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Route 16 bus homicide: Tim Dortch allegedly stabbed man after they bumped into each other
July 12, 2012 in The Blotter
Tim Dortch allegedly murdered a 25-year-old man following an on-bus argument.SEE ALSO: Route 16 bus altercation leads to homicide near CapitolSt. Paul police say that yesterday's fatal stabbing near the...
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Pastor Kirk Schield and his wife lose foster care license over spankings
July 12, 2012 in The Blotter
Spanking is legal in Minnesota, but against the state's foster parent rules.People who have worked with Kirk and Beth Schield's foster children call them "loving and caring" parents. Yet the...
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Matthew Ellsworth gets probation for having sex with student [UPDATE]
July 11, 2012 in The Blotter
Does being in love mitigate the impact of criminal sexual conduct? A judge will decide today.SEE ALSO -- Matthew Ellsworth: Sex with student not criminal because it happened during summerHigh...
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Hy-Vee store director apologizes for letting Bradlee Dean's ministry fundraise on-site
July 11, 2012 in The Blotter
Dean's ministry has again come under fire for its fundraising tactics.SEE ALSO: -- Bradlee Dean must pay attorney fees to Rachel Maddow, Minnesota Independent-- Bradlee Dean's troupe to Iowa public...
Aaron Schaffhausen allegedly kills his three daughters, ages 5 to 11, in his Wisconsin home
July 11, 2012 in True Crime Report
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Aaron Schaffhausen allegedly kills his three daughters, ages 5 to 11, in River Falls home
July 11, 2012 in The Blotter
Schaffhausen allegedly followed through on threats to harm his three young daughters.The ex-wife of River Falls resident Aaron Schaffhausen called police yesterday, concerned about threats he had made against their...
Teacher had sex with his student, but wants mercy because they "fell in love"
July 11, 2012 in True Crime Report
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Route 16 bus altercation leads to homicide near Capitol
July 11, 2012 in The Blotter
An early-morning 16-bus argument had a deadly conclusion.A man was found dead this morning near the intersection of Rice Street and University Avenue in St. Paul following an altercation that...
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Andre Steward and Willis Richardson murdered Mpls homeless man for $5, police say
July 11, 2012 in The Blotter
A juvenile and adult male allegedly killed Harry Lee Brown for five bucks.Andre Steward told police he "needed some money to have a good time." His way of getting it?...
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Humane officers find cat feces oozing out of Minnesota cat hoarder's front door
July 11, 2012 in The Blotter
FOX 9The one that got away? A cat wanders outside the Braham cat hoarder's home yesterday.A woman in her mid-70s had to leave her Braham, Minnesota home to be hospitalized...
Fred Freeman, Wisconsin basketball coach, allegedly beats up female player, 17, after loss
July 10, 2012 in True Crime Report
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Fred Freeman, Wisconsin basketball coach, allegedly beats up female player, 17, after loss
July 10, 2012 in The Blotter
Freeman didn't handle losing well, to say the least. Talk about taking youth sports way too seriously.Fred Freeman, a 47-year-old basketball coach from Hartford, Wisconsin, faces a misdemeanor battery charge...
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Adrian Peterson's arrest video surfaces [VIDEO]
July 10, 2012 in The Blotter
Whatever you do, don't tweak that balky knee, officers. The Vikings have $100 million riding on it.SEE ALSO:-- Adrian Peterson doesn't look "heavily intoxicated" in his mugshot [PHOTO]-- Adrian Peterson...
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Lindsey Vonn is the most-searched Olympian of all time... of course she is [PHOTOS]
July 10, 2012 in The Blotter
Vonn's TwitterThe most-searched Olympian of all time is certainly easy on the eyes. Think it's a coincidence?Yahoo! recently released a list of the 20 most-searched Olympians on its network, and...
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What Communists were for Joe McCarthy, the Muslim Brotherhood is for Michele Bachmann
July 10, 2012 in The Blotter
Bachmann is worried about Muslims infiltrating the U.S. government.SEE ALSO:-- Michele Bachmann sounds alarm about "suicide-bomber conference" in Chicago-- Michele Bachmann is making shit up in her latest fundraising email--...
Wisconsin woman arrested for passing out on her front steps with vagina exposed
July 10, 2012 in True Crime Report
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St. Croix Falls woman arrested for passing out on her front steps with vagina exposed
July 10, 2012 in The Blotter
Officers believe Knutson was intentionally showing her naughty parts to those unfortunate enough to look toward her steps.Not only did Michelle Knutson pass out naked last Friday on the front...
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University of Minnesota-Duluth suspends involvement with "divisive" Un-Fair Campaign [VIDEO]
July 10, 2012 in The Blotter
UMD pulled its support for this billboard, saying the message proved too alienating.See also:-- "It's hard to see racism when you're white" billboards roil Duluth-- 11 white supremacists turn out...
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Economic recovery? What economic recovery? Mpls donut shop hiring... an unpaid intern
July 09, 2012 in The Blotter
Angharad Guy, Metromix Twin CitiesLooking for a career in the donut industry? The Coop has a position for you!As anybody who has recently looked for a job can tell you,...
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Adrian Peterson doesn't look "heavily intoxicated" in his mugshot [PHOTO]
July 09, 2012 in The Blotter
News of your arrest is about to blow up Twitter. Smile!After he was arrested early Saturday morning for resisting arrest at Houston's Live! at Bayou Place, TMZ reported that Vikings...
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Twins' Willingham hits deck, Doumit acts as if under fire after loud thunder boom [VIDEOS]
July 09, 2012 in The Blotter
Ryan Doumit was scared by the thunder, not confused about where first base is.The first half of the 2012 Twins season ended with a thud in a game that will...
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Regarding our coverage of the Nizzel George tragedy and his family
July 09, 2012 in The Blotter
While out of town over the weekend, I was dismayed to watch my inbox fill up with criticism of our coverage of the Nizzel George tragedy.When city officials made statements...
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The top 10 Blotter posts of 2012 (so far...)
July 05, 2012 in The Blotter
Here's a countdown of the most viewed Blotter stories to date this year.July 4 has now come and gone, and you know what that means -- soon the State Fair...
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John Morgan, Mpls resident, wins "craziest hand" in World Series of Poker history
July 03, 2012 in The Blotter
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business JournalDid he have a straight flush or was he bluffing? Morgan won't say.John Morgan, 71, is CEO of Golden Valley-based Winmark Corp., a successful business that owns...
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Schwan's driver fends off would-be St. Paul hijacker with punches to face, police say
July 03, 2012 in The Blotter
Prepared to Serve... and fend off would-be hijackers.An unnamed Schwan's delivery driver was doing his rounds near Battle Creek Regional Park in St. Paul around 3:30 yesterday afternoon when he...
