Cub Foods claims Lingitz violated unwritten free sample etiquette rules.

Nearly three years after he was roughed up and arrested for allegedly swiping free samples from the White Bear Township Cub Foods, 68-year-old Erwin Lingitz has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $375,000 in damages.

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The April 2010 incident began when Lingitz tried to walk out of the Cub store with nearly a pound and a half of deli meat samples he says were given to him by an employee. But a security guard thought he was shoplifting and called police.

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"I saw you in the cereal aisle holding a box of Lucky Charms, and I just knew..."

Looking for love? Forget bars, gyms, and coffee shops, and head to... Cub Foods?

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Dorothy Gambrell of Psychology Today put together a map looking at where the most Craigslist Missed Connections happen in each state, and here in Minnesota, the most popular locale for (almost) finding love is the supermarket, of all places.

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Chelley's one-mom campaign compelled Gedney Foods to take action.

In December, Chelley Martinka, a 28-year-old Rhode Island mother of a baby girl named Adelaide who has dwarfism, was "shocked, appalled, and hurt" when she went grocery shopping and saw Cains "Kosher Dill Midgets" pickles on the shelf.

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In a letter to Chaska-based Gedney Foods, the company that manufactures the pickles, Martinka wrote: "I know that as times change it is hard for a company to keep up. But for the equality of all children I hope you consider renaming this product for 2013."

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If it looks like poop and it's almost old enough to drink, chances are it tastes like poop too.

What do you think a 19-year-old Kirby Puckett candy bar tastes like? Like shit, you say? Bingo!

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But just to make sure, Deadspin's Tom Ley and Barry Petchesky recently went to the trouble of documenting the buying and chowing of ancient sports superstar-themed candy bars, including bars inspired by Ken Griffey Jr., Isiah Thomas, Reggie Jackson, Mark Price, Chipper Jones, and, of course, Kurrrrrrrbeeeeeee Puckett!

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Confronted by police, Voelker admitted she "went too far."

43-year-old Kimberly Voelker is accused of lovin' two teenage employees she managed at the Red Wing McDonald's a little too much.

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-- Hamburglar lives! Bag of McDonald's swiped from unsuspecting customer
-- Oakdale driver pulled over while under the influence of McDonald's

Voelker faces two felony of counts of criminal sexual conduct by a person in a position of authority and one misdemeanor count of fifth-degree non-consensual conduct for allegedly touching the butts and crotches of two 16-year-old male employees.

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You can't beat Cossetta's Italian food, but Segermark (pictured) allegedly beat Cossetta's owner.

Dave Cossetta, owner of Cossetta's Italian restaurant in St. Paul near the Xcel Energy Center -- also known as this guy's favorite lasagna place -- got served a knuckle sandwich Friday morning.

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Police say Cossetta, 56, was sucker punched by 21-year-old Erik Segermark after he confronted Segermark about parking in the restaurant's lot without paying.

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Minneapolis represents the U.S. on Travel and Leisure's list of 13 travel picks in 2013.

What list features Nepal,  Uco Valley in Argentina, Zambia, and... Minneapolis?

Last month, Minneapolis topped a full five categories in Travel and Leisure's annual survey of 35 cities across the country. Now, the magazine is handing us a more exotic honor: one of the 13 best places to travel in 2013. The roundup isn't just for domestic trips, like Lonely Planet's recent list, but for visits anywhere in the world.

Nilou Motamed, the magazine's features editor, stopped by the Today Show this morning to discuss the list, and tell the two surprised hosts why Minneapolis is the only U.S. destination to make the cut.

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- Twin Cities have country's smartest, most attractive people, says Travel and Leisure
- Twin Cities are a Lonely Planet top U.S. travel destination for 2013
- Climate change could make Mpls the new NYC, says The Economist [VIDEO]


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Don't love it while behind the wheel, kids.

A driver recently spotted swerving his car erratically on Greeley Street in Stillwater wasn't drunk, high, or on bath salts. But he was under the influence -- of Ronald McDonald.

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-- Hamburglar lives! Bag of McDonald's swiped from unsuspecting customer
-- Vikings' Jerome Felton, arrested for DWI in McDonald's drive-thru, was lovin' it too much

After an officer watched a truck cross the centerline, a 19-year-old Oakdale man told police he was all over the road because he was preoccupied chowing McDonald's.

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It does look uncannily like a duck, doesn't it?

How much would you pay for a duck-shaped spud?

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If you said, "99 cents after it's served to me as a medium order of fries," then we're on the same page. But Danny Haataja of Menahga, Minnesota, hopes his remarkably duck-shaped potato (visible above) nets him a much more lucrative haul.

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'I'll have the sweet n' sour chicken, hold the mouse crap.'

Here's news that'll come as a surprise for those of you who read about New China Wok's disgusting mouse dropping issue -- the owner of the joint wants to reopen and insists his restaurant is "super clean, really clean."

SEE ALSO: New China Wok near 50th & France had mouse droppings on food holding table

Located near 50th and France, New China Wok shutdown in late August because of health code violations. That was far from the first time the restaurant had faced that issue -- owner Xiu Ben owes the city more than $17,000 for fines that date back to 2008.

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