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Michael Brodkorb files paperwork to begin lawsuit against Minnesota Senate
March 21, 2012 in The Blotter
Michael Brodkorb took the first step toward filing a federal discrimination lawsuit?Michael Brodkorb declined to take questions at a press conference this afternoon announcing that he has filed paperwork with...
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Amy Senser should stand trial in Hennepin County, prosecutors argue
March 21, 2012 in The Blotter
Amy Senser is going to trial?Amy Senser's trial approaches April 23, but before a jury can be seated the Hennepin County judge overseeing the case must determine whether Senser can...
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Mike Stone asks more than 600 porn stars to prom
March 20, 2012 in The Blotter
Mike Stone is "AWESOME," he says?Oakdale senior Mike Stone really wants a porn star to be his prom date. Stone's been burning up Twitter tweeting variations of "hey brenda are...
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Geoff Michel lied about Brodkorb's affair with Koch, complaint says
March 19, 2012 in The Blotter
Geoff Michel "brought the Minnesota Senate into dishonor and disrepute"?DFL Sen. Sandra Pappas filed an ethics complaint against Sen. Geoff Michel today for his handling of the Amy Koch affair. Michel...
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Michael Brodkorb denies creating hostile work environment at Senate
March 19, 2012 in The Blotter
Michael Brodkorb denies that he was "abusive" to anyone at the statehouse?Michael Brodkorb has responded to this morning's story alleging he created a hostile work environment at the Minnesota Senate. Brodkorb's...
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Brown County Republicans debate "Mexican trucks"
March 19, 2012 in The Blotter
"Mexican trucks" will go uninspected in Brown County?Brown County Republicans met this weekend to vote for delegates to the Republican congressional district convention and the Republican state convention. The Brown County...
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Michael Brodkorb created a hostile work environment, Republican senator says
March 19, 2012 in The Blotter
Michael Brodkorb created a hostile work environment, according to a state senator?Michael Brodkorb created a hostile work environment months before he was fired in the wake of Amy Koch's resignation,...
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Brian and Charity Miller lose parental rights after chaining 5-year old to crib, but no felony
March 16, 2012 in The Blotter
Brian and Charity Miller lost their parental rightsBrian and Charity Miller lost their parental rights Thursday. Mower County Judge Fred Wellmann took away the couple's two children forever due to child...
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Michael Brodkorb social media rules ordered Republicans to delete controversial material
March 16, 2012 in The Blotter
Michael Brodkorb's social media rules: exposed?After Republicans took control of the Minnesota Senate and made Michael Brodkorb communications director for the caucus, Brodkorb sent out a memo laying out the...
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Michael Brodkorb confirms Amy Koch affair
March 14, 2012 in The Blotter
Michael Brodkorb had an affair with Amy Koch?Michael Brodkorb's attorney confirmed today that his client had an affair with Amy Koch.Brodkorb's attorney has also filed a notice of claim against...
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Patrick Costanzo stole $25,000 in laundry detergent from Wal-Mart
March 13, 2012 in The Blotter
Patrick Costanzo cleaned Wal-Mart's shelves out of laundry detergentPatrick Costanzo pled guilty to stealing laundry detergent from a West St. Paul Wal-Mart, which might not sound so bad except that...
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Andrew Zimmern tweets in support of Chef Phanthavong, Amy Senser's victim
March 12, 2012 in The Hot Dish
Andrew Zimmern is looking forward to Amy Senser's trial?Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern tweeted his support for dead True Thai chef Anousone Phanthavong Friday afternoon. Phanthavong had worked at True...
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Rep. Mary Franson outs herself as careless driver to "scoop" Star Tribune's Jon Tevlin
March 12, 2012 in The Blotter
Mary Franson needs a public relations professional?Rep. Mary Franson sent out a press release Friday evening outing herself as a careless driver in response to a forthcoming Star Tribune column...
Johnathan Beying raped 11-year old 100 times, allegedly
March 09, 2012 in True Crime Report
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Amy Senser will stand trial for criminal vehicular homicide
March 09, 2012 in The Blotter
?Amy Senser will stand trial on criminal vehicular homicide charges April 23, a Hennepin County judge ruled this morning. Senser allegedly ran over Anousone Phanthavong, the head cook at True...
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Johnathan Beying allegedly raped child 100 times, began abuse when she was 3
March 09, 2012 in The Blotter
Johnathan Beying allegedly began molesting his victim when she was 3.?Johnathan Beying has been charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl more than 100 times, according to a criminal complaint. The...
Paul Zunker, ex-GOP bigwig, sentenced for molesting minor
March 09, 2012 in True Crime Report
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Paul Zunker, ex-Carver County GOP chair, guilty of molesting minor
March 09, 2012 in The Blotter
Paul Zunker pled guilty to second-degree criminal sexual conduct this week?Former Carver County Republican Party chairman Paul Zunker pled guilty this week to second-degree criminal sexual conduct. Zunker was charged...
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Gerret Parks charged for throwing dangerous objects at moving cars
March 08, 2012 in The Blotter
Gerret Parks has five counts to go with his black eyeGerret Parks was arrested last night for allegedly throwing water jugs, baking soda, and vices at moving cars. Parks was taken...
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Timothy Bakdash guilty of murdering Benjamin Van Handel
March 07, 2012 in The Blotter
Timothy Bakdash is a convicted murder?Timothy Bakdash was found guilty of second-degree murder by a Hennepin County jury yesterday afternoon. Hennepin County prosecutors charged Bakdash with first and second-degree murders over...
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TiZA bankruptcy trustee settles for $1,400,000 with ACLU
March 05, 2012 in The Blotter
ACLU-MN Director Chuck Samuelson has settled with the bankruptcy trustee.?TiZA bankruptcy trustee John Hedback announced Friday that he had reached a settlement agreement with the ACLU of Minnesota over attorney's...
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Duane Clark reported baby buried in his backyard to Crystal Police
March 02, 2012 in The Blotter
Duane and Tiffany Clark are under investigation after a baby was discovered buried in their backyard?Police discovered the "majority of bones" of a 30- to 38-week-old baby boy after Duane...
Chad Chritton and Melinda Drabek-Critton, 600-pound couple, starved daughter and made her eat human waste
March 02, 2012 in True Crime Report
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Kevin Mims sentenced for stabbing friend in the heart
March 02, 2012 in The Blotter
Kevin Mims stabbed Brian Nelson after being called "cheap."?Kevin Mims was sentenced to more than 18 years in prison yesterday for stabbing a friend in downtown Minneapolis. Mims got into...
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Big Joe Gustafson sentenced to 15 years in prison
March 02, 2012 in The Blotter
Big Joe Gustafson will spend the next fifteen years in prison.?Big Joe Gustafson, the crime boss whose gang terrorized north Minneapolis for 20 years, has been sentenced to 180 months...
