kstp.com - 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Investigates INVESTIGATION: Election Mistakes Lead to Changes in Vote Counting A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS investigation has found that mistakes made with absentee ballots in the 2008 U.S. Senate recount are leading to changes... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1222327.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:18:33 GMT St. Paul to Background Check Tow Truck Drivers St. Paul is promising changes after a 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS investigation found drivers with questionable records towing cars for the city... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1199380.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:43:50 GMT INVESTIGATION: What's in the air at local ice arenas? http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1177186.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Tue, 6 Oct 2009 16:25:15 GMT INVESTIGATION: Inside West Metro Builder's Scheme His wife allegedly had her 401K cleaned out, and his grandmother started getting calls about a $275,000 loan in her name...
More Investigative Stories ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1056600.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:50:57 GMT INVESTIGATION: Are Regional Airline Pilots Rested? 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS went undercover on a late night flight from the Twin Cities to Iowa to show you the hours some pilots are keeping... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1041636.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:36:51 GMT Meet the Predator: The Newest Tool Protecting the State 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS got the chance to get a rare look inside at the government's newest tool to protect the state and the nation... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1030083.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:04:34 GMT INVESTIGATION: Troubling Stats at Loring Park Our investigation of data from the Minneapolis Park Police in 2008 shows officers responded to more than 150 calls at Loring Park...
View Park Police Calls Maps ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1022333.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:36:14 GMT INVESTIGATION: How Safe Are Mpls. Parks? 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS wanted to know just how safe are the parks, so we obtained records of the more than 15,000 calls Park Police responded to last year...
View Park Police Calls Maps ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1008118.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Thu, 9 Jul 2009 07:07:21 GMT Metro Charity Responds to Collection Boxes Investigation Our investigation found that hundreds of clothing collection bins around the Metro are owned by a for-profit company...
WATCH: The Investigation ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s993288.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:37:29 GMT INVESTIGATION: Where Are Your Donations Going? You've probably loaded up the car with old clothes, toys, and books and dumped them into a collection box. But are you really helping? ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s991094.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:53:49 GMT Ironworld changes names in hopes of more visitors A state-owned tourist attraction has changed its name in hopes of attracting more visitors...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s976583.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:10:27 GMT Metro home builder faces swindle, ID theft charges A bankrupt builder at the center of a 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS story about foreclosed Lake Minnetonka luxury homes now faces six felony counts...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s933384.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Sat, 16 May 2009 01:35:32 GMT Who's paying the price for bargain homes? 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS INVESTIGATES: Homes discounted a million dollars or more, but who is paying the price for these bargains? ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s931629.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Sat, 16 May 2009 01:28:09 GMT Scientists: Invaders are changing state lakes Whether you love fishing or not, scientists say Minnesota's lakes are changing forever... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s920730.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Fri, 8 May 2009 15:23:24 GMT INVESTIGATION: Unmarked trucks entering airports A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS investigation uncovered a security problem at the airport's backdoor--a place where huge trucks enter without being checked... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s913926.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Tue, 5 May 2009 12:57:46 GMT How one bullet can change a life Her parents nicknamed her 'Star' because of the way she would light up a room. Vernice Hall was shot two years ago and no one thought she would live... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s908556.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Fri, 1 May 2009 21:50:19 GMT Feds refuse response to inmate transfer investigation The federal government is refusing to answer questions about a controversial inmate transfer program our investigation uncovered...
Watch the investigation ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s903673.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:21:28 GMT INVESTIGATION: Prisoners transported via public buses It's not unusual for federal inmates to be transferred from one prison to another. But our investigation uncovered they could be sitting next to you... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s901688.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:35:31 GMT Schools saving $ at the risk of students? "It's not a matter of if something is going to come up...it's a matter of when--because something will slip through the cracks," says screener Greg Mohn...]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s883477.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:02:51 GMT EMPLOYEES: Denny Hecker hasn't paid, medical benefits gone Hundreds of employees of Twin Cities auto dealer Denny Hecker say they have no health insurance and no paychecks...
Hecker closes 6 dealerships ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s861306.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Thu, 2 Apr 2009 22:37:43 GMT Want tuition for a fraction of the price? We're about to tell you about a place where college costs the same now as it did in 1999. Interested? ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s856990.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:28:27 GMT INVESTIGATION: What are 'e-cigarettes?' With just one puff, a new kind of cigarette is changing the smoking industry and upsetting federal health officials at the same time... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s846029.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:12:09 GMT New evidence in so-called 'Smiley Face Killers' case On Monday, there's new evidence more suspicious deaths may be linked to the so-called 'Smiley Face Killers'... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s845610.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:45:23 GMT State health regulators react to naturopathy investigation Our naturopathy investigation has now caught the attention of medical regulators in Minnesota...
INVESTIGATION: Did naturopath go too far? ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s841011.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:32:26 GMT INVESTIGATION: Did naturopath go too far? Naturopaths provide a non-traditional, more natural form of health care. But 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS discovered troubling inconsistencies... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s839080.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:52:28 GMT Airport security investigation prompts TSA response A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS investigation summoned instant results Thursday from the Transportation Security Administration...
'Serious problems' found at nation's airports ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s829906.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:49:23 GMT INVESTIGATION: Who's towing your car? For those who've had their cars towed by the city of St. Paul, you will be even more upset after you hear what our 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS investigation uncovered... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s829738.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:55:27 GMT INVESTIGATION: 'Serious problems' found at nation's airports 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS goes undercover at some of the largest airports in the nation to reveal what security experts are calling serious problems...
Read, watch reactions from officials ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s822962.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:40:05 GMT Bedard death investigation ends, dash cam video released The officers who hit Minneapolis Park Police Officer Mark Bedard while in pursuit in November of 2007 will not be disciplined for his death... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s819016.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Mon, 9 Mar 2009 21:14:23 GMT Mpls. mosque denies link to missing Somali men Leaders of a south Minneapolis mosque again disputed allegations that the mosque may be connected to the disappearance of young Somali men...

FEDS: Twin Cities man behind Somalia bombing ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s782168.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:23:53 GMT INVESTIGATION: Outdated library books Books on disco dancing from the 1970s. On computer graphics from the 1980s. Where did we find them? Your local school library...
View list of average copyrights ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s763319.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:41:15 GMT State lawmaker calls for charter school reforms Rep. John Lesch wants a moratorium on new charter schools until Minnesota reforms the way it oversees the curriculum and budgets of the schools...
INVESTIGATION: Tracking money to schools ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s762366.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:23:18 GMT INVESTIGATION: Tracking tax money to schools $3 million of your tax money is unaccounted for and so is the man who knows where it went...
Compare Dr. Lou's curriculum with others ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s760121.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Thu, 5 Feb 2009 15:40:50 GMT Families of Somalis missing from Minn. speak out Three Somali families tell similar stories: A son or nephew goes missing. A passport is gone... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s694401.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Mon, 8 Dec 2008 14:52:05 GMT FEDS: Twin Cities man behind Somalia bombing 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has learned that federal law enforcement sources believe that a Twin Cities man blew himself up in a suicide bombing in Northern Somalia last month... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s678519.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Tue, 9 Dec 2008 04:34:35 GMT INVESTIGATION: Minn. charter schools A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS investigation revealed violations at charter schools, violations that led to calls for a law overhaul...

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Watch the investigative report ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s661034.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:05:13 GMT Mpls. Somali community reacts to terrorist reports The Somali community in the Metro has become fearful after reports that one of their own was a suicidal bomber...
FEDS: Twin Cities man behind Somalia bombing ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s680821.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:05:02 GMT Feds investigating Twin Cities terrorist network Forty young Somali men from the Twin Cities are missing and investigators believe they may be training terrorists in Somalia...
FEDS: Twin Cities man behind Somalia bombing ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s679271.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:07:37 GMT Suit filed against troubled Golden Valley charter school http://kstp.com/news/stories/s673229.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:04:57 GMT INVESTIGATION: Fire sprinkler mandate questioned The price of your next home is about to go up several thousand dollars because you could soon be forced to install something in your home very few choose... ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s671788.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:41:57 GMT Forest Lake charter school speaks out after investigation http://kstp.com/news/stories/s662221.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:52:41 GMT Golden Valley charter school fined for unlicensed teachers Watch the original investigation ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s660033.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:57:45 GMT DETECTIVES: Chris Jenkins murder connects dozens around country Detectives Kevin Gannon and Anthony Duarte say they've discovered a link between the death of University of Minnesota student Chris Jenkins and the drownings of at least 40 other men in 25 cities in 11 different states. Their investigation started 11 years ago in New York, but it wasn't until they started investigating Jenkins' death in Minneapolis that the pieces to the puzzle began to come together...

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]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s421846.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:27:16 GMT Jax family files lawsuit against Mankato bar, friends


One of the last photos taken of Jax before her death at Sidelines Bar in MankatoA lawsuit has been filed in connection with the death of Mankato College student Amanda Jax. It targets the bar that served drinks and the friends who bought them for her...

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Read Rybak's response to our investigationFor Minneapolis Police, overtime and extra hours worked for 2007 cost about $6.4 million dollars, according to police records obtained and analyzed by 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS. "Clearly, the police department has a problem with overtime," Council member Ralph Remington stated...
]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s318026.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:23:23 GMT Suspects charged in furniture consignment store scam Charges were filed Thursday in what prosecutors call the biggest theft plot ever in Dakota County. Police suspected a husband and wife team of running a scam out of their home consignment store in Apple Valley...
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INVESTIGATION: Locks that will beat the bump
]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s88359.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Fri, 18 May 2007 17:26:00 GMT WI town upset about school cancer rates Teachers, parents and students in New Richmond, Wisconsin are upset the state Department of Health has decided against investigating high incidences of cancer at a local elementary school. More than a quarter of West Elementary School's staff have been diagnosed with cancer.

More than 1/4 of staff at local school has cancer...Why? (Sunday)

Wisconsin town upset about school cancer rates (Monday)
]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s16100.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:55:16 GMT EXCLUSIVE: Hear how officers saved two of their own When two Twin Cities police officers were stabbed, fellow officers and dispatchers worked together to save two of their own. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS obtained audio tape that gives you rare access to what happened that morning back in August. It lets you hear what went on in the officers' and dispatchers' own words. ]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s11761.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Tue, 8 Nov 2005 18:13:19 GMT Investigation helps inspire change A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS investigation exposed the state ignoring evidence that could help put violent felons behind bars. They're not ignoring it anymore. After our story aired, state officials changed their minds. Investigative Reporter Kristin Stinar reveals why some say our story could save lives.]]> http://kstp.com/news/stories/s11238.shtml?cat=5 kstp.com Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:45:46 GMT