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  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    Amina Ali, to courtroom: "You are all going to hell"

    Ami Ali had harsh words for the judge and everyone else.​Amina Ali, one of two Rochester women found guilty yesterday of providing material support to terrorism, was given the standard chance to address the courtroom. Not only take the chance, she stunned the courtroom with what was on her mind.Sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Amina Ali, accused supporter of Somali terrorists, complains of bad treatment in jail

    ​Amina Ali knew she was supporting al-Shabaab; that much is certain. What her trial will determine is what she knew about al-Shabaab.These revelations came during yesterday's opening statements in the case of Ali and Hawo Hassan, two Rochester women on trial in U.S. District Court in St. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Amina Ali arrested in court for refusing to stand for judge

    ​Amina Farah Ali might be facing trial for giving material support to terrorist groups. But that doesn't mean she's going to stand up if she doesn't feel like it.Ali, the 35-year-old woman accused of funneling money to Somali militant group al-Shabaab, was arrested in court this morning after refu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Jammie Thomas-Rasset, music download martyr, gets penalty reduced to $54,000

    Thomas said she hopes her case eventually reaches the U.S. Supreme Court.​Jammie Thomas-Rassett, the Minnesota woman who was originally penalized $1.5 million for downloading and sharing two dozen 80's rock songs, had her penalty reduced to $54,000 by a U.S. District Court Judge on Friday.Judge Mi ... More >>

  • News

    February 16, 2011

    Jammie Thomas-Rasset: The download martyr

    RIAA fines Brainerd woman $220,000 for 24 songs

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    Disbanded Metro Gang Strike Force faces 118 claims

    Zimmerman ReedRandy Hopper, the man who sued the Strike Force​Today is the deadline for filing claims against the disgraced and disbanded Metro Gang Strike Force, and so far 118 people have said the force extorted them.Lead plaintiff Zelaido Rivera Garcia won a $3 million settlement for the group ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Denny Hecker jailed again for fumbling financials [UPDATE]

    Denny Hecker is back behind bars.​Bankrupt auto dealer Denny Hecker has been booked into the Sherburne County jail, and treated to a new mug shot. That's not what he expected out of a routine federal court hearing yesterday, and today he got more bad news: He may stay behind bars until his se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    Molotov-creator at GOP Convention pleads guilty

    Wait, wait, I changed my mind. Texan David Guy McKay completely changed his story from a month ago and decided to plead guilty to the creation of Molotov cocktails for the Republican National Convention.

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Tom Petters to appear in court today in hopes of release

    Wait, wait, I changed my mind. Texan David Guy McKay completely changed his story from a month ago and decided to plead guilty to the creation of Molotov cocktails for the Republican National Convention.

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    No one trusts Tom Petters

    Wait, wait, I changed my mind. Texan David Guy McKay completely changed his story from a month ago and decided to plead guilty to the creation of Molotov cocktails for the Republican National Convention.

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    Exit pollsters win right to bug you again

    Wait, wait, I changed my mind. Texan David Guy McKay completely changed his story from a month ago and decided to plead guilty to the creation of Molotov cocktails for the Republican National Convention.

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2008

    9/25 Morning Must Reads

    Wait, wait, I changed my mind. Texan David Guy McKay completely changed his story from a month ago and decided to plead guilty to the creation of Molotov cocktails for the Republican National Convention.

  • Calendar

    November 7, 2007

    Tim Ries' Rolling Stones Project

    Wait, wait, I changed my mind. Texan David Guy McKay completely changed his story from a month ago and decided to plead guilty to the creation of Molotov cocktails for the Republican National Convention.

  • News

    May 24, 2006

    Invasion of the Booty Snatchers

    Strip clubs win a fight in courts, lose one at lege

  • News

    April 10, 2002

    Fall and Rise

    Burt Hanson just may be the unluckiest man alive. But he's not giving up.

  • Books

    December 12, 2001

    KSTP Sued, Runs Story Anyway

    Burt Hanson just may be the unluckiest man alive. But he's not giving up.

  • News

    August 2, 2000

    No Place Like Home

    Thousands of Somalis fled when their country committed suicide a decade ago. Now the local INS office has found a way to send them back.

  • News

    February 24, 1999

    Red Hot Heartbreak

    Twin Cities entrepreneur Dick Quinn believed in the healing power of cayenne pepper. But in the four years since his death, the wrangling over rights to his five-alarm cure has been anything but therapeutic.

  • Books

    June 17, 1998

    Judging for Himself

    If Greg Wersal has his way, Minnesota judges will soon campaign for election just like any other politicians

  • Restaurants

    December 10, 1997

    Ted Cook's Family of Alchemists

    If Greg Wersal has his way, Minnesota judges will soon campaign for election just like any other politicians

  • News

    September 24, 1997

    Don't Believe the Hype

    The Strib's corporate parent says nothing but good things will happen when they sell the paper. Where have we heard this before?

  • News

    April 23, 1997

    One Toke Over the Line

    The Strib's corporate parent says nothing but good things will happen when they sell the paper. Where have we heard this before?

  • News

    October 2, 1996

    NEWS BRIEF

    NORWEST FINDS THE BRIGHT SIDE OF POVERTY

  • News

    March 6, 1996

    The Trials of David Lillehaug

    In the wake of Najarian and Shabazz, the U.S. attorney and former DFL prodigy finds his once-bright political future in question.

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