<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Minneapolis/St. Paul Breaking News, Weather, Video, Traffic and Sports for Minnesota from WCCO-TV</title><link>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn</link><description><![CDATA[Minneapolis/St. Paul Breaking News, Weather, Video, Traffic and Sports for Minnesota from WCCO-TV]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:28:16 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday, November 22, 2009]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/Charles.Darwin.Rochester.2.1328100.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/Charles.Darwin.Rochester.2.1328100.html</link><description><![CDATA[Hunters are donating more venison to strapped food banks as Ohio and other states offer financial aid aimed at managing high deer populations. It's a much-needed boost for pantries struggling to meet rising demand. The national food bank association Feeding America has seen demand for help more than double at some food banks. The Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks says the number of people served by its member charities was up 37 percent in the fourth quarter ending June 30, compared with the previous fourth quarter. Groups like Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry and Safari Club International have promoted venison donations to pantries in Ohio and other states, but processing and packaging costs deter hunters, especially in tough economic times.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:00:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ohio, Other States Giving Venison Donations A Lift]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/More.venison.donated.2.1327689.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/More.venison.donated.2.1327689.html</link><description><![CDATA[Hunters are donating more venison to strapped food banks as Ohio and other states offer financial aid aimed at managing high deer populations. It's a much-needed boost for pantries struggling to meet rising demand. The national food bank association Feeding America has seen demand for help more than double at some food banks. The Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks says the number of people served by its member charities was up 37 percent in the fourth quarter ending June 30, compared with the previous fourth quarter. Groups like Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry and Safari Club International have promoted venison donations to pantries in Ohio and other states, but processing and packaging costs deter hunters, especially in tough economic times.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:33:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minn. Ski Area Needs Cold Weather]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/Giants.Ridge.hopes.2.1327936.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/Giants.Ridge.hopes.2.1327936.html</link><description><![CDATA[Officials at Giants Ridge Golf and Ski Resort are hoping for colder weather so they can use their new snow-making equipment. Giants Ridge managing director Linda Johnson says the northeastern Minnesota ski area tried twice to make snow, but with temperatures in the mid-40s, it was too warm. Giants Ridge hopes to open on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. If that doesn't work, Johnson says the ski resort will aim for Saturday, Dec. 5.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:22:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uncertainty In St. Charles, 7 Months After Fire]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/St.Charles.residents.2.1327925.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/St.Charles.residents.2.1327925.html</link><description><![CDATA[Residents of St. Charles still wonder about the future of the North Star Foods plant, seven months after fire devastated the city's largest employer. The April 17 fire destroyed the meat-processing plant, forced the evacuation of the southeastern Minnesota town of 3,500 and resulted in the loss of about 250 jobs. St. Charles City Administrator Nick Koverman tells the Post-Bulletin of Rochester, "It's like losing a member of your family."]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:30:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creationists Hand Out Darwin Book With New Intro]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/Christian.group.passes.2.1327250.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/Christian.group.passes.2.1327250.html</link><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of University of Minnesota students may crack open their new copies for Charles Darwin's "On The Origins of Species" to find a surprise. Last week, a Christian group went to the Twin Cities campus and passed out 1,000 free copies of the book with a special 50-page introduction by evangelist Ray Comfort. The introduction makes the case for creationism before turning to Darwin's classic work on evolution.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:53:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minn. DNR Picks Out Guv's Mansion Christmas Tree]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/Minn.DNR.picks.2.1327254.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/Minn.DNR.picks.2.1327254.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has harvested a 44-foot balsam fir to grace the front lawn of the Governor's mansion on St. Paul's Summit Avenue for the holiday season. The DNR with help from the Minnesota Conservation Corps took the tree from the Nemadji State Forest. That's located 115 miles northeast of St. Paul along the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. The hunt for the governor's tree begins in early fall when DNR foresters scout potential candidates from Minnesota's 58 state forests. DNR forestry technician Tim Brault says it's no easy task to find a perfect specimen growing in the wild. Foresters look for a tree with 30-35 feet of usable trunk, symmetrical branches and no noticeable gaps.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:00:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saturday, November 21, 2009]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/Minnesota.United.States.2.1327008.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/Minnesota.United.States.2.1327008.html</link><description><![CDATA[Federal officials have sent warning letters to two central Minnesota dairy farms for allegedly using high levels of antibiotics in cows. The Star Tribune in Minneapolis reported the farms were among 30 nationwide reprimanded so far this year for violating regulations. J&L Dairy, in Clarissa, sent a cow to slaughter in March that was drugged with 129 times the amount of penicillin allowed. A cow from Evergreen Acres Dairy, LLC, in Paynesville, had more than four times the allowed amount of an antibiotic. Further inspection found the farm had misused 10 other drugs.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:00:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 Dead, 1 Arrested In Burnsville Shooting]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/1.man.dead.2.1326695.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/1.man.dead.2.1326695.html</link><description><![CDATA[A man is dead and another is arrested after a shooting at a Burnsville apartment. Sgt. Jeff Witte said police were called at 2:48 a.m. Saturday and found a young man with a single gunshot wound. Witte says two people were interviewed. One was released and the other was arrested and booked in the Dakota County jail for alleged manslaughter.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:03:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bio-fuel Growth Raises Concerns About Forests]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/In.nation.s.2.1326142.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/In.nation.s.2.1326142.html</link><description><![CDATA[Forests are a treasure trove of limbs and bark that can be made into alternative fuels and some worry the increasing trend of using that logging debris will make those materials too scarce, harming the woodlands. For centuries, forests have provided lumber to build cities, pulp for paper mills and a refuge for hunters, fishers and hikers. A flurry of new, green ventures is fueling demand for trees and the debris leftover when they are harvested, which is called waste wood or woody biomass. "There simply is nowhere near enough waste wood for all of these biomass projects that are popping up all over the place," said Marvin Roberson, a forest policy specialist with the Sierra Club in Michigan.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:55:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Minn. Cleaning Employee Accused Of Stealing]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/Former.Twin.Cities.2.1326672.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/Former.Twin.Cities.2.1326672.html</link><description><![CDATA[A former cleaning company employee is accused of stealing $50,000 in items from homes Dakota and Scott counties. According to a criminal complaint obtained by KSTP-TV, 28-year-old Cortez Thomas took rings and necklaces between May 2008 and March 2009 when he worked for The Cleaning Authority of Burnsville. His girlfriend, 24-year-old Keyshaye Mosely, also worked for the cleaning company. She's charged with one felony for allegedly taking a wedding ring from an Apple Valley home. Dakota County District Attorney James Backstrom said she took more than 150 items to Twin Cities pawn shops.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:40:23 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>