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• First leg of Petters trial gets underway
  The trial of businessman Tom Petters, who stands accused of running a Ponzi scheme that cheated investors out of some $3.5 billion, gets underway today with the selection of jurors.October 28, 2009
• Woman pleads guilty to $470,000 mortgage fraud scam
  A Prior Lake woman pled guilty Friday to stealing more than $470,000 in a mortgage fraud scam.October 27, 2009
• Group holding vigil to remember victims of prostitution-related violence
  A local social services agency will hold a candlelight vigil Tuesday night to remember women killed while involved in prostitution.October 27, 2009
• Warrant ordered for man charged in Brett Favre goat case
  A warrant will be issued for a 24-year-old man who failed to appear in court Monday on charges related to an incident this summer involving a goat police found dyed purple and gold, bound in the trunk of a car.October 27, 2009
• U of M police warn of robberies near campus
  Police at the University of Minnesota have issued a crime alert after four robberies in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood near the East Bank campus.October 27, 2009
• Fargo death might be homicide; police search for missing Porsche
  Fargo police are investigating the death of a man as a possible homicide, and searching for his missing Porsche.October 27, 2009
• Rochester retailer settles discimination suit
  A national chain of arts and crafts stores has agreed to pay $35,000 to a former employee of its store in Rochester, Minn., in response to allegations that the woman was discriminated against because she used a wheelchair.October 26, 2009
• Man found in parked car died of multiple gunshot wounds
  Authorities say a man fatally shot while inside a parked car Monday morning in Minneapolis died of multiple gunshot wounds.October 26, 2009
• Driver charged in fatal Minneapolis hit and run
  A 22-year-old man was charged Monday with criminal vehicular homicide in the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian in south Minneapolis.October 26, 2009
• Man charged in candy store robbery; suspect in other thefts
  Minneapolis police officials reported Friday that a man allegedly responsible for a string of recent robberies has been arrested and charged for robbing a candy store.October 23, 2009
• Police confiscate 30 dogs from north Minneapolis home
  City officials confiscated 30 dogs Tuesday from the home of a north Minneapolis woman, after executing a search warrant on suspicion of animal cruelty.October 23, 2009
• U.S. Marshal pick was already gay rights pioneer
  As a little-known Minneapolis police sergeant, Sharon Lubinski made headlines when she declared she was a lesbian on the front pages of the city's largest newspaper - a bold move that other gay officers say inspired them to come out, too.October 23, 2009
• Man sentenced for using FedEx to send meth to Minn.
  A California man was sentenced Thursday for mailing 90 grams of methamphetamine to Minnesota via Federal Express.October 23, 2009
• Grand jury indicts man for allegedly robbing North Branch bank
  A federal grand jury indicted a Cambridge man Friday for allegedly robbing a bank in North Branch.October 23, 2009
• Petters trial delayed by another 2 days
  The trial on fraud charges for Wayzata businessman Tom Petters has been delayed another two days, with jury selection now starting Wednesday.October 23, 2009

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