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National Labor Relations Board finds merit with fired Chicago Lakes Liquor workers' case
May 23, 2013 in The Blotter
Erica NicoleProtestors picket outside Chicago Lake Liquors earlier this spring.Today, the National Labor Relations Board announced it has found merit in the wrongful termination case put forth by the Chicago...
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Poll: Buying beers on Sunday is way more popular than DFL, MNGOP, or Mark Dayton
May 23, 2013 in The Blotter
The DFL remains more popular than the MNGOP, but that isn't saying much.Today, Public Policy Polling released its end-of-session snapshot of the popularity of Minnesota's elected officials.SEE ALSO: Conservatives upset...
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Cherokee Park mudslide kills two St. Louis Park 4th graders [UPDATES]
May 23, 2013 in The Blotter
Blake McCoy on TwitterMcCoy's caption to this photo: "Rescue crews have loaded the child's body into truck and are removing him from Lilydale Park."-- Original post from afternoon of May...
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John Piper, former Mpls megachurch pastor, deletes insensitive tweets about OKC tornado
May 23, 2013 in The Blotter
Piper worshipping at his Minneapolis church in 2008.John Piper, the recently retired pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, has made a cottage industry out of attributing natural disasters to...
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TV host Nicole Curtis unsuccessfully tries to stop demolition of Mpls home built in 1889 [PHOTOS]
May 23, 2013 in The Blotter
Curtis (top right) said watching the demolition was a "nightmare," but some neighbors used the same word to describe the home's condition.Yesterday, on orders from the property owner, a demolition...
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City Pages named finalist for three 2013 AAN Awards
May 23, 2013 in The Blotter
The City Pages has made the final cut for three 2013 Association of Alternative Newsmedia awards.We're proud to announce that Reed Fischer's Gimme Noise music blog, last year's "Reinventing the...
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St. Paul's wedding website IDs gay couple who may be first to marry in the city [IMAGE]
May 22, 2013 in The Blotter
Amy Nelson on Twitter"Saint Paul welcomes same-sex couples to tie the knot in Minnesota's capital city," the city's website says.In the wake of love becoming the law in Minnesota, the...
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Fraudsters buy MN SuperAmerica with bad check, sell everything for half price, then take off
May 22, 2013 in The Blotter
Forget complicated Ponzi schemes. The "business people" behind a recent scam at the SuperAmerica in Waconia provided a refresher course in good ol' fashioned fraud.SEE ALSO: Tom Petters, convicted Ponzi...
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Stone Arch Bridge suicides: Teenage couple jump to their deaths days after they go missing [UPDATE]
May 22, 2013 in The Blotter
Borgstrom (left) and Coach jumped to their deaths early this morning.-- Original post from afternoon of May 14; update at bottom --Around 6:30 pm. last Friday, 16-year-old Erika Borgstrom texted...
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David Clifford fired from MPD following felony assault conviction [UPDATE]
May 22, 2013 in The Blotter
One near-fatal punch cost Clifford his job and will probably land him in prison.-- Original post from morning of May 21; update at bottom -- A month following his conviction...
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Target doesn't miss opportunity to talk about weather, blames disappointing sales on winter
May 22, 2013 in The Blotter
Old Man Winter gave the finger to Target's first-quarter bottom line, the company says.Target's first-quarter earning report is Best Buy-esque, but the company doesn't think you should attribute that to...
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Keith Ellison rescinds support for Diane Hofstede, now backing Jacob Frey
May 22, 2013 in The Blotter
When Hofstede (left) lost the DFL endorsement to Frey (right), she also lost Keith Ellison's support.One of this year's most interesting Minneapolis City Council races is shaping up in the...
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Fired Chicago Lake Liquors workers still expect to get jobs back with back pay
May 22, 2013 in The Blotter
Erica NicoleThe Chicago Lake Five, including Wallace (center).:::: UPDATE :::: National Labor Relations Board finds merit with fired Chicago Lakes Liquor workers' caseNearly two months after they were fired, the...
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Dan Gladden trolls Atlanta Braves fans with Kent Hrbek jersey [PHOTO] [VIDEO]
May 22, 2013 in The Blotter
This play has even been immortalized with its own bobblehead.Today, the Twins wrap up their first series in Atlanta since 1991, when Kirby and the crew took down the Braves...
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Michele Bachmann inspires a sexy romance novel [INCREDIBLE COVER IMAGE]
May 21, 2013 in The Blotter
Michele Bachmann has inspired us to desk-slam our heads more times than we can recall. But she's inspired others in more positive ways. SEE ALSO: Michele Bachmann has "sex appeal,"...
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Good Samaritan interrupts alleged St. Paul rape, chases after and fights suspect
May 21, 2013 in The Blotter
Alba-Salmeron was left scraped and bruised after a Good Samaritan fought him for allegedly raping a woman.Raul Calkins was walking home from a party around 3 a.m. Sunday near East...
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Bachmann: Miracle from God will force Obama to sign Obamacare repeal [AUDIO]
May 21, 2013 in The Blotter
We'll see if Barack is still smiling after God forces him to renounce his signature piece of legislation.No doubt, God, assuming He exists, is powerful. But is He powerful enough...
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Proposal would convert Suburban World Theater into more Uptown retail space
May 21, 2013 in The Blotter
The dormant Suburban World Theater may become the latest historic Uptown property to follow the Uptown Bar and be converted into retail space.POUR ONE OUT: Uptown Bar demolition photos...
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MPD warns southwest Mpls residents about string of recent luring incidents targeting girls
May 21, 2013 in The Blotter
An alleged attempted abduction of a 13-year-old girl by three men on May 5 is just one in a string of luring incidents that have occurred in southwest Minneapolis this...
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MNGOP runs out the clock on anti-bullying bill
May 20, 2013 in The Blotter
Some MNGOPers are concerned stronger anti-bullying policies "would put students at risk of being labeled bullies for expressing religious views," the AP reports.Salon's headline says the "GOP actually bullies an...
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Body found inside trunk of gold Lexus at Mpls impound lot [UPDATE]
May 20, 2013 in The Blotter
Blake McCoy on TwitterA body was found in the trunk of the gold Lexus in the middle of this picture.Today, a body was found inside the trunk of a gold...
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"Appalling" NoDak billboard takes shot at MN's business climate on MN soil [IMAGE]
May 20, 2013 in The Blotter
The subtext: North Dakota is more "open for business" than tax-crazy Minnesota.A billboard recently erected in Moorhead has left some Chamber of Commerce officials with bunched panties.SEE ALSO: North Dakota...
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Terrence Franklin reportedly fired shots that injured officers before he was shot and killed
May 20, 2013 in The Blotter
Franklin, under attack from a police K9, was able to wrestle a submachine gun away from an officer before shooting two others, the Strib reports.Officially, the Minneapolis Police Department remains...
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FBI reportedly investigating Michele Bachmann for potential criminal violations
May 20, 2013 in The Blotter
There are so many scandals connected with Bachmann's presidential campaign that at this point we need an Excel spreadsheet to keep them straight. The Iowa Senate has been scrutinizing alleged violations...
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Mary Franson wonders whether marriage equality extends to polygamy
May 20, 2013 in The Blotter
If love is love, then what's wrong with Big Love?One of the arguments used by marriage equality opponents is that gay marriage leads down a slippery slope to people marrying...
