If the recent lists are to be believed, MSP is slightly more gay than lesbian.

​Minneapolis-St. Paul is the 13th "most lesbainish" metro in the country, according to Jezebel's first-ever ranking of lesbian hot spots.

Jezebel doesn't explain the list's methodology, so take it for what it's worth, but the Twin Cities gets kudos for our abundance of piercing-laden bicycle chicks, Carleton College (how is Carleton more of a lesbian haven than St. Kate's?), and a certain championship-winning professional basketball team.

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Anne Stensrud was nearly four times over the limit

​Annie Stensrud has been charged with a DWI in connection with a December arrest for drunk driving.

Stensrud became a national celebrity in early December after slurring her way through the opening of a news broadcast for KEYC Mankato, a CBS-Fox affiliate. The embarrassing segment led viewers to speculate that she was drunk and made her the subject of a David Letterman Top Ten List.

A couple weeks later, on December 21, Stensrud was arrested in North Mankato for DWI. She had a blood alcohol concentration of .31 at the time of her arrest, which was just before noon. Now she's been formally charged with one gross misdemeanor count and two misdemeanor counts of drunken driving.

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Mitt will make his first appearance in Minnesota this campaign season tomorrow.

​Attention, one percenters -- Mitt Romney will be in Eagan tomorrow.

The GOP presidential frontrunner will appear in the St. Paul suburb Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the headquarters of the Freightmasters trucking company.

If that isn't enough to get you excited, perhaps this will --  Romney will be appearing with none other than Minnnesota's favorite son, former governor and 2012 GOP presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty.

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Holly Boyd was found in her apartment bathroom.

​When news broke that Holly Boyd had killed her tiny Chihuahua puppy in a fit of anger, it sparked outrage from dog lovers across the globe. When she was sentenced to 45 days in jail, animal advocates cried foul yet again.

No matter how bad she may have seemed, Boyd's life has -- according to the Anoka County medical examiner's office -- come to a very early end.

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Tim Olmsted, sixth grade teacher, allegedly discriminated against black students for months.

​A sixth grade teacher at a St. Paul public school is allegedly a raging racist.

According to a WCCO report, Tim Olmsted, a teacher at the Heights Community School on St. Paul's East Side, told the five black students in his class that they are "fat, black, and stupid" and made them sit in the back of the classroom.

Olmsted is currently on paid leave. An education attorney representing three of the families involved has sent a letter to the school district demanding that Olmsted and the school's principal be fired.

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Repub Senators to Anderson: You aren't down with coal and natural gas? Then get the frack out!

​Are you a supporter of renewable energy? Perhaps you've said a derogatory word or two about fossil fuels in the past? Then, in the eyes of the MNGOP, you aren't fit to serve as chair of the Public Utilities Commission.

The first political eruption of the 2012 legislative session happened yesterday after Senate Republicans ousted former DFL Senator Ellen Anderson from her job as PUC chair in a 37-29 party-line vote. Anderson was first appointed to the position last March and didn't need Senate approval until the start of the 2012 legislative session.

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Rickia Russell was paid $1 million after a police flashbang seared her legs.

​The city of Minneapolis paid $4.7 million in 2011 for settlements and liability claims involving the police department, making it the biggest year for police-related payouts since 2007, according to data maintained by the city.

The $4.7 million comes from 32 different cases. Four of these stem from incidents dating all the way back to 2003 and 2004, but the rest took place during Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan's tenure.

A payment of $1 million went to Rickia Russell. In February 2010, police officers threw a flashbang grenade into Russell's boyfriend's house, and the explosion seared her legs with third-degree burns.
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We eat wheat, therefore we stay young.

​A new study concludes that the Twin Cities are one of the best metropolises for staying young -- and we don't even need Botox to fend off father time.

The study, put together by the Real Age website, ranks MSP as the fourth best metro to remain youthful, behind San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and San Diego, respectively.

Real Age gathered information from more than 28 million people and determined the rankings based on lifestyle choices. Summarizing the methodology, Real Age co-founder Michael Roizen, M.D., said that "cities with the lowest stress are basically the youngest. Stress, smoking, diet, exercise -- all four of those seem to go together."

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Aren't these phones cool? Thieves think so too.

​Attention, idiots who walk down dark Minneapolis streets at night while obliviously staring at your fancy phones -- thieves are out there, and if the opportunity presents itself they may leave you iPhone-less.

A police alert issued this afternoon by the city of Minneapolis warns about a recent rash of smartphone thefts throughout the city.

And no, there is no app to keep thieves away -- just good ol' fashioned common sense.

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Brodkorb is considering legal recourse following his firing from the Senate amid rumors he and Amy Koch were having an affair.

​Just over a month after his tenure as communications chief for former Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch's came to an end amid rumors the two were having an affair, Michael Brodkorb is reportedly lawyering up and considering revenge.

In a news release, the Bloomington-based law firm of Villaume & Shiek, P.A. announced they have been retained by Brodkorb to serve as co-counsel in "representing Mr. Brodkorb in potential legal action related to his employment at the Minnesota Senate."

Philip Villaume, founder of Villaume & Shiek, says in the release that "we've been ascertaining details surrounding events leading up to and immediately following Mr. Brodkorb's departure from the Minnesota Senate and our client has been reviewing his legal options." He adds later that Koch will not be the defendant of any litigation.

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