The Minneapolis chef hit and killed by a vehicle driven by the wife of former Vikings player Joe Senser had "high amounts of cocaine" in his system at the time of the crash, making him legally impaired and "likely to be moving erratically and unpredictably."The Minneapolis chef hit and killed by a vehicle driven by the wife of former Vikings player Joe Senser had "high amounts of cocaine" in his system at the time of the crash, making him legally impaired and "likely to be moving erratically and unpredictably."The Minneapolis chef hit and killed by a vehicle driven by the wife of former Vikings player Joe Senser had "high amounts of cocaine" in his system at the time of the crash, making him legally impaired and "likely to be moving erratically and unpredictably"...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2482142.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Sat, 4 Feb 2012 04:47:39 GMT 5 EYEWITNESS News has learned Minneapolis leaders are trying to revoke the business license of one of the city's largest towing companies...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2482497.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Sat, 4 Feb 2012 05:34:01 GMT A serial burglary suspect came face to face with a man who had been expecting trouble...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2482428.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Sat, 4 Feb 2012 04:49:43 GMT Jewel thieves have been busy over the last few months in the Twin Cities... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2482191.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Sat, 4 Feb 2012 05:25:07 GMT A Hennepin County jury has convicted a Minneapolis man of stabbing his friend to death in a downtown parking ramp...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481979.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Sat, 4 Feb 2012 02:29:55 GMT A South Dakota boy burned in a December fire that killed his younger brother reached a milestone in his treatment and for one day this week was able to focus on fun...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481911.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Sat, 4 Feb 2012 05:34:41 GMT In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said Saturday...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2482337.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Sat, 4 Feb 2012 05:31:46 GMT Authorities say a school bus was involved in a crash in Lino Lakes late Friday afternoon...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2482010.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Sat, 4 Feb 2012 04:29:30 GMT A second teacher at an inner-city elementary school where a teacher is accused of committing lewd acts on 23 children was arrested Friday on suspicion of fondling two girls in his classroom...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2482397.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Sat, 4 Feb 2012 05:29:35 GMT The most powerful storm of the winter season pounded Colorado and parts of neighboring states on Friday, creating whiteout conditions on the eastern plains, cancelling more than 600 flights in Denver and closing hundreds of miles of highway between major Colorado cities and the Kansas border...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481299.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Sat, 4 Feb 2012 04:31:06 GMT A confident Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of failing to do enough to create jobs as he campaigned Friday ahead of GOP presidential caucuses this weekend in a state with sky-high unemployment and foreclosure rates. Newt Gingrich, who is fighting for a respectable showing here, rolled out a fresh line of criticism by comparing the former Massachusetts governor to Obama...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2482420.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Sat, 4 Feb 2012 02:27:34 GMT After the state abruptly closed Arena Early Learning Center in Brooklyn Center, we wanted to know how parents can make sure their kids are safe at child care...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2482367.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Sat, 4 Feb 2012 02:04:50 GMT The Dow Jones industrial average has closed at its highest level since before the 2008 financial crisis...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481971.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:20:35 GMT Minnesota's House speaker endorsed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney days before the state's political caucuses where the former Massachusetts governor is aiming to duplicate his 2008 win...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481173.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:51:50 GMT Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he is meeting with a district attorney leading a secret investigation into former close aides that has already led to criminal charges against five people...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2482015.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:13:16 GMT In the most impressive surge for the job market since early last year, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481968.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:35:10 GMT Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates participated in a doping program...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2482246.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:49:16 GMT Reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar wrote to President Barack Obama last year indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan, current and former U.S. officials told The Associated Press...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481935.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:50:31 GMT U.S. officials say computer crimes and cyber espionage are expected to surpass terrorism as the number one threat to the country...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2482087.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:24:26 GMT The family of a woman hit and killed by a car in Maple Grove says the woman had two children and lost her husband four months ago after a 10-month battle with cancer...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2476426.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:43:36 GMT A judge sentenced Mark Lindgren to 90 days in jail Friday morning. Lindgren was convicted last month of a deadly hit and run back in October 2010...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481766.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 19:32:31 GMT We are tracking new developments in the case against the wife of former Vikings star Joe Senser. A temporary agreement has been reached in the civil case against Amy Senser. This agreement has been kept confidential...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481454.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 19:45:43 GMT The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity on Friday abandoned plans to eliminate grants to Planned Parenthood. The startling decision came after three days of virulent criticism that resounded across the Internet, jeopardizing Komen's iconic image...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481692.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:26:54 GMT One of the most iconic wedding dresses of a generation is in the Twin Cities right now...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481256.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:44:27 GMT A Minnesota food company is widening its recall of hard-cooked eggs because of a potential for listeria contamination...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481228.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 20:38:48 GMT Two Republicans seeking the White House are bringing their campaigns to Minnesota this weekend. Texas Rep. Ron Paul settles in Saturday for three appearances. The congressman popular among libertarian-minded Republicans is holding town halls and rallies in Rochester, Chanhassen and Arden Hills...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481330.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:32:19 GMT Panama is fast becoming retirement hot-spot for thousands of Americans, including Minnesotans. The lure of a less expensive lifestyle is motivating retirees to take a long look at living overseas...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2480889.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:10:14 GMT Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481617.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:02:54 GMT A Twin Cities couple is charged with prostituting a runaway teen with a developmental disorder. A criminal complaint filed in Ramsey County says police were called to a downtown St. Paul hotel earlier this week where they found the teen who has Asperger syndrome and the developmental level of a 13-year-old...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481167.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:56:50 GMT The Minnesota Wild have traded forward Casey Wellman to the New York Rangers for center Erik Christensen and a conditional seventh-round draft choice...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481685.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:20:08 GMT The Food and Drug Administration says it has confirmed low levels of an illegal fungicide in orange juice samples taken from Florida manufacturers...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481234.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:05:24 GMT Imagine being owed tens of thousands of dollars and having that debt erased. It happened to one Twin Cities mother, who contacted 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS. Her child support case was closed by mistake - a mistake that could cost the state millions of dollars in federal funding and lead to lawsuits from affected families, state officials have warned...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2480763.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 04:11:43 GMT Several tow truck drivers in Ramsey County have been charged with stealing cars from apartment complex parking lots.]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2480779.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 04:31:47 GMT The fire happened last month on St. Albans Street and firefighters had no idea what they were about to encounter....]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2480776.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 04:31:32 GMT Organizers with the City of Lakes Loppet spent the day removing giant blocks of ice from Lake of the Isles...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2480731.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 01:28:52 GMT A meeting in Stillwater Thursday night that will affect thousands of families in the East Metro...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2480723.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 01:19:47 GMT Rick Santorum's campaign slogan could very well be one word: doomsday. To hear him tell it, the United States will collapse under the weight of its health care system and basic freedoms will be history. Iran will annihilate Israel and then South Carolina if Iran isn't blocked from building a nuclear weapon...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2481204.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:14:36 GMT Two of the four Republican candidates are planning to visit Minnesota before Tuesday's caucuses...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2480679.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:59:38 GMT The Minnesota Department of Health imposed what it calls "the most serious licensing sanction" against a Brooklyn Center child care center. The center's license has been suspended...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2480433.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Thu, 2 Feb 2012 23:09:27 GMT One Twin Cities business owner's plan for a sweet shop in Saint Paul has turned sour. ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2480327.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:31:43 GMT Joel Maturi choked up as he announced that he will be retiring as Director of Athletics at the University of Minnesota. In a news conference he said, "It's been a great 10 years and a wonderful journey."]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2479473.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:49:39 GMT A Florida millionaire who legally adopted his girlfriend, is accused of exploiting a legal loophole to protect his fortune from a bitter civil lawsuit...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2480203.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:26:22 GMT Facebook's much-hyped initial public offering promises to be an exciting spectacle when the social media giant goes public this spring. But should you update your status to "shareholder"?...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2480164.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:03:06 GMT A former legislative staffer who may sue the state for wrongful dismissal faces significant hurdles to collecting any payout...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2480583.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:29:07 GMT Hudson police say an attempted child abduction reported on Wednesday was actually a misunderstanding...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2478882.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:35:38 GMT Authorities say the manhunt is over for two Native Mob members, but one man is still at large. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Thursday that 33-year-old Wakinyan Wakan McArthur of Bemidji and 24-year-old Christopher Lee Wuori of Cass Lake were arrested Wednesday in Minneapolis...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2479612.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:54:22 GMT Donald Trump has confirmed that he will endorse Mitt Romney's GOP presidential bid. He says he made the decision after getting to know Romney after meeting with him several times in the past few months...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2479823.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Thu, 2 Feb 2012 23:49:53 GMT A new Consumer Reports investigation finds many appliance fires aren't started because of user error. Instead it found more than half of those fires are caused by the products themselves...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2480441.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Thu, 2 Feb 2012 23:13:39 GMT A Florida special needs teacher is in trouble for the way she disciplined her students. Lilian Gomez is accused of pouring hot sauce on crayons to keep autistic children from putting the crayons in their mouths...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2480424.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Thu, 2 Feb 2012 22:43:30 GMT Teens, teachers and law enforcement gathered for the fourth annual Teen Driving Summit at the Rosemount Community Center Thursday.]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2477934.shtml?cat=1 kstp.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 01:03:43 GMT