Friday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp:

Fail: Huck Finn Mississippi adventure
Two college kids had this grand idea to create a houseboat and float down the Mississippi River. Well, that failed. They only made it a couple miles before their engine died and then the police chased them down for roping up on trees on the shore. Animal control seized their chickens and now their boat, the "Velvet Glove Cast in Iron," is sadly sitting in the Minneapolis impound lot.


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Wednesday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp:

Beaches finally force parents to be responsible for their children while swimming
Parents better prepare to actually be parents this summer and take their own children to the beach. Many beaches are cutting back on lifeguard hours, which means parents are responsible for ensuring their children are safe.


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Tuesday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp:

Target Field's trash-burning neighbor won't be taking in more garbage
Hennepin County wanted to burn more trash next to the new Minnesota Twins stadium, but the Minneapolis planning commissioners turned down the plan, citing possible health effects. We'll just be happy if our hot dogs taste like meat instead of burning garbage.


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Drunk driver to be sentenced today for running over woman twice, killing her
A Bloomington man will be sentenced today to eight years in prison after he ran over a 66-year-old woman twice in a Sam's Club parking lot, killing her. The man drank a bottle of vodka prior to driving and when he hit the woman he panicked and drove off, hitting her a second time. The family of the victim is expected to speak at the hearing.


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Friday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp:

Deer are the rats of Minn.
Our state is infested with deer. They're basically the rats of Minnesota and MnDOT doesn't even think it's worth warning you on the roads anymore. They're everywhere (about 1 million of them) and you're probably going to hit one of these beasts and destroy your car. They are coming up with some high-tech systems to help drivers avoid hitting the hopping creatures on the roads, but they are pricey. Their advice? Don't swerve, just slow down and hit. It probably won't kill you.


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Thursday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp:

Wis. owes Minn. some serious cash for giving their residents better jobs
Minnesota and Wisconsin have a tax reciprocity program that allows people who work in the other state to only file taxes in their home state. The only problem is far more Wisconsinites benefit from this agreement and Gov. Tim Pawlenty says Wisconsin owes our state $106 million to make up the difference in lost taxes.


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Tuesday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp:

Target sued for being a bad dumper
California is taking Target to court, suing the Minneapolis company for more than 300 violations of California's hazardous waste control laws. They are asking for more than $7.5 million. Some of the violations included "putting mercury-containing light bulbs, medical waste and tons of electronic waste into regular garbage containers and trash compactors."


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Monday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp:

Duh: Don't use charcoal grill on wooden apartment balcony
One apartment dweller learned the hard way. A charcoal grill on the wooden balcony of an apartment building caused a fire that damaged 80 units in St. Louis Park. Commenters who say they live in the building claim the apartment owners repeatedly sent out notices to residences warning them that grills on the balconies were against the law.


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Friday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp:

61-year-old quadriplegic gets nearly 6 years for child porn
James Carl Zadow was sentenced to 68 months in a federal prison after he was found guilty of possessing images and videos of young girls. His lawyer tried to make everyone feel bad for him, calling him a "broken, hopeless and powerless human beings... (who) turned to the Internet." Physical disabilities don't give you a free pass to look at underage girls naked.


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Thursday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp:

R.T. Rybak and weather guy Sven Sundgaard lobby Facebook to end friend limit (How We Live)
We're not quite sure if we should laugh or hide our heads in shame when our mayor and local weatherman are both lobbying Facebook to let them add more friends. Yes, they have both hit the 5,000-friend limit and are begging Facebook to let them show how popular they really are. Because that's what really matters in life. Rybak claims he legitimately uses it to communicate with residents, but we know he's just vain. We've got an idea: The two should learn the classic "spring cleaning" Facebook game where you go through and passive-aggressively remove people you really never liked in the first place. Or we have an idea... can't we go back to the time when Facebook was literally used as a way to connect with real friends instead of ridiculous PR and publicity?


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