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Sabo Bridge failure due to dramatic cable vibrations unaccounted for by engineers [VIDEO]
June 08, 2012 in The Blotter
The city and county are pinning blame for Sabo's failure on URS Corp.In March, we brought you video of the Martin Olav Sabo Bridge cables playing "The Wind Cries Mary,"...
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Hamburglar lives! Bag of McDonald's swiped from unsuspecting customer
June 08, 2012 in The Blotter
After not being heard from in a decade, the Hamburglar struck Wednesday night in Austin.And you thought the Hamburglar was nothing but a goofy-looking figment of Ray Kroc's imagination!Wednesday night,...
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Norm Coleman's "shadowy" American Action Network under fire for flouting law
June 08, 2012 in The Blotter
Coleman's "advocacy organization" is taking heat for flouting campaign finance and tax laws.Norm Coleman may be Minnesota's most popular prominent Republican, but he isn't feeling any love these days from...
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Twins' "It Gets Better" video delayed because of Dan Savage controversy, but still in works
June 08, 2012 in The Blotter
The Twins organization distanced itself from Savage after he said the parts of the Bible discussing homosexuality are "bullshit."In March, the Minnesota Twins said the organization planned to release its...
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Norm Coleman most popular prominent MN GOPer; Bachmann "most unpopular politician"
June 08, 2012 in The Blotter
The face of Minnesota's most popular prominent Republican. The Republicans we like the best are the ones we see and hear from the least, apparently.New polling released yesterday by Public...
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Postal Service's new bike stamps unveiled in Minneapolis [PHOTOS]
June 08, 2012 in The Blotter
Portlandians are no doubt miffed their city wasn't chosen for the unveiling.Eat it, Portland!The U.S. Postal Service chose Minneapolis as the place to unveil its new series of four bicycle-themed...
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Twins' equipment staff mega-fails, misspells pitcher Jeff Manship's name on jersey
June 07, 2012 in The Blotter
Twitter: @cjzero#MegaFailApparently, Jostens isn't the only local company badly in need of a copy-editor. If you thought the Twins equipment staff might be immune to the franchise-wide malaise that has...
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Best Buy founder Schulze announces immediate resignation; move may signal major shake-up
June 07, 2012 in The Blotter
Schulze founded Best Buy in 1966.This morning, Best Buy founder and chairman Richard Schulze announced his immediate resignation, two weeks earlier than planned when Schulze went public with his exit...
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Anoka-Henn bans student from wearing rosary to support cancer-striken g'ma; say it's "gang sign"
June 07, 2012 in The Blotter
WCCOBalthazor, wearing the "controversial" rosary around his neck.Fifteen-year-old Jake Balthazor's grandmother has breast cancer. She goes in for surgery today.In the days leading up to his grandmother's operation, Jake has...
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The 2012 State Fair poster looks like something out of a drug-induced nightmare [PHOTO]
June 07, 2012 in The Blotter
A steely eyed, gigantic rooster serves as the poster's centerpiece.The 2012 State Fair poster has been released, and put it this way -- you probably won't want to plaster it...
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Bemidji cross burning: Two white men, ages 19 and 20, arrested [MUGSHOTS]
June 07, 2012 in The Blotter
The matriarch of a biracial family said she was "scared to death" after discovering a burning cross in her yard.Yesterday, Beltrami County deputies made two arrests in connection with a...
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Mysterious naked man photos, plastered in parks and on utilities, baffle Bloomington PD [PHOTOS]
June 07, 2012 in The Blotter
Police want your help identifying this man.It's been going on for a year, and Bloomington police have finally had enough.Yesterday, the Bloomington PD reached out to the media and asked...
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Target allegedly union busting by closing Valley Stream store closed ahead of unionization vote
June 06, 2012 in The Blotter
The only Target in the country facing a unionization vote is closed in the midst of a ridiculously long remodel.There is one Target store in the country where employees will...
Minnesota man walks into hospital ER, tells staff his mom died, steals lobby TV, gets arrested
June 06, 2012 in True Crime Report
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Stillwater man walks into hospital ER, tells staff his mom died, steals lobby TV, gets arrested
June 06, 2012 in The Blotter
Hernandez apparently thought he'd get away with grabbing a hospital's TV and marching out.Samuel Hernandez must've taken lessons at Blaze Schultz's Stillwater School for Dumb Thieves.Hernandez, 34, walked into the...
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Tom Barrett bitch-slapped -- literally -- after conceding Wisconsin recall [VIDEO]
June 06, 2012 in The Blotter
Scott Walker wasn't the only 'Sconnie laying the smack down on Tom Barrett last night.Last night, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett got bitch-slapped twice -- once by Scott Walker, and a...
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Somalis walk off job at Minnesota dessert factory in protest of company's new burqa ban
June 06, 2012 in The Blotter
About 30 southern MN Somalis walked off the job after their employer instituted a burqa ban.Somalis working at Dianne's Fine Desserts factory in Le Center aren't happy about their company's...
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Investigators don't believe Duluth man told truth about alleged anti-gay mob beating
June 06, 2012 in The Blotter
A pro-gay rally was held in Proctor on May 28 after Pelofske made his controversial hate-crime allegation.Seven young adults are charged with crimes in connection with a drunken brawl at...
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Minnesota voters of all stripes agree: 'Let us buy booze on Sundays'
June 05, 2012 in The Blotter
Minnesotans are sick of having to plan ahead to stock the fridge for Sunday Vikings games.Minnesota Democrats, Republicans, and independents all agree on one thing -- we should be able...
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Donald Driver throws cleat to young fan, middle-aged woman rips it away [VIDEO]
June 05, 2012 in The Blotter
Brian LammieLittle Stephen had the cleat ripped away from him, but Driver more than made up for it.Who knew Donald Driver was so popular?With hundreds of Appleton fans screaming and...
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Porn Prom satirized on Daily Show [VIDEO]
June 05, 2012 in The Blotter
We doubt this was the sort of photo Stone had in mind when he asked porn-star Piper to come to Minnesota.Well, Tartan senior Mike Stone's much-ballyhooed Porn Prom may have...
Vikings' Jerome Felton, arrested for DWI in McDonald's drive-thru, was lovin' it too much
June 05, 2012 in True Crime Report
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St. Charles graduating seniors forced to take breathalyzer exam during last school day
June 05, 2012 in The Blotter
St. Charles seniors were treated like suspected criminals before their commencement rehearsal.A group of St. Charles High School seniors were having some drinks at a bonfire last Thursday, the night...
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Vikings' Jerome Felton, arrested for DWI in McDonald's drive-thru, was lovin' it too much
June 05, 2012 in The Blotter
Felton was apparently driving erratically enough to be reported to police at 3 a.m. while in a McDonald's drive-thru.After a night of drinking, Vikings fullback Jerome Felton wanted to take...
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Downtown Minneapolis: Robberies this year have more than doubled compared to 2011
June 04, 2012 in The Blotter
Violent crime downtown has spiked dramatically this year.Early this year, we told you about how violent crime in Minneapolis reached a 28-year low in 2011. But while violent crime citywide...
