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Late Night Food Hours For Bar Crowd   Saturday, September 04, 2010
The Lyn-Lake Neighborhood may get another restaurant that will stay open past bar close...

Vikings Roster Cuts Include All 4 Gophers   Saturday, September 04, 2010
The Minnesota Vikings are apparently still looking for wide receivers and no longer have a University of Minnesota presence on the roster...

Contractor Found Dead At Mpls.-St. Paul Airport   Saturday, September 04, 2010
null Authorities are investigating the death of a contractor whose body was found at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Saturday...

Burglars Target Nearly 20 Oakdale Homes, Garages   Saturday, September 04, 2010
Police in Oakdale are stepping up crime prevention efforts after burglars hit nearly 20 homes and garages in the past month...

Pilot In Lake Elmo Plane Crash Identified   Saturday, September 04, 2010
Washington County authorities have identified the pilot critically injured in a plane crash near Lake Elmo Friday afternoon...

Experts To Address Low Water Levels At White Bear Lake   Saturday, September 04, 2010
A group of experts from the Department of Natural Resources will meet next week to address low water levels at White Bear Lake...

Thome Hits Homers 583, 584 To Pass McGwire For 9th   Saturday, September 04, 2010
null Jim Thome has passed Mark McGwire for ninth place on baseball's all-time home run list, hitting a pair of homers for Minnesota to reach 584 for his career...

Deputies Investigate Attempted Abduction In Rice   Saturday, September 04, 2010
null Law enforcement in central Minnesota is looking for a man who tried to abduct an 11-year-old girl...

Tricycle Stolen From 77-Year-Old Veteran   Saturday, September 04, 2010
St. Paul police say someone stole a tricycle belonging to a 77-year-old veteran battling Parkinson's disease...

Sparboe Farms Expands Recall Of X-Large, White Shell Eggs   Saturday, September 04, 2010
null A Minnesota-based packaging company is expanding its recall of extra-large, white shell eggs...

Border Agency: Prepare For U.S.-Canada Crossing   Saturday, September 04, 2010
nullMinnesotans with plans to cross into Canada over the Labor Day weekend can take a number of steps to make the experience more efficient...

Rochester Collects 35,000 Cigarette Butts   Saturday, September 04, 2010
null The city of Rochester didn't like cigarette butts laying around, so it did something about it...

Two Injured In St. Paul Stabbing   Saturday, September 04, 2010
null Two people were injured in a stabbing in St. Paul Saturday morning...

Grant Provides Mpls. Housing For Native Americans   Saturday, September 04, 2010
null Native American elders living in the Twin Cities will soon have another choice for housing...

Wisconsin Fall Color Updates To Start Thursday   Saturday, September 04, 2010
null The page on fall colors was one of the department's three most popular last fall, with nearly 215,000 visiting it...

Muslims Take To State Fair To Repair Image   Saturday, September 04, 2010
null Despite the smells of fried dough and roasted meat wafting from the Minnesota State Fair, Salim and Zuleyha Ozonder were focused on the people who were leaving, not the food or festivities beckoning from across the street...

Minnesota Tightens Oversight Of Charter Schools   Saturday, September 04, 2010
nullThe nation's oldest charter school movement is undergoing one of its biggest shake-ups in years, with some of Minnesota's 152 charter schools likely to close after this school year...

Pilot In Critical Condition After Lake Elmo Plane Crash   Friday, September 03, 2010
One person was injured when a single-engine plane crashed near Lake Elmo Airport Friday afternoon...

Web Extra: Witness Describes Plane Crash   Friday, September 03, 2010
Chris Mikla was on his way home from work Friday afternoon when he witnessed a small plane crash near Lake Elmo Airport. He described the scene to 5 EYEWITNESS News' Robert Moses.

TCF Bank Sued, Accused of Charging 'Exorbitant' Overdraft Fees   Friday, September 03, 2010
Kim Pellett racked up quite a few charges - $476 in just six days. But those weren't in purchases; those were just in overdraft fees charged by TCF Bank. "I had no idea how I incurred these fees," Pellett, a single mother from Savage, told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Friday...

Minnetonka Woman Called Serial Burglar   Friday, September 03, 2010
A Minnetonka woman is accused of breaking into homes and stealing prescription drugs...

Web Extra: Chopper 5 Captures Downed Plane   Friday, September 03, 2010
Chopper 5 captured the wreckage of a small plane that crashed near the Lake Elmo Airport Friday afternoon...

Gubernatorial Candidates Spar Over Taxes, Deficit   Friday, September 03, 2010
The three major candidates for governor didn't hold back when they met for a debate at the State Fair Friday...

High Official Of Duluth-Based Guard Unit Sacked   Friday, September 03, 2010
null The Minnesota National Guard says one of the top leaders of the Duluth-based 148th Fighter Wing has been sacked...

Area Businesses To Offer Parking at Gopher Football Games   Friday, September 03, 2010
Parking for a Gopher football game should be a little easier this year.

Wis. Woman Accused Of Abandoning Baby In Trash Bin   Friday, September 03, 2010
null Police say a woman has been arrested on suspicion of giving birth at a Perkins restaurant in Racine where she worked, then leaving the infant in a trash bin behind another nearby restaurant...

Three Arrested After High-Speed Chase In Hudson   Friday, September 03, 2010
Three people were arrested after a high-speed chase in Hudson Friday afternoon...

Vikings Trade Rosenfels To Giants   Friday, September 03, 2010
null The New York Giants have acquired quarterback Sage Rosenfels from the Minnesota Vikings for an undisclosed draft pick...

Authorities Release Transcripts Of Lake Crystal 911 Call   Friday, September 03, 2010
Authorities in Blue Earth County have released transcripts of the 911 call made following the fatal shooting of a Lake Crystal man...

Edina Man Charged In Fatal Hit And Run   Friday, September 03, 2010
An Edina man has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide for allegedly hitting a man on a moped, then leaving the scene of the accident...

Retired PR Executive John Beardsley Dies At 73   Friday, September 03, 2010
John R. Beardsley, retired chief executive of the Minneapolis-based public relations firm Padilla Speer Beardsley, has died. He was 73...

Duluth Nurses Set 1-Day Strike For Sept. 14   Friday, September 03, 2010
The union for nurses at a Duluth hospital has set Sept. 14 as the date for a one-day strike...

Funeral Planned For Lakeville Officer Killed In Motorcycle Crash   Friday, September 03, 2010
The funeral has been arranged for the Lakeville police officer who died Wednesday night after losing control of his motorcycle.

KSTP's Cyndy Brucato Says Goodbye   Friday, September 03, 2010
Cyndy's GoodbyeCyndy Brucato says goodbye

Chainsaw Artist Visits The State Fair   Friday, September 03, 2010
Jarrett Dahl stopped by our KSTP booth to carve a bear during our Midday newscast.

MN Teen Injured In Apparent Accidental ND Shooting   Friday, September 03, 2010
The Traill County Sheriff's Office says a 16-year-old Minnesota boy was injured in an apparent accidental shooting at a rural home in eastern North Dakota.

High Winds Force State Fair Officials To Close Several Rides   Friday, September 03, 2010
According to officials at the State Fair, several rides have temporarily closed because of high winds.

Mpls. Expands 'Nice Ride' Bike System   Friday, September 03, 2010


Debate among Minn. Gov. Hopefuls Is Fair Attraction   Friday, September 03, 2010
Minnesota's candidates for governor took it outside Friday for a raucous debate driven by talk over tax-hike proposals by two hopefuls and the hush-hush budget plan of the third.

Ground Beef Outbreak Puts Focus On Meat Oversight   Friday, September 03, 2010
The first outbreak linked to a rare strain of E. coli in ground beef is prompting a fresh look at tougher regulations to protect the nation's meat supply.

Petters Whistleblower's Jewelry To Be Sold   Friday, September 03, 2010
Just one day after being sentenced to serve a year and a day for her role in the $3.7 billion ponzi scheme orchestrated by Tom Petters, some of Deanna Coleman's jewelry will be sold...

Missing Dog From Anoka County K-9 Unit Found   Friday, September 03, 2010
The Anoka County Sheriff's Office says the narcotics dog missing from their K-9 unit was found after going missing on Thursday.

Bike Safety At The State Fair   Friday, September 03, 2010
See how to check your child's helmet to make sure it is the right fit.

2009 Arson Case Goes Cold, Investigators Offer Reward   Friday, September 03, 2010
A 2009 arson case has gone cold, leading Minneapolis arson investigators to offer an award.

Raw Video: Earl Causes Flooding in Buxton, N.C.   Friday, September 03, 2010
Raw Video: Earl Causes Flooding in Buxton, N.C.

Companies Add 67K Workers, But Jobless Rate Rises   Friday, September 03, 2010
Private employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, lifting hopes for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend...

Gas Leak Leads To Evacuations In City Of Grant   Friday, September 03, 2010
Some residents in Grant were forced from their home because of a ruptured gas line.

Prosecutors Say Hecker Should Be Jailed Until Trial   Thursday, September 02, 2010
The U.S. District Attorney's Office is asking Denny Hecker be put in jail until his October trial for allegedly committing wire and bankruptcy fraud while on release...

Elks Take Field After Football Hazing Allegations   Thursday, September 02, 2010
The Elk River High School football team had their first game Thursday night after being plagued by hazing allegations...

Former School Resource Officer Charged With Sexual Assault   Thursday, September 02, 2010
null A former school resource officer with the Minneapolis Police Department has been charged with four counts of criminal sexual conduct for allegedly molesting two girls over a period of several years...