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House approves marriage equality; four Republicans vote in favor, two Dems against [UPDATE]

This afternoon, the House approved marriage equality by a 75 -59 vote. Sixty-eight votes were needed for passage.SEE ALSO: Minnesota for Marriage's Hinckley rally was the biggest megafail in the history of megafails [VIDEO]The Senate plans to take up a companion bill on Monday. If it also wins appr ... More >>

At-large Faribault stabbing suspect turns up bloody and pantsless at rural home

Saturday afternoon, Faribault police responding to a report of a stalled vehicle near the police station came across a grisly surprise. Inside the car was an unresponsive woman who had apparently been stabbed around 40 times, along with two very young children who were unharmed.SEE ALSO: Stillwater ... More >>

Hennepin County Sheriff's Office won't hire you if you have a visible tattoo

Under the leadership of Sheriff Rich Stanek, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office has adopted a no-visible-tattoos policy for new hires.SEE ALSO: Antonio "Savage" Jenkins' tattoo of "pig get'n brains blew out" leads to criminal charge No other Hennepin County department's have a tattoo policy, the S ... More >>

Taylor Watson acquitted in controversial "too drunk to consent?" rape case

Yesterday, a Rice County jury acquitted Taylor Watson of all charges stemming from a sexual encounter he had with a very drunk female friend last April.SEE ALSO:-- Roger Rivard, Wisconsin lawmaker: "Some girls, they rape so easy" -- Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch: "There is a way to have a mor ... More >>

October's fest streak continues this Week in Food

Another week in October, another series of epic, not-to-be-missed festivals this Week in Food -- make space in your stomach and your weekend. 10/8 Sun Street Breads is hosting its first beer dinner (you read that correctly) tonight by featuring a "A Road Trip Down Highway 61" with heaps of Fulton ... More >>

Lynn Seibel molestation allegation: Shattuck-St. Mary's teacher allegedly held circle jerks, played "naked teacher" on Big Bang Theory

Lynn Phillip Seibel, a former drama teacher at Shattuck-St. Mary's boarding school in Faribault, was charged today with 17 felony counts of child pornography and sexual misconduct.Seibel is charged with one count of soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct, one count of using minors in pornogr ... More >>

Minnesota State Fair 2012 country: Blake Shelton, Wanda Jackson and beer in plastic cups

Oooooh-wee, what's that smell? Smells like pigs, corn on the cob, and carny sweat. But then, a gentle waft of pheromones floats through the air -- the aroma of a 4-H gal from Faribault locking eyes with her Future Farmer of America. And the soundtrack to it all? The Minnesota State Fair's country mu ... More >>

Caravan du Nord 2012 tour lineup and schedule

Eight Minnesota cities flung to the far corners of the state will host the second-annual Caravan du Nord shows this fall. Last fall, Low, Trampled by Turtles, members of Doomtree, Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles, Heiruspecs, and many more were among the acts visiting smaller communities outsid ... More >>

The Homegrown Experience

Mike Parry falsely claims Faribault Daily News' endorsement; gets scolded by editor

THE PARRY FILES:-- Mike Parry doubles down on Governor Dayton pill-popper accusation: Top 10 tweets-- Mike Parry polling behind "Neither" two weeks before 1st District GOP primary-- Mike Parry, U.S. House candidate, suggests he'd keep troops deployed until economy improvesIt's been a rough couple we ... More >>

Taste of Stillwater

Somalis walk off job at Minnesota dessert factory in protest of company's new burqa ban

Somalis working at Dianne's Fine Desserts factory in Le Center aren't happy about their company's new burqa ban, and walked off the job Monday to signal their displeasure. Three weeks ago, Dianne's was purchased by Mike Knowles, a Massachusetts-based businessman. A week later, a Somali woman working ... More >>

Smash-and-grab Minnesota jewelry store robbers caught on tape [VIDEO]

Over the last month, a pack of smash-and-grab robbers have struck six Minnesota jewelry stores, attempted a seventh robbery in Eagan, and are possibly connected with two other cases. The most recent robbery happened last Tuesday night, April 24. At about 11 p.m., three suspects did a smash-and-grab ... More >>

Footprints in snow guide Faribault police from burglary scene right to suspects

​Usually, when people talk about the importance of "covering your tracks," they mean it in a figurative sense. But Daniel Sanchez and Alonso Silva should've heeded that advice literally.The two allegedly broke into a business in Faribault and left the scene without being apprehended after an alarm ... More >>

Meth-binge mother arrested after putting baby to sleep in bathtub

​It'll be a miracle if this child turns out all right.Amanda Rae Hejl was arrested yesterday and charged with child endangerment and neglect after exposing her one-year-old baby to meth and putting the poor youngster to sleep in a bathtub.Hejl, 23 and a Northfield resident, was arrested while tryi ... More >>

Prisoners drop acid, have crazy bad trip

​Can you imagine taking LSD inside a prison cell? Seems like it'd almost certainly result in a bad trip.According to a Star Tribune report, a group of inmates at the state prison in Faribault tested that theory on Christmas Eve. And predictably, they had bad trips.

Beer or bust this week in food

We're not even going to lie to you: If beer isn't your bag, this is the week to stay home. Practically every day is crammed with a beer dinner, pairing, sampling, or class on how to create the stuff yourself. Something about October must bring out everyone's inner brewmonster. 10/10 Brooklyn Brewi ... More >>

Nate and Nick Smith, 11-year-old twins, making the NY media rounds after $50,000 hockey shot

Screen shot KARE11Nate Smith after making the impossible shot ​Eleven-year-old twins Nate and Nick Smith of Owatonna got some major excitement at a celebrity hockey match in Faribault on Saturday when Nick's name got called to try for a center-ice shot. Nick wasn't in the arena, though. So Nate, ... More >>

Beer Dabbler Highland Fest next up in the summer festival season

Beer Dabbler serves up suds at Highland Fest​The summer beer-fest season continues on July 16 with the return of the Beer Dabbler Showcase at the Highland Fest in St. Paul. This is the third year for this event, and it just keeps getting bigger. Organizers are promising more of everything this ... More >>

Help! Dinner spot in the south metro?

​I am trying to find a restaurant in the southern suburbs for a meet-up and am having no luck. A former co-worker lives in Faribault and she's going to meet me for dinner, so I want to pick somewhere that won't require her to drive all the way into the Cities. I am thinking Lakeville/Apple Val ... More >>

William Melchert-Dinkel waives jury trial in online suicide case

Melchert-Dinkel waives his right to a jury trial.​William Melchert-Dinkel is accused of persuading a Canadian and a Briton to kill themselves via online suicide chat rooms. The Minnesota nurse says he's not guilty, and at one point tried to using a curious application of his First Amendment ri ... More >>

Justus Ogendi Kebabe admits killing wife and two kids

​It was a gruesome scene: a mother and her two children, ages 8 and 10, dead in a Vadnais Heights apartment building late last night. Justus Ogendi Kebabe, 43, has already confessed to killing his wife and kids.

Minnesota flood victims flush bodily waste into rivers

Meddy Garnet, Flickr.This won't make the clean-up process any easier.​Twenty-four Southern Minnesota towns hit hard by flood waters are diverting their bodily waste into the rivers that temporarily closed their sewage treatment plants.

Southern Minnesota is floating away [UPDATE]

Photo: Ruin RaiderIt's wet in Minneapolis. But it's wetter down south.​Update: Gov. Tim Pawlenty has activated the National Guard. Details after the jump. Update: An island in Wisconsin is now floating away. Video after the jump. We here in the Twin Cities are grousing about another day of r ... More >>

Tornado watch in Twin Cities until 9 p.m. [UPDATED]

​Updated: A twister touched down near Fergus Falls, killing one person, and Wadena has been heavily damaged by strong winds, MPR reports. But the worst of the storm gave the Twin Cities a miss. Via NOAA: A tornado watch wsa in effect for the following Minnesota counties, including those in th ... More >>

William Melchert-Dinkel arraigned today on suicide charges

Cops say he hid his identity in suicide chat rooms​William Melchert-Dinkel, the former nurse from Faribault accused of hiding his identity while urging despondent denizens of the Internet to kill themselves so he could revel in the thrill, gets arraigned today in Rice County. His lawyers says ... More >>

Sample Circuit, Perennial Plate, and more: Your foodie calendar

​This week, do something special for all the ladies of the world. According to Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, an exhibit in its last week at the Bell Museum, women provide almost half of the world's agricultural labor. View photos, track food as it travels from field to fork, and learn other ... More >>

Alex Wolters sentenced for stalking Edina kids

​Alex Wolters has been sentenced to 180 days in the Hennepin County Workhouse and five years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to two stalking charges related to a creepy incident last year in Edina. Four times on April 14 last year, Wolters, a Faribault resident, stopped his car ... More >>

William Melchert-Dinkel charged with aiding two suicides

​William Melchert-Dinkel, the Faribault nurse described by officials as having a "suicide fetish," was charged in Rice County on Friday of aiding suicide. Police say he developed online relationships with Mark Drybrough, 32, of Great Britain, and Nadia Kajouji, 18, of Ottawa before they kille ... More >>

Sara Peck, whose bong water made Minnesota famous, sentenced

The state Supreme Court said her bong-water was a drug. Now she'll serve six months in jail.

Jonathon Sharkey ends his campaign to be Minnesota's first vampire governor

His announcement brings to an end one of the weirder chapters in Minnesota politics.

Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey takes 16-year-old fiancée

Police intervene in vampire love affair after comment war on City Pages' website

Paige Brewer released to mother, Jonathon Sharkey rides Greyhound out of town

Paige Brewer vanished with the self-described vampire over Valentines Day weekend.

Jonathan Sharkey's teen girlfriend taken into custody by Faribault police

Sharkey is not under arrest, but detectives want to question him regarding his relationship with the girl.

Jonathon Sharkey brainwashed teen girlfriend Paige Brewer, her mother says

She made her comments after a succession of stories in City Pages resulted in hundreds of comments by outraged readers.

Jonathon Sharkey's teen girlfriend urged to contact Faribault police chief

The Faribault High School student says she walked out on an abusive relationship with her mother before meeting up with Sharkey.

Nurse with "suicide fetish" loses license, is stalked by Canadian press

The Faribault nurse accused of encouraging people in suicide chat rooms to commit suicide has admitted to police he helped as many as five people kill themselves.

Hennepin, Ramsey under tornado watch until 11 PM

A number of counties, including Hennepin and Ramsey, are under a tornado watch until 11 p.m. tonight.

High school hockey coach accused of having sex with players

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

State senator asks for investigation into $15,000 AG doors

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

Monster Jam

How to make a cheese plate: local experts help

Big Wheels

Part two of our guide to the best cheeses of the Twin Cities—ever

The Killer Inside

Minnesota's oldest lifer talks about prison and his most terrible crime

Wal-Mart Welfare

The Lost Tribes of Faribault

Latinos, Somalis, and the American dream in southern Minnesota

Public Image Limited

A new exhibition moves public art out of the town square and into a conceptual realm

The Night Beat

Remembering crime reporter Nieson Himmel

Blood, Sweat, and Supper

One week on the evisceration line

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