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MNGOP might be full of spite, Minneapolis loses a bike title, and the FBI checks out Bachmann

MNGOP Sen. Pratt: Gay marriage ceremony had nothing to do with move to lock Senate doors

Just as Tuesday's marriage equality bill-signing ceremony was about to begin, a group of MNGOP senators invoked an obscure rule to lock the Senate doors. The upshot was that some gay marriage-supporting senators weren't able to be in attendance for the historic occasion on the Capitol steps.THE BACK ... More >>

MNGOPers blocked some senators from attending marriage equality bill signing [VIDEOS]

Yesterday, Sen. Scott Dibble, D-Minneapolis and chief sponsor of the gay marriage bill signed into law by Governor Dayton on Tuesday, criticized his Republican colleagues for using an esoteric procedural rule to prevent some of his colleagues from attending the bill-signing ceremony.SEE ALSO: MNGOP ... More >>

Country Music Festivals: The good, the bad and the smelly

Ohhh, the weather outside is... not as bad as they said it was gonna be? Okay, it still sucks. But soon -- yes, soon... too soon in fact! -- it will be summer, and it will be really stupidly hot, and we'll be going to music festivals and become reacquainted with the sweet summer smell of a beer-and- ... More >>

Minnesota boy nearly crushed by runaway snowmobile at X Games [VIDEO]

Eleven-year-old Riley Bester almost met his demise while taking in the snowmobile jump competition at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado last night.SEE ALSO: High school wrestler crushed by falling light fixture during match, survives [VIDEO]Bester and his father traveled from Prior Lake for the event. ... More >>

Country Music Festival Season Preview: Have you ordered your Mini-Biff?

"Load up the RV, mama - we're goin' to WE Fest." You wish. Working stiffs like us don't get Fridays off, and we ain't got no RV. Maybe you ain't even got no mama. Poor you. But for those with mamas, vacation time, and an RV (or the dogged tenacity to sleep in a hot, muddy tent next to the portable ... More >>

Glen Campbell at Mystic Lake Casino, 4/13/12

Glen Campbell Mystic Lake Casino, Prior LakeFriday, April 13, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here. In the song "True Grit," recorded for the 1969 John Wayne film of the same name, Glen Campbell sings that a man with true grit is someone who's kind, someone who is fearless. But perhaps a more ... More >>

Spring Ale Fest, Great Waters anniversary bash on tap this Week in Food

No foolin': if the first week of April is any indication, we're ramping up to some seriously exciting food events in the Twin Cities this spring. Get out there and start sampling this Week in Food. 4/2 As we mentioned last week, it's Great Waters Brewing Company's 15th anniversary, and it's celebr ... More >>

Keith Dodson ordered to pay $65,000 for invading privacy of live-in nannies

Flickr, Eriwst. The lawsuit alleged Keith Dodson masturbated with the nannies' underwear.​In an unusual invasion of privacy case, a Prior Lake man was ordered to pay $65,000 last month for intruding on two women living in his house. Keith Dodson entered the rooms of two live-in nannies hired ... More >>

Pointer Sisters & the Temptations at Mystic Lake Casino, 10/13/11

Photos by Steve Cohen​Pointer Sisters and the TemptationsOctober 13, 2011Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake, MNSeeing just one legacy act in a night would have been enough, but Mystic Lake's double header on Thursday  packed the amphitheater with a historic level of nostalgia crossing multiple ge ... More >>

Aretha Franklin at Mystic Lake Casino, 10/7/11

​Aretha FranklinOctober 7, 2011Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake, MNIn an evening fit for a queen, what comes first is the purse. As her massive (and partially Minnesotan) backing band assembled themselves on stage, a well-dressed man who was presumably the Queen of Soul's handler scurried out o ... More >>

Ed Fong of David Fong's: Chef Chat Part 1

Ed Fong at David Fong's​David Fong's first opened its doors in 1958 as a small takeout chow mein joint. In 1966, it moved to its present location on Lyndale Avenue in Bloomington. David Sr. and his wife Helen started the business, and when they retired, they turned it over to eldest son Ed Fong, k ... More >>

DJ Shadow, Fleet Foxes, the Suburbs, and more

James Arthur Ray, self-help guru, guilty in deaths of Liz Neuman and two others

James Arthur Ray's self-help business empire has crumbled.​James Arthur Ray, the self-help guru who once charged clients thousands of dollars to sit in a pseudo-Indian sweat lodge so they could be "spiritual warriors," has been found guilty of negligent homicide. He presided over a sort of spirit ... More >>

Liz Neuman's family settles with Arizona sweat lodge owners

Liz Neuman's family has settled with the owners of the retreat where she died​The owners of the Arizona retreat where Liz Neuman died after a sweat lodge disaster directed by a New Age guru have settled a civil lawsuit filed by her family. In October 2009, the Prior Lake woman was one of three p ... More >>

Mystic Lake building new outdoor concert amphitheater, first show July 4

​With festival season ramping up in the Twin Cities, Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake has announced that they'll be entering the outdoor concert market this season with a newly constructed, 8,357-capacity amphitheater that will open with a free show on July 4.

Hotdish tasting and Bundt sampling in this old school week in food

courtesy of Nordic WareA Bundt for all seasons​We're kickin' it old school this week in food thanks to events that harken back to a time when every table in the state sported a steaming hotdish and a sticky-sweet Bundt for dessert. Dig in!

James Ray stands trial over sweat lodge death of Liz Neuman, two others

James Arthur Ray, in a promo shot and a booking photo.​Self-help guru ​James Arthur Ray faces the music today in an Arizona court for holding a sweat lodge session for "spiritual warriors" that killed three people, including 49-year-old Liz Neuman, of Prior Lake. Neuman died of multisystem ... More >>

Twin Cities snow storm breaks February record

Time to move the cars again.​Just like Snowmageddon in December, the February blizzard is one for the record books. The 13.4 inches of snow that fell at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport starting Sunday was the largest amount ever from a single February storm, according to the National W ... More >>

Blizzard snow totals in the Twin Cities

A blizzard's just another excuse to play in the snow.​Congratulations. You survived Snowmageddon. We've listed the Top 20 snowfall totals for the Twin Cities area below. Now you need to shovel out the car and pay attention to the Snow Emergency parking rules (we're on Day 2). Stay warm.

Kevin Kling and other notables read for Club Book

Warwick GreenKevin Kling​Explained as a "book club rewritten," Club Book promotes Minnesota arts and culture to a wider audience by connecting local libraries and best-selling, award-winning writers. Since its start in April, Club Book has brought such well-known authors as Garrison Keillor, T ... More >>

Peep show art, Twin Cities Zinefest: Freeloader Friday

​ (Antigravity by Violeta Rotstein. Featured at the "Soo Fuze" gallery show at the SooVAC) This week we've got an ongoing party celebrating pop punk, a day-long zinefest, dragon boat races, and a naughty art show at Cult Status Gallery.

Artists complain about ubiquitious bird-rocks

​If you've been to a local art fair or a farmers' market in recent  years, chances are you've seen the bird-rocks for sale. Made of local stone and cast-iron, the birds are made by Osseo-based Francis Metal Works, and are sold at festivals and markets throughout the midwest.But some of the ar ... More >>

Minnesota Scottish Fair, Saturday, May 22

​ This weekend put on your kilt and head North to Farmington to celebrate all things Scottish at the 7th Annual Minnesota Scottish Fair. There will be shepherding, bagpipes a-piping, and a Celtic parade, not to mention Scottish eggs, and haggis. There is also a family tent, with lots of fun ... More >>

Natasha Dahn prompted attack on mentally disabled Justin Hamilton; she's pulled extra 8 years in prison

She's headed for a long stay in adult lockup after threatening the juvenile detention center staff where she was being held.

Liz Neuman died of multisystem organ failure following James Ray sweat lodge ceremony

An autopsy marked the first official declaration of what caused the death of Neuman and two others.

James Ray's $5 million bail too high, can't afford to pay it, lawyer says

Liz Neuman, of Prior Lake, was among three people who died after taking part in Ray's "spiritual warrior" sweat lodge ceremony last year.

Ray charged in sweat lodge deaths of Prior Lake woman, two others

James Arthur Ray may be headed from the sweat lodge to the big house, after being indicted on three counts of manslaughter

James Arthur Ray tries a little warmth; lawyer puts foot down

Was James Arthur Ray indifferent to the deaths of clients, including a Minnesota woman, at one of his sweat lodges in Arizona. Or was he concerned and compassionate?

Ray sat in shade as MN sweat lodge client was dragged from tent

Liz Neuman died nine days after being dragged from an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony run by James Arthur Ray..

Two confirmed dead on Twin Cities roads as storm blows through

A Rogers woman swerved to avoid a stalled vehicle on an icy road and lost control of her car.

Family of Minn. sweat lodge victim blame Ray for her death

Liz Neuman, 49, was one of three people to die after the retreat's sweat lodge incident that left 18 people hospitalized.

Readers respond to recent cover stories

Parents helped son and friends build pipe bombs used to blow up mailboxes, police say

There's no better family bonding than making pipe bombs together.

Busted: Prior Lake pastor caught in prostitution sting

John Kameron Erbele, 35, is a senior pastor at LifePrint Church, described by the Pioneer Press as a "new-age rock 'n' roll pastor." We have to admit picking up online prostitutes is pretty hip these days too.

Black Hawk chopper to scare shit out of suburban grade schoolers

To commemorate students' graduation from D.A.R.E., school administrators in Prior Lake have called upon a high-powered war machine to help illustrate why drug use is bad, but waging war is badass.

Readers respond to "Westlaw Rules"

Old People Love the Wii

Strip Tease

Nudie-bar magnate denies U of M's come-hither fundraising

How far are you willing to go for cheap gas?

The Finger-Food Fear Factor

Haute junk food and bargain libations make for unlikely but truly happy hours

Consumerism 101

A whiff of today's teen spirit

Off Beat

The Searchers

Bob Brown always knew he was Indian. Now he wants the government to recognize his tribe.

Let Us Go Then, You and I

Jesus loves the little children--and the wizened bingo players too

Members Only

Did the feds turn a blind eye to the Shakopee tribal enrollment fight? Finally, Congress decides to take a look.

Blood Money

On the Shakopee Mdewakanton reservation, dissidents want to know: Who is an Indian?

1999 Brithday Party Directory

1999 Birthday Listings

Little Orphan Orchestra

Why the Minnesota Orchestra can't find a summer home