To say A.J.'s debut was inauspicious would be an understatement.

A.J. Clemente's career as an anchor for Bismarck's NBC affiliate KFYR might've literally ended as soon as it began.

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This because the first two words Clemente uttered during his first telecast as anchor yesterday evening were "fuckin' shit!"

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Nienow wants answers about "how the Dayton administration provided estimates that are so amazingly wrong and how Minnesota won't be duped again."

The e-pulltabs that are supposed to fund the state's $348 million contribution for the new Vikings stadium were initially projected to generate $35 million by the end of this year. As the Star Tribune reported last Sunday, that projection was largely the handiwork of the very gambling companies that stood to profit if e-pulltabs were approved, while the organizations that have actually run charitable gambling operations in the state for decades weren't consulted.

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But thanks to a slow rollout and less-than-enthusiastic interest in the machines, the most recent projection has sliced the end-of-the-year number all the way down to a measly $1.7 million. And Sen. Sean Nienow, R-Cambridge, wants answers.

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Attention: If you are the owner of this white Lamborghini, it has been towed.

​Now here's something you don't see every day: A Lamborghini being towed away.

The white Lambo was the talk of the University of St. Thomas campus on Friday after it was towed away in front of the stunned eyes of dozens of students, many of whom likely ate Ramen for lunch.

"Apparently there were multiple squad cars and two tow trucks there at one point," says University of St. Thomas student Bianca Jones. "They were obviously afraid of doing ANY type of damage."

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DNR

Finally, this little guy has a species to call his own.

Over the past few days, the internets have tied themselves in knots over the identification of a very odd piece of roadkill discovered in the middle of the road in rural Minnesota. Could it be a possum? A mange-addled pit bull? Perhaps an escaped lab experiment freak?

Now, a University of Minnesota-Morris professor has examined the carcass. Another researcher also took a look at its jawbones and skull.

The results are in.

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Nick Vlcek

Big Al Jefferson owes Eric Lero.

When we put Al Jefferson on our cover a few years ago, he was Franschise 2.0. We loved him so much we once named him Best Timberwolves Player.

Now, it sounds like he was actually playing Scrooge.

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Another view of the collapse of the Metrodome roof.

​New video of the collapse of the Metrodome's roof was just released by the Metrodome Sports Facilities Commission.

The footage shows snow begin to trickle through the Teflon roof, which sags at an ever-quickening pace until it covers up the entire view from the security camera.

It's an up-close look at a massive structural failure, and it comes on the same day as a recommendation to build a new roof for the Metrodome rather than trying to repair the existing one.

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Your sign is safe.

Your zodiac sign may be safe after all, no thanks to the Minnesota Planetarium Society.

Its members had horoscope fans frothing over a claim that everything we knew about the zodiac was off by a month. Powerful, obsessive Scorpios were seemingly and suddenly reduced to indecisive, gullible Libras.

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Everything you think you know about zodiac signs is wrong.

So there you are, thinking that you've been a passionate, mercurial and obsessive Scorpio your whole life and boom, now you're a Libra. A Libra! Indecisive, gullible, self-indulgent.

For this news, and for completely upending those worthless pick-up lines you've heard in bars all these years, you can thank the Minnesota Planetarium Society. They've decided the Zodiac is wrong.

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Refunds arrive for Thrifty Hipster Matthew Dowgwillo's angry guests.

​After nearly two weeks of outcry, incensed guests of Thrifty Hipster's "Shanghaied" New Year's Eve party are getting refunds.

Several party-goers who complained to City Pages about long lines, no booze and missing entertainment at the fumbled gala now report that they've gotten partial or full refunds. The credit was delivered by the electronic ticket seller, Tempo Tickets.

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Thrifty Hipster Matthew Dowgwillo: Forgive him?

​New Year's Eve revelers told us they got screwed by Thrifty Hipster owner Matthew Dowgwillo.

He sold them on party at downtown's OM restaurant called "Shanghaied," complete with contortionists, gambling and geisha girls. But at the last minute, the party shifted to the Graves Hotel, and the guests got the shaft.

Dowgwillo has been very communicative with City Pages since we splashed the story yesterday. Here's a verbatim e-mail we received from him this morning:

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