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Minneapolis storm drain turns into geyser [VIDEO]

By Emma Cummings-Krueger Tue., May 21 2013 at 7:00 AM
Categories: Weather
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On Sunday, a storm drain on 25th and Como Avenues burst from the ground during torrential downpours, resulting in a curbside geyser for this residential street (shown above).

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Minnesota Politics

MNGOP runs out the clock on anti-bullying bill

By Aaron Rupar Mon., May 20 2013 at 2:07 PM
Categories: Minnesota Politics
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Some MNGOPers are concerned stronger anti-bullying policies "would put students at risk of being labeled bullies for expressing religious views," the AP reports.
Salon's headline says the "GOP actually bullies an anti-bullying bill." We wouldn't go that far, but however you want to describe it, MNGOP senators did whatever it took to prevent an anti-bullying bill from coming up for a vote.

OUR COVER FEATURE: Gay bullying: In wake of suicides, schools face federal scrutiny

As the last day of this year's legislative session began earlier today, Sen. Scott Dibble, D-Minneapolis, decided to pull the plug on his anti-bullying bill after MNGOP senators promised to force 10 more hours of debate on it. It was approved by the House earlier this month in a 72-57 vote.

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Minneapolis

Body found inside trunk of gold Lexus at Mpls impound lot [UPDATE]

By Aaron Rupar Mon., May 20 2013 at 1:24 PM
Categories: Minneapolis
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A body was found in the trunk of the gold Lexus in the middle of this picture.
Today, a body was found inside the trunk of a gold Lexus towed to Wreckers Services at Glenwood and Lyndale Avenues in Minneapolis.

SEE ALSO: Minneapolis towing, by the numbers

Details at this point remain scant, though a crime lab was on the scene early this afternoon.

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Business

"Appalling" NoDak billboard takes shot at MN's business climate on MN soil [IMAGE]

By Aaron Rupar Mon., May 20 2013 at 10:19 AM
Categories: Business
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The subtext: North Dakota is more "open for business" than tax-crazy Minnesota.
A billboard recently erected in Moorhead has left some Chamber of Commerce officials with bunched panties.

SEE ALSO: North Dakota tries to market itself as hookup haven, fails

The plain-looking billboard (visible above), bought and paid for by the Greater North Dakota Chamber of Commerce, simply says, "North Dakota: Open for Business." Indeed, a recent study looking at the tax policies in each state found that NoDak has the 15th-most favorable business environment, while Minnesota's is 40th.

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Police

Terrence Franklin reportedly fired shots that injured officers before he was shot and killed

By Aaron Rupar Mon., May 20 2013 at 8:20 AM
Categories: Crime, Police
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Franklin, under attack from a police K9, was able to wrestle a submachine gun away from an officer before shooting two others, the Strib reports.
Officially, the Minneapolis Police Department remains tight-lipped about what exactly happened during the May 10 altercation in the basement of a home on the 2700 block of Bryant Avenue South that left two officers injured and burglary suspect Terrence Franklin dead.

THE BACKSTORY: Terrence Franklin shot multiple times by MPD, but it's unclear whether he fired a shot himself

But the latest information to trickle out from unofficial channels indicates Franklin did indeed fire the shots from a police-issued submachine gun that hit two officers in the legs.

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Seth Meyers makes Minn. gay marriage joke on SNL [VIDEO]

By Kevin Hoffman Mon., May 20 2013 at 6:54 AM
Categories: How we look to the national media
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If you missed Saturday Night Live over the weekend, you may not have heard that Minnesota's legalization of gay marriage figured prominently in the Weekend Update segment.

"Minnesota this week became the 12th state in the country to legalize gay marriage," Seth Meyers quips. "So finally Minneapolis can stop pretending St. Paul is just its twin."


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FBI reportedly investigating Michele Bachmann for potential criminal violations

By Aaron Rupar Mon., May 20 2013 at 5:35 AM
Categories: Michele Bachmann
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There are so many scandals connected with Bachmann's presidential campaign that at this point we need an Excel spreadsheet to keep them straight. 
The Iowa Senate has been scrutinizing alleged violations of state ethics rules that occurred during the course of Michele Bachmann's ill-fated presidential campaign. But that's child's play compared to an FBI probe.

A SEPARATE SCANDAL: Bachmann's book tour to promote moribund autobiography has her in fresh trouble with feds

According to numerous reports, the news has gone from bad to worse for Bachmann, as her campaign is now being investigated by the FBI for potential criminal violations.

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GLBT

Mary Franson wonders whether marriage equality extends to polygamy

By Aaron Rupar Mon., May 20 2013 at 5:30 AM
Categories: GLBT, Minnesota Politics
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If love is love, then what's wrong with Big Love?
One of the arguments used by marriage equality opponents is that gay marriage leads down a slippery slope to people marrying animals, adults marrying children, polygamy, and other unsavory arrangements.

SEE ALSO: Mary Franson co-authors civil unions bill months after saying being gay isn't "normal"

Well, according to Rep. Mary Franson, R-Alexandria, our state is already slip slidin' down that path.

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MNGOP Sen. Pratt: Gay marriage ceremony had nothing to do with move to lock Senate doors

By Aaron Rupar Fri., May 17 2013 at 2:30 PM
Categories: Minnesota Politics
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Pratt says the move to lock the Senate doors was political, not personal.
Just as Tuesday's marriage equality bill-signing ceremony was about to begin, a group of MNGOP senators invoked an obscure rule to lock the Senate doors. The upshot was that some gay marriage-supporting senators weren't able to be in attendance for the historic occasion on the Capitol steps.

THE BACKSTORY: MNGOPers blocked some senators from attending marriage equality bill signing [VIDEOS]

But reached for comment today, the MNGOP senator who first proposed locking the doors, Eric Pratt of Prior Lake, said the ceremony had nothing to do it.

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Teabaggers

MN tea party group asks members to pray for George Soros's conversion to Christianity

By Aaron Rupar Fri., May 17 2013 at 1:39 PM
Categories: Teabaggers
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Will the power of prayer turn George Soros into a God-fearing Christian? Some Minnesota tea partiers sure hope so!
Well, this is weird. The Alexandria Lakes Area Tea Party is asking members to pray "perhaps more than once a day" for the conversion of liberal financier George Soros from atheism to Christianity.

SEE ALSO: Mary Franson on DNC "God" debacle: "Peter denied Christ 3 times also" [VIDEO]

"We are hoping that by midsummer, the whole world will be praying for Mr. Soros," a PDF posted on their website says.

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