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March 14, 2013
Jeremy Giefer's son found guilty of sexual assault
A judge in Jackson County juvenile court recently found Jonathan Alan Giefer, 17, guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, according to the Mankato Free Press. The incident occurred on March 31, 2012, when Jonathan took the victim, who was younger than 13, out riding on an ATV in Windom, Min ... More >>
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March 7, 2013
MN Majority thinks 86-year-old who voted twice shouldn't be charged with voter fraud
Well, here's a twist -- Minnesota Majority, the paranoid group that led the charge for the failed voter ID amendment, is coming to the defense of an 86-year-old woman who voted twice and has been charged with felony voter fraud.SEE ALSO: MNGOP Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer blames voter ID failure on "misinfor ... More >>
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March 6, 2013
Mankato Free Press on "Rapefruit" fiasco: "Next time, we'll just use the G"
To its credit, the Mankato Free Press is having fun with yesterday's unfortunate "Rapefruit" gaffe.SEE ALSO: Today's Mankato Free Press ran story about "Rapefruit" on cover of food section [IMAGE] In an editorial published last night, the paper promises, "Next time, we'll just use the G."
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March 5, 2013
Today's Mankato Free Press ran story about "Rapefruit" on cover of food section [IMAGE]
Suffice it to say it hasn't been a good day for whoever is responsible for laying out the Mankato Free Press's food section.SEE ALSO: Mpls-based Jostens gives graduates diplomas with 'education' spelled 'eduation' In today's paper, the above-the-fold story looks to be about "Rapefruit," which is app ... More >>
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February 14, 2013
Cheryel Mack faces felony for allegedly throwing used tampon at jail guard
A drunk and belligerent young woman named Cheryel Mack was ordered to subject herself to a strip search at Blue Earth County Jail. In protest, she allegedly took out her tampon and threw it at a jail guard.SEE ALSO: Mankato: Cops crack down on nudist bean bag game by confiscating clothesMack, 21, no ... More >>
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February 12, 2013
Allen Quist's latest campaign literature claims unlikely endorsement [PHOTO]
Today is the day you've all been waiting for -- the special election deciding whether Republican Allen Quist, Democrat Clark Johnson, or Independence candidate Tim Gieseke gets to replace retired DFLer Terry Morrow in the legislature.SEE ALSO: Allen Quist's pathetic yard signs propel him to MNGOP en ... More >>
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February 5, 2013
Rep. Tony Cornish wore a semi-automatic rifle pin to today's gun control hearing [PHOTO]
This morning the legislature kicked off three days of gun control hearings, starring Rep. Tony Cornish, R-Good Thunder.SEE ALSO: Minnesota lawmakers propose gun control legislation [VIDEO] Cornish has emerged as the legislature's staunchest gun rights advocate -- a title he wore proudly, literally, ... More >>
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January 21, 2013
Rep. Tony Cornish wants to bring "craziest gun law in America" to Minnesota
In December, we blogged about Salon's list of the "craziest gun laws in America." The winner, so to speak, was a law in Wisconsin allowing people to carry concealed weapons in unenclosed areas on University of Wisconsin-system campuses.SEE ALSO: Jon Stewart slams Jesse Ventura's gun control view on ... More >>
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January 15, 2013
Mankato woman arranged to have husband beaten with baseball bats
Ashley Stillwell and her husband Gary need some marriage therapy, to say the least.SEE ALSO: Angelina O'Mara admits to killing ex-husband days before she allegedly killed boyfriendStillwell, 24, admitted she arranged to have two men beat Gary with aluminum baseball bats following an argument over bi ... More >>
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January 11, 2013
Todd Gavin, ophthalmologist, convinces jury he had valid reasons to let female patient strip
What a weird day May 17, 2010 was for Mankato Clinic eye doctor Todd Gavin.SEE ALSO: Todd Gavin, ophthalmologist, accused of having women get naked during eye exams According to his version of events, as he was entering information into a computer during one examination, he turned around and saw tha ... More >>
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January 9, 2013
Todd Gavin, ophthalmologist, accused of having women get naked during eye exams
Todd Gavin, an ophthalmologist who used to practice at the Mankato Clinic but now works in Madelia, allegedly gave at least two women the most thorough eye exams ever in the summer of 2010.SEE ALSO:-- Abbott Hospital gave newborn to wrong mom, who breastfed baby before mixup was noticed -- Supreme C ... More >>
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December 12, 2012
Waseca man praised by police for not lawfully blowing burglar's head off
When Gerald and Sarah Hinna arrived home around 9:30 Saturday night, they sensed something was amiss. Their dogs were barking, and upon entering their house, Gerald noticed their barks seemed particularly focused on an upstairs door that was partially closed.SEE ALSO: Footprints in snow guide Fariba ... More >>
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December 11, 2012
Mark Chalin begs for mercy, gets four years for killing two in driving-while-having-sex wreck
Mark Chalin's criminal vehicular homicide sentencing hearing was quite the dramatic affair.SEE ALSO: Brian Wutschke allegedly drove down University Ave. fellating a sex toy Emotions ran high as Chalin, a 24-year-old Mankato resident, said he was sorry and begged a judge not to send him to prison. Ac ... More >>
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November 30, 2012
Todd Hoffner child porn charges dropped; "It is private, family speech," judge rules
A month after a sex offender expert testified that he didn't think the videos that landed Mankato State head football coach Todd Hoffner in trouble were pornographic, charges were dropped before the case went to trial.SEE ALSO: Todd Hoffner's wife says her husband is innocent of child porn chargesAc ... More >>
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October 30, 2012
Todd Hoffner child porn scandal: Videos of his children aren't pornographic, expert says
More than two months after Mankato State head football coach Todd Hoffner was arrested for allegedly shooting pornographic videos of his own children, a sex offender expert has gone on the record to say he thinks Hoffner is innocent.SEE ALSO:-- Todd Hoffner's wife says her husband is innocent of chi ... More >>
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October 19, 2012
Vern Swedin, MNGOP's Parry replacement, calls Dems "rats," says November is "Rodent Removal Month"
Sen. Mike Parry, R-Waseca, has been a lot of fun. But for better or worse, his failed congressional run means his time in the legislature is coming to an end.SEE ALSO:-- Allen Quist flip-flops about his research in a Mankato "anonymous sodomy" adult bookstore-- Mike Parry laughed at during subcommit ... More >>
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October 2, 2012
Mark Chalin of Mankato pleads guilty to killing two in driving-while-having-sex wreck
Yesterday, Mark Chalin, 24, pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal vehicular homicide in connection with the August 7, 2011 deaths of Amber Menezes, 23, and Jonna Martin, 35.Chalin was allegedly driving and having sex with Menezes when he crossed the center line on Blue Earth County Road 90 and sl ... More >>
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September 21, 2012
Mankato Free Press documents sex offender's dramatic rejection from Kasota
Take it from us -- it's usually no fun to read live-tweet streams about official city meetings. But the Mankato Free Press' coverage of a sex offender notification meeting last night in Kasota provides an exception.SEE ALSO: Mankato Free Press: On the side of naked bean-baggersThe meeting was about ... More >>
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September 13, 2012
Minnesota pregnancy-test dispenser to be featured on "The Doctors" TV show
See also:-- Mankato bar installs "first ever" pregnancy-test dispenser in ladies room-- Bar pregnancy-test dispensers coming to Twin CitiesBathroom pregnancy test dispensers -- one of Minnesota's latest claims to, um, fame -- will reach a national TV audience this week on the show "The Doctors," acc ... More >>
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September 6, 2012
Allen Quist ignores facts, alleges food stamp program discriminates against married couples
SEE ALSO:-- Allen Quist flip-flops about his research in a Mankato "anonymous sodomy" adult bookstore-- Allen Quist under renewed fire for 'men are genetically predisposed to lead family' remarkWith his gaffe-fest primary against Mike Parry in the rear-view mirror, you might've expected Republican U ... More >>
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August 23, 2012
Todd Hoffner, MSU-Mankato football coach, allegedly shot sex videos of his own young kids
SEE ALSO: Todd Hoffner, MSU-Mankato football coach, arrested for 'use of minors in a sex performance'MSU-Mankato head football coach Todd Hoffner faces two felony charges after he allegedly shot pornographic videos of his three young children on a university-issued cell phone.The phone, which Hoffne ... More >>
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August 9, 2012
Mankato Free Press: On the side of naked bean-baggers
SEE ALSO: Mankato: Cops crack down on nudist bean bag game by confiscating clothesLate last month, the Mankato Free-Press reported on a game of naked bean bag that resulted in a criminal citation after neighbors complained about someone drinking and displaying their birthday suit while playing cornh ... More >>
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July 31, 2012
Mike Parry polling behind "Neither" two weeks before 1st District GOP primary
SEE ALSO:-- Allen Quist under renewed fire for 'men are genetically predisposed to lead family' remark-- Arne Carlson on GOP U.S. House candidate Allen Quist: He's "really bizarre"-- Mike Parry, U.S. House candidate, suggests he'd keep troops deployed until economy improves-- Mike Parry's tweet scru ... More >>
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July 30, 2012
Allen Quist flip-flops about his research in a Mankato "anonymous sodomy" adult bookstore
SEE ALSO:-- Allen Quist under renewed fire for 'men are genetically predisposed to lead family' remark-- Arne Carlson on GOP U.S. House candidate Allen Quist: He's "really bizarre"On March 30, 1988, then-state Rep. Allen Quist talked with the Mankato Free Press about his visit to Mankato's "Adult Bo ... More >>
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July 24, 2012
Mankato: Cops crack down on nudist bean bag game by confiscating clothes
It was a warm Friday night in Mankato, and at least one young man decided to enjoy the evening by playing some naked bags.Police hauled a 28-year-old man's clothes to the station as "evidence" after responding to reports of somebody drinking and tossing bags in their birthday suit in the 1100 block ... More >>
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July 19, 2012
Mankato bar installs "first ever" pregnancy-test dispenser in ladies room
The ladies room at Pub 500 in Mankato received an odd distinction today. It is, according to a nonprofit group called Healthy Brains for Children, the first bathroom in the world to house a pregnancy-test dispenser.
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April 23, 2012
Mike Parry and Allen Quist battle it out for 23 ballots, neither wins GOP endorsement
The GOP's First District convention was one for the record books. It started Saturday afternoon in North Mankato's Kato Ballroom and ended just before 2 a.m. Sunday, when ballroom manager Larry Bowers said he had to kick the Republicans out lest the Ballroom lose its liquor license.After 14 hours an ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
Annie Stensrud, KEYC Mankato "drunk broadcast" anchor, charged with DWI
Anne Stensrud was nearly four times over the limitAnnie Stensrud has been charged with a DWI in connection with a December arrest for drunk driving. Stensrud became a national celebrity in early December after slurring her way through the opening of a news broadcast for KEYC Mankato, a CBS-F ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
Amy Romero abandoned a newborn in the woods, where the baby died, says complaint
Amy Ann Romero abandoned her newborn baby in the woods, where the baby died, according to a criminal indictment just unsealed in Sibley County. Romero allegedly gave birth to Ava Juanita Aune on the morning of April 28, 2001, then abandoned Ava in the woods later that afternoon. The baby died. Rom ... More >>
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January 17, 2012
Tim Walz one of 20 most vulnerable incumbents, Democrats say
Representative Tim Walz is vulnerable to a Republican challenge in his fall re-election campaign, according to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. That much seemed obvious to Minnesota Republicans earlier this year: party power broker Michael Brodkorb left the state GOP to work for sta ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
KEYC Mankato anchor Annie Stensrud was three times over legal alcohol limit after arrest
Although neither internet celebrity anchor Annie Stensrud nor her home station KEYC ever confirmed or denied that she was drunk in a broadcast that went viral on YouTube, the latest developments in her story do not look good. About a week ago, Stensrud was pulled over and arrested for a "probabl ... More >>
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August 16, 2011
Jeremy Giefer will face jury trial this Christmas
Jeremy Giefer was charged with 11 counts of sexual misconduct last year.It's shaping up to be a tense holiday season at the Giefer household this year. Jeremy Giefer, the sex offender pardoned in 2008 by then-Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, will face a jury trial beginning December 19 for allegedly ... More >>
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May 2, 2011
Minnesota newspapers banner Osama bin Laden's death
All the news that mattered Monday morning.Front page editors around Minnesota were doubtless biting their fingernails last night as the White House kept pushing back its official announcement that Osama bin Laden had been shot and killed in a firefight outside Islamabad, Pakistan. But confir ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Dennis Jackson canned from Santa gig at Head Start
Josu, FlickrJackson is pissed off on behalf of Santa impersonators everywhere.The holiday season is a tough time to lose your job -- especially if you're Santa Claus. For the past four years, Dennis Jackson has dressed up as Santa and entertained kids at the Head Start program in St. Peter. ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
John Peterson charged in death of Kandyce Stoffel
Kandyce StoffelJohn R. Peterson has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide after he allegedly ran down and killed former U student Kandyce Stoffel at about 3 a.m. Sunday. Witnesses said she had spurned his advances earlier at a Dinkytown bar. She was walking with another man, 25-year ... More >>
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July 23, 2010
Kenneth Betterton touts leadership and crumbles in a drunken mess
Kenneth Betterton in one of his better momentsIf you're going to set yourself up as a guy who can motivate cops to strengthen their leadership skills, best not end up in a drunken belligerent rage telling a cop to call "1-800-eat my a**" when he's trying to help you get yourself under control ... More >>
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July 9, 2010
Thomas and Patti Kotthoff's house is under attack
Photo: Tomy WebsterWho keeps targeting a Mankato family's home?Thomas and Patti Kotthoff could be forgiven for thinking that their house on Celestine Circle in Mankato is providing someone with a practice target -- or worse. Their three-car garage was broken into and set on fire this morning ... More >>
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April 22, 2010
Christopher Prodoehl charged for putting 'baked' in baked goods
Photo: aturkus/FlickrMore 420 dope news: Christopher Sean Prodoehl was arrested on Tuesday, and could face felony charges, after Mankato police figured out that the brownies, bread and butter in his possession at Land of Memories Park were laced with pot. That stuff about dope fiends sufferi ... More >>
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August 21, 2009
Rottweilers attack woman, man saves her with martial arts
When Jesse Piotrowski was awoken by the sound of a woman crying for help in Mankato Tuesday morning, he found a woman on the ground being attacked by two rottweilers.
Blogs
July 27, 2009
Coming soon: Indian Island Winery
More wineries are coming to Minnesota. Schweet!
News
December 20, 2006
Political Freight
A host of Minnesota politicians say pork-barrel spending on a railroad expansion project threatens the Mayo Clinic
Columns
September 8, 2004
Voter Games
CP'S voter sign-up "scandal": Conspiracy? Friends having a laugh? What's the difference?

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