian-struck-killed-in-duluth-parking-lot/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2015 22:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/pedestrian-struck-killed-in-duluth-parking-lot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Duluth area, 2 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities in Superior blame a malfunctioning furnace for sickening two people in an apartment with carbon monoxide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-duluth-area-2-treated-for-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2015 22:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-duluth-area-2-treated-for-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archdiocese of St. Paul Settles Civil Complaint on Child Sexual Abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The agreement in the Minnesota case allows prosecutors and courts to monitor the church&rsquo;s progress for three years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/archdiocese-of-st-paul-settles-civil-complaint-on-child-sexual-abuse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2015 00:13:18 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/archdiocese-of-st-paul-settles-civil-complaint-on-child-sexual-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archdiocese of St. Paul Settles Civil Complaint on Child Sexual Abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The agreement in the Minnesota case allows prosecutors and courts to monitor the church&rsquo;s progress for three years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/archdiocese-of-st-paul-settles-civil-complaint-on-child-sexual-abuse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2015 00:13:18 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/archdiocese-of-st-paul-settles-civil-complaint-on-child-sexual-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ted Cruz&amp;#8217;s New Data Strategy: Here Comes Santa Claus]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Santa Claus posed with children at a Cruz event in Minnesota on Thursday, an appearance the campaign hopes to repeat across a 12-city tour. But, the aim was not exclusively festive. To retrieve photos taken with the Santa, visitors had to provide...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ted-cruzamp8217s-new-data-strategy-here-comes-santa-claus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2015 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ted-cruzamp8217s-new-data-strategy-here-comes-santa-claus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carleton College student acquitted in crash that killed 3 classmates]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Carleton College student has been acquitted of careless driving charges arising from a February 2014 crash that left three classmates dead and another injured.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/carleton-college-student-acquitted-in-crash-that-killed-3-classmates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 03:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/carleton-college-student-acquitted-in-crash-that-killed-3-classmates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul mom's slaying was first of violent spree, charges say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A night of terror began in St. Paul and ended in Minneapolis on a Sunday in October, with suspects confronting nine people at gunpoint, killing two of them, the Hennepin County attorney announced Tuesday after weeks of investigation. The attacks appeared random.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-moms-slaying-was-first-of-violent-spree-charges-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 03:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-moms-slaying-was-first-of-violent-spree-charges-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twin Cities weather: Wintry mix, then cold after near-record warmth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rain, snow and cooler air are approaching.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-weather-wintry-mix-then-cold-after-near-record-warmth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 02:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-weather-wintry-mix-then-cold-after-near-record-warmth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul mom accused of killing newborn found incompetent for trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. Paul mother accused of killing her 5-week-old son in November has been found incompetent to stand trial due to mental illness.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-mom-accused-of-killing-newborn-found-incompetent-for-trial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 02:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-mom-accused-of-killing-newborn-found-incompetent-for-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gateway Trail to be plowed by DNR after all]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reversing a decision that outraged local bicycle commuters, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday that it will plow the Gateway State Trail this winter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/gateway-trail-to-be-plowed-by-dnr-after-all/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 02:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/gateway-trail-to-be-plowed-by-dnr-after-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ramsey County approves 2016-17 budget with spending, tax increases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ramsey County will increase its spending over the next two years to help pay for additional child protection workers, probation officers, sheriff's deputies and other investments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ramsey-county-approves-2016-17-budget-with-spending-tax-increases/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 02:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ramsey-county-approves-2016-17-budget-with-spending-tax-increases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dayton pushes for $800 million water-quality farmland easement plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continuing his focus on water quality throughout Minnesota's farmlands, Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday said the state is seeking federal approval for a nearly $800 million plan to permanently protect 100,000 acres across southern and western Minnesota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dayton-pushes-for-800-million-water-quality-farmland-easement-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dayton-pushes-for-800-million-water-quality-farmland-easement-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton calls for disruption of recruitment to battle homegrown terror]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Minneapolis Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said that limited military action, gun control and cooperation with Muslim-American communities is the best way to combat the threat of domestic and international terrorism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hillary-clinton-calls-for-disruption-of-recruitment-to-battle-homegrown-terror/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 02:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hillary-clinton-calls-for-disruption-of-recruitment-to-battle-homegrown-terror/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul teacher, on school violence: 'We are afraid']]></title><description><![CDATA[The writer, who has taught for nearly three decades in rural, suburban and urban schools, requested anonymity for fear of reprisal. I withheld specific incidents at the school where this person works to help safeguard the identity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-teacher-on-school-violence-we-are-afraid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 01:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-teacher-on-school-violence-we-are-afraid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to avoid identity theft while holiday shopping]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the holiday season in full swing, the Minnesota Department of Commerce is warning shoppers about the increased risk of identity theft during this busy time of the year.<br />
Tips for keeping delivered packages safe from thieves]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-to-avoid-identity-theft-while-holiday-shopping/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 01:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/how-to-avoid-identity-theft-while-holiday-shopping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twin Wisconsin infants severely malnourished; mom charged]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Janesville, Wis., mother whose infant twins didn't gain weight for nine months will appear in Rock County Court on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-wisconsin-infants-severely-malnourished-mom-charged/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 01:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-wisconsin-infants-severely-malnourished-mom-charged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul schools chief's performance review is today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Superintendent Valeria Silva's annual performance review is on the agenda for this month's formal St. Paul Public Schools board of education meeting at 5:30 p.m. today. It is open to the public.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-schools-chiefs-performance-review-is-today/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 01:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-schools-chiefs-performance-review-is-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Repeat Rochester bank robbery caught live on TV news report]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A suspect in a bank robbery in Rochester on Monday apparently returned and robbed the same bank again Tuesday -- and the scene was caught on a live television report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/repeat-rochester-bank-robbery-caught-live-on-tv-news-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 01:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/repeat-rochester-bank-robbery-caught-live-on-tv-news-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesotan charged in Somali restaurant firebombing is arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[North Dakota authorities have arrested a Minnesota man with felony arson in a fire that heavily damaged a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks, though investigators don't yet know what led to the attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesotan-charged-in-somali-restaurant-firebombing-is-arrested/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 00:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesotan-charged-in-somali-restaurant-firebombing-is-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ramsey County website gets new look]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ramsey County's website -- www.ramseycounty.us -- has a new look after a new version of its site launched Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ramsey-county-website-gets-new-look/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2015 23:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ramsey-county-website-gets-new-look/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton to Unveil Counterterrorism Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mrs. Clinton is schedule to give a speech in Minneapolis proposing a multifaceted plan to address the Islamic State&rsquo;s recruiting methods and to call for better monitoring and vetting of people living in the United States who could become...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hillary-clinton-to-unveil-counterterrorism-strategy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2015 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hillary-clinton-to-unveil-counterterrorism-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton to Unveil Counterterrorism Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mrs. Clinton is schedule to give a speech in Minneapolis proposing a multifaceted plan to address the Islamic State&rsquo;s recruiting methods and to call for better monitoring and vetting of people living in the United States who could become...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hillary-clinton-to-unveil-counterterrorism-strategy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2015 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hillary-clinton-to-unveil-counterterrorism-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota: Man Is Accused of Making Death Threats to F.B.I. Agents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal authorities arrested a 19-year-old Minneapolis man who they said had threatened to kill F.B.I. agents after another Minnesota resident was charged with trying to join the Islamic State.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-man-is-accused-of-making-death-threats-to-fbi-agents/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2015 04:49:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-man-is-accused-of-making-death-threats-to-fbi-agents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing woman's body found in shallow grave near Bemidji; 2 men arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Two men have been arrested in the disappearance and death of a Redby woman whose body has been recovered from a shallow grave northwest of Bemidji.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/missing-womans-body-found-in-shallow-grave-near-bemidji-2-men-arrested/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 03:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/missing-womans-body-found-in-shallow-grave-near-bemidji-2-men-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 motorist killed in I-694 crash in Vadnais Heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[One person is dead after a crash Thursday night in Vadnais Heights.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/1-motorist-killed-in-i-694-crash-in-vadnais-heights/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 03:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/1-motorist-killed-in-i-694-crash-in-vadnais-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wife of slain St. Croix River fisherman testifies: 'This will never end for us']]></title><description><![CDATA[When Christie Kelly woke up her children the morning of April 15, they could tell something was wrong by the look on her face, she told a courtroom Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wife-of-slain-st-croix-river-fisherman-testifies-this-will-never-end-for-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 02:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wife-of-slain-st-croix-river-fisherman-testifies-this-will-never-end-for-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Average Twin Cities guy? Maybe - but he's taking on ISIS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mohamed Ahmed wants you to think he's perfectly ordinary. But the Somali-American Minneapolis resident is trying to stand up to the Islamic State group, often from a cigar shop in St. Paul, armed with only a computer and his ideas.Rub&eacute;n Rosario: Twin Cities Muslims wary of homegrown radicals, bigotry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/average-twin-cities-guy-maybe-but-hes-taking-on-isis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 02:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/average-twin-cities-guy-maybe-but-hes-taking-on-isis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 dead, 1 gravely wounded in St. Paul's West 7th area]]></title><description><![CDATA[A normally quiet St. Paul block was rocked by gunshots early Thursday, but responding officers had not even arrived to the scene before they saw a man lying on the sidewalk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-dead-1-gravely-wounded-in-st-pauls-west-7th-area/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 01:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-dead-1-gravely-wounded-in-st-pauls-west-7th-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maplewood murder suspect back in Minnesota, appears in court]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Maplewood man suspected of killing his wife in August appeared in court for the first time Thursday and tensions were high.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/maplewood-murder-suspect-back-in-minnesota-appears-in-court/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 01:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/maplewood-murder-suspect-back-in-minnesota-appears-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prescott man found dead in box in Kentukcy; woman arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[PRESCOTT, Wis. -- Authorities in northwestern Wisconsin say a suspect is being held in the death of a Prescott man whose body was found in a box along a road in Kentucky.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/prescott-man-found-dead-in-box-in-kentukcy-woman-arrested/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/prescott-man-found-dead-in-box-in-kentukcy-woman-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After balmy temperatures, ice is thin on Minnesota lakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[With daytime temperatures still climbing above freezing even in the northern parts of the state, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reminding outdoor enthusiasts to stay clear of early ice, use extreme caution when recreating on dangerously cold water and wear life jackets..]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-balmy-temperatures-ice-is-thin-on-minnesota-lakes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-balmy-temperatures-ice-is-thin-on-minnesota-lakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul man sentenced for threatening to post stolen nude photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A judge has sentenced a Minnesota man to four years in prison for threatening to post nude photos of an Ohio State University student from her stolen laptop computer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-man-sentenced-for-threatening-to-post-stolen-nude-photos/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-man-sentenced-for-threatening-to-post-stolen-nude-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 face upgraded charges in fatal beating of Carver County man, 90]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men have been indicted on first-degree felony murder charges in the death of a 90-year-old man who was robbed in his rural Carver County home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-face-upgraded-charges-in-fatal-beating-of-carver-county-man-90/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-face-upgraded-charges-in-fatal-beating-of-carver-county-man-90/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis senator, wife settle dispute over nonprofit payments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democratic state Sen. Jeffrey Hayden and his wife will pay $2,750 to settle a dispute over expense reimbursements from the troubled Community Action of Minneapolis nonprofit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-senator-wife-settle-dispute-over-nonprofit-payments/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-senator-wife-settle-dispute-over-nonprofit-payments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul to hire lobbyists to press soccer stadium project at Capitol]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul's mayor has received city council permission to hire a lobbying firm to seek law changes toward a new Minnesota United soccer stadium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-to-hire-lobbyists-to-press-soccer-stadium-project-at-capitol/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-to-hire-lobbyists-to-press-soccer-stadium-project-at-capitol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victim in North Shore resort slaying ID'd as Bloomington man]]></title><description><![CDATA[TOFTE, Minn. -- Authorities have identified the man shot and killed at a popular resort on the North Shore of Lake Superior as a 35-year-old Bloomington man.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/victim-in-north-shore-resort-slaying-idd-as-bloomington-man/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/victim-in-north-shore-resort-slaying-idd-as-bloomington-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prescott man found dead in box in Kentucky; woman arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[PRESCOTT, Wis. -- Authorities in northwestern Wisconsin say a suspect is being held in the death of a Prescott man whose body was found in a box along a road in Kentucky.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/prescott-man-found-dead-in-box-in-kentucky-woman-arrested/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/prescott-man-found-dead-in-box-in-kentucky-woman-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing woman's body found in shallow grave near Bemidji; 2 arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Two men have been arrested in the disappearance and death of a Minnesota woman whose body has been recovered from a shallow grave northwest of Bemidji.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/missing-womans-body-found-in-shallow-grave-near-bemidji-2-arrested/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/missing-womans-body-found-in-shallow-grave-near-bemidji-2-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota agency revealed identity of fraud tipster, suit says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tipster who alerted a Minnesota government agency to potential fraud involving unemployment benefits sued Thursday after her identity was mistakenly revealed to the man she turned in, leaving her fearful for her safety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-agency-revealed-identity-of-fraud-tipster-suit-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-agency-revealed-identity-of-fraud-tipster-suit-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obituary: Doug Leatherdale led St. Paul Cos., helped revive downtown]]></title><description><![CDATA[The St. Paul Cos. was the city's largest employer and worth more than $5 billion when Doug Leatherdale was its CEO. But Leatherdale held onto his rural Canadian background.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/obituary-doug-leatherdale-led-st-paul-cos-helped-revive-downtown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 23:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/obituary-doug-leatherdale-led-st-paul-cos-helped-revive-downtown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 torched historic Eagan town hall in retaliation, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two brothers who unsuccessfully sued Eagan in 2008 over the seizure of belongings during a police investigation were charged Thursday with setting fire to the century-old town hall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-torched-historic-eagan-town-hall-in-retaliation-police-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 23:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-torched-historic-eagan-town-hall-in-retaliation-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another St. Paul student attacked teacher, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another St. Paul teacher was assaulted Thursday and a 13-year-old girl was taken into custody, police say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/another-st-paul-student-attacked-teacher-police-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 23:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/another-st-paul-student-attacked-teacher-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul Green Line collision kills woman at Hamline Avenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman was struck and killed by a Green Line train Thursday morning near University and Hamline Avenues, according to a tweet from the St. Paul Fire Department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-green-line-collision-kills-woman-at-hamline-avenue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 20:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-green-line-collision-kills-woman-at-hamline-avenue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul Superintendent Silva surprised by teachers' strike threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul schools Superintendent Valeria Silva said Wednesday that she believed the district and teachers were making progress on school safety issues -- and then came Tuesday's union strike threat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-superintendent-silva-surprised-by-teachers-strike-threat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-superintendent-silva-surprised-by-teachers-strike-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In St. Paul Green Line collision, woman dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman was struck and killed by a Green Line train Thursday morning near University and Hamline Avenues, according to a tweet from the St. Paul Fire Department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-st-paul-green-line-collision-woman-dead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-st-paul-green-line-collision-woman-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Croix River stabbing trial: 'Levi was freaking out,' friend testifies]]></title><description><![CDATA[A witness in the trial over a fatal stabbing along the St. Croix River described a chaotic scene.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-croix-river-stabbing-trial-levi-was-freaking-out-friend-testifies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 17:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-croix-river-stabbing-trial-levi-was-freaking-out-friend-testifies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul gets big lift from Bloomberg foundation to innovate government]]></title><description><![CDATA[With an eye on government transparency and data collection, Bloomberg Philanthropies has selected the city of St. Paul for a performance review of sorts -- just the kind of innovative step that the mayor's office has been hoping for.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-gets-big-lift-from-bloomberg-foundation-to-innovate-government/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-gets-big-lift-from-bloomberg-foundation-to-innovate-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Full-court lob gives Austin boys basketball team a win as time expires]]></title><description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Minn. -- It was another Hail Mary pass to give the Packers the win. Only this time the winners are a Minnesota boys high school basketball team, thanks to a full-court shot as time expired.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/full-court-lob-gives-austin-boys-basketball-team-a-win-as-time-expires/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/full-court-lob-gives-austin-boys-basketball-team-a-win-as-time-expires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central High School assault brings student behavior policy to boiling point]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the wake of a lunchroom brawl that left a Central High School teacher with a traumatic brain injury, St. Paul Public Schools are wrestling with how best to keep students and teachers safe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/central-high-school-assault-brings-student-behavior-policy-to-boiling-point/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/central-high-school-assault-brings-student-behavior-policy-to-boiling-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body found likely that of Minnesota man missing for 2 weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blue Earth County sheriff's officials say a body found near a campground in Madison Lake is likely that of a man missing for about two weeks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/body-found-likely-that-of-minnesota-man-missing-for-2-weeks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/body-found-likely-that-of-minnesota-man-missing-for-2-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In St. Paul's West 7th area, 2 dead, 1 gravely wounded]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul police are investigating a double homicide in the West Seventh neighborhood early Thursday and said another man has been critically injured.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-st-pauls-west-7th-area-2-dead-1-gravely-wounded/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-st-pauls-west-7th-area-2-dead-1-gravely-wounded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Popular Gateway Trail won't be plowed this winter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bicyclists who commute along the Gateway State Trail might have to find another route to work this winter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/popular-gateway-trail-wont-be-plowed-this-winter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/popular-gateway-trail-wont-be-plowed-this-winter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis Black Lives Matter protests show activists' rift]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protests over the death of a black man in a confrontation with Minneapolis police officers have exposed a rift between younger and older black activists over tactics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-black-lives-matter-protests-show-activists-rift/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-black-lives-matter-protests-show-activists-rift/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stearns County man leads police on 100-mph chase after '28 to 34' beers]]></title><description><![CDATA[BELGRADE, Minn. -- A man led police on a chase driving more than 100 mph before admitting to drinking "28 to 34" beers, according to criminal charges filed Tuesday in Stearns County District Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/stearns-county-man-leads-police-on-100-mph-chase-after-28-to-34-beers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/stearns-county-man-leads-police-on-100-mph-chase-after-28-to-34-beers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul Central High: Mother says son didn't realize it was a teacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 16-year-old at the center of a St. Paul high school assault is sorry a teacher was seriously injured, but he didn't realize the person who restrained him from behind was a teacher, his mother said Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-central-high-mother-says-son-didnt-realize-it-was-a-teacher/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-central-high-mother-says-son-didnt-realize-it-was-a-teacher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Shore resort slaying happened outside employee holiday party]]></title><description><![CDATA[TOFTE, Minn. -- A man was fatally shot during an altercation outside a holiday party at a popular North Shore resort and restaurant early Wednesday, authorities said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/north-shore-resort-slaying-happened-outside-employee-holiday-party/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/north-shore-resort-slaying-happened-outside-employee-holiday-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul police investigating double homicide in West Seventh neighborhood]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul police are investigating a double homicide in the West Seventh neighborhood early Thursday and said another man has been critically injured.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-police-investigating-double-homicide-in-west-seventh-neighborhood/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-police-investigating-double-homicide-in-west-seventh-neighborhood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood of both St. Croix river fishermen found inside car where men tussled]]></title><description><![CDATA[The blood of both Levi Acre-Kendall and Peter Kelly was found on the inside of a Toyota Camry where the two St. Croix River fishermen tussled shortly before Kelly collapsed from a fatal knife wound to the heart.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/blood-of-both-st-croix-river-fishermen-found-inside-car-where-men-tussled/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 06:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/blood-of-both-st-croix-river-fishermen-found-inside-car-where-men-tussled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul schools chief surprised by teachers' mediation request]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul schools Superintendent Valeria Silva said Wednesday that she believed the district and teachers were making progress on school safety issues -- and then came Tuesday's union strike threat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-schools-chief-surprised-by-teachers-mediation-request/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 06:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-schools-chief-surprised-by-teachers-mediation-request/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MNsure says 70% of private insurance buyers get tax credits]]></title><description><![CDATA[More MNsure customers are in line to receive tax subsidies next year, a reflection of sharply rising premiums for individual health insurance in Minnesota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mnsure-says-70-of-private-insurance-buyers-get-tax-credits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 06:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mnsure-says-70-of-private-insurance-buyers-get-tax-credits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Man Accused of Trying to Aid ISIS]]></title><description><![CDATA[About a dozen Minnesota residents have traveled to Syria to join jihadist groups there since late 2013.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-man-accused-of-trying-to-aid-isis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-man-accused-of-trying-to-aid-isis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Man Accused of Trying to Aid ISIS]]></title><description><![CDATA[About a dozen Minnesota residents have traveled to Syria to join jihadist groups there since late 2013.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-man-accused-of-trying-to-aid-isis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-man-accused-of-trying-to-aid-isis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hmong charter school's band is 'part of the American dream']]></title><description><![CDATA[Several years ago, Pao Yang started taking students from his St. Paul charter school on field trips to the Minnesota State Fair. They visited the animals and the crop art and they always finished up by watching the high school marching bands in the daily parade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hmong-charter-schools-band-is-part-of-the-american-dream/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 05:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hmong-charter-schools-band-is-part-of-the-american-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eagan man arrested as 10th suspect in alleged plot to travel to Syria]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FBI and local authorities arrested a 20-year-old man Wednesday night in Eagan on charges of providing material support to a terrorist organization.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/eagan-man-arrested-as-10th-suspect-in-alleged-plot-to-travel-to-syria/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 05:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/eagan-man-arrested-as-10th-suspect-in-alleged-plot-to-travel-to-syria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bemidji State University responds to anti-Muslim sentiment on campus]]></title><description><![CDATA[BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Bemidji State University administrators are trying to calm a ripple of anti-Muslim sentiment at the school while an intensifying faction of the country views Islam as a threat to national security.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/bemidji-state-university-responds-to-anti-muslim-sentiment-on-campus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 05:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/bemidji-state-university-responds-to-anti-muslim-sentiment-on-campus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health nonprofits will receive bonuses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three dozen Minnesota nonprofits are getting bonus end-of-year checks from Community Health Charities, a funding organization that solicits workplace donations on behalf of its members, similar to United Way. Community Health Charities will give away $550,000 this month, a result of the local affiliate's merger last year with its national office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/health-nonprofits-will-receive-bonuses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 04:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/health-nonprofits-will-receive-bonuses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota allows teachers 'reasonable force' to stop violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota schools have detailed policies for how students should behave and what happens when they act out, but they are less clear about how educators should intervene when violence erupts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-allows-teachers-reasonable-force-to-stop-violence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 04:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-allows-teachers-reasonable-force-to-stop-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul's Schmidt Brewery gets funds for upgrades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schmidt Brewery gets funding for improvements]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-schmidt-brewery-gets-funds-for-upgrades/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 04:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-schmidt-brewery-gets-funds-for-upgrades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former St. Paul Boy Scout alleges sexual abuse in 1970s]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former St. Paul Boy Scout filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that he was abused by his Scout leader in the 1970s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/former-st-paul-boy-scout-alleges-sexual-abuse-in-1970s/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 04:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/former-st-paul-boy-scout-alleges-sexual-abuse-in-1970s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Website ranks N.D. best-run state; Minnesota 5th; Wisconsin 26th]]></title><description><![CDATA[Website ranks N.D. best-run state; Minnesota 5th; Wisconsin 26th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/website-ranks-nd-best-run-state-minnesota-5th-wisconsin-26th/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2015 05:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/website-ranks-nd-best-run-state-minnesota-5th-wisconsin-26th/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy veteran completes quest to swim length of Mississippi]]></title><description><![CDATA[BEMIDJI, Minn. -- At the southernmost tip of Louisiana, where the Mississippi River mingles with the Gulf of Mexico, Chris Ring finally caught his breath.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/navy-veteran-completes-quest-to-swim-length-of-mississippi/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2015 04:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/navy-veteran-completes-quest-to-swim-length-of-mississippi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is public space? St. Paul skyway issue revisited in Taser suit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. Paul man suing the city and three police officers who arrested him in a downtown skyway last year wants a court to block evidence about the case's key issue: which parts of the skyway are considered public space?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-is-public-space-st-paul-skyway-issue-revisited-in-taser-suit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2015 04:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-is-public-space-st-paul-skyway-issue-revisited-in-taser-suit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Education Department awards $250,000 for full-service community schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Department of Education on Friday awarded a total of $250,000 to four school districts looking to implement full-service community school models.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-education-department-awards-250000-for-full-service-community-schools/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2015 03:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-education-department-awards-250000-for-full-service-community-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the Archives: St. Paul gangster killed by car bomb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shortly before noon on Dec. 4, 1928, residents of "Dapper Dan" Hogan's West Seventh Street neighborhood were startled by an explosion in the St. Paul gangster's garage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/from-the-archives-st-paul-gangster-killed-by-car-bomb/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2015 03:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/from-the-archives-st-paul-gangster-killed-by-car-bomb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pickup crash kills 2 Lakeville South students, injures 2 others]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents and students are gathering at Lakeville South High School on Friday night after learning that four classmates were involved in a fatal traffic accident Friday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/pickup-crash-kills-2-lakeville-south-students-injures-2-others/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2015 03:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/pickup-crash-kills-2-lakeville-south-students-injures-2-others/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul: 2 Central High staffers hurt breaking up cafeteria fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two employees at St. Paul's Central High School were injured while breaking up a lunch room fight Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-2-central-high-staffers-hurt-breaking-up-cafeteria-fight/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2015 02:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-2-central-high-staffers-hurt-breaking-up-cafeteria-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kellogg Boulevard partly reopens during winter construction lull]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kellogg Boulevard has partly reopened for the winter months during a long-running construction project between Wabasha Street and West Seventh Street in downtown St. Paul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/kellogg-boulevard-partly-reopens-during-winter-construction-lull/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2015 01:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/kellogg-boulevard-partly-reopens-during-winter-construction-lull/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Lakeville South students killed in traffic accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents and students are gathering at Lakeville South High School on Friday night after learning that four classmates were involved in a serious accident Friday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-lakeville-south-students-killed-in-traffic-accident/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2015 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-lakeville-south-students-killed-in-traffic-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inver Grove Heights celebrates 50th]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inver Grove Heights nearly got swallowed up by outsiders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/inver-grove-heights-celebrates-50th/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2015 01:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/inver-grove-heights-celebrates-50th/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forest Lake debates police budget cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Forest Lake City Council on Monday will consider cutting the police budget by $90,000 next year -- a move that could mean the loss of one officer from the force.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/forest-lake-debates-police-budget-cuts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2015 00:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/forest-lake-debates-police-budget-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child pornographer who warmed home with computer heat gets 21 years in prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 40-year-old Zimmerman man who was using so much computer power that the heat warmed his home in one of the coldest winters in recent Minnesota history has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for distribution and possession of child pornography.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/child-pornographer-who-warmed-home-with-computer-heat-gets-21-years-in-prison/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2015 00:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/child-pornographer-who-warmed-home-with-computer-heat-gets-21-years-in-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosemount schools panel rejects parents' request to pull library book]]></title><description><![CDATA[A committee of parents and school staff has decided to retain a young adult book in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district libraries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rosemount-schools-panel-rejects-parents-request-to-pull-library-book/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rosemount-schools-panel-rejects-parents-request-to-pull-library-book/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dayton backs off as Essar Steel pays some bills to contractors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Essar Steel Minnesota has made enough progress in paying past-due bills from vendors that Gov. Mark Dayton will not call for the immediate repayment of $67 million in state incentives for the taconite plant it is building in Nashwauk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dayton-backs-off-as-essar-steel-pays-some-bills-to-contractors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dayton-backs-off-as-essar-steel-pays-some-bills-to-contractors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul colleges may see higher city fees in 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colleges and universities in St. Paul may have to pay more for Right of Way maintenance assessments as early as 2017.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-colleges-may-see-higher-city-fees-in-2017/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2015 22:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-colleges-may-see-higher-city-fees-in-2017/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She crochets so homeless will be warm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The clicking of Elizabeth Sammons' crochet hooks is mesmerizing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/she-crochets-so-homeless-will-be-warm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2015 22:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/she-crochets-so-homeless-will-be-warm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roseville to host national speed skating competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speed skating fans will have the chance to see some of the top junior athletes in the country compete for free this weekend, as Roseville's Minnesota OVAL recreation center hosts the American Cup Speed Skating Competition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/roseville-to-host-national-speed-skating-competition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2015 21:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/roseville-to-host-national-speed-skating-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green Line train hits pedestrian at Snelling]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Green Line train hit a pedestrian Friday at University Avenue and Snelling, the St. Paul fire department said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/green-line-train-hits-pedestrian-at-snelling/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2015 21:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/green-line-train-hits-pedestrian-at-snelling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Como Zoo residency, students get real look at life sciences]]></title><description><![CDATA[For one week out of the school year, young elementary school students can get a dose of education in a place filled with polar bears, tigers and gorillas -- without fear of being eaten.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-como-zoo-residency-students-get-real-look-at-life-sciences/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2015 21:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-como-zoo-residency-students-get-real-look-at-life-sciences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Dayton appoints key commissioner to appeals court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday appointed his human services commissioner Lucinda Jesson to the state Court of Appeals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mark-dayton-appoints-key-commissioner-to-appeals-court/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2015 20:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mark-dayton-appoints-key-commissioner-to-appeals-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Minnesota town reeling after mayor, teacher die in crashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[REMER, Minn. -- The small community of Remer is reeling after its mayor and a teacher were killed in separate vehicle crashes on the same stretch of highway Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/northern-minnesota-town-reeling-after-mayor-teacher-die-in-crashes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2015 18:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/northern-minnesota-town-reeling-after-mayor-teacher-die-in-crashes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Orchestra Is Getting $250,000 From Musicians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Money that Minnesota Orchestra musicians earned and raised during a lockout is being donated to the orchestra.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-orchestra-is-getting-250000-from-musicians/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 15:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-orchestra-is-getting-250000-from-musicians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Charged in Shooting of Minneapolis Protesters]]></title><description><![CDATA[A white man accused of shooting five Black Lives Matter protesters in Minneapolis had racist views, according to criminal complaints filed Monday that charged him in the shooting and three others with related crimes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/four-charged-in-shooting-of-minneapolis-protesters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/four-charged-in-shooting-of-minneapolis-protesters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Charged in Shooting of Minneapolis Protesters]]></title><description><![CDATA[A white man accused of shooting five Black Lives Matter protesters in Minneapolis had racist views, according to criminal complaints filed Monday that charged him in the shooting and three others with related crimes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/four-charged-in-shooting-of-minneapolis-protesters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/four-charged-in-shooting-of-minneapolis-protesters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Charged in Shooting of Protesters in Minneapolis]]></title><description><![CDATA[A white man accused of shooting five Black Lives Matter protesters in Minneapolis had racist views, according to criminal complaints filed Monday that charged him in the shooting and three others with related crimes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/four-charged-in-shooting-of-protesters-in-minneapolis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 03:27:29 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/four-charged-in-shooting-of-protesters-in-minneapolis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul schools discuss: Should police be in high schools?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The outgoing chairwoman of the St. Paul Public Schools Board of Education is questioning the value of police officers in the city's high schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-schools-discuss-should-police-be-in-high-schools/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 07:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-schools-discuss-should-police-be-in-high-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pioneer Press open in new headquarters today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota's oldest news organization has a new address.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/pioneer-press-open-in-new-headquarters-today/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 07:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/pioneer-press-open-in-new-headquarters-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murderer held teen captive in St. Paul basement for 4 days, charges say]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Garrett and Christina Muedeking heard the doorbell ring about 8 p.m. Tuesday, they thought it might be a solicitor or a friend returning to their house in St. Paul's North End.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/murderer-held-teen-captive-in-st-paul-basement-for-4-days-charges-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 06:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/murderer-held-teen-captive-in-st-paul-basement-for-4-days-charges-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police sketches still help, even amid surveillance, cellphones]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a "person of interest" was recently named in the abduction of Jacob Wetterling 26 years ago, a smudgy, black and white sketch from that time was pushed back into our collective consciousness.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/police-sketches-still-help-even-amid-surveillance-cellphones/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 06:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/police-sketches-still-help-even-amid-surveillance-cellphones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul school board chair asks for review of campus police officers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The outgoing chairwoman of the St. Paul Public Schools Board of Education is questioning the value of police officers in the city's high schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-school-board-chair-asks-for-review-of-campus-police-officers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 05:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-school-board-chair-asks-for-review-of-campus-police-officers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MnPASS lanes will open today on I-35E]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monday marks the official opening of the new MnPASS high-occupancy lanes on Interstate 35E between St. Paul and Little Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mnpass-lanes-will-open-today-on-i-35e/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 05:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mnpass-lanes-will-open-today-on-i-35e/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Minnesota driver dies in rollover crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Pine River man was killed over the weekend when his Chevrolet Silverado rolled over on Minnesota 371 north of Pine River.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/northern-minnesota-driver-dies-in-rollover-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 05:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/northern-minnesota-driver-dies-in-rollover-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Wisconsin, 15,000 lost eligibility for food stamps under new law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 15,000 Wisconsin residents lost access to food stamps in the first three months under a new law that requires some recipients to seek jobs, government data shows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-wisconsin-15000-lost-eligibility-for-food-stamps-under-new-law/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 05:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-wisconsin-15000-lost-eligibility-for-food-stamps-under-new-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin deputy delivers baby on roadside]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sheriff's deputy went beyond the usual call of duty early Saturday morning, according to the Monroe County sheriff's department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-deputy-delivers-baby-on-roadside/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 04:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-deputy-delivers-baby-on-roadside/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter is coming: 4 to 8 inches of snow forecast to hit Twin Cities]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have some bad news and some good news about a snowstorm likely to hit the Twin Cities on Monday and Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/winter-is-coming-4-to-8-inches-of-snow-forecast-to-hit-twin-cities/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 04:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/winter-is-coming-4-to-8-inches-of-snow-forecast-to-hit-twin-cities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body found during search for missing St. Cloud man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volunteers searching for a missing man found a body about 2:30 p.m. Sunday in a marsh south of Interstate 94 in Monticello, according to Sheriff Joe Hagerty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/body-found-during-search-for-missing-st-cloud-man/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 03:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/body-found-during-search-for-missing-st-cloud-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of Navy medic killed in Iraq struggles to get by]]></title><description><![CDATA[Veterans Day passed in the Cedergren family much the same as every other day: crammed in a hotel room, chasing down leads in hopes of finding a more suitable home, trying to get by on too little.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/family-of-navy-medic-killed-in-iraq-struggles-to-get-by/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 00:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/family-of-navy-medic-killed-in-iraq-struggles-to-get-by/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul's Snelling/Selby is now a posh address]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aptly named the Hepburn, the sprawling three-bedroom penthouse comes equipped with quartz countertops, porcelain bathtubs, a gas fireplace and two balconies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-snellingselby-is-now-a-posh-address/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2015 23:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-snellingselby-is-now-a-posh-address/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Soucheray: Paris climate conference is an exercise in hypocrisy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mayor of St. Paul, Chris Coleman, who knows at least as much about the climate as you do, will apparently bring to Paris the story of the Metrodome roof deflating in 2010.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/joe-soucheray-paris-climate-conference-is-an-exercise-in-hypocrisy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2015 23:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/joe-soucheray-paris-climate-conference-is-an-exercise-in-hypocrisy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Minnesota, No Child Left Behind overhaul nears reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesotans will have more control over their schools if Congress approves a long-overdue rewrite of the controversial federal No Child Left Behind Act.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-minnesota-no-child-left-behind-overhaul-nears-reality/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2015 23:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-minnesota-no-child-left-behind-overhaul-nears-reality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iron Range mining spinoff jobs spin away in downturn]]></title><description><![CDATA[VIRGINIA, Minn. -- Three years ago, Mitch Robertson showed a reporter around his booming steel fabrication business in Virginia, with sparks flying and machines clanking and business as brisk as it had ever been.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/iron-range-mining-spinoff-jobs-spin-away-in-downturn/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2015 20:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/iron-range-mining-spinoff-jobs-spin-away-in-downturn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to St. Paul's Snelling/Selby area bring 'a lot of excitement']]></title><description><![CDATA[Hayley Bush remembers what the intersection of St. Paul's Snelling and Selby avenues used to be like.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/changes-to-st-pauls-snellingselby-area-bring-a-lot-of-excitement/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2015 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/changes-to-st-pauls-snellingselby-area-bring-a-lot-of-excitement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul schools consider ban on Washington Redskins gear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skyler Kuczaboski hadn't given much thought to the Washington Redskins mascot before last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-schools-consider-ban-on-washington-redskins-gear/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2015 00:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-schools-consider-ban-on-washington-redskins-gear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salvation Army's annual mystery donor slips $1,100 into Roseville kettles]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Salvation Army's well-heeled benefactor with a habit of slipping big money into kettles has returned for the fifth straight year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/salvation-armys-annual-mystery-donor-slips-1100-into-roseville-kettles/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2015 00:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/salvation-armys-annual-mystery-donor-slips-1100-into-roseville-kettles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis police shooting, disparities spur talk of special session]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota's lawmakers and community leaders are brainstorming how to aid their state's hurting black community in a possible special session, though some acknowledge the issues may prove too weighty to take on in a one-day legislative blitz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-shooting-disparities-spur-talk-of-special-session/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-shooting-disparities-spur-talk-of-special-session/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here are your Pioneer Press Holiday Wishes]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a chilly Thursday afternoon in November, Kwanzaa Community Church of North Minneapolis was a place of peace and stillness. Empty pews, stained glass, quiet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/here-are-your-pioneer-press-holiday-wishes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/here-are-your-pioneer-press-holiday-wishes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruben Rosario: We're leaving this newsroom, but some stories will never die]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're moving. On Monday, yours truly and other Pioneer Press employees will have new digs -- a very large "suite" taking up a floor in the glassy-looking Comcast building across the river from downtown St. Paul. I checked into a potential cable discount. No such luck.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ruben-rosario-were-leaving-this-newsroom-but-some-stories-will-never-die/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ruben-rosario-were-leaving-this-newsroom-but-some-stories-will-never-die/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nostalgia, money drive 'Star Wars' toy collectors]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was in the early 1990s that Jarrod Roll caught the bug.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/nostalgia-money-drive-star-wars-toy-collectors/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/nostalgia-money-drive-star-wars-toy-collectors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anger Over Killing by Police Halts Shopping in Chicago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demonstrators are demanding changes in the aftermath of the death of Laquan McDonald, a black 17-year-old, who was shot 16 times.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/anger-over-killing-by-police-halts-shopping-in-chicago/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/anger-over-killing-by-police-halts-shopping-in-chicago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anger Over Killing by Police Halts Shopping in Chicago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demonstrators are demanding changes in the aftermath of the death of Laquan McDonald, a black 17-year-old, who was shot 16 times.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/anger-over-killing-by-police-halts-shopping-in-chicago/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/anger-over-killing-by-police-halts-shopping-in-chicago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chicago Protesters Take to Streets to Condemn Police Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demonstrators are demanding changes in the aftermath of the death of Laquan McDonald, a black 17-year-old, who was shot 16 times.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/chicago-protesters-take-to-streets-to-condemn-police-shooting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2015 22:40:13 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/chicago-protesters-take-to-streets-to-condemn-police-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 Arrested in Shooting at Black Lives Matter Protest Are Identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police on Wednesday released the names of four men arrested in connection with a shooting during a Black Lives Matter protest in Minneapolis outside a police station that injured five protesters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/4-arrested-in-shooting-at-black-lives-matter-protest-are-identified/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2015 04:43:43 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/4-arrested-in-shooting-at-black-lives-matter-protest-are-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Lives Matters Activists Vow Not to Cower After 5 Are Shot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three men were arrested after gunfire at a demonstration in Minneapolis left five victims with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-lives-matters-activists-vow-not-to-cower-after-5-are-shot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-lives-matters-activists-vow-not-to-cower-after-5-are-shot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Lives Matter Activists Vow Not to Cower After 5 Are Shot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three men were arrested after gunfire at a demonstration in Minneapolis left five victims with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-lives-matter-activists-vow-not-to-cower-after-5-are-shot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-lives-matter-activists-vow-not-to-cower-after-5-are-shot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Men Held in Shooting of 5 at Minneapolis Black Lives Matter Protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The men were wanted in a shooting that left the victims with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Another man is still being sought.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-men-held-in-shooting-of-5-at-minneapolis-black-lives-matter-protest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2015 01:17:37 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-men-held-in-shooting-of-5-at-minneapolis-black-lives-matter-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Held in Shooting of 5 at Minneapolis Black Lives Matter Protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man was one of three suspects, all described as white, in the shooting, which left the victims with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-held-in-shooting-of-5-at-minneapolis-black-lives-matter-protest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 21:20:34 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-held-in-shooting-of-5-at-minneapolis-black-lives-matter-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gunmen Shoot 5 at Minneapolis Black Lives Matter Protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police said that officers had responded to reports of multiple gunshots and that the victims&rsquo; injuries were not considered life-threatening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/gunmen-shoot-5-at-minneapolis-black-lives-matter-protest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:20:50 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/gunmen-shoot-5-at-minneapolis-black-lives-matter-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Minneapolis protest shooting, police looking for 3 white males]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest in the investigation into the fatal shooting of a black man by Minneapolis police that has sparked more than a week of demonstrations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-minneapolis-protest-shooting-police-looking-for-3-white-males/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-minneapolis-protest-shooting-police-looking-for-3-white-males/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These questions remain in Minneapolis police shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fatal shooting of a black man by a Minneapolis police officer has prompted more than a week of protests and led to calls for answers as state and federal investigators continue to piece together what happened.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/these-questions-remain-in-minneapolis-police-shooting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/these-questions-remain-in-minneapolis-police-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After $79 million spending boost, Minnesota preschool push continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[The push for expanded preschool funding didn't end in June when the Minnesota Legislature wrapped up a special session by agreeing on a $79 million spending boost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-79-million-spending-boost-minnesota-preschool-push-continues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-79-million-spending-boost-minnesota-preschool-push-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Iron Range reeling, Rick Nolan proposes steel import ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[DULUTH, Minn. -- U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan said Monday the situation is so dire for the U.S. iron ore and steel industries that the time has come to ban steel imports to protect American jobs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/with-iron-range-reeling-rick-nolan-proposes-steel-import-ban/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/with-iron-range-reeling-rick-nolan-proposes-steel-import-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rice Park's new design unveiled as fundraising begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[The girl in the fountain will remain in St. Paul's Rice Park, though Peppermint Patty is moving to a new garden perch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rice-parks-new-design-unveiled-as-fundraising-begins/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rice-parks-new-design-unveiled-as-fundraising-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis police investigate possible sexual assault in Uptown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minneapolis police are asking for the public's help after a woman was found unconscious and partially clothed outside her car in the Uptown area Sunday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-investigate-possible-sexual-assault-in-uptown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-investigate-possible-sexual-assault-in-uptown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A year in the making, K-9 display honors St. Paul police unit's history]]></title><description><![CDATA[A burglar caught picking a safe is against the glass. St. Paul police, in green uniforms, got him, and a police dog is watching. It is 1959, a snapshot in time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-year-in-the-making-k-9-display-honors-st-paul-police-units-history/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/a-year-in-the-making-k-9-display-honors-st-paul-police-units-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul man pimped out 17-year-old to strip on party buses, charges say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. Paul man has been charged in Washington County with pimping out a 17-year-old girl.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-man-pimped-out-17-year-old-to-strip-on-party-buses-charges-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-man-pimped-out-17-year-old-to-strip-on-party-buses-charges-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glockenspiel on West Seventh to close this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Glockenspiel bar and restaurant on West Seventh Street announced on its Facebook page Sunday night that their lease will not be renewed and they are closing immediately.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/glockenspiel-on-west-seventh-to-close-this-week/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/glockenspiel-on-west-seventh-to-close-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car thief chased through St. Paul skyways, beaten by victim, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who ran on foot after a car thief Saturday through downtown St. Paul caught the suspect and punched him unconscious in a pursuit that went from the street to the skyways, police said Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/car-thief-chased-through-st-paul-skyways-beaten-by-victim-police-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/car-thief-chased-through-st-paul-skyways-beaten-by-victim-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 shot near Jamar Clark protest in Minneapolis; suspects sought]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five people were shot late Monday night near the site of an ongoing protest over the fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer, Minneapolis police said. None of the five suffered life-threatening injuries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/5-shot-near-jamar-clark-protest-in-minneapolis-suspects-sought/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/5-shot-near-jamar-clark-protest-in-minneapolis-suspects-sought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNR says plenty of pheasants remain in Minnesota fields]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wildlife managers say Minnesota pheasant hunters should keep their gear handy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dnr-says-plenty-of-pheasants-remain-in-minnesota-fields/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dnr-says-plenty-of-pheasants-remain-in-minnesota-fields/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duluth firefighter gets 17 years in prison in child porn case]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Duluth, Minn., and Fargo, N.D., firefighter was sentenced Monday to 17 1/2 years in prison for child pornography.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/duluth-firefighter-gets-17-years-in-prison-in-child-porn-case/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/duluth-firefighter-gets-17-years-in-prison-in-child-porn-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gunmen Sought After 5 Are Shot at Protest of Police in Minneapolis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police said that officers had responded to reports of multiple gunshots and that the victims&rsquo; injuries were not considered life-threatening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/gunmen-sought-after-5-are-shot-at-protest-of-police-in-minneapolis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:14:34 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/gunmen-sought-after-5-are-shot-at-protest-of-police-in-minneapolis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He shot and killed his St. Paul neighbor - and can't say why]]></title><description><![CDATA[Asked why he shot at his neighbor three times at close range, Lepierre Carpenter couldn't really say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/he-shot-and-killed-his-st-paul-neighbor-and-cant-say-why/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/he-shot-and-killed-his-st-paul-neighbor-and-cant-say-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Columbia Heights Boy Scout alleges 1970s sex abuse in lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Boy Scout has filed a lawsuit claiming he was abused in the 1970s by a Scout leader for his Columbia Heights troop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/former-columbia-heights-boy-scout-alleges-1970s-sex-abuse-in-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 05:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/former-columbia-heights-boy-scout-alleges-1970s-sex-abuse-in-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Dayton: Ambulance video of Jamar Clark shooting inconclusive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Mark Dayton said Monday that he viewed ambulance video from the night Jamar Clark was fatally shot by Minneapolis police but found the footage inconclusive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mark-dayton-ambulance-video-of-jamar-clark-shooting-inconclusive/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 04:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mark-dayton-ambulance-video-of-jamar-clark-shooting-inconclusive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Sotheby&amp;#8217;s Sale, Minnesota Museum Reunites Martin Johnson Heade Paintings]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The Great Florida Sunset,&rdquo; which sold for $5.9 million on Wednesday to the museum, will be back together with &ldquo;View From Fern-Tree Walk, Jamaica,&rdquo; acquired in 2013. The paintings &ldquo;were intended to complement each other.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/with-sothebyamp8217s-sale-minnesota-museum-reunites-martin-johnson-heade-paintings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2015 02:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/with-sothebyamp8217s-sale-minnesota-museum-reunites-martin-johnson-heade-paintings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police and Protesters Clash in Minneapolis Over Fatal Shooting of Black Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demonstrators and the police gave conflicting accounts of the standoff on Wednesday, which came after Jamar Clark was shot by officers early Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/police-and-protesters-clash-in-minneapolis-over-fatal-shooting-of-black-man/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:39:41 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/police-and-protesters-clash-in-minneapolis-over-fatal-shooting-of-black-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul council says yes to Syrian refugees]]></title><description><![CDATA[In light of the humanitarian crisis in Syria, the St. Paul City Council has issued a public statement reaffirming that Minnesota's capital city is open to immigrants and refugees from all over the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-council-says-yes-to-syrian-refugees/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-council-says-yes-to-syrian-refugees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MnSCU trustees want to reward schools for performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leaders of Minnesota's largest higher education system want to start rewarding colleges for performance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mnscu-trustees-want-to-reward-schools-for-performance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mnscu-trustees-want-to-reward-schools-for-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MnSCU sticks with College Board student readiness test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota State Colleges and Universities will continue using Accuplacer tests for determining the college readiness of incoming students.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mnscu-sticks-with-college-board-student-readiness-test/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mnscu-sticks-with-college-board-student-readiness-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul OKs $11M in public financing for Macy's renovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The St. Paul City Council voted Wednesday evening to support $11 million in public financial support for the redevelopment of the downtown Macy's department store building.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-oks-11m-in-public-financing-for-macys-renovation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-oks-11m-in-public-financing-for-macys-renovation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin football: Osceola advances to first state final in 31 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Osceola senior lineman Logan Miller had just one thought as Freedom quarterback Charles Jadin let a Hail Mary pass fly on the final play of last week's Wisconsin Division 4 state semifinal game.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-football-osceola-advances-to-first-state-final-in-31-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-football-osceola-advances-to-first-state-final-in-31-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In fatal shooting outside Minneapolis church, charges filed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A murder charge has been filed in a fatal shooting outside a Minneapolis church.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-fatal-shooting-outside-minneapolis-church-charges-filed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-fatal-shooting-outside-minneapolis-church-charges-filed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis police, protesters clash at 4th Precinct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities on Wednesday released the names of two Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man over the weekend, and police later made a show of force outside a precinct where protesters have been encamped for days.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-protesters-clash-at-4th-precinct/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 12:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-protesters-clash-at-4th-precinct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis police shooting puts spotlight on racial tension]]></title><description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS (AP) &mdash; The fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a Minneapolis police officer has pushed racial tensions in the city's small]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-shooting-puts-spotlight-on-racial-tension/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 08:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-police-shooting-puts-spotlight-on-racial-tension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UMN steps up football game security, requires clear bags at TCF Bank Stadium]]></title><description><![CDATA[The University of Minnesota is implementing extra security measures for the Gophers' two final football games at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/umn-steps-up-football-game-security-requires-clear-bags-at-tcf-bank-stadium/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 07:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/umn-steps-up-football-game-security-requires-clear-bags-at-tcf-bank-stadium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing Lakeville sisters found in western Minnesota]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Lakeville teenage girls missing since April 2013 amid a custody dispute in Dakota County were found safe Wednesday at a horse farm in western Minnesota, police said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/missing-lakeville-sisters-found-in-western-minnesota/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 07:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/missing-lakeville-sisters-found-in-western-minnesota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magnetation warns of lengthy layoff at Bovey taconite plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. -- Grand Rapids-based Magnetation LLC, already mired in bankruptcy since May, said Wednesday it likely will idle another of its iron ore recovery plants by January as the global glut of ore and cheap steel continue to pummel the Iron Range.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/magnetation-warns-of-lengthy-layoff-at-bovey-taconite-plant/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 07:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/magnetation-warns-of-lengthy-layoff-at-bovey-taconite-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest: Minneapolis police report minor injuries, car damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS (AP) &mdash; The latest in the investigation into the fatal shooting of a black man by Minneapolis police that has sparked days of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/latest-minneapolis-police-report-minor-injuries-car-damage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 06:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/latest-minneapolis-police-report-minor-injuries-car-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Twin Cities protests erupt, legal observers train]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bruce Nestor's night began as Monday's Minneapolis protests ended. Nestor, a Minneapolis-based lawyer, had given his phone number to Black Lives Matter organizers for them to use as a legal hotline.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/as-twin-cities-protests-erupt-legal-observers-train/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 06:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/as-twin-cities-protests-erupt-legal-observers-train/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forum agrees on need to improve criminal justice system]]></title><description><![CDATA[As five panelists urged Minnesota to reform its criminal justice system Wednesday, two broken-hearted mothers sat in the back of the audience at a St. Paul hotel ballroom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/forum-agrees-on-need-to-improve-criminal-justice-system/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 06:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/forum-agrees-on-need-to-improve-criminal-justice-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby dead after Como Park crash; homicide investigators called]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. PaulComo Park<br />
A child was found dead after a car crash Wednesday in St. Paul's Como Regional Park, police said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/baby-dead-after-como-park-crash-homicide-investigators-called/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 05:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/baby-dead-after-como-park-crash-homicide-investigators-called/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick R. Fallon, Advertising Executive, Dies at 70]]></title><description><![CDATA[His Minneapolis agency made its name with imaginative campaigns, including the &ldquo;Cat Herders&rdquo; commercial that ran during the 2000 Super Bowl.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/patrick-r-fallon-advertising-executive-dies-at-70/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 04:37:13 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/patrick-r-fallon-advertising-executive-dies-at-70/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota&amp;#8217;s Iron Ore Producers Retrench, Troubling a Region]]></title><description><![CDATA[Magnetation, an iron ore producer, announced possible layoffs and a decline in production next year at a plant in Bovey, Minn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesotaamp8217s-iron-ore-producers-retrench-troubling-a-region/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 04:37:13 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesotaamp8217s-iron-ore-producers-retrench-troubling-a-region/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merce Cunningham Exhibitions in Minneapolis and Chicago]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago are to hold a two-city exhibition, &ldquo;Merce Cunningham: Common Time,&rdquo; opening in February 2017,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/merce-cunningham-exhibitions-in-minneapolis-and-chicago/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2015 18:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/merce-cunningham-exhibitions-in-minneapolis-and-chicago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota: U.S. Will Investigate Police Shooting of Unarmed Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice Department officials said they would start an inquiry into whether the shooting of an unarmed black man by the police violated civil rights laws.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-us-will-investigate-police-shooting-of-unarmed-man/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-us-will-investigate-police-shooting-of-unarmed-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota: Man Shot by Police Dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police said that Jamar Clark was an assault suspect, and that he was shot after interfering with paramedics trying to treat his victim and fighting with two officers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-man-shot-by-police-dies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-man-shot-by-police-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota: Federal Inquiry Sought Into Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Betsy Hodges of Minneapolis called for a federal civil rights investigation into an officer-involved shooting early Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-federal-inquiry-sought-into-shooting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2015 05:59:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-federal-inquiry-sought-into-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nonprofits relish Give to the Max generosity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once again, Give to the Max has made a lot of nonprofit organizations and schools very happy. Minnesota's seventh annual day of online philanthropy raised nearly $18.1 million, close to last year's record $18.3 million.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/nonprofits-relish-give-to-the-max-generosity/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 07:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/nonprofits-relish-give-to-the-max-generosity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iron Range man killed by fireworks placed on top of head]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 19-year-old Iron Range man died in a fireworks accident in Mountain Iron on Friday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/iron-range-man-killed-by-fireworks-placed-on-top-of-head/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 07:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/iron-range-man-killed-by-fireworks-placed-on-top-of-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACLU Minnesota app to record cop encounters upsets police unions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A phone app released Friday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota was created to empower people, but it has police unions concerned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/aclu-minnesota-app-to-record-cop-encounters-upsets-police-unions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 07:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/aclu-minnesota-app-to-record-cop-encounters-upsets-police-unions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bruce Dayton, Target co-founder and retail tycoon, dies at 97]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bruce Dayton, the last of five Dayton brothers in the legendary retailing family, died Friday at age 97 after a career that shaped the Twin Cities in a hundred ways, from fashion to philanthropy, shopping malls to state politics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/bruce-dayton-target-co-founder-and-retail-tycoon-dies-at-97/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 07:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/bruce-dayton-target-co-founder-and-retail-tycoon-dies-at-97/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maplewood man raped girl, posted video on Facebook, charges say]]></title><description><![CDATA[She told him to stop. She tried to push him away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/maplewood-man-raped-girl-posted-video-on-facebook-charges-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 05:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/maplewood-man-raped-girl-posted-video-on-facebook-charges-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Cottage Grove's Park High, learning geometry takes new shape]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geometry has taken on a new form at Park High School in Cottage Grove.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/at-cottage-groves-park-high-learning-geometry-takes-new-shape/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 05:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/at-cottage-groves-park-high-learning-geometry-takes-new-shape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Accountability' theme at St. Paul police review forum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dinner for 80 in a church basement Thursday consisted of sandwiches, chips and a serious conversation about who should be policing St. Paul police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/accountability-theme-at-st-paul-police-review-forum/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 04:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/accountability-theme-at-st-paul-police-review-forum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UMN says most of its students in Paris are safe and accounted for]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven of eight University of Minnesota students in Paris were safe and accounted for Friday night as the city reeled from a devastating terrorist attack, school officials said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/umn-says-most-of-its-students-in-paris-are-safe-and-accounted-for/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 04:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/umn-says-most-of-its-students-in-paris-are-safe-and-accounted-for/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lake Elmo fly fisherman catches potential world record muskie]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Twin Cities fisherman might have just hooked a world record muskie using a fly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lake-elmo-fly-fisherman-catches-potential-world-record-muskie/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 03:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lake-elmo-fly-fisherman-catches-potential-world-record-muskie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New-age publisher Carl Weschcke dies at 85]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carl Weschcke, a national figure in the new age religious community and a publisher of books on the occult, died last weekend at age 85.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/new-age-publisher-carl-weschcke-dies-at-85/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 03:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/new-age-publisher-carl-weschcke-dies-at-85/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress poised to tackle No Child Left Behind overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[Congress appears ready to consider an overhaul of No Child Left Behind after struggling to rewrite the controversial federal education law for more than seven years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/congress-poised-to-tackle-no-child-left-behind-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 03:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/congress-poised-to-tackle-no-child-left-behind-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Washington County schools levy recount planned]]></title><description><![CDATA[A $96 million capital levy approved by 19 votes by South Washington County school district voters Nov. 3 is headed for a recount.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/south-washington-county-schools-levy-recount-planned/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 02:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/south-washington-county-schools-levy-recount-planned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Black Friday, Minnesota state parks will be free]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although some of us will be burning Thanksgiving calories by frantically pushing a shopping cart through the aisles of a large retailer on Black Friday, the state of Minnesota has another idea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/on-black-friday-minnesota-state-parks-will-be-free/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 02:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/on-black-friday-minnesota-state-parks-will-be-free/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin National Guard to cut Hayward, Chippewa Falls units]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Wisconsin Army National Guard will inactivate three units as part of a plan to cut 274 citizen-soldiers and 36 full-time staff members over the next two years without layoffs, state officials announced Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-national-guard-to-cut-hayward-chippewa-falls-units/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 01:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-national-guard-to-cut-hayward-chippewa-falls-units/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul lawyer who punched son suspended for 60 days]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. Paul lawyer, convicted of terroristic threats four years ago, has been suspended from practicing law for 60 days.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-lawyer-who-punched-son-suspended-for-60-days/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 01:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-lawyer-who-punched-son-suspended-for-60-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota: Organizers of Protest at Mall Are Cleared by Judge]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge dismissed charges against organizers of a Black Lives Matter protest that drew thousands of demonstrators to the Mall of America on Dec. 20, disrupting Christmas shopping.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-organizers-of-protest-at-mall-are-cleared-by-judge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-organizers-of-protest-at-mall-are-cleared-by-judge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mumford &amp; Sons coming to St. Paul]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mumford &amp; Sons will play the Xcel Energy Center on April 21 as part of the band's "An Arrow Through the Heartland Tour."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mumford-amp-sons-coming-to-st-paul/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 16:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mumford-amp-sons-coming-to-st-paul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maplewood man shot during break-in knew his killer, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maplewood Police said Sunday that the suspect who shot a 31-year-old father dead in an early morning home invasion knew the victim, identified Sunday as Justin Niles Wright.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/maplewood-man-shot-during-break-in-knew-his-killer-police-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/maplewood-man-shot-during-break-in-knew-his-killer-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect in St. Paul bar shooting death arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police arrested a man early Monday in the fatal shooting of a man outside a St. Paul bar this weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/suspect-in-st-paul-bar-shooting-death-arrested/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 06:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/suspect-in-st-paul-bar-shooting-death-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cleveland Avenue again endorsed for bicycle route]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite neighborhood and business opposition that delayed a decision this summer, Cleveland Avenue was identified again Monday as the best place for a bike route between the Highland Park and Midway areas of St. Paul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/cleveland-avenue-again-endorsed-for-bicycle-route/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 06:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/cleveland-avenue-again-endorsed-for-bicycle-route/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In response to critics, Lake Elmo Airport expansion plan scaled back]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the Metropolitan Airports Commission this summer took public comments on its proposed $11.5 million runway construction and extension plan for the Lake Elmo Airport, about 100 people weighed in.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-response-to-critics-lake-elmo-airport-expansion-plan-scaled-back/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 05:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-response-to-critics-lake-elmo-airport-expansion-plan-scaled-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Edmund Fitzgerald in mind, scientists confirm rogue waves on Lake Superior]]></title><description><![CDATA[DULUTH, Minn. -- Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have confirmed the phenomenon of rogue waves on Lake Superior -- waves double the size of others at the same time and which have been named as a potential cause of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/with-edmund-fitzgerald-in-mind-scientists-confirm-rogue-waves-on-lake-superior/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 05:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/with-edmund-fitzgerald-in-mind-scientists-confirm-rogue-waves-on-lake-superior/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rebecca Noecker wins St. Paul City Council Ward 2 seat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rebecca Noecker won the Ward 2 city council seat after a hand count of ranked-choice ballots Monday, and come January women will make up nearly half the seven-member council, a first for St. Paul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rebecca-noecker-wins-st-paul-city-council-ward-2-seat/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 04:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rebecca-noecker-wins-st-paul-city-council-ward-2-seat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds: Deputy's killer at St. Cloud Hospital never evaluated by psychiatrist]]></title><description><![CDATA[ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- The man who fatally shot a sheriff's deputy at the St. Cloud hospital last month was never evaluated by a psychiatrist, despite making declarations that he was going to kill himself and any man who came into his room, according to a federal report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/feds-deputys-killer-at-st-cloud-hospital-never-evaluated-by-psychiatrist/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 04:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/feds-deputys-killer-at-st-cloud-hospital-never-evaluated-by-psychiatrist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South St. Paul man pleads guilty to threatening cops on Twitter]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 21-year-old South St. Paul man pleaded guilty Monday in Dakota County District Court to threatening to kill St. Paul police officers and a Minnesota State Patrol trooper after he was ticketed for speeding in 2014.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/south-st-paul-man-pleads-guilty-to-threatening-cops-on-twitter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 03:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/south-st-paul-man-pleads-guilty-to-threatening-cops-on-twitter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed PolyMet mine still faces major hurdles]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the final environmental review for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine was more than a decade in the making, the company still faces significant hurdles, including potential court challenges, before it can start digging for ore.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/proposed-polymet-mine-still-faces-major-hurdles/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 03:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/proposed-polymet-mine-still-faces-major-hurdles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 finalists named for Minneapolis schools superintendent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Semifinalists for superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools include the district's interim chief and an administrator from the Anoka-Hennepin School District.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/6-finalists-named-for-minneapolis-schools-superintendent/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 03:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/6-finalists-named-for-minneapolis-schools-superintendent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caroline Lowe joins KARE-TV to report Jacob Wetterling news]]></title><description><![CDATA[A familiar face is returning to local TV news. Caroline Lowe, a former WCCO-TV reporter, is joining KARE-TV's news team for the next couple of weeks to focus specifically on the Jacob Wetterling case. She will work with KARE's Karla Hult, AJ Lagoe and Steve Eckert.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/caroline-lowe-joins-kare-tv-to-report-jacob-wetterling-news/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 03:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/caroline-lowe-joins-kare-tv-to-report-jacob-wetterling-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man gets 25 years for fatal stabbing on Minneapolis train platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Minneapolis man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday for fatally stabbing a St. Paul man last winter on a light-rail platform in Minneapolis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-gets-25-years-for-fatal-stabbing-on-minneapolis-train-platform/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 02:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-gets-25-years-for-fatal-stabbing-on-minneapolis-train-platform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laid-off Oscar Mayer employees have good job prospects]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bad news is obvious for the 1,000 employees who will lose their jobs when Madison's Oscar Mayer plant closes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/laid-off-oscar-mayer-employees-have-good-job-prospects/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 02:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/laid-off-oscar-mayer-employees-have-good-job-prospects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Domestic violence cited in Iron Range American Legion slaying]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ongoing case of domestic abuse appears to have spilled over into the American Legion Club in Aurora Sunday night when 51-year-old John Joseph Plevell allegedly shot his onetime girlfriend Julie Ann Hildreth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/domestic-violence-cited-in-iron-range-american-legion-slaying/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 01:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/domestic-violence-cited-in-iron-range-american-legion-slaying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['What ever happened to Daundre?' Former St. Paul firefighter finds out]]></title><description><![CDATA["Whatever happened to Daundre?" wondered a St. Paul firefighter who rescued a 4-year-old boy from an inferno 25 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-ever-happened-to-daundre-former-st-paul-firefighter-finds-out/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2015 06:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/what-ever-happened-to-daundre-former-st-paul-firefighter-finds-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul nonprofit brings power of PCs to the people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catherine Klingenberg was a high-school student without a computer, which is an anomaly in today's hyper-wired society, and it caused her no end of inconvenience.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-nonprofit-brings-power-of-pcs-to-the-people/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2015 05:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-nonprofit-brings-power-of-pcs-to-the-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul: Man fatally shot in University Avenue bar parking lot]]></title><description><![CDATA[One man is dead following a shooting in St. Paul's Hamline-Midway neighborhood early Saturday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-man-fatally-shot-in-university-avenue-bar-parking-lot/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2015 04:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-man-fatally-shot-in-university-avenue-bar-parking-lot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UW-Stout class borrows from 'The Martian']]></title><description><![CDATA[Two University of Wisconsin-Stout professors are taking their students to Mars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/uw-stout-class-borrows-from-the-martian/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2015 04:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/uw-stout-class-borrows-from-the-martian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maplewood man killed in apparent home invasion]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Maplewood dad who ran a painting business and had recently won custody of his two young daughters was shot dead in an apparent home invasion early Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/maplewood-man-killed-in-apparent-home-invasion/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2015 03:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/maplewood-man-killed-in-apparent-home-invasion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. faces task of helping terror suspects return to society]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- In the past two months, two Minnesota men have admitted they plotted to travel to Syria to fight alongside the Islamic State, a New Jersey man pleaded guilty to helping his brother fly to the Middle East to join extremists and a 20-year-old intercepted at a Chicago airport took responsibility for backing the terror group.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/us-faces-task-of-helping-terror-suspects-return-to-society/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2015 02:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/us-faces-task-of-helping-terror-suspects-return-to-society/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At 88, southern Minnesota man still finds happiness working on a farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a recent Saturday, Donny Kramer was a happy man.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/at-88-southern-minnesota-man-still-finds-happiness-working-on-a-farm/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2015 02:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/at-88-southern-minnesota-man-still-finds-happiness-working-on-a-farm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin Senate votes to overhaul campaign finance, revamp board]]></title><description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Republicans early Saturday pushed through a pair of bills to loosen campaign finance law and end the state's nonpartisan elections board after hours of late-night debate in the state Senate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-senate-votes-to-overhaul-campaign-finance-revamp-board/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2015 02:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-senate-votes-to-overhaul-campaign-finance-revamp-board/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul's Tech Dump gives ex-cons a new lease, through work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are things Tyrone Walker has learned taking apart old computers in a St. Paul warehouse:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-tech-dump-gives-ex-cons-a-new-lease-through-work/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2015 02:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-tech-dump-gives-ex-cons-a-new-lease-through-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Cloud attorney acts as problem solver for those in need]]></title><description><![CDATA[An affinity for robust argument drew a young Ann Cofell to a law career.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-cloud-attorney-acts-as-problem-solver-for-those-in-need/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2015 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-cloud-attorney-acts-as-problem-solver-for-those-in-need/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 war books by Minnesotan vets]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are a lot of books about war.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/5-war-books-by-minnesotan-vets/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2015 00:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/5-war-books-by-minnesotan-vets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dave Orrick: 'Secret' public hunting ground was a secret to deer, too]]></title><description><![CDATA[IN THE METRO -- By the time first light was upon us Saturday, I knew I had found it: the mythic, secret public hunting area in the metro.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dave-orrick-secret-public-hunting-ground-was-a-secret-to-deer-too/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2015 00:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dave-orrick-secret-public-hunting-ground-was-a-secret-to-deer-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can University of Minnesota make Kernza the wheat of the future?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intermediate wheatgrass, or Kernza, is a perennial, much like the grass growing in your neighborhood. You plant it once, and it comes back year after year, harvest after harvest, and that could be the advantage that puts it on cookie plates and bread racks around the world one day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/can-university-of-minnesota-make-kernza-the-wheat-of-the-future/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2015 00:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/can-university-of-minnesota-make-kernza-the-wheat-of-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twin Cities-area Veterans Day events take place throughout the weekend and more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Veterans Day events in the metro area]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-area-veterans-day-events-take-place-throughout-the-weekend-and-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2015 23:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-area-veterans-day-events-take-place-throughout-the-weekend-and-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environmental report on proposed PolyMet mine due Friday afternoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[A highly anticipated environmental analysis on the proposed PolyMet mining project was set for release Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/environmental-report-on-proposed-polymet-mine-due-friday-afternoon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 17:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/environmental-report-on-proposed-polymet-mine-due-friday-afternoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Applebee's customer accused of assaulting non-English speaker]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman in a Coon Rapids Applebee's is accused of hitting another woman with a beer mug because the other woman was speaking a foreign language.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/applebees-customer-accused-of-assaulting-non-english-speaker/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/applebees-customer-accused-of-assaulting-non-english-speaker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis man sues Boy Scouts, alleging 1967-74 sexual abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Minneapolis man is the latest former Boy Scout to file a suit claiming that the national organization and the Northern Star Council in St. Paul failed to protect him from a scout leader who sexually abused him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-man-sues-boy-scouts-alleging-1967-74-sexual-abuse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 15:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-man-sues-boy-scouts-alleging-1967-74-sexual-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reports conflict on Minnesota teacher licensing reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota lawmakers received conflicting reports Thursday on the progress the state Board of Teaching has made in its efforts to streamline the way teachers are licensed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/reports-conflict-on-minnesota-teacher-licensing-reform/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 15:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/reports-conflict-on-minnesota-teacher-licensing-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawsuit accuses metro schools of failing minorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota's failure to integrate Twin Cities metro public schools has denied minority children their constitutional right to an adequate education, civil rights lawyers charged Thursday in a lawsuit filed in Hennepin County District Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lawsuit-accuses-metro-schools-of-failing-minorities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 15:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lawsuit-accuses-metro-schools-of-failing-minorities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota-born Twister inducted into Toy Hall of Fame]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Twister, the Minnesota-born parlor game once too hot for the Sears catalog but cool enough for Johnny Carson, was inducted Thursday into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The class of 2015 also includes the old-as-time puppet and Super Soaker -- think squirt gun on steroids.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-born-twister-inducted-into-toy-hall-of-fame/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 15:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-born-twister-inducted-into-toy-hall-of-fame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. John's Abbey says priest exonerated of molesting choirboy in 1990]]></title><description><![CDATA[DULUTH, Minn. -- A priest who was accused of molesting a choirboy during a European tour in 1990 has been exonerated in a third-party investigation, according to the abbot of his monastery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-johns-abbey-says-priest-exonerated-of-molesting-choirboy-in-1990/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 06:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-johns-abbey-says-priest-exonerated-of-molesting-choirboy-in-1990/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ground broken on $236M project to reroute Iron Range highway]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHISHOLM, Minn. -- A bulldozer pushed dirt along the shoreline at the bottom of the Rouchleau iron ore mine pit in the drizzling rain on Minnesota's Iron Range Thursday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ground-broken-on-236m-project-to-reroute-iron-range-highway/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 06:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ground-broken-on-236m-project-to-reroute-iron-range-highway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walk-bike trail planned for former TCAAP site in Arden Hills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ramsey County's development of the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant is a getting a bike and pedestrian trail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/walk-bike-trail-planned-for-former-tcaap-site-in-arden-hills/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 05:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/walk-bike-trail-planned-for-former-tcaap-site-in-arden-hills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duluth sex abuse victim sues Salvation Army, Little Leagues]]></title><description><![CDATA[A boy sexually abused by his Little League coach about five years ago is suing the Salvation Army and two athletic leagues, claiming they negligently employed a child molester.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/duluth-sex-abuse-victim-sues-salvation-army-little-leagues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 05:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/duluth-sex-abuse-victim-sues-salvation-army-little-leagues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul serial peeper charged with stalking in new case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another victim, another charge.Prosecutors have again filed criminal charges against a serial Peeping Tom arrested in September for allegedly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-serial-peeper-charged-with-stalking-in-new-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 04:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-serial-peeper-charged-with-stalking-in-new-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guilty plea in robbery of man, 79, at St. Paul Green Line]]></title><description><![CDATA["It's not your day, old man. They're not yours anymore."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/guilty-plea-in-robbery-of-man-79-at-st-paul-green-line/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 04:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/guilty-plea-in-robbery-of-man-79-at-st-paul-green-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Seventh sidewalk display is art to some, graffiti to mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman has delivered a rare public veto to the city council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/west-seventh-sidewalk-display-is-art-to-some-graffiti-to-mayor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 04:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/west-seventh-sidewalk-display-is-art-to-some-graffiti-to-mayor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Historical Society to buy archdiocese building]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Historical Society has agreed to purchase the Msgr. Ambrose Hayden Center from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for $4.5 million.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-historical-society-to-buy-archdiocese-building/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 03:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-historical-society-to-buy-archdiocese-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HCMC child reading program awaits 40,000-book donation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lynne Burke has a storage challenge: She's trying to figure out where to put the 40,000 children's books she expects to receive in the next few weeks as a donation from Capstone Publishing in Mankato.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hcmc-child-reading-program-awaits-40000-book-donation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 03:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hcmc-child-reading-program-awaits-40000-book-donation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$3,000,000 Homes in Massachusetts, Baltimore and Minneapolis]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Jacobean house in Massachusetts, water views in Baltimore and an indoor pool in Minneapolis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/3000000-homes-in-massachusetts-baltimore-and-minneapolis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 19:38:42 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/3000000-homes-in-massachusetts-baltimore-and-minneapolis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$3,000,000 Homes in Massachusetts, Baltimore and Minneapolis]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Jacobean house in Massachusetts, water views in Baltimore and an indoor pool in Minneapolis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/3000000-homes-in-massachusetts-baltimore-and-minneapolis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 19:38:42 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/3000000-homes-in-massachusetts-baltimore-and-minneapolis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maplewood city council newcomers elected, Mahtomedi mayor keeps job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maplewood voters sided with a pair of newcomers over some long-standing familiar faces during city council elections Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/maplewood-city-council-newcomers-elected-mahtomedi-mayor-keeps-job/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 19:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/maplewood-city-council-newcomers-elected-mahtomedi-mayor-keeps-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota school districts had another banner year at the ballot box]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite a few tough races in St. Paul's suburbs, Minnesota school districts had another banner year at the ballot box.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-school-districts-had-another-banner-year-at-the-ballot-box/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 19:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-school-districts-had-another-banner-year-at-the-ballot-box/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eyeing parking, Minnesota Historical Society to buy archdiocese building]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Historical Society has agreed to purchase the Msgr. Ambrose Hayden Center from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for $4.5 million.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/eyeing-parking-minnesota-historical-society-to-buy-archdiocese-building/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 17:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/eyeing-parking-minnesota-historical-society-to-buy-archdiocese-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[11 great places to grab lunch in St. Paul's skyway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a list of the places we frequent most often for lunch in St. Paul's skyway, especially when it's too cold to hit the streets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/11-great-places-to-grab-lunch-in-st-pauls-skyway/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 17:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/11-great-places-to-grab-lunch-in-st-pauls-skyway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the college football championship coming to Minnesota? Announcement today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota will find out this afternoon whether it will host the college football championship game.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/is-the-college-football-championship-coming-to-minnesota-announcement-today/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 17:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/is-the-college-football-championship-coming-to-minnesota-announcement-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eagan Hy-Vee grocery to open next fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Hy-Vee grocery store is on its way to Eagan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/eagan-hy-vee-grocery-to-open-next-fall/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/eagan-hy-vee-grocery-to-open-next-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul school board: 4 union-backed newcomers elected]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new, teacher-approved majority is coming to the St. Paul Public Schools board.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-school-board-4-union-backed-newcomers-elected/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-school-board-4-union-backed-newcomers-elected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roughly half of east metro suburban district levies pass]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a mixed bag Tuesday at the ballot box for the suburban St. Paul school districts asking voters for more funding for operations and capital expenses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/roughly-half-of-east-metro-suburban-district-levies-pass/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/roughly-half-of-east-metro-suburban-district-levies-pass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 on St. Paul City Council keep seats; Ward 2 a toss-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rebecca Noecker held a tight lead late Tuesday night over Darren Tobolt, and both were running well ahead of four other candidates for the Ward 2 seat on the St. Paul City Council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/5-on-st-paul-city-council-keep-seats-ward-2-a-toss-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/5-on-st-paul-city-council-keep-seats-ward-2-a-toss-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a first, Duluth voters elect woman as mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emily Larson will be the first woman to lead Duluth after voters overwhelmingly elected her as the city's next mayor on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-a-first-duluth-voters-elect-woman-as-mayor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-a-first-duluth-voters-elect-woman-as-mayor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin child beaten for getting too little Halloween candy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Wisconsin man is accused of beating a child with a clothes hanger for failing to return from trick-or-treating with enough candy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-child-beaten-for-getting-too-little-halloween-candy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-child-beaten-for-getting-too-little-halloween-candy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soucheray: You want fun? An easy win? Don't look to golf.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Golf has at last been sucked into the inexhaustible belief that we won't do anything unless it is fun and easy. We don't want our feelings hurt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/soucheray-you-want-fun-an-easy-win-dont-look-to-golf/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/soucheray-you-want-fun-an-easy-win-dont-look-to-golf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota United stadium: Our own Space Needle? Parking over I-94?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professional sports stadiums in the United States, as controversial as their funding mechanisms have become, have historically been transformative elements to their surrounding environment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-united-stadium-our-own-space-needle-parking-over-i-94/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-united-stadium-our-own-space-needle-parking-over-i-94/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body found in New Brighton lake is missing Mounds View man's]]></title><description><![CDATA[A body found Monday in Rush Lake in New Brighton is that of Henry McCabe, a Mounds View man who has been missing since early September.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/body-found-in-new-brighton-lake-is-missing-mounds-view-mans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/body-found-in-new-brighton-lake-is-missing-mounds-view-mans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half of black millennials know victim of police violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Years before the high-profile deaths of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Freddie Gray, more than half of African-American millennials indicated they, or someone they knew, had been victimized by violence or harassment from law enforcement, a new report says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/half-of-black-millennials-know-victim-of-police-violence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 09:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/half-of-black-millennials-know-victim-of-police-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maplewood voters elect newcomers to city council, Mahtomedi incumbent mayor wins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maplewood voters sided with a pair of newcomers over some long-standing familiar faces during city council elections Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/maplewood-voters-elect-newcomers-to-city-council-mahtomedi-incumbent-mayor-wins/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 07:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/maplewood-voters-elect-newcomers-to-city-council-mahtomedi-incumbent-mayor-wins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Target closing store in New Ulm, plus dozen others in U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW ULM, Minn. -- Employees of the Target store in New Ulm learned Monday that the Minneapolis-based retailer has decided to close the southern Minnesota store next year, one of 13 locations nationwide that will go dark on Jan. 30.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/target-closing-store-in-new-ulm-plus-dozen-others-in-us/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 06:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/target-closing-store-in-new-ulm-plus-dozen-others-in-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turing Commits to Modest Price Reduction on a Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turing Pharmaceuticals, which raised the price of the drug Daraprim fiftyfold overnight, said it would reduce the cost by around 10 percent and expand financial support to patients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/turing-commits-to-modest-price-reduction-on-a-drug/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/turing-commits-to-modest-price-reduction-on-a-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man killed, officer injured in Hutchinson MN shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Hutchinson police officer was shot and injured and a man was killed in a scuffle that broke out Sunday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-killed-officer-injured-in-hutchinson-mn-shooting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 07:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-killed-officer-injured-in-hutchinson-mn-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renamed St. Paul church group focuses on fighting poverty]]></title><description><![CDATA[The St. Paul Area Council of Churches isn't just for churches anymore.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/renamed-st-paul-church-group-focuses-on-fighting-poverty/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 05:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/renamed-st-paul-church-group-focuses-on-fighting-poverty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lakeville father charged in attempted suicide with 2 young sons]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Lakeville father who authorities say tried to kill himself and his two young sons by carbon monoxide poisoning was charged Friday with two counts of attempted first-degree murder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lakeville-father-charged-in-attempted-suicide-with-2-young-sons/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 05:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lakeville-father-charged-in-attempted-suicide-with-2-young-sons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can we skip the tip? Some Twin Cities restaurateurs say yes]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a simple, ingrained transaction for most Americans: You eat a meal at a restaurant, then you pay your bill, adding an extra percentage for a tip.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/can-we-skip-the-tip-some-twin-cities-restaurateurs-say-yes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 05:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/can-we-skip-the-tip-some-twin-cities-restaurateurs-say-yes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renamed St. Paul faith group focuses on fighting poverty]]></title><description><![CDATA[The St. Paul Area Council of Churches isn't just for churches anymore.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/renamed-st-paul-faith-group-focuses-on-fighting-poverty/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 04:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/renamed-st-paul-faith-group-focuses-on-fighting-poverty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's the skinny on St. Paul's MLS stadium]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you ready for some futbol?Yes or no, Major League Soccer is headed to Minnesota's capital city in 2018. Minnesota United FC plans to leave]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/heres-the-skinny-on-st-pauls-mls-stadium/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 04:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/heres-the-skinny-on-st-pauls-mls-stadium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brainerd parent reports needle in Halloween candy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brainerd police are investigating after a woman reported finding a needle in her child's Halloween candy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/brainerd-parent-reports-needle-in-halloween-candy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 01:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/brainerd-parent-reports-needle-in-halloween-candy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Picky eater inspired Hudson author's children's book]]></title><description><![CDATA[Born east of Africa on the Seychelle Islands, Tina Houareau went to college in London, moved to Kansas and finally settled in Hudson, where all it took was her young son's breakfast obsession to inspire a profound thought:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/picky-eater-inspired-hudson-authors-childrens-book/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 00:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/picky-eater-inspired-hudson-authors-childrens-book/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UMD student found dead in Duluth creek ID'd]]></title><description><![CDATA[The University of Minnesota Duluth student found dead in Chester Creek in Duluth on Saturday afternoon has been identified as Kyle Noble, 22, of Baudette, Minn., police said Sunday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/umd-student-found-dead-in-duluth-creek-idd/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2015 23:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/umd-student-found-dead-in-duluth-creek-idd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Few arrests during Madison's 'Freakfest']]></title><description><![CDATA[Madison police reported only a handful of arrests after thousands of people descended on downtown for the city's annual Halloween party.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/few-arrests-during-madisons-freakfest/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2015 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/few-arrests-during-madisons-freakfest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3-hour Brooklyn Park standoff ends in arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A three-hour standoff and SWAT team were needed to resolve a domestic dispute in Brooklyn Park Sunday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/3-hour-brooklyn-park-standoff-ends-in-arrest/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2015 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/3-hour-brooklyn-park-standoff-ends-in-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hmong child-bride plaintiff says speaking out is worth the backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[If there's anything that comes from the lawsuit she filed against the man she claims raped her in Laos, Panyia Vang hopes to inspire other Hmong girls and women.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hmong-child-bride-plaintiff-says-speaking-out-is-worth-the-backlash/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2015 23:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hmong-child-bride-plaintiff-says-speaking-out-is-worth-the-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Open secret' of child brides roils Twin Cities Hmong community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Child brides forced to have children themselves and live with abuse. First wives suddenly abandoned. Children neglected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/open-secret-of-child-brides-roils-twin-cities-hmong-community/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2015 22:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/open-secret-of-child-brides-roils-twin-cities-hmong-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lower St. Croix River Valley plans 5-city salute to veterans in works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy veteran Bob Hartze says he didn't receive a warm welcome when he returned from Vietnam.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lower-st-croix-river-valley-plans-5-city-salute-to-veterans-in-works/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2015 19:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lower-st-croix-river-valley-plans-5-city-salute-to-veterans-in-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Minneapolis, 5-year-old trick-or-treater struck by car dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 5-year-old boy who had been out trick-or-treating was killed after he was struck by a car in North Minneapolis on Saturday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-minneapolis-5-year-old-trick-or-treater-struck-by-car-dies/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2015 19:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-minneapolis-5-year-old-trick-or-treater-struck-by-car-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Dog' the Bounty Hunter offers $10K reward in Minnesota case]]></title><description><![CDATA[BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Reality television personality Duane "Dog" Chapman has offered a $10,000 reward in the case of a missing Redby woman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dog-the-bounty-hunter-offers-10k-reward-in-minnesota-case/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2015 19:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dog-the-bounty-hunter-offers-10k-reward-in-minnesota-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosario: Jacob Wetterling family - and that includes us - deserve justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the 1989 abduction of Jacob Wetterling wasn't officially a federal case before, it is now.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rosario-jacob-wetterling-family-and-that-includes-us-deserve-justice/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2015 17:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rosario-jacob-wetterling-family-and-that-includes-us-deserve-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 men found shot dead outside Wisconsin bar-restaurant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men were found shot dead outside a Wisconsin bar and restaurant before the bar opened Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-men-found-shot-dead-outside-wisconsin-bar-restaurant/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2015 16:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/2-men-found-shot-dead-outside-wisconsin-bar-restaurant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota schools asking voters for $1.8 billion - here's why]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota voters will decide more than 100 school levies Tuesday, and nearly all of them will address one of four concerns: school building improvements, security upgrades, classroom technology or operating revenue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-schools-asking-voters-for-18-billion-heres-why/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2015 19:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-schools-asking-voters-for-18-billion-heres-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White Bear Lake students learn to use high-end computer machinery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students at White Bear Lake Area High School are learning how to operate high-end manufacturing equipment, as part of a new program.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/white-bear-lake-students-learn-to-use-high-end-computer-machinery/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2015 19:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/white-bear-lake-students-learn-to-use-high-end-computer-machinery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woodbury's CityPlace will raze State Farm building, get massive health clinic]]></title><description><![CDATA[While much of the development at Woodbury's CityPlace project has been focused on building up the site, new plans announced Thursday include the tearing down of the mammoth 400,000-square-foot building that once housed State Farm Insurance's corporate offices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/woodburys-cityplace-will-raze-state-farm-building-get-massive-health-clinic/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2015 19:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/woodburys-cityplace-will-raze-state-farm-building-get-massive-health-clinic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Person of Interest’ Identified in 1989 Abduction of Jacob Wetterling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel J. Heinrich was charged Thursday with possession of child pornography and is a person of interest in the disappearance of Jacob E. Wetterling, who was 11 when he was abducted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/person-of-interest-identified-in-1989-abduction-of-jacob-wetterling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 22:14:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/person-of-interest-identified-in-1989-abduction-of-jacob-wetterling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States Struggle With What to Do With Sex Offenders After Prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[Civil commitment programs are supposed to treat dangerous sex offenders until it is safe for them to go home, but critics say they are detained indefinitely.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/states-struggle-with-what-to-do-with-sex-offenders-after-prison/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:35:44 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/states-struggle-with-what-to-do-with-sex-offenders-after-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the archives: Reporters spend night in 'haunted' St. Paul mansion]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1969, three newsmen spent a sleepless night at 476 Summit Avenue to try to learn whether the dead do tread the halls of the former St. Paul Art Gallery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/from-the-archives-reporters-spend-night-in-haunted-st-paul-mansion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/from-the-archives-reporters-spend-night-in-haunted-st-paul-mansion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lower St. Croix River Valley plans 5-city salute to veteransworks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy veteran Bob Hartze says he didn't receive a warm welcome when he returned from Vietnam.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lower-st-croix-river-valley-plans-5-city-salute-to-veteransworks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lower-st-croix-river-valley-plans-5-city-salute-to-veteransworks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South St. Paul stabbing leaves 1 dead, 1 arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[One man is dead and another is in custody after a stabbing early Wednesday in South St. Paul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/south-st-paul-stabbing-leaves-1-dead-1-arrested/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/south-st-paul-stabbing-leaves-1-dead-1-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lynn Rogers' bear research case declined by Minnesota justices]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Supreme Court has declined to reconsider a decision barring wildlife researcher Lynn Rogers from putting radio collars on black bears.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lynn-rogers-bear-research-case-declined-by-minnesota-justices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lynn-rogers-bear-research-case-declined-by-minnesota-justices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In downtown St. Paul, District Energy going coal-free]]></title><description><![CDATA[District Energy St. Paul is going coal-free.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-downtown-st-paul-district-energy-going-coal-free/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-downtown-st-paul-district-energy-going-coal-free/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guided bird hikes planned in Washington County parks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two guided bird hikes are planned by the Washington County Parks department as the winter draws near:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/guided-bird-hikes-planned-in-washington-county-parks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/guided-bird-hikes-planned-in-washington-county-parks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul mayor to greet leadership academy participants]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman was scheduled to greet leaders from seven U.S. cities Wednesday at the convergence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-mayor-to-greet-leadership-academy-participants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-mayor-to-greet-leadership-academy-participants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul job fair will include employers open to hiring felons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Located on St. Paul's East Side, Progressive Baptist Church is known for its food-shelf partnership with Second Harvest Heartland, a college tour that draws 100 students and a large community meal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-job-fair-will-include-employers-open-to-hiring-felons/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-job-fair-will-include-employers-open-to-hiring-felons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lynn Rogers' bear research case declined by Minnesota court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Supreme Court has declined to reconsider a decision barring wildlife researcher Lynn Rogers from putting radio collars on black bears.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lynn-rogers-bear-research-case-declined-by-minnesota-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lynn-rogers-bear-research-case-declined-by-minnesota-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Supreme Court takes knife-in-locker expulsion case]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a high school student should have been expelled for having a pocket knife in her locker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-supreme-court-takes-knife-in-locker-expulsion-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-supreme-court-takes-knife-in-locker-expulsion-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Dayton tours South Dakota mine to aid in PolyMet decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[With looming decisions on the PolyMet mining project on his mind, Gov. Mark Dayton Tuesday traveled to South Dakota to see "a textbook example of how not to do it."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mark-dayton-tours-south-dakota-mine-to-aid-in-polymet-decision/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mark-dayton-tours-south-dakota-mine-to-aid-in-polymet-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota achievement gap worsening by nearly every measure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota continues to struggle in its quest to slash the student achievement gap in half by 2017, new national test results suggest.<br />
Students lose ground nationally on math tests this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-achievement-gap-worsening-by-nearly-every-measure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-achievement-gap-worsening-by-nearly-every-measure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's how to learn about proposed Cleveland Avenue bike routes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. Paul community working group that has been studying options for a north-south bicycle route in the vicinity of Cleveland Avenue will present its findings during an open house Wednesday evening at St. Catherine University.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/heres-how-to-learn-about-proposed-cleveland-avenue-bike-routes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/heres-how-to-learn-about-proposed-cleveland-avenue-bike-routes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inver Grove Heights man killed Roseville nurse in DWI crash, charges say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 21-year-old Inver Grove Heights man had been drinking Saturday before he ran a stop sign and crashed into a car, killing a 42-year-old Roseville woman, prosecutors said Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/inver-grove-heights-man-killed-roseville-nurse-in-dwi-crash-charges-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/inver-grove-heights-man-killed-roseville-nurse-in-dwi-crash-charges-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nationally, scores on math exams slump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fourth-graders and eighth-graders across the United States lost ground on national mathematics tests this year, the first declines in scores since the federal government began administering the exams in 1990.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/nationally-scores-on-math-exams-slump/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/nationally-scores-on-math-exams-slump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul Chamber Orchestra president Bruce Coppock to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Longtime St. Paul Chamber Orchestra president and managing director Bruce Coppock will retire in January, the organization announced Wednesday. His work will be divided between Jon Limbacher, who will serve as president and managing director, and Kyu-Young Kim, who will be the SPCO's new artistic director.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-chamber-orchestra-president-bruce-coppock-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 18:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-chamber-orchestra-president-bruce-coppock-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cleveland bike route options to be presented]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. Paul community working group that has been studying options for a north-south bicycle route in the vicinity of Cleveland Avenue will present its findings during an open house Wednesday evening at St. Catherine University.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/cleveland-bike-route-options-to-be-presented/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 17:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/cleveland-bike-route-options-to-be-presented/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In South St. Paul stabbing, 1 dead, 1 arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[One man is dead and another is in custody after a stabbing early Wednesday in South St. Paul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-south-st-paul-stabbing-1-dead-1-arrested/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-south-st-paul-stabbing-1-dead-1-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nation's Report Card gives Minnesota students lackluster grades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota continues to struggle in its quest to slash the student achievement gap in half by 2017, new national test results suggest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/nations-report-card-gives-minnesota-students-lackluster-grades/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 06:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/nations-report-card-gives-minnesota-students-lackluster-grades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More St. Paul students receiving free lunch - they're not alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[More students are getting free lunch, in St. Paul and U.S.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/more-st-paul-students-receiving-free-lunch-theyre-not-alone/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 05:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/more-st-paul-students-receiving-free-lunch-theyre-not-alone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul Port Authority says OK to mystery company hoping to add jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A company with operations in St. Paul is asking the state of Minnesota for $1 million so it can add 330 jobs in the city. But no one is saying who it is.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-port-authority-says-ok-to-mystery-company-hoping-to-add-jobs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 05:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-port-authority-says-ok-to-mystery-company-hoping-to-add-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charges: Inver Grove Heights man killed Roseville nurse in DWI crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 21-year-old Inver Grove Heights man had been drinking Saturday before he ran a stop sign and crashed into a car, killing a 42-year-old Roseville woman, prosecutors said Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/charges-inver-grove-heights-man-killed-roseville-nurse-in-dwi-crash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 05:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/charges-inver-grove-heights-man-killed-roseville-nurse-in-dwi-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wednesday forum at St. Kate's to examine bike route options]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. Paul community working group that has been studying options for a north-south bicycle route in the vicinity of Cleveland Avenue will present its findings during an open house Wednesday evening at St. Catherine University.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wednesday-forum-at-st-kates-to-examine-bike-route-options/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 04:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wednesday-forum-at-st-kates-to-examine-bike-route-options/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Today hails Stillwater as one of 50 most picturesque small towns in country]]></title><description><![CDATA[The experts at USA Today Travel have figured out what Minnesotans have known for years: Stillwater is one of the most picturesque small towns in the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/usa-today-hails-stillwater-as-one-of-50-most-picturesque-small-towns-in-country/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 04:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/usa-today-hails-stillwater-as-one-of-50-most-picturesque-small-towns-in-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis woman aided St. Paul mom's killer, charges say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors charged a woman Tuesday with aiding a suspect in the slaying of Sarah Wierstad, the young mother who was shot after she interrupted a burglary at her St. Paul home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-woman-aided-st-paul-moms-killer-charges-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 04:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-woman-aided-st-paul-moms-killer-charges-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metro Transit officer who confronted autistic teen is let go]]></title><description><![CDATA[Metro Transit police have dismissed one of the officers involved in the August arrest of a St. Paul teenager who has autism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/metro-transit-officer-who-confronted-autistic-teen-is-let-go/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 04:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/metro-transit-officer-who-confronted-autistic-teen-is-let-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dayton tours S.D. mine to aid in PolyMet decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[With looming decisions on the PolyMet mining project on his mind, Gov. Mark Dayton Tuesday traveled to South Dakota to see "a textbook example of how not to do it."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dayton-tours-sd-mine-to-aid-in-polymet-decision/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 04:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dayton-tours-sd-mine-to-aid-in-polymet-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West St. Paul nixes park as location for new water tower]]></title><description><![CDATA[West St. Paul very well could end up getting a new tower, but it won't be at Garlough Park -- a site that was strongly opposed by neighbors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/west-st-paul-nixes-park-as-location-for-new-water-tower/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 04:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/west-st-paul-nixes-park-as-location-for-new-water-tower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planned Parenthood suspends abortions at Appleton clinic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin has suspended providing abortions at its Appleton clinic, meaning the procedure is not available anywhere in the state north of Madison and Milwaukee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/planned-parenthood-suspends-abortions-at-appleton-clinic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 03:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/planned-parenthood-suspends-abortions-at-appleton-clinic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ramsey County tries to steer teens away from drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Area teens are trying drugs in Ramsey County, and officials are trying to teach them not to.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ramsey-county-tries-to-steer-teens-away-from-drugs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 02:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ramsey-county-tries-to-steer-teens-away-from-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eagan police seek fugitive in hotel parking lot shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are seeking a St. Paul man wanted for a shooting Oct. 14 in Eagan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/eagan-police-seek-fugitive-in-hotel-parking-lot-shooting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 02:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/eagan-police-seek-fugitive-in-hotel-parking-lot-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duluth airport to dedicate 'Oberstar Terminal' on Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth International Airport will hold a ceremony Friday to formally dedicate its passenger terminal in honor of the late U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/duluth-airport-to-dedicate-oberstar-terminal-on-friday/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 01:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/duluth-airport-to-dedicate-oberstar-terminal-on-friday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged shooter of St. Paul mom during burglary charged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost three years to the day since a man burglarized a St. Paul apartment, prosecutors say, he was ransacking another one -- this time with deadly results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/alleged-shooter-of-st-paul-mom-during-burglary-charged/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2015 23:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/alleged-shooter-of-st-paul-mom-during-burglary-charged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The MLS is coming to St. Paul - stadium details this afternoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Major League Soccer is apparently coming to Minnesota -- St. Paul, to be precise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-mls-is-coming-to-st-paul-stadium-details-this-afternoon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/the-mls-is-coming-to-st-paul-stadium-details-this-afternoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul firefighters booya to raise funds for fallen firefighter's family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rooms away from where his friend fell dead of a heart attack last summer, Kevin Creamer was boiling down oxtail Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-firefighters-booya-to-raise-funds-for-fallen-firefighters-family/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-firefighters-booya-to-raise-funds-for-fallen-firefighters-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soucheray: What punishment for a loaded gun at Harding High?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Was the kid suspended? That is the simple question I couldn't get a simple answer to.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/soucheray-what-punishment-for-a-loaded-gun-at-harding-high/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/soucheray-what-punishment-for-a-loaded-gun-at-harding-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul mom slain after interrupting burglary, charges say]]></title><description><![CDATA[He spent $125 using a stolen credit card.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-mom-slain-after-interrupting-burglary-charges-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-mom-slain-after-interrupting-burglary-charges-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somerset, St. Croix Central are familiar, similar rivals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Somerset coach Bruce Larson said he knows a lot of St. Croix Central's football players on a first-name basis. The familiarity between the teams is easy to understand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/somerset-st-croix-central-are-familiar-similar-rivals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 07:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/somerset-st-croix-central-are-familiar-similar-rivals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rub&eacute;n Rosario: St. Paul won't cede its streets to violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rays of the midday fall sun Thursday splashed a yellowish hue on the multicolored memorials at Bedford and Beaumont streets on St. Paul's East Side. Two clumps of balloons were tied to a chain-link fence with a small sign "Love you to the Moon and Back," between them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rubeacuten-rosario-st-paul-wont-cede-its-streets-to-violence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rubeacuten-rosario-st-paul-wont-cede-its-streets-to-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men charged in fatal Maplewood bar fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men have been charged with beating a St. Paul man so badly during his birthday celebration at a Maplewood bar that he died of heart failure hours later.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/two-men-charged-in-fatal-maplewood-bar-fight/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 06:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/two-men-charged-in-fatal-maplewood-bar-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul's Victoria Theater renovation design plans to be unveiled Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Frogtown neighborhood speakeasy that was once poised for demolition has drawn a coalition of St. Paul playwrights, artists and neighborhood boosters eager to see it reopen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-victoria-theater-renovation-design-plans-to-be-unveiled-saturday/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-victoria-theater-renovation-design-plans-to-be-unveiled-saturday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul charter school's embattled leader to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[The embattled leader of a St. Paul Hmong language charter school is stepping down after two turbulent years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-charter-schools-embattled-leader-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 05:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-charter-schools-embattled-leader-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In St. Paul drive-by murder on bridge, 2 charged]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ramsey County attorney's office filed charges Thursday against the alleged shooter in a fatal St. Paul drive-by last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-st-paul-drive-by-murder-on-bridge-2-charged/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 05:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-st-paul-drive-by-murder-on-bridge-2-charged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Dayton orders swifter inspections of oil rail routes]]></title><description><![CDATA[With little notice to Minnesota's head of state, dozens of oil trains have been rumbling through the state's most populated city, bringing fears of derailments and fireballs along for the ride.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mark-dayton-orders-swifter-inspections-of-oil-rail-routes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 05:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mark-dayton-orders-swifter-inspections-of-oil-rail-routes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul East Side violence must stop, say mayor, police chief, civic leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Standing on an East Side sidewalk Thursday afternoon, the mayor, police chief and community leaders said the violence must stop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-east-side-violence-must-stop-say-mayor-police-chief-civic-leaders/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-east-side-violence-must-stop-say-mayor-police-chief-civic-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UMN center urges changes to St. Paul police panel, complaint process]]></title><description><![CDATA[Major changes could be coming to the way complaints about St. Paul police officers are handled, if an outside audit's recommendations are adopted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/umn-center-urges-changes-to-st-paul-police-panel-complaint-process/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/umn-center-urges-changes-to-st-paul-police-panel-complaint-process/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul student had gun at Harding out of gang fears, he says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 16-year-old Harding High School student told St. Paul police he brought a loaded handgun to class Wednesday to protect himself from a gang.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-student-had-gun-at-harding-out-of-gang-fears-he-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 04:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-student-had-gun-at-harding-out-of-gang-fears-he-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul strategy against domestic violence is making serious strides]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Easter, 19-year-old Samirria White was shot and killed at point-blank range. The Humboldt High School graduate was involved in Junior ROTC, the prom planning committee and cheerleading.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-strategy-against-domestic-violence-is-making-serious-strides/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 04:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-strategy-against-domestic-violence-is-making-serious-strides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After 82 Years, No More Driving]]></title><description><![CDATA[Metropolitan Diary: The day he sold his final car and gave up his keys, a 93-year-old was flooded with memories, starting with Pop&rsquo;s lessons behind the wheel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-82-years-no-more-driving/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-82-years-no-more-driving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deputy Dies in Hospital Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[A suspect being treated at a Minnesota hospital grabbed a gun from a sheriff&rsquo;s deputy and killed the officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/deputy-dies-in-hospital-shooting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2015 05:31:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/deputy-dies-in-hospital-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota: Car-Donor Foundation Is Accused of Giving Little to Charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[State Attorney General Lori Swanson said about one-fifth of the Car Donation Foundation&rsquo;s $108 million in gross revenue over a four-year period went toward charitable grants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-car-donor-foundation-is-accused-of-giving-little-to-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2015 04:49:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-car-donor-foundation-is-accused-of-giving-little-to-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota: Car-Donor Foundation Is Accused of Giving Little to Charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[State Attorney General Lori Swanson said about one-fifth of the Car Donation Foundation&rsquo;s $108 million in gross revenue over a four-year period went toward charitable grants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-car-donor-foundation-is-accused-of-giving-little-to-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2015 04:49:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-car-donor-foundation-is-accused-of-giving-little-to-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota driver found with girlfriend's body in car charged]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man accused of shooting his girlfriend in the face near Red Wing and then driving her body to Wisconsin before calling police has been charged in Minnesota with murder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-driver-found-with-girlfriends-body-in-car-charged/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-driver-found-with-girlfriends-body-in-car-charged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul native Leon Frankel - WWII, Israeli war hero, 'regular guy' - dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul native Leon Frankel, a Navy pilot who fought in both World War II and Israel's War of Independence, died Wednesday at the age of 92.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-native-leon-frankel-wwii-israeli-war-hero-regular-guy-dies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-native-leon-frankel-wwii-israeli-war-hero-regular-guy-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soucheray: St. Paul schools' cover-up of bad behavior only harms the kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a report in the Pioneer Press the other day, fights have recently broken out at a couple of St. Paul high schools, Como Park and Humboldt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/soucheray-st-paul-schools-cover-up-of-bad-behavior-only-harms-the-kids/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/soucheray-st-paul-schools-cover-up-of-bad-behavior-only-harms-the-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Columbia Heights school board member quitting over Muslim Facebook post]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Columbia Heights school board member under fire for a derogatory post about Muslims on his Facebook page plans to step down Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/columbia-heights-school-board-member-quitting-over-muslim-facebook-post/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/columbia-heights-school-board-member-quitting-over-muslim-facebook-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dayton takes aim at minority disparities with new office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aiming to improve job and business prospects for minorities in Minnesota amid reports of widening economic disparities, Gov. Mark Dayton has announced plans to create a special office for the task.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dayton-takes-aim-at-minority-disparities-with-new-office/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dayton-takes-aim-at-minority-disparities-with-new-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyer who represented Jeffrey Dahmer has himself for client]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most high-profile defense lawyers in Wisconsin has himself for a client in an ethics case before the state Supreme Court on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lawyer-who-represented-jeffrey-dahmer-has-himself-for-client/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lawyer-who-represented-jeffrey-dahmer-has-himself-for-client/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In killing of Cecil the lion, Bloomington dentist won't be charged]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Zimbabwe cabinet minister said Monday that Bloomington dentist Walter Palmer will not be charged for killing a famous lion, according to Reuters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-killing-of-cecil-the-lion-bloomington-dentist-wont-be-charged/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-killing-of-cecil-the-lion-bloomington-dentist-wont-be-charged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul's McNally Smith College of Music tunes up student offerings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Graduate surveys in recent years revealed a troubling trend for McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-mcnally-smith-college-of-music-tunes-up-student-offerings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-mcnally-smith-college-of-music-tunes-up-student-offerings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twin Cities got the heat, now it gets the wind - heavy wind]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Twin Cities are in for a windy Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-got-the-heat-now-it-gets-the-wind-heavy-wind/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-got-the-heat-now-it-gets-the-wind-heavy-wind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul's first Indigenous Peoples Day meshing culture, business]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul is celebrating its first Indigenous Peoples Day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-first-indigenous-peoples-day-meshing-culture-business/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-first-indigenous-peoples-day-meshing-culture-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pumpkin growers square off at this weekend's Stillwater Harvest Fest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gigantic pumpkin growing in Lorelee Zywiec's backyard patch isn't going to win any beauty contests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/pumpkin-growers-square-off-at-this-weekends-stillwater-harvest-fest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 15:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/pumpkin-growers-square-off-at-this-weekends-stillwater-harvest-fest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In possible hit-and-run that killed bicyclist in Vadnais Heights, police need tips]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office is asking for help gathering more information on a fatal bicycle incident last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-possible-hit-and-run-that-killed-bicyclist-in-vadnais-heights-police-need-tips/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-possible-hit-and-run-that-killed-bicyclist-in-vadnais-heights-police-need-tips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand Ave. parking rally draws 150; mayor's official offers mea culpa]]></title><description><![CDATA[With green "No Meters" signs and fake citations for Mayor Chris Coleman and the St. Paul City Council, a crowd of Grand Avenue residents and business owners gathered Sunday to voice opposition to metered parking on the street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/grand-ave-parking-rally-draws-150-mayors-official-offers-mea-culpa/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/grand-ave-parking-rally-draws-150-mayors-official-offers-mea-culpa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crossing St. Paul's West Seventh Street can be a pedestrian nightmare]]></title><description><![CDATA[West Seventh Street in St. Paul is a road that changes lives -- and ends some.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/crossing-st-pauls-west-seventh-street-can-be-a-pedestrian-nightmare/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/crossing-st-pauls-west-seventh-street-can-be-a-pedestrian-nightmare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lake Elmo teacher follows in dad's footsteps - exactly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like father, like son.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lake-elmo-teacher-follows-in-dads-footsteps-exactly/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/lake-elmo-teacher-follows-in-dads-footsteps-exactly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charge in Stillwater homicide is now first-degree]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charges against a homeless former Stillwater man accused of killing a friend who took him in have been elevated to first-degree murder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/charge-in-stillwater-homicide-is-now-first-degree/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 05:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/charge-in-stillwater-homicide-is-now-first-degree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five major road projects stalled by budget crunch]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is delaying five major road projects for at least two years because it doesn't have the money for the work under the state budget crafted by Gov. Scott Walker and his fellow Republicans in the Legislature.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/five-major-road-projects-stalled-by-budget-crunch/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 05:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/five-major-road-projects-stalled-by-budget-crunch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cottage Grove man sentenced to three years for assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Cottage Grove man who was charged with assault after a 12-hour standoff in his parents' basement has been sentenced to three years in prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/cottage-grove-man-sentenced-to-three-years-for-assault/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 05:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/cottage-grove-man-sentenced-to-three-years-for-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White Bear Lake's water level on the rebound]]></title><description><![CDATA[Water levels in White Bear Lake are rising.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/white-bear-lakes-water-level-on-the-rebound/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 04:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/white-bear-lakes-water-level-on-the-rebound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul mayor to embark on Japan-China sister city tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman will be packing his bags and leaving Monday for Nagasaki, Japan and Changsha, China, for a weeklong visit to St. Paul's sister cities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-mayor-to-embark-on-japan-china-sister-city-tour/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 04:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-mayor-to-embark-on-japan-china-sister-city-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dayton says Black Lives Matter activists need goal, offers meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Mark Dayton, who has been critical of Black Lives Matter's methods, said Wednesday that he offered to meet with their activists but was told that would be "counterproductive."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dayton-says-black-lives-matter-activists-need-goal-offers-meeting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 04:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dayton-says-black-lives-matter-activists-need-goal-offers-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dayton says Black Lives Matter activists need specific goal, offers meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Mark Dayton, who has been critical of Black Lives Matters' methods, said Wednesday that he offered to meet with their activists but was told that would be "counterproductive."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dayton-says-black-lives-matter-activists-need-specific-goal-offers-meeting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 01:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dayton-says-black-lives-matter-activists-need-specific-goal-offers-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pain sufferers in Minnesota ask for access to medical marijuana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having cancer is a good enough reason to legally take marijuana in Minnesota. Same with epilepsy or AIDS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/pain-sufferers-in-minnesota-ask-for-access-to-medical-marijuana/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/pain-sufferers-in-minnesota-ask-for-access-to-medical-marijuana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study: Wisconsin failing to decrease drunken driving offenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wisconsin has made little progress in getting repeat drunken drivers off its roads, with more than half of counties seeing no change or an increase in convictions for driving drunk five times or more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/study-wisconsin-failing-to-decrease-drunken-driving-offenses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/study-wisconsin-failing-to-decrease-drunken-driving-offenses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul teen charged in shooting, robbery at Cambridge home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A St. Paul man was charged Wednesday after a shooting late Monday at a home in Cambridge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-teen-charged-in-shooting-robbery-at-cambridge-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-teen-charged-in-shooting-robbery-at-cambridge-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Catherine University president leaving]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Catherine University president Andrea Lee announced Wednesday she will leave her post at the end of the school year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-catherine-university-president-leaving/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-catherine-university-president-leaving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnsville dog park to close a week for erosion control]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alimagnet Dog Park in Burnsville will be closed next week so crews can complete an erosion control project along Alimagnet Lake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/burnsville-dog-park-to-close-a-week-for-erosion-control/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/burnsville-dog-park-to-close-a-week-for-erosion-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scott Walker's Wisconsin approval lowest ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walker's approval rating in Wisconsin drops to record low after exiting presidential race]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/scott-walkers-wisconsin-approval-lowest-ever/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/scott-walkers-wisconsin-approval-lowest-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search shifts to New Brighton for missing Mounds View man]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the search for a missing Mounds View man enters its fourth week, new evidence is redirecting community search efforts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/search-shifts-to-new-brighton-for-missing-mounds-view-man/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/search-shifts-to-new-brighton-for-missing-mounds-view-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul mayor to debark on Japan-China sister city tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman will be packing his bags and leaving Monday for Nagasaki, Japan and Changsha, China, for a weeklong visit to St. Paul's sister cities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-mayor-to-debark-on-japan-china-sister-city-tour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-mayor-to-debark-on-japan-china-sister-city-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Coleman to visit sister cities in Japan and China]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman will be packing his bags and leaving Monday for Nagasaki, Japan and Changsha, China, for a weeklong visit to St. Paul's sister cities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/chris-coleman-to-visit-sister-cities-in-japan-and-china/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/chris-coleman-to-visit-sister-cities-in-japan-and-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ecolab stamps new sign on downtown tower]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul's distinctive Travelers building has a new name: Ecolab.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ecolab-stamps-new-sign-on-downtown-tower/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/ecolab-stamps-new-sign-on-downtown-tower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Lives Matter told: Block Twin Cities Marathon, face arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Black Lives Matter protesters gear up to "disrupt" the finish line of the Twin Cities Marathon this weekend, debate has been growing over if and when arrests should be made.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-lives-matter-told-block-twin-cities-marathon-face-arrest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-lives-matter-told-block-twin-cities-marathon-face-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Lives Matter could be arrested if marathon blocked, Chris Coleman says]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Black Lives Matter protesters gear up to "disrupt" the finish line of the Twin Cities Marathon this weekend, debate has been growing over if and when arrests should be made.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-lives-matter-could-be-arrested-if-marathon-blocked-chris-coleman-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/black-lives-matter-could-be-arrested-if-marathon-blocked-chris-coleman-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man jumped, shot dead in St. Paul's Hazel Park ID'd]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ramsey County medical examiner identified the man shot to death early Tuesday at a park on the Greater East Side, St. Paul police said Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-jumped-shot-dead-in-st-pauls-hazel-park-idd/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-jumped-shot-dead-in-st-pauls-hazel-park-idd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In St. Paul, Hazel Park shooting victim is ID'd]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ramsey County medical examiner identified the man shot to death early Tuesday at a park on the Greater East Side, St. Paul police said Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-st-paul-hazel-park-shooting-victim-is-idd/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-st-paul-hazel-park-shooting-victim-is-idd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul's Hazel Park neighborhood wakes to screams, gunshot death]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman was hysterical when she ran to a St. Paul house for help. She thought her friend had been shot in Hazel Park after being jumped by two men.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-hazel-park-neighborhood-wakes-to-screams-gunshot-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-pauls-hazel-park-neighborhood-wakes-to-screams-gunshot-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eagan grandmother takes manslaughter plea in infant's death]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 49-year-old Eagan woman has pleaded guilty after being charged this spring in the 2012 death of her 2-month-old grandson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/eagan-grandmother-takes-manslaughter-plea-in-infants-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/eagan-grandmother-takes-manslaughter-plea-in-infants-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Soucheray: Black Lives Matter will find yet another choir at marathon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The local chapter of Black Lives Matter plans to protest the Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday near the end of the race, maybe a mile out from the Capitol, proving once again that this group has an uncanny ability to show up where it makes the least sense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/joe-soucheray-black-lives-matter-will-find-yet-another-choir-at-marathon/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/joe-soucheray-black-lives-matter-will-find-yet-another-choir-at-marathon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colder in Twin Cities, yes, but no frost yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flowers in the Twin Cities don't have to go into hiding just yet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/colder-in-twin-cities-yes-but-no-frost-yet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/colder-in-twin-cities-yes-but-no-frost-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul to get living landmarks, friendship forest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twelve projects aimed at promoting the St. Paul neighborhoods along the Green Line are the big winners of a coveted prize: funding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-to-get-living-landmarks-friendship-forest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-to-get-living-landmarks-friendship-forest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge will rule how to fix Minnesota sex offender program]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal judge who declared Minnesota's sex offender treatment program unconstitutional says he'll rule in October how the state must fix it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/judge-will-rule-how-to-fix-minnesota-sex-offender-program/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/judge-will-rule-how-to-fix-minnesota-sex-offender-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Mark church, damaged by arson, rises from the ashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten months after being damaged by arson, St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church is whole again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-mark-church-damaged-by-arson-rises-from-the-ashes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-mark-church-damaged-by-arson-rises-from-the-ashes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For St. Paul City Council hopefuls, past legal conflicts not so unusual]]></title><description><![CDATA[A decade ago, Patrick Fearing took the St. Paul Police Department to federal court after igniting illegal fireworks and suffering a broken rib during his arrest, which turned violent. The city later agreed to pay out a $115,000 legal settlement. He'll be on the ballot for St. Paul City Council in November.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/for-st-paul-city-council-hopefuls-past-legal-conflicts-not-so-unusual/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/for-st-paul-city-council-hopefuls-past-legal-conflicts-not-so-unusual/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rob Ecklund wins northeast Minnesota special House seat primary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Koochiching County Commissioner Rob Ecklund of International Falls topped a field of four candidates Tuesday to win the state House District 3A Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party primary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rob-ecklund-wins-northeast-minnesota-special-house-seat-primary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/rob-ecklund-wins-northeast-minnesota-special-house-seat-primary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota: Woman Accused of Defacing Office Sign of Hunter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The woman, Kimberley Ann Socha, 41, of Bloomington, is accused of spray painting the sign at Dr. Walter Palmer&rsquo;s Bloomington office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-woman-accused-of-defacing-office-sign-of-hunter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 05:42:45 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-woman-accused-of-defacing-office-sign-of-hunter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stillwater Township man sentenced for threatening wife during sex]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 73-year-old Stillwater Township man accused of pointing a gun at his wife's head after he said another woman's name in bed was sentenced last week in Washington County District Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/stillwater-township-man-sentenced-for-threatening-wife-during-sex/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/stillwater-township-man-sentenced-for-threatening-wife-during-sex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul airport event steers girls to tech careers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Strophus, a U.S. Army pilot during World War II, said she cried when she saw dozens of girls gathered at downtown St. Paul's Holman Field for a Girls in Aviation Day event Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-airport-event-steers-girls-to-tech-careers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2015 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-airport-event-steers-girls-to-tech-careers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Design for Vancouver Art Gallery Unveiled]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Vancouver Art Gallery is releasing first look at the design for its new building.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/new-design-for-vancouver-art-gallery-unveiled/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2015 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/new-design-for-vancouver-art-gallery-unveiled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obituary: Alvin 'Al' Greenberg dies at 83, wrote 'Why We Live With Animals']]></title><description><![CDATA[Alvin "Al" Greenberg, writer and former teacher of American poetry and literature at Macalester College, died Sunday in Boise, Idaho, from esophageal cancer. He was 83.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/obituary-alvin-al-greenberg-dies-at-83-wrote-why-we-live-with-animals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2015 07:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/obituary-alvin-al-greenberg-dies-at-83-wrote-why-we-live-with-animals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota: Dalai Lama Cancels Schedule]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dalai Lama canceled appearances in the United States after a checkup at the Mayo Clinic in Minneapolis and planned to return to India to rest, the University of Colorado and the Tibetan Association of Colorado said Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-dalai-lama-cancels-schedule/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2015 02:41:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-dalai-lama-cancels-schedule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota: Dalai Lama Cancels Schedule]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dalai Lama canceled appearances in the United States after a checkup at the Mayo Clinic in Minneapolis and planned to return to India to rest, the University of Colorado and the Tibetan Association of Colorado said Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-dalai-lama-cancels-schedule/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2015 02:41:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-dalai-lama-cancels-schedule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police body cameras making a difference? Still unclear]]></title><description><![CDATA[As hundreds of police in St. Paul and Minneapolis are getting ready to make body cameras a conspicuous part of their gear, statistics have been thrown about by city officials on the cameras' ostensible benefits.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/police-body-cameras-making-a-difference-still-unclear/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 06:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/police-body-cameras-making-a-difference-still-unclear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Stillwater High class of 1945, this is no ordinary reunion]]></title><description><![CDATA[After helping organize their Stillwater High School class of 1945 reunion, Elaine Knefelkamp Krueger and Ruth Masterman Guse joked that their next class gathering might be smaller.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/for-stillwater-high-class-of-1945-this-is-no-ordinary-reunion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 06:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/for-stillwater-high-class-of-1945-this-is-no-ordinary-reunion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twin Cities Boy Scouts sued again, over sex abuse claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former St. Paul Boy Scout has filed a lawsuit, claiming he was sexually abused at the hands of two scout leaders more than 40 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-boy-scouts-sued-again-over-sex-abuse-claims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-boy-scouts-sued-again-over-sex-abuse-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin Natural Resources Board tables sale of North Woods lakefront land]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Natural Resources Board on Wednesday tabled the pending sale of frontage on a northern Wisconsin lake to a major political donor of Republican Gov. Scott Walker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-natural-resources-board-tables-sale-of-north-woods-lakefront-land/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 05:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-natural-resources-board-tables-sale-of-north-woods-lakefront-land/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walker tells donors he wouldn't take Cabinet position]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday that he won't accept a Cabinet position if a Republican is elected president, plans to stay on as Wisconsin's governor through the end of his term, and is undecided about seeking a third term in 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/walker-tells-donors-he-wouldnt-take-cabinet-position/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 05:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/walker-tells-donors-he-wouldnt-take-cabinet-position/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Napoleon exhibit opens at Centennial Showboat in October]]></title><description><![CDATA[Napoleon will be exiled to the Island of Harriet this fall and winter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/napoleon-exhibit-opens-at-centennial-showboat-in-october/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 05:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/napoleon-exhibit-opens-at-centennial-showboat-in-october/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul: Rules changing for snow removal offenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[When neighbors complain to City Hall about ice and snow piling up outside a property, it can take seven to 10 days before city work crews come to clear the sidewalk. That's because the property owner first receives a warning letter, then a site inspection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-rules-changing-for-snow-removal-offenses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 04:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-rules-changing-for-snow-removal-offenses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul City Council sets maximum tax levy of 1.9 percent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The St. Paul City Council on Wednesday adopted a maximum tax levy of 1.9 percent -- the cap on how much the overall 2016 city tax levy can grow. The levy was recommended by Mayor Chris Coleman in August.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-city-council-sets-maximum-tax-levy-of-19-percent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 03:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-city-council-sets-maximum-tax-levy-of-19-percent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police seek Day By Day Cafe burglar's ID from photo]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul police are asking for the public's help to find two men who burglarized a popular cafe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/police-seek-day-by-day-cafe-burglars-id-from-photo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 03:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/police-seek-day-by-day-cafe-burglars-id-from-photo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Fair: Deputy puts lost kid on shoulders, becomes web darling]]></title><description><![CDATA[For most people, the thought of taking a ride with a police officer probably involves handcuffs and the back seat of a squad car.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/state-fair-deputy-puts-lost-kid-on-shoulders-becomes-web-darling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/state-fair-deputy-puts-lost-kid-on-shoulders-becomes-web-darling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brian Short bought gun the week of shooting, documents show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court documents show a Minnesota man bought the shotgun he used to kill his family and himself just days before the shootings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/brian-short-bought-gun-the-week-of-shooting-documents-show/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 01:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/brian-short-bought-gun-the-week-of-shooting-documents-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twin Cities' light rail has first 100,000-rider day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twin Cities single-day light rail ridership topped 100,000 in early September, Metro Transit said -- the first time it has hit that milestone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-light-rail-has-first-100000-rider-day/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 00:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/twin-cities-light-rail-has-first-100000-rider-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regions Hospital auction nets $50K for bottle of queen's whisky]]></title><description><![CDATA[A $50,000 bid on one of two bottles of vintage Bowmore Whisky from "The Queen's Cask" was accepted by the Regions Hospital Foundation on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/regions-hospital-auction-nets-50k-for-bottle-of-queens-whisky/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/regions-hospital-auction-nets-50k-for-bottle-of-queens-whisky/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I-494 lanes closed in western Twin Cities for construction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Southbound Interstate 494 will be closed this weekend between the Interstate 694/Interstate 94 interchange in Maple Grove and Interstate 394 in Minnetonka, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/i-494-lanes-closed-in-western-twin-cities-for-construction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/i-494-lanes-closed-in-western-twin-cities-for-construction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vikings headquarters project OK'd by Eagan planning commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Vikings' ambitious plan for redeveloping nearly 200 acres in northeast Eagan cleared its first hurdle this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/vikings-headquarters-project-okd-by-eagan-planning-commission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/vikings-headquarters-project-okd-by-eagan-planning-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duluth City Council president wins most votes in mayoral primary]]></title><description><![CDATA[DULUTH, Minn. -- Duluth City Council President Emily Larson was the top vote-getter among a crowded field of Duluth mayoral hopefuls Tuesday night and will advance to November's general election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/duluth-city-council-president-wins-most-votes-in-mayoral-primary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 06:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/duluth-city-council-president-wins-most-votes-in-mayoral-primary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Croix bridge delays crimp Stillwater's grand downtown plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the St. Croix River bridge slated to open in the fall of 2016, Stillwater officials had grand plans for the summer of 2017.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-croix-bridge-delays-crimp-stillwaters-grand-downtown-plans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-croix-bridge-delays-crimp-stillwaters-grand-downtown-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maplewood father, 90, will be held in son's slaying]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Ramsey County judge on Tuesday declined to release Minnesota's oldest murder defendant, who suffers from an array of health issues, to his family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/maplewood-father-90-will-be-held-in-sons-slaying/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/maplewood-father-90-will-be-held-in-sons-slaying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Como Dockside success means more cash in St. Paul's coffers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Como Dockside restaurant and bar at Como Lake Pavilion is on track to report as much as 10 times higher commissions than the previous establishment in the space, according to St. Paul city officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/como-dockside-success-means-more-cash-in-st-pauls-coffers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/como-dockside-success-means-more-cash-in-st-pauls-coffers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul salon to host benefit for police K-9s]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fundraiser to help provide K-9 units with bullet and stab-proof vests will be held later this month at CaJah Salon in St. Paul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-salon-to-host-benefit-for-police-k-9s/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 06:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-salon-to-host-benefit-for-police-k-9s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former St. Paul business exec donates $2M to Winnipeg zoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former St. Paul business executive and his wife known for their gifts to the Minnesota Orchestra and the University of Minnesota have given $2 million to a Canadian zoo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/former-st-paul-business-exec-donates-2m-to-winnipeg-zoo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 04:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/former-st-paul-business-exec-donates-2m-to-winnipeg-zoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul city council, school board forums slated]]></title><description><![CDATA[All seven seats on the St. Paul City Council are up for election on the Nov. 3 ballot, as are four of the seven seats on the St. Paul School Board.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-city-council-school-board-forums-slated/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-city-council-school-board-forums-slated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul Public Works opens its doors to the public]]></title><description><![CDATA[The department responsible for maintaining St. Paul's streets, bridges and sewers is opening its doors to the public next week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-public-works-opens-its-doors-to-the-public/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 04:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-public-works-opens-its-doors-to-the-public/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota, Wisconsin drivers are hitting more deer, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Minnesota hunters may be having a harder time finding deer in the woods, but drivers are finding more of them on highways, according to an annual survey by State Farm Insurance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-wisconsin-drivers-are-hitting-more-deer-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-wisconsin-drivers-are-hitting-more-deer-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cottage Grove couple mark 50 years with a trip down memory lane - in a red Mustang]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tim and Ruth Bredahl of Cottage Grove gently unwrapped a present at the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary last month at the Lake Elmo Inn. Inside they found a model-size replica of a 1965 cherry red Ford Mustang -- with a full-size key.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/cottage-grove-couple-mark-50-years-with-a-trip-down-memory-lane-in-a-red-mustang/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/cottage-grove-couple-mark-50-years-with-a-trip-down-memory-lane-in-a-red-mustang/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scandia: Search for new administrator underway]]></title><description><![CDATA[The search for a new city administrator in Scandia is underway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/scandia-search-for-new-administrator-underway/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 03:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/scandia-search-for-new-administrator-underway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second District: Pawlenty, Pratt reject race for Congress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local Republicans keep saying no to a run for Congress in Minnesota's Second District, even though the south-suburban district is primed to be one of the country's most competitive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/second-district-pawlenty-pratt-reject-race-for-congress/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/second-district-pawlenty-pratt-reject-race-for-congress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers to try to map genome of zebra mussel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Call it the Zebe Genome Project.University of Minnesota scientists Tuesday announced they will try to be the first in the world to map the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/researchers-to-try-to-map-genome-of-zebra-mussel/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/researchers-to-try-to-map-genome-of-zebra-mussel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man admits he beat toddler to death]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the state geared up to call a grand jury and indict him on first-degree murder charges, Leb Mike Meak pleaded guilty Tuesday to the lesser initial charge of second-degree murder in the beating death of a 17-month-old girl.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-admits-he-beat-toddler-to-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/man-admits-he-beat-toddler-to-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian felon swims across river into Minnesota, charges say]]></title><description><![CDATA[GRAND PORTAGE, Minn. -- A convicted sex offender and drug smuggler from Canada went to extreme measures to illegally cross the Ontario-Minnesota border near Grand Portage last month, federal authorities said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/canadian-felon-swims-across-river-into-minnesota-charges-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 02:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/canadian-felon-swims-across-river-into-minnesota-charges-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota: Murder-Suicide Was Result of Shootings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police say they cannot say positively who shot whom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-murder-suicide-was-result-of-shootings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2015 03:16:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-murder-suicide-was-result-of-shootings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Death of Family of Five in Minnesota, a Search for Answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The victims in what the police termed a murder-suicide were Brian Short, founder of Allnurses.com, his wife and three children, an employee said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-death-of-family-of-five-in-minnesota-a-search-for-answers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 21:06:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/after-death-of-family-of-five-in-minnesota-a-search-for-answers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota: Five in Family Found Dead in Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three children were among those found dead in an upscale Minneapolis suburb in what police said appeared to be a murder-suicide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-five-in-family-found-dead-in-home/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 02:49:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-five-in-family-found-dead-in-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis Fighting Terror Recruitment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law enforcement officials and some Somali leaders said the new programs were a way to stop extremism long before an arrest became necessary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-fighting-terror-recruitment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-fighting-terror-recruitment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dentist Who Killed Cecil the Lion Returns to Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Walter J. Palmer returned to work on Tuesday as protesters, and police officers, gathered outside his Minnesota dental office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dentist-who-killed-cecil-the-lion-returns-to-work/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 16:21:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/dentist-who-killed-cecil-the-lion-returns-to-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota: Hunter Returning to Dental Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dentist whose killing of Cecil the lion sparked an outcry disputed some accounts of the hunt and said he would be back to his Bloomington practice on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-hunter-returning-to-dental-practice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 03:28:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-hunter-returning-to-dental-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oakdale: Motorcycle passenger killed in head-on crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A motorcycle passenger was killed in a head-on crash Saturday afternoon in Oakdale when the 22-year-old driver of a Ford Explorer veered into oncoming traffic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/oakdale-motorcycle-passenger-killed-in-head-on-crash/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2015 01:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/oakdale-motorcycle-passenger-killed-in-head-on-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[T. Eugene Thompson Dies at 88; Crime Stunned St. Paul]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Thompson was convicted of first-degree murder in 1963 for hiring a bungling hit man to kill his wife, Carol, in their Minnesota home, but he always insisted he was innocent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/t-eugene-thompson-dies-at-88-crime-stunned-st-paul/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2015 01:22:03 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/t-eugene-thompson-dies-at-88-crime-stunned-st-paul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild star Ryan Suter working hard to keep his father's legacy alive]]></title><description><![CDATA[MIDDLETON, Wis. -- Inside a dark ice rink on a warm Saturday morning in August, Ryan Suter is on all fours ripping out sections of rubber glued to the concrete.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wild-star-ryan-suter-working-hard-to-keep-his-fathers-legacy-alive/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wild-star-ryan-suter-working-hard-to-keep-his-fathers-legacy-alive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials in many Minnesota towns use private email accounts]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account has been under scrutiny, officials in many Minnesota cities use private email accounts to conduct government business.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/officials-in-many-minnesota-towns-use-private-email-accounts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/officials-in-many-minnesota-towns-use-private-email-accounts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis: 1 shot in leg on Lake Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minneapolis police are looking for suspects after a man was shot on Lake Street early Saturday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-1-shot-in-leg-on-lake-street/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minneapolis-1-shot-in-leg-on-lake-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thelma Hunter, Twin Cities classical music booster, dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thelma Hunter's career as a concert pianist began at Carnegie Hall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/thelma-hunter-twin-cities-classical-music-booster-dies/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/thelma-hunter-twin-cities-classical-music-booster-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul church vessel stolen, valued at $15,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[The theft of a religious vessel from a St. Paul church has saddened its members, and police are seeking the public's help to find it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-church-vessel-stolen-valued-at-15000/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-church-vessel-stolen-valued-at-15000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul woman dies in Payne-Phalen house fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 67-year-old woman died early Friday evening after a fire in her Payne-Phalen home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-woman-dies-in-payne-phalen-house-fire/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-woman-dies-in-payne-phalen-house-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confederate flag rally at Minnesota Capitol fizzles]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rally planned for the State Capitol Saturday that would have prominently featured the Confederate flag was relocated, leaving about 50 counter-protestors to demonstrate on their own.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/confederate-flag-rally-at-minnesota-capitol-fizzles/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/confederate-flag-rally-at-minnesota-capitol-fizzles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MN United owner hopes stadium boosts development, wherever it's built]]></title><description><![CDATA[The principal owner of Minnesota's Major League Soccer franchise wants his team's stadium to encourage dense, mixed-use development with plenty of parks -- wherever that stadium may be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mn-united-owner-hopes-stadium-boosts-development-wherever-its-built/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/mn-united-owner-hopes-stadium-boosts-development-wherever-its-built/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Croix bridge opening delayed until 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motorists are going to have to wait a bit longer to cross the new St. Croix River bridge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-croix-bridge-opening-delayed-until-2017/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-croix-bridge-opening-delayed-until-2017/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin DNR issues shoot-on-sight order for feral hogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[SPOONER, Wis. -- Two recent and credible reports of feral hogs running wild in the woods of Washburn County spurred the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on Friday to remind hunters and landowners to shoot the animals on sight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-dnr-issues-shoot-on-sight-order-for-feral-hogs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-dnr-issues-shoot-on-sight-order-for-feral-hogs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tainted cucumbers linked to illnesses in Minnesota, elsewhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota public health officials say they are assisting federal and other state agencies with a national investigation into a food-poisoning outbreak linked to tainted cucumbers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/tainted-cucumbers-linked-to-illnesses-in-minnesota-elsewhere/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/tainted-cucumbers-linked-to-illnesses-in-minnesota-elsewhere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slain New Richmond mom, daughter had been repeatedly stabbed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mother and young daughter found slain in their western Wisconsin home earlier this week had been repeatedly stabbed, authorities said Friday. The girl was also apparently choked, burned and sexually assaulted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/slain-new-richmond-mom-daughter-had-been-repeatedly-stabbed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 06:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/slain-new-richmond-mom-daughter-had-been-repeatedly-stabbed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archdiocese bankruptcy judge lets parishes see confidential sex abuse claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite objections that granting local parishes access to clergy sex abuse claims filed in bankruptcy court could compromise victims' confidentiality, a federal judge this week granted the request for expanded access.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/archdiocese-bankruptcy-judge-lets-parishes-see-confidential-sex-abuse-claims/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/archdiocese-bankruptcy-judge-lets-parishes-see-confidential-sex-abuse-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young Methodists Plant Churches With Environmental Gospel]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a small cadre of ministers, environmentalism is about more than pollution and global warming; it&rsquo;s about links between consumption patterns and inequality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/young-methodists-plant-churches-with-environmental-gospel/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/young-methodists-plant-churches-with-environmental-gospel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Their grandpa's St. Paul police horse was Dan Patch's granddaughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 100 years ago, a St. Paul police officer patrolled Grand and Summit avenues on a horse that became the department's most well- known steed. Department lore says Eleanor Patch was the granddaughter of Dan Patch, a champion harness racing horse from Savage who has a street named after him at the State Fairgrounds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/their-grandpas-st-paul-police-horse-was-dan-patchs-granddaughter/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 04:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/their-grandpas-st-paul-police-horse-was-dan-patchs-granddaughter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Minnesota’s Iron Range, Midwestern With a Modern Twist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Roberts Resort was an affordable place for people to grab a burger after a day out fishing, but the bright red little bistro now hints at something a little fresher.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-minnesotas-iron-range-midwestern-with-a-modern-twist/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2015 19:29:03 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/in-minnesotas-iron-range-midwestern-with-a-modern-twist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[T. Eugene Thompson, the mastermind of the murder that shocked St. Paul, dies at 88]]></title><description><![CDATA[T. Eugene Thompson is dead.The man behind one of Minnesota's most infamous crimes of the 20th century -- the contract murder of his wife,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/t-eugene-thompson-the-mastermind-of-the-murder-that-shocked-st-paul-dies-at-88/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 06:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/t-eugene-thompson-the-mastermind-of-the-murder-that-shocked-st-paul-dies-at-88/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To close Twin Cities achievement gap, train literacy tutors]]></title><description><![CDATA[A coalition of community groups, business leaders and educators say better-trained volunteer literacy tutors will help close Minnesota's achievement gap.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/to-close-twin-cities-achievement-gap-train-literacy-tutors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 04:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/to-close-twin-cities-achievement-gap-train-literacy-tutors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Brighton man who killed neighbor wants new trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[A New Brighton man who was found guilty in August of murdering his neighbor is asking for a new trial. Citing errors "before and during trial," Neal Zumberge submitted his request Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/new-brighton-man-who-killed-neighbor-wants-new-trial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/new-brighton-man-who-killed-neighbor-wants-new-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Cottage Grove council member Lehrke not guilty of assault, judge rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Cottage Grove City Council member was cleared of a domestic assault charge but convicted on a lesser disorderly conduct charge for an incident with his wife last winter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/former-cottage-grove-council-member-lehrke-not-guilty-of-assault-judge-rules/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/former-cottage-grove-council-member-lehrke-not-guilty-of-assault-judge-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autistic 17-year-old mishandled by Metro Transit police, family says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of a 17-year-old who has autism says police officers who forcefully arrested him, rendering him unconscious, should have recognized he was disabled when they talked with him. They are calling for better training.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/autistic-17-year-old-mishandled-by-metro-transit-police-family-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/autistic-17-year-old-mishandled-by-metro-transit-police-family-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archdiocese reinstates Richfield priest, removes former St. Paul priest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced Wednesday it is removing a former St. Paul priest from active ministry because of an allegation of sexual abuse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/archdiocese-reinstates-richfield-priest-removes-former-st-paul-priest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 03:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/archdiocese-reinstates-richfield-priest-removes-former-st-paul-priest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funeral plans announced for St. Paul firefighter who died of heart attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funeral arrangements have been set for a St. Paul firefighter who died of a heart attack Monday at the Merriam Park firehouse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/funeral-plans-announced-for-st-paul-firefighter-who-died-of-heart-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/funeral-plans-announced-for-st-paul-firefighter-who-died-of-heart-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul postpones action on Strip Club eatery's code issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[The St. Paul City Council postponed action Wednesday on a fire inspector's finding that the Strip Club Meat and Fish's spiral staircase is unsafe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-postpones-action-on-strip-club-eaterys-code-issue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 03:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-postpones-action-on-strip-club-eaterys-code-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who was that hero? State Patrol looking for motorist who aided rescue]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota State Patrol is trying to identify a good Samaritan who helped a trooper rescue the driver of a burning semitrailer truck after a collision this week in southwestern Minnesota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/who-was-that-hero-state-patrol-looking-for-motorist-who-aided-rescue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/who-was-that-hero-state-patrol-looking-for-motorist-who-aided-rescue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[February trial set for 7 Twin Cities men in ISIS case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven Twin Cities men accused of plotting to travel to Syria to fight with the Islamic State group are scheduled to stand trial on Feb. 16, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in Minneapolis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/february-trial-set-for-7-twin-cities-men-in-isis-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 03:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/february-trial-set-for-7-twin-cities-men-in-isis-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Target wins St. Paul OK for liquor store]]></title><description><![CDATA[Target won city council approval Wednesday to sell liquor at the SuperTarget along University Avenue in St. Paul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/target-wins-st-paul-ok-for-liquor-store/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/target-wins-st-paul-ok-for-liquor-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin lawyer arrested after assault of golf course beer cart attendant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wisconsin lawyer arrested after assault of golf course beer cart attendant]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-lawyer-arrested-after-assault-of-golf-course-beer-cart-attendant/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-lawyer-arrested-after-assault-of-golf-course-beer-cart-attendant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul Library director Kit Hadley to retire next month]]></title><description><![CDATA[The director of the St. Paul Public Library is retiring, Mayor Chris Coleman announced Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-library-director-kit-hadley-to-retire-next-month/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 02:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-library-director-kit-hadley-to-retire-next-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen admits role in vehicle theft, robbery on day of cousin's death]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 16-year-old charged with aiding and abetting aggravated robbery and motor vehicle theft agreed Wednesday to plead guilty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/teen-admits-role-in-vehicle-theft-robbery-on-day-of-cousins-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 01:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/teen-admits-role-in-vehicle-theft-robbery-on-day-of-cousins-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boys &amp; Girls Club warns of fake solicitations in Twin Cities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities is warning the public about people falsely claiming to be raising money for the group.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/boys-amp-girls-club-warns-of-fake-solicitations-in-twin-cities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 01:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/boys-amp-girls-club-warns-of-fake-solicitations-in-twin-cities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baiting a Hook in Minneapolis, Bernie Sanders Was Torn Between Herring and Bagels]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do you serve for a Bernie Sanders breakfast in Minnesota? A snippet about a time when the Vermont senator started attracting a larger following, near the start of his presidential campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/baiting-a-hook-in-minneapolis-bernie-sanders-was-torn-between-herring-and-bagels/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/baiting-a-hook-in-minneapolis-bernie-sanders-was-torn-between-herring-and-bagels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strong El Nino promises warmer winter up north]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota appears headed toward a balmier-than-normal winter thanks to an El Nino warming of the Pacific Ocean that scientists say may be the most significant on record.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/strong-el-nino-promises-warmer-winter-up-north/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2015 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/strong-el-nino-promises-warmer-winter-up-north/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnesota firefighters foundation seeks families of the fallen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can you help solve some genealogical mysteries?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-firefighters-foundation-seeks-families-of-the-fallen/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2015 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/minnesota-firefighters-foundation-seeks-families-of-the-fallen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 'Peanuts' statues find new homes in Dakota County]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five "Peanuts" cartoon character statues that adorned Pro Pharmacy have found new homes near the South St. Paul drugstore, which closed in June.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/5-peanuts-statues-find-new-homes-in-dakota-county/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2015 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/5-peanuts-statues-find-new-homes-in-dakota-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obituary: Don Church, former Pioneer Press photographer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Longtime Pioneer Press photographer Don Church, praised by former colleagues for his good humor, died Tuesday in Spooner, Wis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/obituary-don-church-former-pioneer-press-photographer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2015 05:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/obituary-don-church-former-pioneer-press-photographer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[General Mills sets ambitious goal for greenhouse gas cuts - from farm to fork to landfill]]></title><description><![CDATA[General Mills has set an ambitious goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions 28 percent by 2025 -- not just within its own operations but from farm to fork to landfill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/general-mills-sets-ambitious-goal-for-greenhouse-gas-cuts-from-farm-to-fork-to-landfill/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2015 05:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/general-mills-sets-ambitious-goal-for-greenhouse-gas-cuts-from-farm-to-fork-to-landfill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul man who shot self during standoff dies of injuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Paul police say a suicidal man who shot himself during a Friday afternoon standoff at his home died later that night at the hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-man-who-shot-self-during-standoff-dies-of-injuries/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2015 04:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-man-who-shot-self-during-standoff-dies-of-injuries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Host of children's shows had long and varied career]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daryl Laub had a long career in Twin Cities radio and television broadcasting both in front of and behind the microphone and camera. But to a generation of older baby boomers, he'll best be remembered as a captain and a clown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/host-of-childrens-shows-had-long-and-varied-career/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2015 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/host-of-childrens-shows-had-long-and-varied-career/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walker talks border wall for Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scott Walker would not rule out the idea of a northern wall when asked about his plan to secure the country's borders during an appearance Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/walker-talks-border-wall-for-canada/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2015 02:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/walker-talks-border-wall-for-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul man admits sex with missing Columbia Heights girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[A registered predatory offender from St. Paul has admitted he had sex with a missing 15-year-old girl he kept locked in a trailer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-man-admits-sex-with-missing-columbia-heights-girl/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2015 02:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-man-admits-sex-with-missing-columbia-heights-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Minnesota Ashley Madison customers than U.S. average]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data from the breached Ashley Madison website -- which promises to help clients have affairs -- offers a rich, albeit incomplete, portrait of infidelity in Minnesota and North Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/more-minnesota-ashley-madison-customers-than-us-average/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2015 01:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/more-minnesota-ashley-madison-customers-than-us-average/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin bill would ban minors from tanning beds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children of all ages would be barred from using tanning beds in Wisconsin under a bill moving through the state Legislature.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-bill-would-ban-minors-from-tanning-beds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2015 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/wisconsin-bill-would-ban-minors-from-tanning-beds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cottage Grove motorcyclist killed in Highway 61 crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Cottage Grove man died Saturday night in a motorcycle crash on U.S. 61, the Minnesota State Patrol said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/cottage-grove-motorcyclist-killed-in-highway-61-crash/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2015 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/cottage-grove-motorcyclist-killed-in-highway-61-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds rally in Black Lives Matter protest at State Fair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Access to some major entrances at the Minnesota State Fair was shut down at times Saturday as protesters from Black Lives Matter St. Paul gathered outside the gates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hundreds-rally-in-black-lives-matter-protest-at-state-fair/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2015 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/hundreds-rally-in-black-lives-matter-protest-at-state-fair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Algae blooms put Minnesota's $13B backbone - lakes - under siege]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overall, more than 600 of Minnesota's famous 10,000 lakes are rated as not able to fully support aquatic recreation -- including even the remote Lake of the Woods, which has regular summer algae blooms. And gross-looking lakes could have real costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/algae-blooms-put-minnesotas-13b-backbone-lakes-under-siege/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2015 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/algae-blooms-put-minnesotas-13b-backbone-lakes-under-siege/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul Whole Foods scene of protest over business practices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local grass-roots group Black Liberation Project held a protest Friday night at the Whole Foods Market in St. Paul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-whole-foods-scene-of-protest-over-business-practices/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2015 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-whole-foods-scene-of-protest-over-business-practices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Paul: We expect an orderly State Fair protest by Black Lives Matter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The St. Paul mayor, police chief and fire chief had a unified message for the public in advance of a protest by Black Lives Matters planned for Saturday outside the main gates of the Minnesota State Fair: Come to the Fair anyway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-we-expect-an-orderly-state-fair-protest-by-black-lives-matter/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2015 14:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/minnesota/st-paul-we-expect-an-orderly-state-fair-protest-by-black-lives-matter/</guid></item></channel></rss>