Eden Prairie Police Find 2 Dead In Apartment

Eden Prairie police found a woman and a man dead Saturday in a shooting that prompted the evacuation of an apartment building for several hours. Investigators weren't immediately able to say whether the deaths were a murder-suicide or double-homicide, police spokeswoman Katie Bengtson said. But authorities are not looking for suspects, she added. A resident of the Eden Place apartment complex called 911 about 7 a.m. Saturday to report shots being fired in another unit. The Eden Prairie SWAT team and officers from other nearby suburban departments responded and surrounded the building.

• Sep 21, 2013

Prep Blog: Week 4, Previewing 'The Big 4'

There's always that one week in the football season that means a little more than all the rest. You've put in the practice time, you've been in the weight room and you've watched the film. It's time to go out under the lights and get that big victory.

• Sep 20, 2013

Prep Blog: Week 3 Top Performances

It was a big weekend for high school football in the Twin Cities as there were a ton of big match-ups on area football fields. This is that time of the season where the team leaders start to emerge, and they do so by putting up gaudy numbers on a nightly basis.

• Sep 17, 2013

Hunters Told To Be Mindful Of Search For Mandy Matula

Hikers, hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts are asked to be mindful of an investigation into the disappearance of a 24-year-old woman, who's been missing since May, as they're out along the Mississippi River in central Minnesota.

• Sep 16, 2013

Vikings' OK State Alumni Deny Charges In SI Report

Minnesota Vikings Kevin Williams and Charlie Johnson say they never saw the kind of impropriety detailed in a Sports Illustrated report about alleged corruption at Oklahoma State.

• Sep 11, 2013

Kevin Williams Returns To Practice For Vikings

Defensive tackle Kevin Williams has returned to practice for the Minnesota Vikings after missing the season opener with an injured right knee.

• Sep 11, 2013

Prep Blog: Week 2, Previewing 'The Big 4'

It's another big week in high school football across the Twin Cities as now every team has a game under their belt and tangible film to look at. Now we're in Week 2. Some teams are looking to build on a successful opening win, while others are hoping to celebrate their first win of the fall.

• Sep 6, 2013

Tree That Killed Eden Prairie Woman Shows Serious Decay

Photos of the tree that killed an Eden Prairie woman earlier this summer were released on Wednesday. From the outside of the tree, there were no signs of disease. But the Eden Prairie police photos show the wood inside of the 90-year-old Basswood was decaying.

• Sep 4, 2013

Webb Making The Most Of Switch To Receiver With Vikings

Cut day can be nerve-wracking, but Joe Webb had a plan. After spending most of his career with the Vikings has a quarterback, he switched to wide receiver when Minnesota signed Matt Cassel in the offseason. It meant his spot on the roster was no longer a guarantee and that he had to sweat out cut day like many other players around the NFL.

• Sep 3, 2013

Marcus Sherels Back For Another Year With Vikings

Marcus Sherels has been on the Minnesota Vikings' roster bubble ever since he first set foot on the field in 2010. And every year, the little cornerback that could finds a way to stick around. Sherels is back for a fourth season in purple after perhaps his most difficult preseason yet.

• Sep 2, 2013

Frazier 'Would Welcome' Chance To Coach Winfield

Minnesota Vikings coach Leslie Frazier says he would welcome the chance to work with cornerback Antoine Winfield again. Winfield retired last weekend after he was cut by the Seattle Seahawks. Winfield spent nine seasons in Minneosta before he was abruptly cut this offseason in a cost-saving move.

• Sep 2, 2013

4 Months Since Eden Prairie Woman's Disappearance

The family of a missing Eden Prairie woman is holding out hope that she'll return alive. Mandy Matula was last seen four months ago Saturday. After dozens of searches, there's still no sign of the woman. Her boyfriend committed suicide on his way in to be questioned by police.

• Sep 1, 2013

Vikings' Offense Has Been Rough With Peterson Out

Through their first two preseason games, the best performance from Minnesota's first-team offense has been by rookie punter Jeff Locke. The Vikings haven't done much well in these exhibition games yet. Each incompletion by Christian Ponder or three-and-out series by the unit has only heightened concerns whether this team can be balanced enough to build off last year's playoff appearance.

• Aug 21, 2013

Football Players, Marching Band Members Practice Thru 90-Degree Heat

The hot weather forecasted for Tuesday will have lots of people looking for some relief. It should be a popular day for lakes, pools and water parks around the Twin Cities. Lake Josephine in Roseville is likely to be a popular spot in Roseville Tuesday as much of the Twin Cities is under a heat advisory from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Aug 20, 2013

Dog Has Surgery After Eating Nearly 2 Pounds Of Rocks

A Twin Cities dog is recovering Thursday after having emergency surgery on Wednesday to remove nearly two pounds worth of rocks that the dog had eaten, officials said. Gordon, a 7-year-old Golden Retriever, had to be hospitalized at BluePearl Veterinary Partners in Eden Prairie after ingesting 1.79 pounds of rocks.

• Aug 15, 2013

Official: Experimental Aircraft Runs Off Flying Cloud Airport Runway

An experimental aircraft went off the north runway Tuesday night at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, according to an official. Melissa Scovronski Public Affairs Coordinator for the Metropolitan Airport Commission said she doesn't know if the aircraft was arriving or departing.

• Aug 13, 2013

Money Magazine Ranks Chanhassen As 'Top 10 City'

A Twin Cities suburb has bragging rights Monday after being named one of the top cities to live in America. Chanhassen was ranked 4th by Money Magazine for cities with a population under 50,000. The city has been in the top 10 before, and ranked as high as number two a few years ago.

• Aug 12, 2013

The Mission Ball: Minn. Church Spreads Message With Soccer Balls

Football is the most popular American sport, but it's the other football – soccer -- that holds sway as the most popular sport just about everywhere else, with three billion fans worldwide.

• Aug 11, 2013

Storms Bring Damaging Hail, Winds To Twin Cities Metro

Storms that swept across Minnesota Tuesday brought golf-ball-sized hail that broke through at least one windshield in the southern metro.

• Aug 6, 2013

Plane Overshoots Runway At Flying Cloud Airport

A corporate jet has overshot the runway at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, Minn., according to officials at the Metropolitan Airports Commission.

• Aug 5, 2013

20-Year-Old Drowns In Temperance River In NE Minn.

A 20-year-old man drowned in the Temperance River in northeastern Minnesota. According to the Cook County sheriff's office, Pavel Shtrefleng of Eden Prairie was swimming on the Lake Superior side of Minnesota 61, just below a bridge, at about 5:25 p.m. Friday when he got caught in the current.

• Aug 4, 2013

1 Killed In Corvette Rollover In Eden Prairie

At least one person was killed after being ejected from a speeding car in Eden Prairie, Minn. Thursday evening. Authorities said the crash happened at the intersection of Eden Prairie Road and Park Terrace Drive at about 8 p.m.

• Aug 2, 2013

Prep Blog: Lake Conference Football At A Glance

You'll probably have to go back a long way in the history books to figure out the last time Eden Prairie lost two football games in a season, much less a regular season. Losing the last two games of the year heading into the 2012 postseason gave the Eagles plenty of fuel as they rebounded for five straight wins on the way to another state championship.

• Aug 1, 2013

Celebs Arriving In Twin Cities To Benefit Starkey Foundation

St. Paul will turn into Tinsel Town this weekend during the 13th annual "So The World May Hear" awards gala at the RiverCentre. Two of the celebrities that are set to appear at the event dropped into WCCO This Morning.

• Jul 26, 2013

Vikings Sign First Round Picks Floyd, Rhodes, Patterson

As players report to training camp on Thursday, the Minnesota Vikings have announced they've signed all three of their first-round draft picks. The Vikings started by signing their top draft choice, defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd, Thursday morning.

• Jul 25, 2013

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