Email Author Jessica Lussenhop
Awards
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2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 8, 2010
"Bed Hopping"
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2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published November 3, 2010
"Monster at the Tea Party"
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2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 1, 2010
"Cop Killer"
2011 Stories by Jessica Lussenhop
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Oregon Trail on Facebook: Screenshots and video
published Jan 27, 2011
The world's most popular educational game will soon arrive on the world's most popular social network--Oregon Trail is being reborn on Facebook. When we interviewed the three Minnesotans who invented... More >>
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Ramsey County Sheriff investigates possible murder-suicide
published Jan 25, 2011
A little after 10 a.m. this morning, Ramsey County Sheriff's deputies were sent to Vadnais Heights to check on the well-being of a resident. When they arrived on the 800 block of Woodgate Drive and w... More >>
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Former Sheriff Fletcher denies fabricating terrorism investigations
published Jan 24, 2011
Former Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher is firing back at a Twin Cities Daily Planet report that says he lied about the work his deputies did on terrorist organizations. Specifically, the article ... More >>
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Oregon Trail: The Documentary Part 2
published Jan 21, 2011
This week's cover story relates the origin of the most successful educational video game of all time -- Oregon Trail. It started with three Carleton student teachers, but it certainly didn't end the... More >>
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Major the Roseville police dog gets stem cell treatment
published Jan 20, 2011
Roseville police officers were recently given some sad news. Despite surgeries and several weeks of physical therapy, Major -- the police dog who was viciously stabbed in November -- will not regain m... More >>
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Annalisse Buhrow-Cram hides drugs for prisoner in a hamburger
published Jan 19, 2011
Before Annalisse Buhrow-Cram arrived at Waupun Correctional Institution to visit a friend, she made a little pit stop for a cheeseburger and two bags of chips. Despite the fact that the Wisconsin pri... More >>
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Oregon Trail: The Documentary [VIDEO]
published Jan 19, 2011
This week's cover story tells the true history of the most successful educational computer game of all time--Oregon Trail. And it all happened right here in the Twin Cities. All three creators still... More >>
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COVER STORY
Oregon Trail: How three Minnesotans forged its path
published January 19, 2011
Don Rawitsch rolled out a four-foot-long piece of white butcher paper on the living room floor of his Crystal apartment. He glanced at an open... More >>
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Star Wars X-Wing vs. Snowmageddon: Video of the Day
published Jan 13, 2011
Mike Nelson, a commercial and film director, was shoveling the walk of his Robbinsdale home after the snowstorm that popped the Metrodome, when his wife asked him to take some photos. He shot some sti... More >>
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Refunds issued for Thrifty Hipster NYE party
published Jan 13, 2011
rAfter 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 b... More >>
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Whisky Park throws "Did You Get Shanghaiedr" NYE do-over party
published Jan 12, 2011
Whisky Park owners Phil Immerman and Gene Suh heard about the catastrophic Thrifty Hipster-sponsored New Year's Eve party from patrons griping at their happy hour. "We just heard everything that happ... More >>
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Jeffrey Anderson opens U.K. office to fight pedophile priests
published Jan 11, 2011
Jeffrey Anderson, the St. Paul attorney who's made a career (and a mint) suing the Catholic church, has opened up a new practice in London to pursue the pedophile priest cases popping up across the po... More >>
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Gen. Vang Pao candlelight vigil tonight in St. Paul
published Jan 07, 2011
Last night, news arrived from California that Gen. Vang Pao succumbed to a 10-day battle with pneumonia and died at the age of 81. Though decades have passed since he lead the Royal Army of Laos in ... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Charles Kentrell Jones's homicide memorial draws complaints
published Jan 07, 2011
Charles Kentrell Jones had only been out of juvenile hall for a few weeks when he was gunned down in a north Minneapolis alley last August. The 17-year-old was only a few blocks from home when he was ... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
OM closed, owner Vikram Uppal mum on "Shanghaied" NYE party debacle
published Jan 05, 2011
In the wake of a disastrous New Year's Eve party hosted by Thrifty Hipster's Matthew Dowgwillo, it has become clear that OM -- the party's original venue -- has closed. Owner Vikram Uppal had been si... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Thrifty Hipster botches 'Shanghaied' New Year's Eve party
published Jan 04, 2011
Dozens of disgruntled party-goers are demanding their money back today after a New Year's Eve party sponsored by Thrifty Hipster failed to live up to its advertising.Thrifty Hipster owner Matthew Dowg... More >>
