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2:47 pm
May. 25, 2012
Single-sort recycling coming to Minneapolis
By Aaron Rupar
Sick of sorting your recyclables into more categories than you can keep straight? 'Paper, plastic, glass, coarse, smooth.... ah, forgot it, it's going in the trash!'Those frustrations will soon b... More >>

The Blotter

1:50 pm
May. 25, 2012
Native Mob member allegedly threatens rape of woman to pay off boyfriend's debt
By Andy Mannix
A man identifying himself as a debt collector for the Native Mob allegedly threatened to rape a woman at gunpoint if her boyfriend didn't pay up, according to the Mille Lacs County Attorney's Off... More >>

The Blotter

1:37 pm
May. 25, 2012
Mpls's Tyrone Higgins uses his ex as punching bag; six domestic violence charges in year
By Aaron Rupar
Minneapolis resident Tyrone Higgins allegedly broke his ex-girlfriend's arm in her St. Paul apartment after getting upset with her last Sunday, and has been charged with third-degree assault and ... More >>

The Blotter

1:01 pm
May. 25, 2012
Michael Brodkorb lawsuit costs state $46,150 so far
By Gregory Pratt
Michael Brodkorb's lawsuit against the state of Minnesota has cost the state $46,150 so far, according to the Associated Press. Brodkorb was fired by the Senate last December after his girlfrien... More >>

The Blotter

11:57 am
May. 25, 2012
Vikings stadium receives final approval from Minneapolis City Council on 7-6 vote
By Aaron Rupar
Kevin Reich, in the end, didn't want to risk going down as the man who ran the Vikings out of Minnesota.The drama is done, folks. This morning, on a 7-6 vote, the Minneapolis City Council gave fi... More >>

The Blotter

10:54 am
May. 25, 2012
Occupy Homes successfully defends foreclosed Mpls home against 4 a.m. eviction raid [PHOTOS]
By Aaron Rupar
At about 4 a.m. this morning, Hennepin County deputies descended on the 4044 Cedar Ave. S. home of Alejandra and David Cruz in an attempt to evict residents and protesters from the foreclosed hom... More >>

The Blotter

9:18 am
May. 25, 2012
Locker-room phone photo of Lakeville middle schooler reportedly shared among students
By Aaron Rupar
Give rambunctious adolescents camera phones what do you get? A big, messy scandal, that's what!Numerous students at Lakeville's Century Middle School have been suspended after a student snapped a... More >>

The Blotter

7:53 am
May. 25, 2012
Twin Cities 4th-most peaceful metro; Minnesota 4th-most peaceful state, study finds [GRAPHICS]
By Aaron Rupar
It doesn't always seem like it, but Minnesota is one of the most peaceful places in America.That's the conclusion emerging from the Institute for Economics and Peace's United States Peace Index 2... More >>

The Blotter

7:08 am
May. 25, 2012
Jim Graves, Democratic challenger to Rep. Michele Bachmann: The City Pages interview
By Aaron Rupar
Jim Graves is coming for you, Michele Bachmann. During an interview with City Pages, Graves -- a wildly successful businessman who created the AmericInn motel chain before founding his luxury-foc... More >>

The Blotter

2:23 pm
May. 24, 2012
Wright County's handling of Brooklyn Park murder suspect "insane," says Ron Rosenbaum
By Aaron Rupar
Wright County's controversial handling of Eddie Mosley's rape charge may have had deadly consequences.Last month, Mosley, 34, received a summons in the mail at his St. Louis home informing him he... More >>

The Blotter

11:08 am
May. 24, 2012
Rochester racists vandalize another Somali home with "KKK" and swastika tags
By Aaron Rupar
Last weekend, for the second time in just over a year, unknown vandals spray-painted "KKK" and a swastika onto the house of a Somali family in Rochester.Muslim civil rights leaders aren't taking... More >>

The Blotter

9:38 am
May. 24, 2012
Sans shirt and shorts, man passes out on strange porch, asks police if they 'know who I am'
By Aaron Rupar
Kyle Hurd, a 25-year-old resident of Sioux Falls, SoDak, apparently has an ego problem.He must've had quite the bender last Friday night, because the next morning, he awoke on an unfamiliar Still... More >>

The Blotter

8:57 am
May. 24, 2012
Unusual Northeast Mpls murder leaves stuffed animals in its wake [PHOTOS]
By Aaron Rupar
A 28-year-old woman was shot to death in her northeast Minneapolis home around 9 p.m. last night.She lived on Stinson Parkway, near 26th Ave. NE. Police say they believe more than one suspect is ... More >>

The Blotter

8:06 am
May. 24, 2012
Moorhead drug paraphernalia law: A look at the precedent-setting ordinance and legal ruling
By Aaron Rupar
In recent weeks, two cities in the Twin Cities metro -- Stillwater and Hudson, Wisconsin -- have taken steps to criminalize the sale or possession of unused glass pipes and other objects that can... More >>

The Blotter

7:05 am
May. 24, 2012
Mpls housing director says tornado response has been "better than almost any community ever"
By Aaron Rupar
On Tuesday, we told you about a handful of north Minneapolis residents who took to Facebook to express displeasure with the way city officials commemorated the one-year anniversary of the northsi... More >>

The Blotter

3:34 pm
May. 23, 2012
City Pages nominated for 23 SPJ Page One Awards
By Aaron Rupar
The Page One Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists honor the best in journalism from across Minnesota, and we're proud to say that we've been nominated for 23 awards in this year'... More >>

The Blotter

2:17 pm
May. 23, 2012
Chipotle faces fresh federal scrutiny more than year after mass firing of Latinos in Minnesota
By Aaron Rupar
In December 2010, in the midst of an investigation by the federal Immigration and Customs Service, Chipotle made the controversial decision to suddenly fire about 450 Minnesota employees who coul... More >>

The Blotter

12:03 pm
May. 23, 2012
Dumbest criminal ever steals camera, records himself taunting Wisconsin police, is arrested [VIDEO]
By Aaron Rupar
You have to wonder how Houaka Yang mustered the brain power to figure out how to operate the damn thing.Yang, 20, stole a camera from an unlocked car outside the La Crosse home of Bill Feehan, a ... More >>

The Blotter

11:27 am
May. 23, 2012
William Jacobs, ex-Parks chief and convicted child molester, disbarred
By Gregory Pratt
Convicted child molester William Jacobs agreed to disbarment yesterday, according to a press release issued by the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility. Jacobs, a former teacher and on... More >>

The Blotter

11:19 am
May. 23, 2012
Taxpayers League's poll says majority of Minneapolis opposes Vikings stadium plan
By Aaron Rupar
Would you want to go down in history as the city official known for running the Vikings out of Minnesota? Probably not. But what if a majority of your city's residents stood behind you when you v... More >>

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Bike Wars After reigning as Bicycling.com's Best Bike City for 15 years, Portland ceded the title to Minneapolis two years ago. Though Bicycling.com's methodology is pretty fuzzy, the news prompted wailing and… More >>

Bad bosses beware Bad bosses beware
By Jessica Lussenhop

Joe Henry hated his boss so much, he would've preferred his old Army drill sergeant. "A drill sergeant is consistently one way," he says. "You know you're going to get yelled… More >>

CeCe McDonald murder trial CeCe McDonald murder trial
By Andy Mannix

"Black lady with a knife." When the first 911 call came in, that's all police had to go on, because that's all Gary Gilbert could see by the dim light outside… More >>

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