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Rep. Kiffmeyer: Vet John Kriesel has "no courage"

Aaron Rupar
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1:45 pm
May. 16, 2012
Two charged in shooting of man who was protecting daughter, cops allege
By Gregory Pratt
Prosecutors have charged two men for their roles in a north Minneapolis shooting February 20 Edwaldon Gorden Terrell Fells Jr. had been staying at the male victim's house on the 2700 block of Gi... More >>

The Blotter

1:36 pm
May. 16, 2012
Downtown Journal's website brought down by HellFire hacker [PHOTO]
By Aaron Rupar
Folks checking the Downtown Journal's website for Minneapolis news today were in for a surprise.The Journal's website was paralyzed throughout the day after it was hacked be someone calling him o... More >>

The Blotter

11:17 am
May. 16, 2012
In span of hour, two elderly Stillwater drivers accidentally hit gas pedal, cause separate wrecks
By Aaron Rupar
Stillwater has a driving-while-old problem.Within the span of one hour Saturday afternoon, two separate wrecks were caused by 92- and 83-year-old drivers who accidentally hit the gas instead of t... More >>

The Blotter

10:45 am
May. 16, 2012
Wesley Winston stole a car because his feet were sore
By Gregory Pratt
Wesley John Winston, 21, stole a car last Friday around 1:30 a.m. Unfortunately for Winston, it was a bait car parked by police. The 1995 Nissan Pathfinder was parked at LaSalle Avenue South an... More >>

The Blotter

10:20 am
May. 16, 2012
John Kriesel destroys Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer for "no courage" remark during radio appearance
By Aaron Rupar
Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer, R-Big Lake, still hasn't responded to the firestorm she created last week by saying disabled and decorated war veteran John Kriesel has "no courage."But Kriesel, a retiring M... More >>

The Blotter

9:45 am
May. 16, 2012
Timothy Marshall pleads guilty to strangling HCMC lab technician
By Andy Mannix
Timothy Marshall, the 45-year-old charged with choking a lab technician in a hospital bathroom, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault Tuesday.Last October, Marshall jumped the technician from b... More >>

The Blotter

6:05 am
May. 16, 2012
Racist Art Song's chicken wings sign uncovered off Nicollet Ave. in SW Minneapolis [PHOTO]
By Aaron Rupar
Legendary but now-closed chicken wings joint Shorty & Wags used to be located at 3753 Nicollet Ave. S. in Southwest Minneapolis. With Shorty retired and living in northern Minnesota, the com... More >>

The Blotter

6:00 am
May. 16, 2012
Prairie Island nuclear security supervisor pulls Homer Simpson, gets busted faking drug test
By Aaron Rupar
In a move worthy of Homer Simpson, a security supervisor at Xcel Energy's Prairie Island nuclear power plant was fired after he was caught faking a drug test urine sample.Homer certainly would've... More >>

The Blotter

5:55 am
May. 16, 2012
Rock bottom? Derek Lowe shuts out Twins, admits he basically threw one pitch all game
By Aaron Rupar
Anybody know what Barry Bonds and Chuck Knoblauch are up to these days? Terry Ryan should probably call them -- it's hard to imagine they'd hit any worse than the completely inept players Minneso... More >>

Feature

12:00 am
May. 16, 2012
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... More >>

The Blotter

2:29 pm
May. 15, 2012
Support growing for gay marriage in Minnesota, new polling suggests
By Aaron Rupar
Mark Dayton dreams of Vikings stadiums and Minnesota becoming the first state to vote down a constitutional amendment against gay rights. This year, both dreams may be fulfilled.A new SurveyUSA p... More >>

The Blotter

1:36 pm
May. 15, 2012
Three men have killed themselves by jumping from Mpls bridges into the Mississippi in past week
By Aaron Rupar
In March, we reported on a disturbing string of five suicides-by-traffic that took place around the Twin Cities this winter.Now, with summer on the horizon, the suicidal are apparently shifting t... More >>

The Blotter

12:44 pm
May. 15, 2012
Supreme Court ruling means Tom Petters is still a fraudster
By Gregory Pratt
The Supreme Court won't review Tom Petters' conviction, according to a document released by the court.Petters asked the court to review his 2009 conviction for running a $3.65 billion dollar Ponz... More >>

The Blotter

12:42 pm
May. 15, 2012
Legal Rights Center: Beyond CeCe McDonald
By Andy Mannix
This past week's feature, "The Edge of Doubt," brought readers inside the walls of the Legal Rights Center, where attorneys for CeCe McDonald prepared her defense against charges of second-degree... More >>

The Blotter

11:34 am
May. 15, 2012
350-pound Wisconsin man picketing restaurant after he's cut off during all-you-can-eat fish fry
By Aaron Rupar
Only in America... and especially in Wisconsin.Bill Wisth -- a 6'6",  350 pound resident of Mequon, Wisconsin -- used to be a regular at Chuck's Place, a family-run restaurant in Thiensvill... More >>

The Blotter

10:01 am
May. 15, 2012
DNR finds man tied to trees, blindfolded, waiting for anonymous sex in suburban Mpls park
By Aaron Rupar
The two DNR officers who stumbled across Alan Petrusson last Thursday in Ramsey's Dayton Port Roadside Park might need some PTSD counseling.Officers were on the Mississippi River looking for fish... More >>

The Blotter

8:23 am
May. 15, 2012
Minneapolis named most bikeable city... in part because it's so damn flat here
By Aaron Rupar
Sure, Minneapolis has great bike trails, a dedicated cadre of cycling commuters and all that jazz... but it may be our city's Midwestern flatness that puts us over the top as the nation's top bi... More >>

The Blotter

7:30 am
May. 15, 2012
Mark Dayton very popular, MNGOP-controlled legislature about as popular as kick in the pants
By Aaron Rupar
Gov. Mark Dayton will probably have a friendlier legislature to work with next year. A new SurveyUSA poll of 600 Minnesotans found that only 21 percent of respondents approve of the job the MNGOP... More >>

The Blotter

7:00 am
May. 15, 2012
Javier's Crew, Mexican heroin ring, busted in Twin Cities
By Gregory Pratt
A Mexican heroin ring led by a one-armed drug dealer was broken up last week by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, according to a criminal complaint filed by prosecutors. Sheriff's deputy Qui... More >>

The Blotter

1:45 pm
May. 14, 2012
Obama way ahead of Romney in Minnesota, says new SurveyUSA poll [GRAPHIC]
By Aaron Rupar
Minnesota hasn't gone for a Republican candidate in a presidential election since 1972, when incumbent Richard Nixon edged Democrat George McGovern by five percentage points. Fear and loathing on... More >>

The Blotter

12:34 pm
May. 14, 2012
Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer says disabled Purple Heart recipient John Kriesel has "no courage"
By Aaron Rupar
People sometimes say politics is war, but retiring Rep. John Kriesel, R-Cottage Grove, could tell you from experience that the two are very different.Kriesel, 30, lost both of his legs in Iraq in... More >>

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