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Man accused of fatally shooting former boyfriend, business partner captured
MINNEAPOLIS — A man accused of fatally shooting his former boyfriend and business partner in suburban Minneapolis was arrested Thursday after a month on the run, when police responding to a suspicious person report found him on foot peering at a drive-thru menu in another suburb, police said.
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Search fails to locate fugitive suspected of murdering former partner
BLAINE, Minn. — Law officers returned to the Anoka County-Blaine Airport Tuesday, but an intensive daylong search failed to find a man accused of killing his ex-boyfriend last month. The renewed search was prompted by an officer’s early morning spotting of a man near the airport who may have resembled Lyle “Ty” Hoffman, Blaine Police Chief Chris Olson said.
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A Minnesota pastor’s pulpit: Not just your ordinary food truck
ST. PAUL, Minn. — There are a couple of clues that the mobile kitchen parked every Thursday at lunchtime on Payne Avenue on St. Paul’s East Side this summer isn’t just another food truck. First of all, the food — hot calzones — is free. And the person who drives the truck is a young woman in a clerical collar who likes to say, “Peace be with you.”
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Minn. lodge to pay for gay couple’s wedding after initially turning them away
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The owners of a lodge in central Minnesota have agreed to pick up the tab for the wedding and reception of a same-sex couple they initially turned away. The Minnesota Human Rights Department says Cole Frey and his fiance have settled their discrimination case against the owners of Rice Creek Hunting and Recreation. The Rice Creek Lodge is a …
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Chris Kluwe, Minnesota Vikings reach settlement to avert lawsuit
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings and former punter Chris Kluwe said Tuesday they reached a settlement averting a lawsuit over Kluwe’s claim that the team wrongfully released him last year because of his outspoken support for same-sex marriage rights. Under the deal, the Vikings will donate an undisclosed sum of money to five gay rights-related charities over the next…
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Murder suspect is victim’s former partner in business and life
ARDEN HILLS, Minn. — A Boston Scientific executive was shot and killed at a gas station in a Minneapolis suburb, and authorities were seeking a business partner of his. Kelly Phillips, 48, worked for the medical device company in its Arden Hills, Minnesota, office. The gas station where the shooting happened is about two blocks away.
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Minn. GOP lawmaker fends off challenge brought over vote for gay marriage
MINNEAPOLIS — State Rep. Jenifer Loon, the second-ranking Republican in the Minnesota House, has survived a primary challenge brought on by her vote in favor of same-sex marriage. Loon’s onetime campaign manager, Sheila Kihne, decided to run after Loon voted last year to legalize gay marriage. Kihne called the vote a flip-flop for Loon.
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Minn. No. 2 House Republican on ropes over vote for same-sex marriage
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — As second-in-command for Minnesota House Republicans, Rep. Jenifer Loon made a big gamble when she broke with her party’s prevailing view on gay marriage. Loon’s vote to make same-sex legal prompted her former campaign manager to try to take her seat, and Loon now faces a tough primary challenge to be decided in the Aug. 12 election.
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Minnesota, Rhode Island celebrate first anniversary of marriage equality
It’s been a year since same-sex couples in Minnesota and Rhode Island gained the right to legally marry. The anniversary of the state allowing same-sex marriage arrived Friday. It was a quieter scene than last year when couples lined up to exchange vows at the stroke of midnight.
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Vikings hire prominent attorneys to help in settlement talks with Chris Kluwe
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings have hired the attorney who investigated the Miami Dolphins bullying scandal and another who played a prominent role in the fight for marriage equality to help in settlement talks with former punter Chris Kluwe. Ted Wells, whose investigation in Miami found that guard Richie Incognito and two teammates engaged in persistent …