Lino Lakes

Michele Bachmann, former presidential candidate, now pumps gas in Lino Lakes

How the mighty have fallen!Less than a year removed from being a leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination, Michele Bachmann is now working at a Lino Lakes gas station. Apparently, demand for Marcus Bachmann's anti-gay therapy ain't what it used to be. Either that or the couple ne ... More >>

Justin Patrick arrested after two-state, spark-filled, meth-fueled police chase

​Justin Patrick's night started badly, in Amery, Wisconsin, where police were looking for him as the suspect in a home invasion. It ended even worse, when police finally caught up to him 55 miles later in Lino Lakes.Along the way, Patrick hit speeds of around 100 miles and hour and showered the ro ... More >>

Derek Larson poised to win "Most Awkward Family Vacation" photo contest

courtesy of Derek LarsonHail to the geek.​Not long ago, GQ magazine voted St. Paul one of the worst dressed cities in the country. Clearly, the writer failed to consult the Larson family first. In the early 1980s, the St. Paul family donned some seriously patriotic duds and someone had the good ... More >>

Mark Dayton wants shutdown contingency to include payments to health providers

​Gov. Mark Dayton will expanded his list of essential services in a possible state government shutdown today, petitioning Ramsey County Court to include payments to health care and financial assistance workers providing services to those on state aid. "We recognize the lack of assured provide ... More >>

Eugene Glaraton, sex offender, cuts off ankle monitor and bolts halfway house

Eugene Glaraton is on the lam.​Look at this mug shot to the right of Eugene Glaraton. Have you seen him? He's a 42-year-old convicted level-three sex offender who cut the electronic monitoring device from his ankle and escaped from a St. Paul halfway house. He's been missing for four days.

Cooks of Crocus Hill tackles rabbit, Mall of America tackles kids on sugar this Week in Food

Friz Freleng, Warner BrothersGet. In. Mah. Belly. ​ From rabbit to curry to cupcakes, you're sure to find something to eat this Week in Food. Monday 11/8 Throw that wascally wabbit in the soup pot! Learn how to cook rabbit and other French-inspired dishes at Cooks of Crocus Hill in St. Paul. It ... More >>

Only English in Lino Lakes please, but not "English-only"

via 4roeser.comDave Roeser insists he's not a hateful nativist tool.​George Orwell is LOLing in his grave. The man who authored the new ordinance in Lino Lakes restricting the list of languages the city government could use to communicate with citizens to English only says we shouldn't call it E ... More >>

Tim Pawlenty takes a stand against immigrant babies

No more free ride, babies!​Tim Pawlenty's took another lurch toward the right wing over the weekend, as the Governor went on television to pick a fight with some infants.The likely presidential candidate told Bloomberg TV that he supports revoking the part of the constitution that guarantees citiz ... More >>

Tim Pawlenty goes nativist on English-only

Love it or leave it, amigos!​Still lagging badly as a possible presidential candidate, Tim Pawlenty is now making a strong pitch for the xenophobe vote. At a news conference yesterday, Pawlenty hinted that the state should consider making English its official language.

Failed hunters should consider driving I-35E

Photo: Keven LawI-35E is Minnesota's deer-killingest highway​So there you are, dragging your ass out of the woods up north, decked out in camo gear, narry a shot fired from from your rifle, your bullets stowed away with exactly the same count as when you left home in the morning. And no deer. ... More >>

Dave Roeser's English-only measure for Lino Lakes wins green light

Via 4Roeser.comDave Roeser's English-only measure passes in Lino Lakes​Lino Lakes City Councilman Dave Roeser's first-in-the-state English-only measure got a nearly unanimous thumb's up at last night's council meeting. But even though Roeser and his allies were adamant that their action was ba ... More >>

Tom Emmer supports English-only in Lino Lakes

English-only, please​We suspected the other day that Lino Lakes City Council Member Dave Roeser was opening another front in the culture wars when he proposed declaring that English be the official language in a suburb where hardly anyone speaks any language other than English. It's a budget ... More >>

Lino Lakes wants to be English-only, pleads budget constraints

Screen grab via ZazzleA budget issue, or just your basic anti-immigrant rage?​Lino Lakes isn't quite Wonderbread white, but it's close, according to census figures. In 2008, 17,425 out of the 18,985 people living there were categorized as white. Fewer than 200 people are of Hispanic or Latin ... More >>

Cops seize cocks

superbass​For Minnesotans looking to find a little cock-on-cock action, life got a little harder this week.Police raided a farm in Lino Lakes on Sunday after a tip that cockfighting was going on there, and found hundreds of caged birds. The facility is the largest such operation uncovered in the a ... More >>

Willie A. Johnson headed back to prison

​Willie A. Johnson, who vanished from a Stillwater halfway house last June, and was arrested in the Chicago area on March 17, learned today that he's going back to prison until March 17, 2014. Johnson had been under "intensive supervised release" and was serving the remainder of a sentence fo ... More >>

Willie A. Johnson back behind bars in Minnesota

Willie A. Johnson​Willie A. Johnson, who vanished from a Stillwater halfway house last June, and was arrested in the Chicago area on March 17, is back behind bars in Minnesota. Johnson had been under "intensive supervised release" and was serving the remainder of a sentence for his role in he ... More >>

Drinking (and eating, and drinking some more) with Ian

Is there more than drinking to Ian?

Mike Rivard, Randy Nugent revealed as Bush billboard sponsors

A Republican blogger gets the scoop on the mysterious billboard backers.

Readers respond to our Michele Bachmann cover story

A Republican blogger gets the scoop on the mysterious billboard backers.

Chanhassen is named second-best place to live

Money magazine ranks the Minneapolis suburb No. 2 in the nation for its small-town charm and natural surroundings.

Denny Hecker sued by local bank after defaulting on loan

11/11 Morning Must Reads: Obamamania, Bosnian murderer, Green JOBZ

Playoff Liveblog: Photos from The X

The Farm That Doesn’t Exist

Critics say Target undercuts organic growers by pretending to be one of them

Cable-access TV in Minnesota: complete links

Critics say Target undercuts organic growers by pretending to be one of them

Phil Krinkie on the GOP election fiasco: "The voters have spoken and now they must be punished"

Critics say Target undercuts organic growers by pretending to be one of them

America's Most Wanted Dad

When a serial rapist escaped from Minnesota's state mental hospital last April, someone had to take a perp walk sooner rather than later. So why not arrest the escapee's father?

Twins Stadium: Verbatim testimony from the House

When a serial rapist escaped from Minnesota's state mental hospital last April, someone had to take a perp walk sooner rather than later. So why not arrest the escapee's father?

A Day at the Fair

When a serial rapist escaped from Minnesota's state mental hospital last April, someone had to take a perp walk sooner rather than later. So why not arrest the escapee's father?

This thing's gonna blow!

When a serial rapist escaped from Minnesota's state mental hospital last April, someone had to take a perp walk sooner rather than later. So why not arrest the escapee's father?

Once More with Feeling

You swore you'd never watch a hemophiliac raise the spirit of a dead cat again. And then the Fringe Festival returned.

A Friend in Need

Stephen Rondestvedt was more than an attorney in the eyes of his clients. He was a friend, and often their only advocate. Which made it pretty easy to rob them blind.

Now That's What I Can't Possibly Call Music!

A compilation tape from the DeStijl/Freedom From Festival--the weirdest songs you'll never hear on the radio

Crazy

The sad, strange case of Darren Odell and the sorry state of our insanity laws

Paxil is Forever

doctor please, some more of these

Wrong Turn

Think you can get away with drinking and driving? So did I.

Ave Maria

Think you can get away with drinking and driving? So did I.

The Bars That Bind

Eight years for burglary. Eighteen for rape. Life for murder. Five women talk about doing time with their men behind bars.

Shades of Mediocrity

For better or worse, the Star Tribune's new owners will stay the course.

A Prison by any Other Name

At the Minnesota sexual psychopathic personality treatment center, they lock up men who are dangerous--or unlucky--enough to be tabbed menaces to society even after they've done their prison time

What About Bob?

At the Minnesota sexual psychopathic personality treatment center, they lock up men who are dangerous--or unlucky--enough to be tabbed menaces to society even after they've done their prison time