Man Suing State To Get Playboy
A Minnesota man who is registered in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program in St. Peter, Minn., a secure treatment facility for sex offenders, has filed a lawsuit against the state for confiscating his...
View ArticleString of random assaults near U of M, Minneapolis
Students attending the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis are worried about their safety in light of seemingly random, violent assaults in neighborhoods near the campus. One student was attacked by...
View ArticleUpdate: Nancy Everson Murder Case
Triggerman pleads guilty Back in January, Grant Everson and his friend Joel Beckrich went to Grant’s home armed with box cuttrs and a shotgun. The plan was that they would slit Grant’s parents’...
View ArticlePrincipal suspended for giving kid a ‘wedgie’
According to The Associated Press, Principal Eric Messerli, has just been reinstated for playfully pulling a student’s soccer jersey over his head and then giving said student a wedgie during a varsity...
View ArticleTruston – An Identity Theft Service I Trust
I’ve had the opportunity to look at a lot of identity theft services, but until now – I’ve never run into one I considered “victim friendly.” I’ve written off most of the services I’ve seen — either...
View ArticleTickets to See the Oprah Show seem a little Phishy
First gypsies impersonate Dr. Phil and now someone is selling tickets to the Oprah show that smell a little “phishy.” Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan warned the public in a official statement:...
View ArticleUpdate: Grant Everson
Jury returns from deliberations Back in January, Grant Everson and his friend Joel Beckrich went to Grant’s home armed with box cutters and a shotgun. The plan was that they would slit Grant’s parents’...
View ArticleAn Identity Theft Protection and Recovery Service Based on Trust
The new identity theft protection and recovery service by Truston is live. The service is unique because it doesn’t require you to give up your personal information, which could be stored in a...
View ArticleAP: Forgets to Mention Al Franken is Liberal in Senate Run Announcements
This is amusing for it’s total ridiculousness. In the AP story about upcoming Senate campaign of Al Franken, the soon to be ex-Air America ranter and supposed comedian, AP seems to have forgotten to...
View ArticleFranken announces Senate bid
Comedian and radio host Al Franken said he plans to run for the U.S. Senate as a Democrat from Minnesota. Franken will challenge incumbent Republican Norm Coleman in the 2008 election. According to...
View ArticleMinn. woman auctions belongings
A Minnesota woman is selling most of her belongings on Ebay. It’s 45-year-old Lisa Perry’s way of making a fresh start. “This might be mid-life, but it’s not a crisis,” Perry said. “It’s mid-life...
View Article“Panic?”
A young lady in Minnesota, Nicole Marie Beecroft, has been charged with first-degree murder, which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. Nicole, who is apparently overweight, had managed to hide...
View ArticleCold case files: Mrs. O’s family’s long search for justice
Checking my local paper in the US, I ran across this small note: “Sentence restored for Sara Jane Olson, former SLA member“ Ah yes. The former terrorist turned yuppie housewife. When she was arrested,...
View ArticleStop the presses: Lileks is being censored
The really important headlines of the day Lileks reports that the StarTrib is stopping his column, and instead wants him to write local stories. DaveBarry comments: “…the Minneapolis-St.Paul...
View ArticleHighway 55 Pac Man 2.0
They said it wouldn’t last, but they were wrong. The Pac Man that had been spray-painted onto the pavement of Highway 55 in Buffalo, Minnesota, was fading, but he recently received a fresher, thicker...
View ArticleTwo Mothers Give Birth to Sextuplets at the Same Time
On Sunday, a rare occurrence took place as two sets of sextuplets came into the world within 10 hours of each other. The first set was born in Minnesota to Ryan and Brianna Morrison of St. Louis Park....
View ArticleDon’t report suspicious behavior in airports. You may be sued
Attention passengers. The US Congress decided that you have no right to report suspicious behavior in airports, because if these passengers exhibit a series of suspicious activities. Now I agree at no...
View ArticleBridge Collapses into Mississippi River, Casualites Reported
At 6:05 PM CST, a span of the 35W bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River, sending dozens of vehicles plunging into the river. Initial estimates report that between 50 and 100 cars...
View ArticleSurvivor Stories of the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse
In every disaster there are always an endless number of stories to tell. Those who survived the collapse of the Interstate 35 W bridge in Minneapolis on Wednesday are now contributors to the hundreds...
View ArticlePigeon droppings, bridge collapses, and the pigeon with the backpack
When I heard the Minneapolis bridge collapsed, I just assumed that it was partly caused by the salts used to make driving safer. But today there are reports that dung dropped by pigeons nesting beneath...
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