The U.S. Attorney's Office was given the go-ahead Wednesday by a federal judge to seize a Minnetrista home that was purchased with proceeds from the Tom Petters' Ponzi scheme. The house until recently was occupied by Allen Munson, the ex-husband of former Petters' associate, Deanna Coleman.

Champps and Redstone American Grill founder Dean Vlahos told the Star Tribune he lost $26 million as a result of his onetime pal Tom Petters' $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme. He's now looking to escape nearly $12 million in debt.

New Jersey-based Verisk Analytics has agreed to acquire Aspect Loss Prevention for $8 million. The Twin Cities-based software company helps companies prevent employee theft.

A criminal complaint filed in Wright County accuses the planning commissioner for the city of Rockford of possessing child pornography after a raid at his home Wednesday. Justin Hensley, 35, is accused of possessing at least 10 videos containing juveniles as young as 5 years old performing sex acts.

Organizers of the three-day event, that wraps up on Sunday, are expecting more than two thousand pop culture fans to spend part of their Labor Day weekend at Minnesota's first annual comic and sci-fi convention in Bloomington. Nicholas Brendon, best known for his role on all seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and several Power Ranger stars are among the featured guests to attend the event.